Wojciech ‘Voytek’ Jackowski recognized with the Outstanding Pole Abroad Award
Join us at the Outstanding Pole Abroad Awards Gala
on Thursday, June 13, 2024 2 7PM
at the Polish Consulate in New York
to celebrate PABC distinguished member,
former President and current Vice President of Membership
WOJCIECH VOYTEK JACKOWSKI
who has been recognized by Teraz Polska Foundation
with the “Outstanding Pole Abroad” award in the Business category.
RSVP by 5PM on June 10th, 2024 to PolishAmericanBusinessClub@gmail.com
Wojciech ‘Voytek’ Jackowski is a longtime member of the Polish American Business Club and current Vice President of Membership. In his tenure as PABC President he expanded the Club’s connections with other European-American chambers of commerce and New York professionals representing such fields as finance, investing, marketing, law, international business, and others. Thanks to his engagement PABC is now recognized in business circles both in the U.S. and Poland.
Professionally, Mr. Jackowski is a partner at Offit Kurman. He is an accomplished lawyer whose practice focuses on commercial and corporate dispute resolution with an emphasis on achieving rational business solutions or cost-effective judicial resolutions of such disputes. In addition to appearing in federal and state courts and before arbitration panels and administrative panels domestically, Voytek has experience in international aspects of litigation. He has represented entities and individuals in cases involving trade and contract disputes, property loss claims, bankruptcy proceedings, construction issues, commodities and derivatives matters, white-collar crime, personal injury and claims raising questions under federal labor law. Voytek also advises clients on international facets of litigation and dispute resolution, as well as criminal and civil facets of various international income reporting obligations.
Prior to joining Offit Kurman, Voytek was a Partner in the New York law firm of Menaker & Herrmann LLP, where he gained extensive experience with disputes involving real estate, construction contracts, design and construction defects, representing various real estate industry stakeholders in mediations, arbitrations, trials and appeals. In his practice, he applies his litigation experience in advising clients and provides value-added services in structuring business, financial and legal terms for his clients.
Voytek began his career as a prosecutor and later became a Senior Assistant District Attorney with the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office where he was part of the Money Laundering and Revenue Crimes Bureau and the Rackets Division. There, he concentrated on the investigation and prosecution of business and securities fraud, money laundering and corporate and individual income and sales tax evasion. He also supervised investigations relating to identification and civil forfeiture of criminally obtained assets.
The “Outstanding Pole Abroad Prize” is the most prestigious civic (non-governmental) award given to Polish people that live outside of Poland. The competition takes place in The United States, France, Austria, Norway, and Great Britain. The New York City committee, which is made of 26 leaders of media and Polonia organizations, has been bestowing outstanding achievements awards in the Business, Culture, Personality, Science and Young Pole categories since 2010. After winning the USA awards the laureates will automatically enter the “Outstanding Pole World” edition where they will compete against other candidates from other parts of the world and Poland. The World committee is composed of the most prominent business and organization leaders that work with “Teraz Polska” foundation in Warsaw. Past winners of the world edition include among others President Lech Walesa, businessman Jan Kulczyk, Oscar-winning director Andrzej Wajda, world-renown neurosurgeon Maria Siemionow, music composers Wojciech Kilar, Krzysztof Penderecki and others.
About “Teraz Polska” (Poland Now) Foundation
The roots of The Polish Promotional Program Foundation date back to 1991, that is to the beginnings of economic transformation and appearance of a free market in Poland. The Program has been designed to promote Polish companies and knowhow as well as to assist them in marketing their products in an increasingly competitive market. A foundation, which gained the honorary patronage of the President of the Republic of Poland, was established to dispense the “Teraz Polska” (Poland Now) Emblem and to carry out the Polish Promotional Program.
Every year the best inventions, products and services are awarded in the “Teraz Polska” (Poland Now) contest. The entries for the contest are screened by a panel of external experts and then the committee chooses the winners. The winners are granted the right to use the “Teraz Polska” Emblem.
The “Teraz Polska” Emblem stands for the highest quality. It is rated highly by both the producers and consumers. It helps products and services to stand out in today’s very crowded marketplace, enhances the holder’s brand, his reliability and prestige.
Since 2006, there have been 21 Competitions held with over 4500 companies participating, about 500 of which have been awarded.
“Outstanding Pole Abroad” Competition
By engaging in the affairs of the Polish community around the world, the Foundation has actively responded to the need of popularizing and promoting outstanding personalities, who through their achievements and commitment, contribute to the promotion and strengthening of the positive image of Poland and Polish people in the world. Furthermore, the intention of the organizers of this project is the desire to showcase and honor the Poles permanently residing abroad, who are well-known and respected in the countries they live in. The competition has been conducted in five categories, with two editions – domestic and foreign ones. More information about the foundation can be found on our website www.terazpolska.pl. More information about the “Outstanding Pole Abroad” awards can be found on the awards website www.wybitnypolak.pl