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Anna Rataj specialises in all aspects of individual and collective employment and immigration law. Clients trust in her experience in drafting employment contracts, preparing policies and adjusting foreign law governed documents into documents that are compliant with Polish labour law. She also supports companies in establishing and terminating employment relationships, assessing risks of hiring independent contractors vs. employees and obtaining residence and work permits in Poland for non-EEA citizens.
Anna has an additional focus on advising national and international clients on day-to-day corporate law matters and M&A transactions (both share deals and asset deals). She has conducted and coordinated numerous due diligence analysis for M&A transactions of companies operating in different sectors. Her substantial know-how in corporate and project financing (e.g., establishing pledges, drafting loan agreements) as well as in the sale of financial assets is appreciated by clients. Moreover, she provides services to Israeli clients, using her knowledge of Hebrew.
Expertise
Services and Groups
CV
Since 2017
Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2015 – 2017
Associate, WKB Wierciński Kwieciński Baehr
2012
Trainee, The Embassy of the Republic of Poland, Tel Aviv, Israel
2011 – 2012
Associate, Rödl & Partner, Krakow, Poland
2010 – 2011
Junior Associate, Rödl & Partner, Krakow, Poland
2008
Trainee, Stefan Hambura, Berlin, Germany
2007 – 2008
Trainee, Linklaters, Frankfurt, Germany
2007
Trainee, Shearman & Sterling, Mannheim, Germany
2017 – 2018
Postgraduate studies in Mergers and Acquisitions, Warsaw School of Economics
2017
Admitted to the Bar, New York
2015
Admitted to the Bar, Poland
2013 – 2014
Postgraduate studies (LL.M.), Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
2010 – 2015
Doctoral studies (PhD in Law), Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland with research stays at the University of Haifa, Israel & Max-Planck-Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Heidelberg, Germany
2010 – 2012
Legal advisor trainee programme, Krakow Chamber of Legal Advisors, Poland
2010 – 2011
Postgraduate studies in specialized translation in German, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
2009 – 2010
Postgraduate studies in German Law (LL.M.), University Heidelberg, Germany
2009
Legal studies, School of Austrian Law, Krakow, Poland & Vienna, Austria
2008 – 2011
Jewish studies (BA), Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
2005 – 2006
Legal studies, School of German Law, Krakow, Poland & Heidelberg and Mainz, Germany
2005
International Business and Trade Summer Programme, Krakow, Poland & Washington DC, USA
2003 – 2009
Legal studies (M.A.), Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland with research stays at the universities of Heidelberg and Bamberg, Germany
Career
Since 2017
Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2015 – 2017
Associate, WKB Wierciński Kwieciński Baehr
2012
Trainee, The Embassy of the Republic of Poland, Tel Aviv, Israel
2011 – 2012
Associate, Rödl & Partner, Krakow, Poland
2010 – 2011
Junior Associate, Rödl & Partner, Krakow, Poland
2008
Trainee, Stefan Hambura, Berlin, Germany
2007 – 2008
Trainee, Linklaters, Frankfurt, Germany
2007
Trainee, Shearman & Sterling, Mannheim, Germany
Education
2017 – 2018
Postgraduate studies in Mergers and Acquisitions, Warsaw School of Economics
2017
Admitted to the Bar, New York
2015
Admitted to the Bar, Poland
2013 – 2014
Postgraduate studies (LL.M.), Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
2010 – 2015
Doctoral studies (PhD in Law), Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland with research stays at the University of Haifa, Israel & Max-Planck-Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Heidelberg, Germany
2010 – 2012
Legal advisor trainee programme, Krakow Chamber of Legal Advisors, Poland
2010 – 2011
Postgraduate studies in specialized translation in German, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
2009 – 2010
Postgraduate studies in German Law (LL.M.), University Heidelberg, Germany
2009
Legal studies, School of Austrian Law, Krakow, Poland & Vienna, Austria
2008 – 2011
Jewish studies (BA), Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
2005 – 2006
Legal studies, School of German Law, Krakow, Poland & Heidelberg and Mainz, Germany
2005
International Business and Trade Summer Programme, Krakow, Poland & Washington DC, USA
2003 – 2009
Legal studies (M.A.), Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland with research stays at the universities of Heidelberg and Bamberg, Germany
Memberships & Associations
Krakow Bar Association
New York State Bar
Additional languages
English
German
Hebrew
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