Ms Agnieszka Wardak > Dentons > Warsaw, Poland > Lawyer Profile

Dentons
UL. ZAJECZA 4
00-351 WARSZAWA
POLAND
Poland

Work Department

Criminal Litigation and Internal Investigation; Compliance

Position

Agnieszka Wardak is a partner in Dentons’ Warsaw office, where she heads Criminal Litigation and Internal Investigation practice along with the Compliance and Sanctions team.

With extensive experience in corporate crime matters, she represents both companies and individuals in all types of white collar cases, including mismanagement, bribery and corruption, fraud, mis-selling, insider trading, asset stripping liability for environmental damage, criminal bid rigging and many others.

As a seasoned litigator, she conducts internal investigations into whistleblowing complaints or other matters, which may include cooperating with a forensic team and developing an investigation strategy or scenarios for voluntary disclosures and potential penalties.

Agnieszka joined Dentons in 2007 and has coordinated large-scale criminal litigation and compliance projects across CEE. She combines litigation and regulatory expertise in advising on corporate compliance policies and procedures, whistleblower programs and EU or local sanctions.

Career

  • Partner at Dentons, 2022 to date
  • General Counsel and Board Member at Kulczyk Holding, 2020–2021
  • Partner at Dentons, 2010–2020
  • Admitted to the Polish bar (2002)

Languages

Polish, English, Spanish, Russian

Memberships

  • PILNET – board of advisors
  • Centrum Pro Bono – founding member
  • ACC
  • IBA

Education

  • Stockholm University, 2005, postgraduate studies, intellectual property
  • Columbia Law School, 2003, postgraduate studies
  • University of Szczecin, 1998, Master of Laws
  • Case Western Reserve University, 1993, visiting scholar, School of Law

Lawyer Rankings

Poland > White-collar crime

Forming part of the wider criminal litigation and internal investigations practice, the white-collar crime team at Dentons is a popular choice for its ‘deep understanding of the law and years of experience’. It is regularly instructed on a range of matters, including cybercrime, fraud through corruption, and asset stripping. The team boasts particular expertise in the life sciences, automotive, financial, real estate and TMT sectors. ‘Extremely dedicated and hardworking‘ practice head Agnieszka Wardak  is skilled in representing individuals and companies in criminal proceedings.

Poland > Dispute resolution

In April 2023, Dentons saw the appointment of Anna Pukszto to co-managing partner; she also oversees the general commercial disputes practice with a specialism in restructuring and financial litigation. The dispute resolution group is further divided into sub-teams: arbitration is overseen by Michał Jochemczak; construction disputes are headed up by Agnieszka Wojciechowska; and white-collar crime cases are led by Agnieszka Wardak. Its client base consists of major players from highly regulated industries, including the finance, energy, life sciences and healthcare, media, telecoms, and real estate sectors. Wojciech Kozłowski  and Katarzyna Bilewska  left the firm to establish BLSK in June 2023.