Iwona Pruszynska

Iwona Pruszynska, Principal at CAP Lawyers, possesses extensive experience in both commercial and business law across the European Union and Australia. Early in her career, she served as a lawyer for the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection, where she authored pivotal antitrust decisions involving prominent entities such as the National Health Fund and TP SA. Her expertise further includes co-authoring draft regulations that integrated EU competition and consumer protection laws into the Polish system. Iwona's robust legal foundation is complemented by her participation in legal training conducted by various prestigious organisations, including the European Commission. In her tenure with the National Chamber of Tax Advisors, she played a crucial role in establishing and managing the Chamber Office and its branches, while leading legal advisory projects in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance and Polish Parliament committees. Since 2005, Iwona has adeptly balanced her professional commitments between Europe and Australia. In Australia, she has gained significant experience in bankruptcy proceedings and debt recovery while working with Grace Lawyers Pty Ltd. Since 2012, Iwona has managed CAP Lawyers, concurrently serving as a Polish and International law consultant at Knap Lawyers in Sydney and Concordia Law Office in Katowice. Her practice encompasses areas such as Polish and Australian wills, estate and probate matters, family law, cross-border debt recovery, international commercial law, and dispute resolution. Iwona holds a Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice from The Australian National University and is admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales. Her academic credentials include a Master of Laws from The Silesia University and a Master of European Law from Lodz University, both obtained with high distinction. Iwona's professional affiliations include the Law Society of New South Wales and the International Law Section of the Law Council of Australia. Fluent in both English and Polish, she brings a comprehensive and bilingual approach to her legal practice.