Dr. Katharina Lasota Heller, LL.M.
Founder, Partner, Attorney at law admitted in Poland and in the Canton of Zug
Gets things done on time, thinker, visionary, author of numerous publications and articles, as well as plain speaker and a tough negotiator. Nationality: PL & CH
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
e-commerce, data protection, fintech, international labor law, blockchain, cryptocurrencies, big data, e- and mobile payments,
intellectual property, compliance, risk management
EDUCATION
- 2022 – CAS Finanzmarktrecht
- 2012 – Executive Education Programme at Harvard Business School
- 2004 -LL.M. at McGeorge School of Law, Sacramento
- 2003 – Doctorate in Internet Law at Max Planck Institute for Intellectual and Competition Law in Munich
- 2001 – LL.M. Eur. at Julius-Maximilans-Universität in Würzburg, Germany
- 1999 – Master in Law at UAM in Poznan
EXPERIENCE
- 2018 – Partner, Attorney at Law at LEXCELLENCE AG Zug, Switzerland
- 2014 – 2018 Of counsel, Partner with HütteLaw, Zug, Switzerland
- 2010 – 2014 Global Legal Compliance Officer at Naspers, Head of Public Policy at PayU, Zug, Hoofddorp, Cape Town, Brussels
- 2000 – 2010 Senior positions at Associate with Noerr, DLA Piper, CMS Cameron McKenna, White and Case in Germany, Austria; Poland
HONORARY POSITIONS
- 2023 – today – Co-Chair of the Regulatory Working Group of the CVA (Crypto Valley Association)
- 2023- today – Co-President of the FinTech Committee of ITech Law
- 2018 – today – President of Swiss-Polish Innovation Association
- 2012 – 2014 – Member of the Board of Trustees of Max Planck Institute
- 2010 – 2014 – President of European Digital Media Association
LANGUAGES
English, German, Polish and French
