Purpose of the program
Purpose of the program
Cel studiów
The purpose of our program is to allow lawyers and legal practitioners widening their knowledge of international aspects of commerce. The program is based on the best practices of American and European law schools, and the courses offered correspond with the ones offered in top Western LLM programs.
Graduating from an LLM program, which is a direct equivalent of an MBA in legal world, certifies a good understanding of international regulations at an advanced level. It also allows a deepened reflecion on the differences between Polish and foreign law. The program is run entirely in English and thus helps in getting ready for work with international clients.
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Program highlights
The program offers a succinct but complex introduction to international commercial law practice.
The program introduces the basic American and European regulations, including those typically not covered at Master-level programs.
The program is run by well-established practitioners, with leading Western schools diplomas and experience (including Columbia, NYU, Harvard, as well as European schools).
Candidates for the program
Head of studies
The Polish Academy of Sciences corresponding member, associate faculty at Berkman-Klein Center for Internet and Society (Harvard). He spent over two years at Harvard Law School.
Benefits for you & co
You will gain advanced legal knowledge in English .
You will be able to provide legal support international commercial transactions.
Professional perspective
Graduating from an LLM program is an important distinguishing point in the labor market, similarly to an MBA among managers.
It is a major improvement of practical knowledge, especially appreciated by employers oriented at international transactions.
Program
Schedule
Duration of the program is two semesters.
The first session will be held on-site.
The remaining sessions will be conducted remotly.
Lectures take place once or twice per month within three-day sessions on:
- Fridays 5.00 p.m. - 8.15 p.m.
- Saturdays 8.45 a.m. - 3.45 p.m.
- Sundays 8.45 a.m. - 3.45 p.m. or 5.30 p.m.
Sessions planned for the first semester:
- soon
Community
Leading lecturers
Academic teacher, Doctor of Law, KU Professor at the Department of Civil Law. Teaches classes in civil law, private international law, international contract law, and international civil procedure. He has held several research fellowships abroad, including at Columbia University in New York and the Max Planck Institute in Hamburg. Participant and principal investigator in a number of research and training projects, including those funded by the European Union.
Legal counsel. He advises clients on civil and business matters, particularly in the area of cross-border relations. Arbitrator in the Court of Arbitration at the Polish Chamber of Commerce in the Lewiatan Court of Arbitration, and in ad hoc arbitration proceedings. Nationally recognized expert in international legal transactions and commercial arbitration.
She has over 20 years of experience in IT, IP, and FinTech law. Founding Partner of LEXcellence –a Swiss Law Firm in Zug (Switzerland) and President of the Swiss-Polish Blockchain Association.
Dr. Lasota deals with issues related to Blockchain, FinTech, DeFi, NFTs, and Metaverse on daily basis. As visiting professor at the University of Lucern and at Kozminski University in Warsaw she lectures on Blockchain, IP, and Technology Law; an attorney at law admitted to practice in Switzerland and in Poland.
Kasia received a Ph.D. in 2003 from Ludwig Maximilian University; as a scholar of the Max-Planck Institute in Munich. She is an alumnus of McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento California, where she finished her LL.M. Studies in 2004. Over the years, she has worked for several large law firms in Munich, Warsaw, and Vienna. Between 2010 and 2015 led a global compliance program of a South African Company and was President of the European Digital Media Association.
Katharina is passionate about economic disruption and a data-driven economy, a plain speaker, and an author of regulatory-related publications
Wife, and mother of a teenage daughter, loves hiking in the Swiss Alpes and occasionally plays golf.
Professor, Head of the Department of International Law and EU Law at Kozminski University, attorney-at-law, and specialist in international economic law and international public health law.
He obtained his PhD from the European University Institute in Florence and his habilitation (DSc) from the Institute of Law Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN). In 2025, he received the title of Full Professor. He has completed numerous international research fellowships, including at the University of Cambridge, the University of Michigan, Péter Pázmány Catholic University, and the National University of Public Service. He is a winner of six National Science Centre competitions and currently supervises a research project under the Preludium Bis program. He cooperates on a permanent basis with the Institute for Legal Studies within the Centre for Social Sciences at ELTE in Budapest.
He holds a number of prestigious expert and international functions, including: member of the Legal Advisory Committee to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, EU arbitrator for Trade and Sustainable Development (TSD) in trade disputes conducted under bilateral free trade agreements, representative of Poland in the High Council of the European University Institute, and member of the ILA Committee on International Law and Public Health.
He is the author of numerous monographs, including those published by Oxford University Press, and articles in leading international scientific journals. He is the co-author (with M. Menkes) of the only textbook on international economic law available on the Polish market. He also serves as the Managing Editor of the English-language annual Polish Yearbook of International Law.
Katedra Europejskiego Prawa Konstytucyjnego, Uniwersytet Łódzki, radca prawny
Profesor nadzwyczajny zatrudniony w Katedrze Metod Ilościowych i Zastosowań Informatyki. Zainteresowania badawcze prof. Polańskiego są interdyscyplinarne: obejmują prawo nowych technologii.
Autor monografii, kilkudziesięciu rozdziałów w monografiach oraz licznych artykułów krajowych oraz międzynarodowych (w tym z przypisanym współczynnikiem impact factor).
Kierownik grantu finansowanego ze środków Narodowego Centrum Nauki dotyczącego modelu zwalczania bezprawnych treści w Internecie.
Admission procedure
Admission is based on the order of application.
17 edition - Admission lasts until September 15, 2026. Classes are scheduled to begin in October 2026*
*In case of an insufficient number of candidates the program might not be launched.
In order to complete the program participants must pass all of the required examinations.
- a copy of a Master diploma in Law; in case of the diplomas issued outside Poland the candidates are kindly asked to provide an official translation of the diploma into Polish or English
- a certificate of English level B2/C1
- a photograph in electronic JPEG format
- payment slip for the amount of the admission fee
- National ID or passport
Additional information for international students:
Participants of postgraduate studies have the status of study participants, not student status. Therefore, we would like to emphasize that our University cannot assist in obtaining a student visa for participants of postgraduate studies. Please consider this when making decisions regarding your application to our studies. We also inform you that our university does not have its own dormitory and does not assist in accessing other dormitories.
Please, check the description and application rules of the course you're interested in.
Fill in our application form online.
The fee should be transferred to the University account or could be settled while submitting the application form.
- At least conversational command of English confirmed with a recognized certificate.
- A master diploma in Law.
Fees
Additional discounts offered by the university cannot be combined with the single payment discount.
| Admission fee | 400 PLN |
| Basic price (payment in two installments, 5 700 PLN each) | 11 400 zł |
| Price with a discount for ALK graduates (in case the payment is divided into two installments, 5 130 PLN each) | 10 260 PLN |
| In case of single payment* (* additional discounts offered by the university cannot be combined with the single payment discount.) | 10 900 PLN |
Bank account details:
Kozminski University 03-301 Warsaw, ul. Jagiellońska 57/59 BANK PEKAO SA in Warsaw 20 1240 1024 1111 0010 1646 0637
Invoices:
Anyone interested in receiving an INVOICE, please contact Ms. Agnieszka Fabiańska e-mail: [email protected]
We kindly inform that editions are launched with the specified number of participants, allowing proper group dynamics.
