Aleksandra Czubek

EXPERTISE

Aleksandra is a Polish-qualified advocate experienced in intellectual property law, privacy, and technology law, with a specific focus on matters related to AI technology. Her experience includes transactional, regulatory, and contractual matters. Aleksandra advises clients across a wide range of sectors, with a particular focus on IT, e-commerce, and creative industries.

Aleksandra has completed numerous courses on IP/TMT and AI matters, including a course on the IP protection of traditional knowledge organised by the World Intellectual Property Organization and a CopyrightX course organised by Harvard Law School. She was also both an organiser and a participant in the IP in Creative Industries summer school at the University of Gdańsk.

Aleksandra is also a speaker at national and international conferences. Some of her favourite topics, which she has covered in Riyadh, San Francisco, and Las Vegas, include the concept of copyright by design in AI systems and combating the risk of algorithmic bias in AI system deployment.

Experience

Experience highlights include:

A publishing house: advising on the copyright issues related to AI training and TDM exceptions.*
Mirova: advising on Mirova’s EUR 50 million investment in GreenWay, a pioneering company in electric vehicle charging industry.*
A leading Polish manufacturer and supplier of advanced information and communication systems: advising with regard to the sale of a business in Poland.*
Develia: advising in TMT and IP aspects of the acquisition of 100% of the shares in the Polish subsidiaries of Nexity S.A., France's leader in real estate development.*
A Polish logistics group of 30 companies: advising in data protection matters, including preparation of privacy policies and marketing consents and advising on cyber and data protection preparedness.*
Perfetti Van Melle: advising on IP and TMT aspects in relation to its $1.35bn acquisition of Mondelez's developed-market gum business in the United States, Canada and Europe.*

*Experience gained prior to joining Addleshaw Goddard

Education

University of Warsaw – Italian Law School (2018 – 2019)
Queen Mary University of London – Intellectual Property Law LLM (2016 – 2017)
University of Gdansk, Poland – Law, Master’s degree (2011 – 2016)

Year qualified

2022 – Advocate

Professional memberships

Pomeranian Bar Association
International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)

Publications

For the Love of the Game: CEE’s Gaming Sector – CEE Legal Matters

Personal data as a currency – currently and in the future, Rzeczpospolita, 2022

Metaverse – new reality in the cyber space, Rzeczpospolita, 2022

Tokens as a New Form of Protecting Subjective Rights in the Digital Environment, Rzeczpospolita, 2021

Intellectual Property Law Lexicon. 100 basic terms, C.H. Beck

Wearable Technology: Selected Legal Challenges Related to Big Data Collection in: Value of Information: Intellectual Property, Privacy and Big Data, pub. Peter Lang

Training delivered

AI governance and data protection – ODO Congress
Copyright under employment law contract – Pro Bono Training
Artificial Intelligence – challenges from the perspective of data protection law and intellectual property
Algorithmic Obligations: Proactive Liability for AI-Generated Content and Copyright Compliance in International, EU, UK, and U.S. Law – WIPIP Las Vegas 2025

Recognition