Mikołaj Prochownik

Specializations

He specialises in contract law, particularly within the IT and IT security sectors, intellectual property law, commercial law—including litigation—and advises both domestic and international clients on international trade. intellectual property law, commercial law, including litigation, as well as electronic communications law, advising both domestic and foreign clients on international trade. In his day-to-day professional work, he focuses on cybersecurity, in particular the regulations in this area, and provides legal services to entities in the industry. He has been with KWKR Law Firm for nearly a decade.

Experience

On behalf of KWKR, he served as a dedicated in-house lawyer at a renowned company specialising in the cybersecurity market, giving him practical experience and an understanding of the interplay between law and technology.

Mikołaj Prochownik has also supported the firm’s clients in adapting their organisations to implement the ISO/IEC 27001 standard for information security management systems. He assists companies in complying with the requirements of the Act on the National Cybersecurity System, which transposes the NIS2 Directive, and advises on the requirements of the Cyber Resilience Act.

He has also advised on the conclusion of contracts with entities from Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas, operating in sectors including cybersecurity, banking, telecommunications, gaming, hospitality and tourism. He successfully defended one of the firm’s clients, a publicly listed company operating a VOD portal, in proceedings before the US federal government against allegations of intellectual property infringement.

An excellent speaker, frequent presenter and author of publications, particularly on cybersecurity law, including NIS2 and the amendment to the Act on the National Cybersecurity System.

Education

Mikołaj Prochownik is a legal adviser registered with the Kraków Bar Association since 2016. He graduated from the Faculty of Law and Administration at the Jagiellonian University.
Winner of first prize in the public speaking competition for trainee legal advisers organised by the Kraków Bar Association. He also took part in the “Constitutional Week” project, organised by the Prof. Zbigniew Hołda Association.

Publications

• “White hats in action. When is hacking legal?” – “Rzeczpospolita”, 28 August 2024,
• “Jurisdiction in cases concerning the protection of personal rights is not determined by the location of servers”, Mikołaj Prochownik, Dziennik Gazeta Prawna, 23 April 2019,
• “Major judicial reform: Justices of the peace like doctors without training”, Mikołaj Prochownik, Rzeczpospolita, 16 March 2019;
• #CyberSecUpdate – coordinator and one of the authors of the KWKR series of posts on LinkedIn regarding cybersecurity/NIS2/KSC2.

Lectures

• “When is hacking legal?” – The Hack Summit 2024 conference (the largest cybersecurity conference in Poland)
• “AI in cybersecurity” – Warsaw IT Days 2025 conference;
• “Not just firewalls and backups – on the role of organisational management according to NIS2/KSC2” – The Hack Summit 2025 conference;
• “The NIS 2 Directive and the amendment to the KSC Act – requirements for companies and institutions” (conference organised by the Polish Institute for Business Development) on the consequences for businesses of implementing the NIS 2 Directive and coordinated vulnerability disclosure (CVD) procedures
• “Corporate resources in a secure cloud” (conference organised by the Polish Institute for Business Development) on cybersecurity aspects of cloud solutions.
• “NIS2 – how to get started with implementation”, Gigacon conference, 26 March 2026
• “The role and responsibility of organisational management according to NIS2/UKSC”, Network Security Congress, 11 December 2025
• “Governance: contracts and responsibility for cybersecurity”, conference “Cyber-resilient digital transformation of critical infrastructure in the energy sector and industry”, 16 April 2026
• “Commercial contracts in international transactions – practical aspects of drafting and negotiating contracts, using contracts in the IT sector as an example”, conference “Expansion and international cooperation of IT suppliers – regulatory, tax and technological challenges”, 27 November 2025