dr hab. Konrad Burdziak
Of Counsel
Konrad Burdziak — holder of a post-doctoral habilitation degree (dr hab.) in Law and certified suicidologist. He is an experienced member of staff at academic and research institutions (the Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Szczecin and the Institute of Justice in Warsaw). He has completed specialist postgraduate studies in psychotraumatology, which complement his expertise in criminal law and criminal procedure. He is also a graduate of the Specialization Course in International Criminal Law for Young Penalists. The course is organised by the Siracusa International Institute for Criminal Justice and Human Rights in cooperation with the International Association of Penal Law, the Irish Centre for Human Rights (National University of Ireland Galway) and the Middlesex University Department of Law. He is the author or co-author of several dozen academic publications, including eight scholarly monographs, and of more than 30 papers delivered at national and international academic conferences.
He takes part in Polish and international research projects. He has undertaken research visits at renowned academic institutions, including Tallinn University (Estonia), and has conducted research in the United Kingdom (under the Visegrad Grants programme). He is an active participant in the Polish-Hungarian Research Platform. In the research group “Algorithms used in the field of criminal sciences”, he gained distinctive experience combining expertise in criminal law and new technologies (TMT).
He is an expert with the Centre for Advanced Research on Integrity, Rights and Inclusion of the Child (Estonia) and an expert consultant at meetings of the European Institute for Gender Equality (EU). He is also a member of the Interdisciplinary Team for the Prevention of Suicidal Behaviour (Interdyscyplinarny Zespół Profilaktyki Zachowań Samobójczych, Poland). As a highly regarded expert, he served on the Team and the Working Group for the implementation of the International Classification of Crime for Statistical Purposes in the Polish official statistics system. The Team is an auxiliary body of the Polish Council of Ministers.
He holds the professional title of advocate (non-practising). He is a recognised expert in criminal law and criminal procedure. His in-depth knowledge of these fields underpins sound advice in criminal proceedings, particularly on the preparation and implementation of a defence strategy. He has particular experience in economic criminal law (white-collar crimes) as well as in fiscal criminal law. He has successfully advised in criminal proceedings brought against members of the management boards of companies that are public-interest entities and against persons performing public functions. A distinct area of his specialisation is defence in proceedings concerning juvenile liability. His academic interests, combined with extensive practical experience (including in court proceedings), also make him a skilled adviser on new technologies law (TMT), artificial intelligence (AI) regulation and internet law.