Profile
r. pr. dr Mateusz Dróżdż
Polish lawyer, Doctor of Laws, academic lecturer, columnist and football executive. Born 28 January 1987, raised in Lubin.
Graduate of the Faculty of Law and Administration of Lazarski University in Warsaw (2011), where he also obtained his doctorate in law (2015). He completed courses at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia, the University of Salzburg and the Center for International Legal Skills. He completed his attorney-at-law training at the District Bar of Attorneys-at-Law in Warsaw (2015) and runs his own law firm.
Author of monographs and commentaries published by C.H. Beck, of numerous expert opinions commissioned by ministries and the Sejm, and co-author of the draft amendments to the Mass Events Safety Act. Member of the Sejm commission for the amendment of that act and author of its draft amendment.
Scholarship in numbers
Measurable impact on legal doctrine
Source: Google Scholar profile (as of 2026)
Education
Academic path
- 2015
Doctor of Laws (PhD)
Lazarski University — Faculty of Law and Administration
Doctorate in business law (formation of contracts by offer under the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods).
- 2015
Attorney-at-law training — completed
District Bar of Attorneys-at-Law in Warsaw (OIRP)
- 2014
Center for International Legal Skills
University of Salzburg, Austria
- 2011
Master of Laws (LL.M.)
Lazarski University — Faculty of Law and Administration
Studies completed in Warsaw. Additional courses at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia (USA).
- 2006
High school
1st Mikołaj Kopernik High School in Lubin
Experience
Roles and positions
Sports roles
- 2024–2026 President of the Management Board KS Cracovia SA · Cracow
Appointed on 22 January 2024; term concluded on 7 January 2026.
- 2021–2023 President of the Management Board Widzew Łódź SA · Łódź
Held from 22 June 2021 to 18 May 2023.
- 2020–2021 Chairman of the Supervisory Board Klub Sportowy Górnik Polkowice Sp. z o.o. · Polkowice
- 2018–2019 President of the Management Board KGHM Zagłębie Lubin SA · Lubin
Earlier (2015–2018) member of the Supervisory Board, Chairman from 2016.
- since 2016 Member of the Supervisory Board Ekstraklasa SA · Warsaw
Long-standing member of the Supervisory Board of the Polish football top league.
- since 2016 Arbitrator of the Football Court of Arbitration Polish Football Association (PZPN) · Warsaw
- since 2025 Member of the Management Board Małopolska Football Association · Cracow
- since 2026 Member of the Supervisory Board Botniafest SA
- 2020–2021 Member of the Audit Committee Fortuna 1. Liga · Warsaw
Law firm and bar
- since 2015 Owner Law Firm of Mateusz Dróżdż · Lubin / Warsaw
Own law firm; counsel to businesses, sports clubs and individual clients.
- since 2015 Attorney at law District Bar of Attorneys-at-Law in Warsaw (OIRP)
Admitted to the bar after completing the attorney-at-law training.
Academic activity
- since 2014 Academic lecturer Lazarski University in Warsaw · Warsaw
Assistant professor at the Department of Business Law; lecturer in postgraduate studies on sports infrastructure management.
- 2019–2020 Lecturer Collegium Witelona · Legnica
- 2014–2015 Lecturer International Legal Skills, Salzburg · Austria
- 2013–2015 Postgraduate-studies lecturer University of Warsaw — sports law and mass-event organisation · Warsaw
Expert councils and organisations
- since 2025 Member of the Council of Experts and External Stakeholders, Faculty of Management AGH University of Krakow · Cracow
- since 2021 Member of the Sports Council City of Cracow · Cracow
- 2018–2019 President of the Management Board Cracovia Młodych Foundation · Cracow
Corporate experience
- 2014–2018 President of the Management Board Cuprum-Med Sp. z o.o. · Poland
- 2012–2014 Associate (Mergers & Acquisitions) Gide Loyrette Nouel · Warsaw
Regulatory and corporate advisory; preparation of IPOs and listings on the Warsaw Stock Exchange; due diligence; M&A transactions; legal opinions on cross-border deals.
- 2011 Trainee McDonald Hopkins LLC · Cleveland, USA
- 2010 Legal Counsel — internship Sołtysiński Kawecki & Szlęzak · Warsaw
- 2010 Legal Counsel — internship Ewa Frelka — Law Firm · Warsaw
- 2009 Trainee (M&A) Gide Loyrette Nouel · Warsaw
- 2008 Trainee Office of the Committee for European Integration (Polish Prime Minister's Office) · Warsaw
Honours
Awards and decorations
- 2019 TOP 50 most influential people in Polish football weszlo.com
- 2019 Decoration — Independent Poland 1918 State decoration
Professional documentation (diplomas, certificates) available on request.
Media
Commentary and media activity
Press publications
Publishes on sports and legal topics, including in:
- Rzeczpospolita
- Dziennik Gazeta Prawna
- prawo.pl
- prawnik.pl
- The Warsaw Voice
- The Global Legal Voice
Article series
Series of expert articles
Dziennik Gazeta Prawna, 2015–2020
examples: The story of an unwanted elephant, Sports competition during COVID-19
Film
2023: Widzew. Razem Tworzymy Siłę
appearance as club president
Canal+ Sport documentary series
Beyond work
Married to Marta; father to son Franciszek. A football fan — not only from the perspective of a lawyer and executive, but above all emotionally connected with sport since his Lubin childhood.