The Legal 500

Within Banking and finance Other recommended firms

Within Competition/antitrust, WKB Wiercinski, Kwiecinski, Baehr is a first tier firm,

WKB Wiercinski, Kwiecinski, Baehr provides ‘fantastic’ client service, and has attracted new clients including Allegro, UTAL and Pfeifer & Langen. The firm is currently representing Hutchison Port Holdings in a competition dispute. Practice head Aleksander Stawicki is ‘dedicated’, and has ‘impressive experience of the market’.

Within Corporate and M&A, tier 4

Corporate work is a key strength of WKB Wiercinski, Kwiecinski, Baehr, which has particular expertise in renewable energy. Highlights included advising Avallon PE Fund on a leveraged management buy-in transaction. Jakub Jedrzejak is highly regarded, and practice head Andrzej Wiercinski is also recommended. Ben Davey joined the firm following a career break.

Within Dispute resolution, WKB Wiercinski, Kwiecinski, Baehr is a third tier firm,

WKB Wiercinski, Kwiecinski, Baehr handles litigation and arbitration for domestic and European clients, and is valued for its ‘experience’ and ‘quality of work’. The ‘professional’ Tomasz Kwiecinski is recommended.

Within Employment, WKB Wiercinski, Kwiecinski, Baehr is a third tier firm,

Agnieszka Fedor heads WKB Wiercinski, Kwiecinski, Baehr’s team, which advised the EDF Group on the restructuring and merger of three power and heating plants and represented MWiK Bydgoszcz in a court case concerning gross breach of employee duties.

Within Energy and natural resources, WKB Wiercinski, Kwiecinski, Baehr is a second tier firm,

WKB Wiercinski, Kwiecinski, Baehr’s ‘focused’, ‘business-oriented’ practice has ‘a strong presence in the industry’. Key mandates included providing regulatory and legislative advice to EDF in Poland, including advising on the development of the Polish nuclear programme, as well as advising Petrolot on air fuel supply agreement templates. Practice head Jerzy Baehr is ‘smart’, and has ‘a large and valuable network’.

Within Intellectual property, tier 4

WKB Wiercinski, Kwiecinski, Baehr has been retained by the Polish Books Association and is representing the client in a copyright case against a hosting portal.

Within Real estate and construction Other recommended firms

Within TMT, WKB Wiercinski, Kwiecinski, Baehr is a third tier firm,

Agnieszka Wiercinska-Kruzewska heads WKB Wiercinski, Kwiecinski, Baehr’s team, which recently acted for FremantleMedia in a royalties dispute.

Within Tax Other recommended firms