White & Case has announced a new Local Partner hire in Prague as well as four new Local Partners in Prague and Warsaw as part of its latest promotion round.
In August 2024, Jana Chwaszcz joined the mergers & acquisitions practice in the firm's Prague office as a Local Partner. Before the move, Chwaszcz was a Senior Associate with A&O Shearman which she first joined in 2015 as a Trainee. In 2017, she became an Associate and was promoted to Senior Associate in 2021. Earlier, she was a Junior Associate with Hartmann, Jelinek, Frana, and Partners between 2013 and 2015.
Warsaw-based former Associate Karolina Brzeska has been named a Local Partner in the international arbitration practice. She has been with the firm since 2018, when she joined as an Associate.
Prague-based former Associate Tadeas Matys has been promoted to Local Partner in the debt finance practice. He has been with the firm since 2016. He was first a Legal Intern between 2016 and 2017 and an Associate since.
Former Counsel Magda Olysarova has been promoted to Local Partner in the firm's antitrust practice in Prague. She has been with the firm since 2006 when she joined as an Associate. Earlier, she worked in-house as a Lawyer with CSOB between 2003 and 2006.
Finally, former Associate Jan Vacula, based in Prague as well, has been promoted to Local Partner in the capital markets practice. He has been with White & Case since 2017, when he joined as an Intern. He was promoted to Associate after four months.
The promotions are effective January 1, 2025.
Editorial Note: After its publication, this article was updated to replace the shorthand "Partner" title to the formal job titles of "Local Partner" for all five in the heading and first paragraph as well.
