Navigating Compliance Regulations in Europe - July 2024

An expert in organisational whistleblowing management, Jan is engaged in the development of the new ISO 37002 Standard, is a frequent speaker on subjects related to whistleblowing, and has authored various articles on new legislation concerning whistleblower protection, anti-corruption, and organisational whistleblowing best practices. Jan is CIPP/E is an International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/E). He holds a Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip) from King’s College London in the United Kingdom (EU Competition Law) and a master’s degree (LL.M) from Leiden University in the Netherlands (European Law).

Jan was recently accepted as a member into The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe’s (UNECE) “Working Party on Regulatory Cooperation and Standardization Policies.” This working party is broken into six parts and Jan is a member of the Group of Experts on Risk Management in Regulatory Systems.

I am a Partner in our White-collar Crime team in Warsaw. I provide businesses with comprehensive advisory services, specialising in criminal law, including in particular white-collar crime and criminal corporate law, litigation, internal investigations and compliance. 

I have many years of experience in representing clients in litigation proceedings, including complex, multithreaded cases. I act as defence counsel in criminal proceedings, representing, inter alia, victims, mainly companies and entities affected by fraud or other criminal abuse. 

I assist private and public sector entities and international corporations with their internal inquiries into various abuse, including, inter alia, actions to the detriment of corporations, abuse of power, money laundering, corruption and misappropriation of assets. 

I have extensive experience in compliance advisory. I audit internal procedures and policies and conduct regulatory risk analyses. I prepare and implement internal procedures and advise on preventing abuse and cybersecurity matters. I implement internal reporting systems and assist clients with designing the best solutions protecting whistleblowers. 

I have authored numerous press articles, and am a regular speaker at conferences and trainings, as well as a lecturer of post-graduate compliance programs and specialist trainings. 

I am a co-founder and President of the Association of Compliance Practitioners (Praktycy Compliance Stowarzyszenie). I hold the following certificates: Approved Compliance Expert, Approved AML Compliance Officer, Approved Whistleblowing Officer (AWBO) and Approved E/S/G Officer. 

Before joining Bird & Bird, I gained my professional experience in several renowned Polish law firms. For the last four years I was head of criminal law and compliance practices.