Background and Credentials

Over a decade of legal experience spanning BigLaw litigation, international corporate operations, and specialized training in mediation, negotiation, conflict coaching, and somatic methodologies.

about

As a litigator, I learned how to prepare relentlessly, think on my feet, operate in a high-intensity environment, and hold complexity without losing sight of the goal. Working in-house across borders taught me how to navigate different legal systems, cultural expectations, and competing priorities, often simultaneously.

I studied mediation and negotiation at Harvard Law School's Program on Negotiation. I trained in conflict management coaching through CINERGY. I earned my accreditation as a mediator through the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in London and Community Boards in San Francisco. And I pursued hundreds of hours of study in somatics, nervous system science, and body-based methodologies.

My practice exists at the intersection of all of this. I don't believe you have to choose between rigorous, strategic process and deep human understanding. The best outcomes come from both.

I work with people who are high-performing and used to figuring things out on their own, until they hit something that requires a different approach. Whether that's a dispute that needs resolution, a conflict that needs a strategy, or a pattern that needs to change, I bring the same intensity and care to every engagement.

Born in Poland, I have lived in London, France, and the San Francisco Bay Area. I work in English and Polish, and I enjoy working with people from around the world.

BACKGROUND

  • LL.M — University of California, Berkeley School of Law

  • LL.B (JD equivalent) — The University of Law, London

  • BA in European Social and Political Studies — University College London

EDUCATION

PROFESSIONAL ADMISSIONS

  • Licensed Attorney, California State Bar

  • CIArb Accredited Mediator (MCIArb), Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

  • Member, American Bar Association, Section of Dispute Resolution

MEDIATION & NEGOTIATION TRAINING

  • Mediation and Conflict Management — Program on Negotiation, Harvard Law School

  • Negotiation and Dispute Resolution — Program on Negotiation, Harvard Law School

  • Employment Law Mediator Training — Cornell University, ILR School

  • Commercial Mediation Training & Accreditation (40 hours) — Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, London

  • CINERGY Conflict Management Coaching (32 hours)

  • The Basics of Mediation (40 hours) — Community Boards

  • Embodied Conflict Resolution (25 hours) — The Embody Lab

SOMATIC & BODY-BASED TRAINING

  • Somatic Coaching Program (120 hours) — The Embody Lab

  • Yoga Teacher Training (200 hours) — Uplifted Yoga

  • Applied Polyvagal Theory in Therapeutic Yoga for Trauma Recovery (30 hours) — Embody Lab

  • Breathwork & Pranayama Teacher Training (50 hours) — Arhanta Yoga

  • Yoga Nidra Certification (40 hours) — My Vinyasa Practice

  • Somatic Yoga & Nervous System Regulation — Soma Yoga Institute