Former UOKiK boss to work for private sector

Małgorzata Krasnodębska-Tomkiel was let go from her post as the chief of the Polish Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) in February and will now act as a consultant to private business, reported Puls Biznesu. Krasnodębska-Tomkiel's business partner, Dorothy Hansberry-Bieguńska, used to work for the US Department of State. The Hansberry-Tomkiel firm will advise on mergers and acquisitions and will act as a consultant for proceedings that concern price fixing and public aid. Tomkiel is not the first former chief regulator to advise the private sector on regulation issues. Former UOKiK director (2001-2007) Cezary Banasiński created the Institute of Competition Law consultancy. The first UOKiK director Anna Fornalczyk created a similar firm called Comper.