Joanna Mamczur is an international business lawyer, entrepreneur and a founder of:
– Innovation Advocate
– Mamczur Law Firm – Mamczur.com
– FinTech startup (open banking tech),
Experienced international NGO leader and mentor (incl. EU startup programs).
EDUCATION
• Executive MBA – French Institute for Management in Warsaw,
• Advocate clerkship in Warsaw and the Advocate Bar Exam; member of Warsaw Bar of Advocates since 2010;
• Germany: LL.M. Finance at the Institute for Law and Finance (Goethe Universität, Frankfurt am Main) – postgraduate studies in international financial law,
• France: University in Paris – Maître en droit (French Master of Laws, specialized in business law),
• France: University in Tours – postgraduate studies in French law,
• University in Łódź, Poland – Master of Laws, specialized in business law,
• Several international leadership & business training programs.
Foundations and origins of Innovation Advocate consultancy boutique
Innovation Advocate is the result of two decades of business, transactions and regulatory hands-on work and experience.
It is designed to help the innovation ecosystem tackle the most common challenges, incl. access to the niche regulatory expertise, international business network and strategic planning of business model and internal processes.
Attn. Joanna Mamczur is an entrepreneur, attorney-at-law (adwokat/ advocate), mentor, active NGO member and startup co-founder with 17+ years of experience in international legal advisory services and several more in overall working experience.
She has been advising her Polish and international clients in the field of commercial law – both as a part of Banking & Finance departments in international law firms and in individual practice (Mamczur.com).
Languages: Polish, English, French and German
Expertise:
Banking & Finance, FinTech, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, negotiations of commercial contracts, personal data protection (GDPR), AML and cybersecurity
Joanna also advises in the field of Capital Markets, securities law, investment funds and other finance issues which are subject to the regulatory supervision.
Recognized for her highly analytical skills, lateral thinking. ability to find actionable solutions and navigate through complicated areas of law, business, technology, multi-million transactions and negotiations in several legal systems, areas of business, cultures and multiple languages.
Joanna’s education includes amongst others:
- Executive MBA – French Institute for Management in Warsaw,
- Advocate clerkship in Warsaw and the Advocate Bar Exam,
- Germany:M. Finance at the Institute for Law and Finance (Goethe Universität, Frankfurt am Main) – postgraduate studies in international financial law.
- France: University in Paris – Maître en droit (French Master of Laws, specialized in business law).
- France: University in Tours – postgraduate studies in French law.
- University in Łódź, Poland – Master of Laws, specialized in business law.
Experienced international NGO leader in global organization of 150 000 members in over 100 countries, accredited with the United Nations (with advisory status to UN), including positions of JCI National President for Poland, JCI European Development Council and a global committee.
Strong supporter of implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs) in business such as paperless, digital and eco-friendly solutions (ESG, CSR) and through active citizenship.
Initiator of charity educational program in foreign languages by international volunteers for financially disadvantaged children (incl. autism spectrum). Passionate for supporting people in their personal growth and developing their business ideas for a local and global impact. Strong believer in life-long learning. Developed her own methodology for running workshops called Business Mastermind. As a guest speaker at events and corporate trainings provided trainings for over 1500 participants in law, business and NGO/ leadership/ personal development topics.
Joanna has been active in the Polish and international startup ecosystem as a lawyer, mentor and a co-founder of an award-winning FinTech startup.
FIZEN.com is registered with the Polish Financial Supervision Authority (FSA), for which Joanna has provided entire legal support – from setting out business model and strategy, budget estimates, successful regulatory application process for AISP status (account information service provider) with the Polish FSA under the PSD2 EU Directive, fundraising, business development (international network, legal argumentation for sales negotiations, regular/ daily call re. sales, partnerships and fund raising for over 2 years, coordination with Revenue Team), coordination with Tech Team – Product Owner and software developers, system architects, participation in creating the infrastructure overview; internal policies, incl. personal data protection;
M&A, corporate structuring, capital increase process and communication with investors, notaries and tax advisors, due diligence, investment & financing agreements, commercial contract negotiations, coordination of international trademark registration, representation in acceleration program of MIT CEE Forum, Web Summit Alpha Startups in Lisbon with the City of Łódź, several FinTech and Banking Conferences;
lecturer at FinTech postgraduate studies in collaboration with the University of Łódź – to employment/ HR documentation, coordination with accountancy and daily administration procedures.
This experience may translate into advising your business in the next steps of growth & development, setting out the strategy and execution plan adapted to your products/services.
Several international conferences, including Paris, London, Berlin, Dublin, Vienna, Frankfurt am Main, Munich, Finland, Sweden, Baltics, Balkans, Switzerland, Poland. Frequent international speaker and published author.
Organizer of local and international trainings and conferences in-person and online, incl. JCI European Conference online and JCI World Congress online, each for over 1000 participants.