Europe
Practice Areas
Katarzyna Czyżewska heads the Life Sciences practice at Czyżewscy Law Firm.
Advocate and an expert with many years of experience in providing advice to entities operating in the Life Sciences sector.
She renders legal consultancy services in regulatory matters connected with manufacturing and marketing of medicinal products, medical devices, cosmetics and foodstuffs. She deals with issues related to reimbursement and financing of drugs and health care services, drugs distribution, safety of use and clinical trials.
Katarzyna represents clients from life sciences sector both in proceedings before public administration authorities and court litigations.
She also actively participates, as an expert, in public consultations concerning legal acts in the domain of life sciences, as well as she advises most important organizations representing entrepreneurs acting on the pharmaceutical market in Poland.
Katarzyna completed her legal education at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń and accomplished a course on English and EU Law organized by the British Law Centre of Cambridge University. She also studied at the Utrecht University in the Netherlands and completed the International Business and Trade Summer Law Programme organised by the Jagiellonian University and the Columbus School of Law.
Career
Continuously since 2011, advocate Katarzyna Czyżewska has been recommended in prestigious international legal rankings such as Chambers & Partners, Legal500, Lexology and in the ranking announced by in Poland: Rzeczpospolita and Forbes.
Professional Memberships
Katarzyna is a member of the Warsaw Bar Association.
Publications
She has spoken at numerous conferences and seminars devoted to the area of pharmaceutical, medical and competition law.
Katarzyna Czyżewska is a co-author of the Chambers Global Practice Guide “PHARMACEUTCAL ADVERTISING 2025”.
Katarzyna Czyżewska is a co-author of The Legal 500: "Advertising of Pharmaceutical Products in Poland – Key Regulations.” The publication discusses key principles, current market trends, and the most significant legal challenges related to the communication and promotion of pharmaceutical products.
Katarzyna Czyżewska regularly publishes her articles in The Legal Industry Reviews: Poland.
Katarzyna Czyżewska is a co-author and co-editor of the book “Marketing in the Pharmaceutical Industry. Rx Medicines” (CeDeWu, 2026). It is a comprehensive and practical guide to the regulations and operating framework for prescription medicines (Rx) in Poland. The publication covers issues related to the marketing of medicinal products, medical activities, market access, HTA, clinical trials, as well as cross-functional collaboration within a pharmaceutical company.
Languages Spoken
Polish, English, French
Awards
Hall of Fame in Legal 500 EMEA 2025 in the HealthCare
The Legal 500
2025
Top Tier 1 in the Life Sciences
The Legal 500
2025
Band 1 in the Life Sciences
Chambers and Partners
2025