■She is a Polish advocate specializing in commercial and civil law. Before joining the Warsaw Bar she worked as a judge of a first-instance Court in Warsaw for 8 years, including 4 years as a Chief of the Department. Since 1997 she has been running the Supera Law Office and at the same time carried on co-operation with leading banks and insurance companies functioning in Poland. She has wide experience as a legal advisor to various financial and governmental institutions. She took part in many study visits to different countries like the People's Republic of China, Spain, the UK, the Republic of South Africa.