Izabela Kowalczuk-Pakula

I am a partner and Head of our Privacy & Data Protection team in Warsaw.

I joined our firm in 2010, starting as a junior associate and progressing to a partner. I have set up one of the largest data protection teams on the Polish market that serves clients across multiple jurisdictions as a data protection hub for GDPR projects.

I'm a business-minded expert with extensive experience in data protection and ePrivacy. I'm passionate about technology, especially its privacy angle, and my professional expertise is strongly related to this area. I effectively advise clients on designing marketing services, Adtech, (retargeting, programmatics, look alike retargeting), recruitment processes, artificial intelligence and cloud service, for the insurance, FinTech and pharmaceutical sectors.

I also support both Polish and international clients in creating a thoughtful and pragmatic data protection strategy and assist clients through data leak crisis situations, representing them during audits and in proceedings before the Data Protection Authority and the courts.

I coordinate international projects that require analysing data protection laws of both EU and non-EU countries.

I'm proud to be appreciated by my clients, which is reflected in all international industry rankings (Leading individual in The Legal 500 EMEA and Band 2 in Chambers Europe).

What I enjoy most about my job is the collaborative approach of our firm, working closely with other DP teams around the globe. I am happy to be able to work with the most reliable DP and TMT professionals who know how to combine hard and effective work with team spirit and fun.

• Strategic GDPR advice for one of the leading online recruitment platforms in Poland.
• GDPR implementation in banks, fintech and insurance sector, including profiling.
• Adtech advice for retail companies and media agencies.
• Multi-country GDPR advice for a global electronic device manufacturer.
• Structuring data brokers services from a DP point of view.