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Renata Zalewska has been Head of Legal at Microsoft Poland for 16 years, playing a key role in strengthening the organisation’s commitment to Responsible AI and the ethical use of innovative technologies. She leads initiatives that support the implementation of AI solutions in line with applicable law, helps develop AI governance frameworks and co-creates good practices for the responsible adoption of AI, with particular attention to the legal community.

Her professional responsibilities include complex legal issues related to personal data protection, cybersecurity and cloud computing services, as well as legal analyses of AI-based solutions. Her experience also covers regulatory frameworks for the financial sector and the implementation of new technologies in regulated industries.

Before taking up her current role, Renata Zalewska worked as legal counsel for Dell and CA Technologies, where she coordinated legal services for the companies in Central and Eastern Europe. She is a member of the Warsaw Bar Association of Legal Advisers and a co-founder of the Polish Association of In-house Lawyers.

She is a co-author of the publication “AI w pracy radcy prawnego” (AI in the work of a legal adviser), published by the National Chamber of Legal Advisers, making a significant contribution to and inspiring the legal community.

She teaches on Poland’s first postgraduate programme for AI leaders in digital transformation, run by the Polish-Japanese Academy of Information Technology, and the course “AI and innovation in legal practice” on postgraduate studies at the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Warsaw.

In recognition of her influence and expertise, she was named in the TOP 25 Women Lawyers in Business 2025 ranking by Forbes Women Polska and the Women in Law Foundation, and included in the Legal 500 GC Powerlist: Poland 2026.

She specialises in new technology law and personal data protection, as well as state aid law and public procurement.

For many years she has advised on cloud computing projects, particularly in the financial sector. She currently focuses on advising on AI and on sharing data generated by devices. She is involved in the first implementations of AI solutions in the financial sector and, in particular, helps assess AI tools in the light of Polish financial-sector and consumer regulations. She co-authored the first Polish recommendations on the use of AI by lawyers, published by the National Chamber of Legal Advisers: “AI w pracy radcy prawnego”. She regularly advises on a range of personal data issues.

Member of the European Commission’s Expert Group on B2B contracts for data sharing and cloud computing, and on AI contracting. Partner at Sołtysiński Kawecki & Szlęzak.

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