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Poland > Dispute resolution Tier 4

Katarzyna Bilewska, ‘a leader in corporate dispute matters’, and Wojciech Kozłowski, former Dentons litigators, established BLSK in mid 2023, and clients are already lauding the litigation team as ‘one of the best on the market’. The team is especially skilled at representing clients from a range of highly regulated sectors, such as energy, life sciences, financial services, media, telecoms, and real estate. It possesses litigation and arbitration expertise, and cross-border disputes are also within the strong capabilities of the team.

Leading individuals

Wojciech Kozłowski – BLSK

Next Generation Partners

Katarzyna Bilewska - BLSK

Practice head(s):

Katarzyna Bilewska; Wojciech Kozłowski

Other key lawyers:

Wojciech Łysek; Krzysztof Korwin-Kossakowski

Testimonials

‘One of the most focused teams on the Polish market. Well structured and always prepared to act.’

‘Wojciech Kozłowski is great minded and an open-thinking lawyer. No matter or problem is impossible to solve for him.’

‘Katarzyna Bilewska is a leader in corporate dispute matters.’

‘A highly motivated team, focused on the client and the complexity of their challenges. Very open to cooperation.’

‘Katarzyna Bilewska has world-class professionalism and full cooperation.’

‘What I like the most about the team is their individual approach to the client. The team is always well prepared and their knowledge is exceptional. BLSK explained the strategy for my case thoroughly. They answered all of my questions. I highly recommend the BLSK team.’

‘On a daily basis I have contact with Katarzyna Bilewska who is also the lead attorney for my case. Our collaboration is flawless and based on mutual trust. I can tell that she is committed to the case. Her strategy is excellent and what is most important, it works perfectly.’

‘BLSK’s litigation team is one of the best on the market. They have many years of experience in handling complex, multi-threaded client cases and managing disputes. They are able to support the client in the most difficult cases, and offer non-obvious but effective solutions.’

Key clients

LIVEO Meble

INBAP

Tarantoga Capital

Cordia

Polnord

Loxeco

Gamecafe PTE

Bamboom Digital Media

Alpha Group

PGF

Pelion

Work highlights

Represented LOXECO in a dispute regarding an investment in a new office building in Warsaw.
Represented INBAP in a shareholder dispute.
Represented CORDIA and its subsidiaries in a set of real estate disputes associated with claims for damages, expropriation and access to infrastructure.

Poland > Healthcare and life sciences

Firms to watch

BLSK‘s life sciences offering was launched in 2023 with the arrival of a team of dedicated practitioners from Dentons; Maria Samolinska-Hojda and Wojciech Kozłowski are the key senior contacts.

Next Generation Partners

Maria Samolińska-Hojda – BLSK

BLSK Legal has been established in 2023 by partners: Katarzyna Bilewska, Wojciech Łysek, Maria Samolińska, Krzysztof Korwin- Kossakowski and Wojciech Kozłowski.

BLSK gathers more than 30 years of experience of these BLSK partners, who between 1988 and 2023 have been leading the litigation practice at international law firms and represented clients in more than 400 of the largest disputes on the Polish market, which total value more than € 2 billion.

The experienced dispute resolution team provides comprehensive and pragmatic support to businesses in resolving all disputes, both at the pre-litigation and litigation stages. We assess the risks associated with disputes and prepare strategies to mitigate them, provide assistance in proceedings before authorities and regulators, as well as at the stage of reviewing administrative settlements before common and administrative courts.

What distinguishes our pharma and regulatory team in the market is the regulatory approach which results in excellent understanding of the expectations in the public health sector set by the regulatory authorities.We support our clients in avoiding disputes with administrative authorities. We have many years of experience not only in legal advice in the area of health, but also in quality assurance, conducting audits, obtaining quality certificates for medicinal products.

Department	Name	Email	Telephone
Dispute Resolution	Katarzyna Bilewska	katarzyna.bilewska@blsklegal.com	+48224159800
Dispute Resolution	Wojciech Łysek	wojciech.lysek@blsklegal.com	+48224159800
Healthcare and Life Science	Maria Samolińska	maria.samolinska@blsklegal.com	+48224159800
Dispute Resolution	Krzysztof Korwin-Kossakowski	krzysztof.korwinkossakowski@blsklegal.com	+48224159800
Dispute Resolution, Healthcare and Life Science	Wojciech Kozłowski	wojciech.kozlowski@blsklegal.com	+48224159800

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