Jon Tappenden is a freelance translator and holds the diploma in translation with specialisation in law and business (Chartered Institute of Linguists, UK) and has many years of experience working as a Polish-English translator and proofreader.
Jon translates complex legal texts (corporate law, tax law, real estate, energy, banking, pharmaceuticals, infrastructure, employment law, intellectual property, contracts, legal opinions), academic works, corporate documentation, and articles and commentaries on sociological and geopolitical issues and international relations.
His clients include Polish and international law firms, business and institutions, and translation agencies in the US and UK. He is also an approved translation service provider for the EC.
He has conducted workshops for the University of Warsaw and for the Polish Society of Certified and Specialized Translators (TEPIS) and is a contributor to Slavfile [American Translators Association newsletter].
His native knowledge of English, broad knowledge of Polish and British culture, and many years working as an in-house translator mean that he has an excellent understanding of the source text and can render meaning in natural English.
2000 - 2001 translator for the Polish Press Agency (Polska Agencja Prasowa)
2001 - 2008 in-house translator and proofreader for international law firm Baker & McKenzie
2006 - 2007 conducted workshops for the Institute of Applied Linguistics at the University of Warsaw
2008 - 2013 in-house translator, proofreader and English language trainer for international law firm Squire Sanders
2009 - joined PT TEPIS (Polish Society of Certified and Specialized Translators)
2010 - became approved translation service provider for the EC
2011 - speaker at PT TEPIS (Polish Society of Certified and Specialized Translators) conference
2013 - 2015 in-house translator and proofreader for international law firm Clifford Chance.
In 2006 he set up his own translation firm TAPPENDEN TRANSLATIONS, providing specialised translations into English, proofreading and revision of translations, and language training.
Jon Tappenden
DipTrans IoLET
0 501 210 059
jon.tappenden@tdtranslations.pl
Al. KEN 54 / 90
02-797 Warszawa