‘Clifford Chance offers the highest standards of services . We appreciate the immediate response to our inquiries and the ability to obtain the opinion of experts from various areas, including not only legal, but also economical.’

‘CC operates broadly and efficiently, has the resources and staff to provide the best legal advice and cares deeply about its clients. The specialists employed in CC constitute a great deal of the firm’s reputation and are the key factor in what makes them exceptional. The firm is characterized by its fast response rate. Their accuracy and willingness to go beyond what is expected allows them to excel in their services compared with others.’

‘Iwona Terlecka and Filip Stawicki possess broad, cross-sectional and thorough knowledge of antitrust European and Polish law and doctrine. Their most important strengths are certainly professionalism, efficiency and thoroughness combined with proper preparation to all relevant subjects and the fact that they all can be trusted with sensitive and complex matters.

‘Marta Matynia is clear in her judgement, helpful and easy to communicate with.’

‘Iwona Terlecka provides advice of a very high competence; her approach to the substantive issue and the commitment gives the customer a sense of security and decisions are the result of information provided in an accessible manner.’

‘A very dedicated team, meaning that CMS is always available for us in any form and any time and very experienced members, knowing latest local practice of the authority as well as European trends. CMS has expertise in many European markets, that makes CMS an excellent partner in international projects.’

‘It is an excellent team, incredibly strong in competition matters. It has brilliant specialists with extensive legal knowledge, real in-depth expertise and experience. The team is very dedicated and committed to producing the best results for you. They work extremely well together, you have a feeling that you get advice from a team rather than individual lawyers. They are practical in their advice and also understand our objectives and business dynamics. We would not seek competition law advisory elsewhere – CMS Poland delivers it exceptionally well.’

‘Malgorzata Urbanska, the head of the competition team in Poland, is a top-class lawyer who is great to work with. She is an absolute expert in antitrust and combines competition law expertise with an excellent business understanding. She has the rare ability to provide the right combination of strategic sophisticated advice and pragmatic execution. Her best attribute is exceptional client care, she is there for you and with you to solve your problem with a lot of commitment and own initiative.’

‘CMS has huge diversity and is able to cover a lot of areas. Their advice is concise and to the point, yet very comprehensive. They have really high expertise and they are business-oriented and very practical (rather than purely theoretical).’

‘Malgorzata Urbanska has good engagement and knowledge. Izabela Biernat-Sadlak has built a dossier of knowledge. Krzysztof Sikora has good experience with governmental institutions.’

‘Izabela Biernat-Sadlak provided great assistance, proactively reaching out to help in the ongoing matters and more significant projects. Her understanding of the business and the ability to address the underlying commercial and legal issues are definitely worth calling out.’

‘Izabela Biernat-Sadlak is an excellent antitrust lawyer. She is very experienced, incredibly knowledgeable, and delivers very high-quality work. She has a great ability to provide guidance that is specific, well-thought through and practical. She is energetic, business-oriented, and provides very good client care.’

‘My main point of contact in the team is Izabela Biernat-Sadlak. Izabela is great to work with, she is engaged and very responsive, pro-active in looking for tailored solutions.’

‘Dentons has a highly experienced team of lawyers in the field of competition and consumer protection law. Their advice is always based on a thorough knowledge of the rules and precedents, but nevertheless always put into practice.’

‘I believe that, on the Polish market, Dentons has one of the most experienced competition law teams’.

‘Thanks to being part of an international law firm with such a global footprint as Dentons, they are able to assist in many jurisdictions concurrently, which is especially useful to us.’

‘Adrian Bielecki is very responsive with, good attention to details.’

As for stand-out individuals, I would before all like to single out Ms. Agnieszka Stefanowicz-Barańska, who heads Dentons’ competition practice in Poland. When there is a legal issue we might work on together, she is my first point of contact. Also, I have worked closely with Mr. Maciej Marek – I liked his sharpness, as well as the speed with which he was able process the information we would throw at him.’

‘Agnieszka has a unique knowledge of competition law. She has a very commercial approach and makes the client feel safe.’

‘Agnieszka Stefanowicz-Barańska and Anna Gulińska have extensive experience, which allows them to provide advice and find solutions of great practical and business dimension. Agnieszka and Anna are great partners in long-term cooperation, always well versed in many aspects of their clients’ business. They are proactive in communicating to the client about changes in the law or events affecting this business.’

‘Their accuracy and willingness to go beyond what is expected allows them to excel in their services compared with others. The firm operates broadly and efficiently, has the resources and staff to provide the best legal advice and cares deeply about its clients. The specialists employed in WKB constitute a great deal of the firm’s reputation and are the key factor determining what makes them exceptional.’

‘Broad, good practice within competition law.’

‘Alexander Stawicki is the best Polish competition lawyer with an in-depth knowledge of all areas of Polish competition law and an understanding of international clients’ needs and expectations.’

‘Dorota Karczewska from WKB is an excellent advisor in the area of consumer protection. She has been supporting us in numerous proceedings before the Polish Competition Authority, always providing services of the highest standards and legal advice with utmost care.’

‘Bartosz Turno and Aleksander Stawicki: important advisors in antitrust issues.’

‘The team is highly experienced in life sciences regulatory, distribution and procurement matters. They really understand all practical, legal and business aspects of distribution of medical products. They support us on both legal and business aspects.’

‘The team has a great and well-deserved reputation. They always find solutions in very challenging situations. DLA Piper has a market leading team in relation to all aspects related to the distribution of medical devices. What makes them even more unique is diversity. This is a value that is clearly visible in their daily practice.’

‘The practice is well known for combining its regulatory knowledge and antitrust awareness under the same roof. This makes their advice to-the-point and less theoretical compared to other firms. Their key competitive advantage is sectorial knowledge.’

‘The team has practical and outstanding experience and skills in legal matters regarding antitrust proceedings.’

‘They have solid knowledge, a “can do” approach, think strategically, creative mind-set, good commercial awareness and a pragmatic, solutions-oriented, point of view.’

‘Michal Orzechowski: he has unique experience in high profile cases at the intersection of public procurement and competition law.’

‘Andrzej Balicki: a renowned market expert in life sciences.’

‘Michał Orzechowski is a business-oriented advisor, ensuring appropriate legal service to the company at the highest quality level in a friendly atmosphere. He understands the aim of legal support is enabling business opportunities.’

‘Michal Orzechowski stands out as a young lawyer with vast experience. He remains involved in all matters that require in-depth knowledge. He’s an outstanding partner, helping clients to understand regulatory obstacles in a digestible manner.’

‘Andrzej Balicki: a role model of a trusted advisor, one of the best I have ever met. He has a unique ability to explain practical business implications of complex regulatory requirements. He always comes up with implementable solutions. Michał Orzechowski has innovative idea on distribution topics.’

‘Greenberg Traurig’s attorneys are passionate about their client’s cases. They like to engage with their clients, embrace their business aims and discuss their future projects. They plan ahead for maximum commercial benefit.’

‘The way of preparing comments for the management team on the contracts under review gave the opportunity to focus on important things, This is is very important in the case of large projects. Comments were made verbally or in writing outside the contract text, which greatly facilitated risk management’

‘Fantastic, reputable team; excellent communication skills mirrored with stellar market experience. Engaged in high profile cases, the team is also hard to beat when it comes to day-to-day, and ad hoc advice. On top, agile negotiators with strong common sense.’

‘The GT team, in particular Robert Gago, is very committed and thoroughly acquainted with the company’s activities, becoming a partner in the entrusted task. With his support, you feel that he is part of the team and not an external advisor.’

‘Robert Gago believes in working closely with clients to build successful relations. He has flawless unfair competition law knowledge and extensive experience.’

‘Robert Gago, market veteran. Exceptional strategy building skills accompanied by business acumen. In terms of legal advice, one of the best on the market. The very first point of contact, regardless of the matter. He always offers pragmatic solutions. Trusted counsel; the one you want to take with you when you change places.’

‘Robert Gago is a skilful individual who knows how to combine legal, market and practical knowledge. We trust him a lot because not only he understands his job, but also can adequately put it into the business context.’

‘Unique competition law specialists in the Polish market. High quality work. Innovative thinking. Determined to drive excellent outcomes for their client. A team of very strong, bright, innovative lawyers.’

‘The team is very professional, a clear way of billing and a flexible approach to the service provided.’

‘The team was extremely invested in producing a good outcome in the case.’

‘Malgorzata is a former agency head who advises uniquely in Poland from her long experience at the agency.’

‘Dorothy is super responsive and client-friendly’

‘Dorothy Hansberry is a stand-out lawyer. Bright, dedicated, excellent at seeing all angles of a particular case, really goes the extra mile to achieve the best possible outcome. Excellent competition law specialist.’

‘Małgorzata Krasnodebska Tomkiel formulates very accurate conclusions supported by professional methodology. Approaches each problem individually in the way it deserves.’

‘The founding partner, Dorothy Hansberry-Biegunska, is an extremely clever and experienced attorney in the area of practice who came up with novel solutions to issues presented. She gave 110% to the matter and went above and beyond in her handling of the case.’

‘The team is one of the biggest experts in Poland, being very responsive and having a very pro-client approach.’

‘Piotr Skurzyński has an extensive knowledge in the field of antitrust matters. He is very client-oriented and invents business-wise solutions from a practical perspective.’

‘The practice of Traple, Konarski, Podrecki & Partners covers at least 25 large areas of law which allows them to provide complex legal services for the client. One of their key strengths is their availability to combine uniquely academic knowledge with legal practice.’

‘The law firm Traple Konarski Podrecki & Partners not only professionally conducts entrusted legal cases and gives opinions on complex, multi-layered legal matters, but also has extensive experience in taking into account the client’s business needs. The team is built of real legal authorities, each of whom is an outstanding specialist in their field, both in the legal, scientific area and in legal practice.’

‘The law office works very quickly and efficiently, adapts to the needs and timeframes of the client, organises meetings and is open to additional consultations, especially for business people, to familiarise them with the legal issues of the case under review.’

‘The services of the law firm always met the previously agreed budget and the highest quality standards of legal services. The law firm offers very favorable hourly rates to regular clients with whom it has been cooperating for many years.’

‘Pawel Podrecki is the person that I work with and his services are truly exceptional. Extraordinary availability, unique knowledge and amazing business approach are the key advantages.’

‘White and Case provides excellent support on Polish and EU merger control. They deeply understand the legal and commercial issues and are able to expertly and effectively handle complex matters. They are able to successfully handle cases with a combined Polish and EU dimension.’

‘What we value greatly is our ability to tap in quickly to this expert resource who has taken the time to properly understand our structures and approach to various matters.’

‘Highly pragmatic, provides sound advice and a personal style relationship.’

‘Availability when needed and willingness to go the extra mile.’

‘Katarzyna Czapracka is an extremely able, efficient and commercially-minded lawyer.’

‘We have been cooperating with DWF lawyers for a decade, basically since the very beginning of our operations. Since that time, we have developed our cooperation in a wide range of areas, including Competition Antitrust. They are business oriented, skilled lawyers, who are always looking for good business solutions.’

‘Lech Najbauer is a go-to-lawyer for competition matters at DWF in Poland. He is very experienced and pays a lot attention to details.’

‘Great knowledge of competition law and good understanding of client’s business.’