Dr. Marcin Mazgaj is an attorney-at-law, graduate of the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, and assistant professor at the Institute of Law, Administration, and Economics at the Pedagogical University of Krakow, where he lectures on commercial law as part of the Law program. He also completed studies in finance and accounting (at the University of Economics in Krakow) and a program in American law (run by the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. – The Columbus School of Law in cooperation with the Jagiellonian University in Krakow).

He was a member of a team of several experts (appointed by the Ministry of Development) that prepared a reform of Polish company law, introducing a new type of company (a simple joint-stock company) into Polish law.

He conducted research as a visiting scholar at Bucerius Law School in Hamburg (2012), Max-Planck-Institut für ausländisches und internationales Privatrecht in Hamburg (2022), Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, and also lectured as a visiting lecturer in 2019 and 2022 at Vytautas Magnus University in Kaunas.

As an attorney-at-law, he has significant experience in providing legal services to large and medium-sized enterprises, gained while working with companies in the fuel industry, a leading Polish venture capital fund, and companies in the IT industry.