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DLA Piper Wiater sp.k.

WARSAW FINANCIAL CENTRE, UL EMILII PLATER 53, 00-113 WARSAW, POLAND

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What we say about the firm's legal practice in Poland

Banking and finance

Clifford Chance’s recent highlights include advising a bank syndicate, including the mandated lead arrangers and bookrunners, on a PLN2bn loan to Telekomunikacja Polska. Grzegorz Namiotkiewicz and Jan Zdzienicki jointly head the team, in which counsels Andrzej Stosio and Rafal Zakrzewski are also key contacts. There was significant turnaround in the team as Nicholas Coddington and Tomasz Ostrowski joined White & Case – W. Danilowicz, W. Jurcewicz i Wspólnicy Kancelaria Prawna sp.K; Pawel Turek become a senior associate at DLA Piper Wiater sp.k.; Agnieszka Kozikowska joined Salans; and Tomasz Jedwabny went to CMS Cameron McKenna Dariusz Greszta Spólka Komandytowa.

Capital markets: Equity

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Competition/antitrust

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Corporate and M&A

Within Corporate and M&A, DLA Piper LLP is a third tier firm,

DLA Piper Wiater sp.k. ‘provides not just general legal advice that simply indicates risks, but also complementary assistance offering a range of legal solutions’. The practice advised Poland’s largest energy group, PGE, on the potential acquisition of Energa, one of the four largest power holdings in Poland, including due diligence on the target and its 16 subsidiaries. Country managing partner Krzysztof Wiater is ‘a very good team leader’. Senior associates Marta Frackowiak (‘accurate and hands-on’), Jacek Gizinski (‘adds value’) and Anna Wietrzynska (‘diligent’) are also recommended.

Dispute resolution

Within Dispute resolution, tier 4

DLA Piper Wiater sp.k. ‘always delivers on time’. It advised a Polish hotel chain on a possible investment dispute with a municipality. Department head Krzysztof Kycia is ‘a very reassuring and creative practitioner’. The team was joined by senior associate Konrad Piech, who joined from CMS Cameron McKenna Dariusz Greszta Spólka Komandytowa.

Employment

Within Employment, DLA Piper LLP is a third tier firm,

DLA Piper Wiater sp.k. advised Banco Santander on employment issues concerning the acquisition of Poland’s third-largest bank, BZ WBK. Agnieszka Lechman-Filipiak has ‘good communication and analytical skills’.

Energy and natural resources

Within Energy and natural resources, tier 4

DLA Piper Wiater sp.k. advises on regulatory issues, agreements relating to gas and liquid fuels, the financing and implementing of renewable energy and biofuel production projects, and the trading in greenhouse gas emission allowances and energy guarantee certificates. The practice also represents energy businesses in litigation. Country managing partner Krzysztof Wiater ‘impresses with his professional attitude and leadership’.

Intellectual property

Within Intellectual property, DLA Piper LLP is a third tier firm,

DLA Piper Wiater sp.k.’s practice covers areas such as patents, trade marks and industrial designs, and also data protection issues, telecoms and pharmaceuticals law. Head of IP Krystyna Szczepanowska-Kozlowska joined from Hogan Lovells (Warszawa) LLP in late 2010. Senior associates Agnieszka Laskowska, Justyna Wilczynska-Baraniak, and Justyna Ostrowska are also experienced advisers.

TMT

Within TMT, DLA Piper LLP is a third tier firm,

DLA Piper Wiater sp.k. focuses on technology-related assets, as well as the outsourcing of strategic assets and services. The team also advises media and telecoms clients. Krystyna Szczepanowska-Kozlowska is recommended.

Tax

Within Tax, DLA Piper LLP is a third tier firm,

DLA Piper Wiater sp.k.’s tax practice of five licensed tax advisers and a qualified advocate specialises in tax disputes and white-collar crime. Marcin Matyka heads the team, which recently acted in a CIT recovery case.

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