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Monika Kawa
Associate

Monika Kawa, LL.M.

Languages
  • German
  • English
  • Polish

Monika Kawa is an associate in the White Collar Crime and the Private Clients Teams.

After her studies at the University of Zurich (with exchange semesters in Poland, the USA and Romandy), she completed a legal internship at a renowned Zurich commercial law firm. Subsequently, she earned the LL.M. degree and worked at the district court of Horgen for several years; most recently as a senior law clerk and substitute judge.

Monika Kawa joined CMS as an attorney at law in 2023. Besides, she works as a part-time substitute judge at the district court of Horgen.

Memberships & Roles

  • Zurich Bar Association (ZAV) 
  • Swiss Bar Association (SAV)
  • Zurich Bar Association, specialist groups for inheritance law, familiy law, criminal defense and procedural law
  • AIJA – International Association of Young Lawyers

Lectures list

  • 29 October 2025, Schweizerische Treuhänder Schule STS, day seminar on "Comprehensive estate, emergency and matrimonial property planning with an emphasis on business succession" (together with Roxana Bollinger-Bär and Dominik Penkov)
  • 26 November 2024, Schweizerische Treuhänder Schule STS, day seminar on "Successful Estate and Emergency Planning" (together with Roxana Bollinger-Bär and Dominik Penkov)

Education

  • 2023 – Bar Admission, Canton of Zurich
  • 2018 – Master of Laws (LL.M.), Chicago-Kent College of Law
  • 2016 – Master of Law, University of Zurich
  • 2014 – Bachelor of Law, University of Zurich

Insights by Monika

Federal Council issues preliminary draft of new Administrative Criminal Law Act

10 Apr 2024 11 min read
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