‘They possess deep knowledge of Polish employment legislation and the retail sector.‘

‘They understand our business really well and stick to the ‘business first’ rule when preparing legal advice. They are ‘fresh souls’ staying away from outdated legal language and practice. They flexibly adjust to the client’s preferred ways of working.‘

‘They have a wide range of expertise, promptness in taking on research and activities, professionalism, approachability and agility.‘

‘Katarzyna Dukewich stands out for her coordination role between the different CMS branches. Agnieszka Kalwa is notable for her support during the company set-up.‘

‘Katarzyna Dulewicz – a top-class strategist able to put it into tactics; great communicator using both legal and business argumentation; positive person spreading good energy. Tomasz Sancewicz – able to build highly practical advice based on very comprehensive legal knowledge; strong business acumen; very precise in communication; asks great open questions to investigate the matter thoroughly.‘

‘Tomasz, Michal and Katarzyna – they are a great team supporting the customer on a daily basis with deep understanding of both professional advice and customer needs.‘

‘I have been working with Katarzyna Dulewicz & Tomasz Sancewicz for almost 5 years now. I always appreciate their practical approach, openness and common sense.‘

‘The firm has provided meaningful and very efficient legal support demonstrating a true insight knowledge and negotiation strengths in the area of local employment law. The availability of associates and completeness of the legal advice given in Poland and Czech Republic was exceptional. ’

‘Mrs. Aleksandra Minkowicz-Flanek provided exceptionally efficient, personal and hands-on legal assistance in a labour matter in Poland. She and her team impressed with their commitment and negotiation skills to resolve the matter at hand. Highly recommended.’

‘Aleksandra Minkowicz-lanek who leads the local employment practice makes it unique, as Aleksandra is an exceptional lawyer. She is not only a bright person and very experienced employment lawyer but also has an exceptional understanding of business needs. She definitely can think out of the box. Aleksandra has very good interpersonal skills which helps her to settle the matters which seem impossible to settle due to the high level of negative emotions between the parties. ’

‘Aleksandra Minkowicz-Flanek is a highlight of the employment team and a star among labour lawyers. There is no employment matter that I can imagine which I would hesitate a minute to entrust her.’

‘The team has the very broad approach to the client’s needs. They don’t only focus on the legal aspects but also are able to discuss business perspectives for the decisions made. This makes this team unique.’

‘Strong and efficient team.’

‘They are always available and provide extremely prompt answers. My trusted partner for any labour law questions that have never failed me through the years.’

‘Agnieszka Lechman-Filipiak is extremely competent and always provides great advice.’

‘The company, DLA Piper, approaches the client in a great way. They try to find out the solution with an out-of-the-box approach, if required. I can also rely on them as our trusted advisor and count on the service in a timely manner.’

‘Global perspectives due to global client base extremely commercial and pragmatic advice Applies local law against wider global business objectives and considerations.’

‘Michal Synowiec, Counsel is a safe pair of hands and highly valued for his legal and commercial insights. His ability to communicate clearly, respond quickly to and work seamlessly with an in-house legal team deserves commendation. A rising star.’

‘The team delivers timely and good quality. Very responsive and good at managing expectations. Pragmatic and collaborative.’

‘Dominika Nowak is a professional business partner to us; responsive and keeping to a high standard. I highly recommend her.’

‘Fast, accurate, practical and business-oriented advice. Good understanding of the client’s needs and business.’

‘Agata Mierzwa – professional lawyer with a good understanding of local markets.’

‘Excellent legal expertise, dialogue oriented and very supportive in projects. ’

‘They are great negotiators and helped us to finalize the dispute with unions very effectively. What differentiates them from other lawyers is their communications skills which allow them to provide the most complex advice in clear and concise manner. We also appreciate Greenberg’s organization and coordination skills. ’

‘Anna Halas-Krawczyk has a high level of professional knowledge and experience, sound judgment, very good communications skills (i.e. clear expression and concise style). She is also very business oriented and always understands what we need.’

‘Members have all necessary skills to play not only the role of risk spotters, but general advisors, strategic partners and business enablers, delivering comprehensive legal services and support. Have a wide range of contacts in various institutions, organizations, businesses ’

‘Our partner (Mrs. Anna Halas-Krawczyk) guarantees combination of the in-depth knowledge of the law/codes and the businesses. Excellent negotiating skills. Handling issues holistically. Finding/creating values and protecting the company’s reputation, if necessary. Provides an outstanding level of legal service.’

‘Greenberg’s Employment practice has best-of-breed, unique expertise in the area of executive compensation/equity incentives/contracting, which is combined with real life experience and practical, down-to-earth advice. This area is very important for Private Equity firms and Greenberg has the market.’

‘Anna Halas-Krawczyk brings years of expertise and knowledge in the field of executive matters (including option schemes and equity incentives as well as regulatory requirements) combined with excellent negotiation skills and great understanding of business reality, which is a unique blend.’

‘I worked mainly with Anna Halas-Krawczyk and the experience was very positive. Anna was easily accessible despite her seniority. What made her really stand out from my perspective was that (i) Anna was able to guide me in a non-patronising way through areas where I lacked experience / knowledge and (ii) was a great listener and quick-learner when it came to understanding how our organisation worked and how the management programme she was working with was constructed. ’

‘The project was led in a very efficient matter, GT presented a high degree of competence and creativity, and good understanding of our business. GT is rather focusing on solving matters quickly instead of prolonging discussions which is what we, as a client, expected. Their comments and advices were thoughtful and they made useful inputs in the environment of dynamic negotiations.’

‘Our tight schedule in respect to the project demanded hard work from Anna Halas-Krawczyk and her team, and they stood to the occasion. Anna demonstrated a very good leadership navigating with quite a lot of parties involved in the project. I also appreciated Anna’

‘Very customer oriented always ready when needed practical support quick exchanges ’

‘Anna Halas-Krawczyk – Anna led the efforts on the employment-related elements of our transactions and has been an absolute pleasure to work with. She’s very skilled and knowledgeable professional and has been communicating very well throughout the processes. She makes sure to address relevant issues in the appropriate level of detail and complexity and never fails to provide further explanations and her own proposal/advice. ’

‘The GT employment practice’s particular strength are management incentive schemes and share option plans for senior management. Due to the strong M&A background they perfectly understand the business rationale of each project and are able to precisely reflect the business needs in legal documentation. They are clearly aiming at finding a solution and are not overcomplicating things. Another strong side is handling difficult situations ’

‘Anna Halas-Krawczyk, the head of the practice is a good negotiator and an amazing person as well. She handles effectively negotiations with top level managers, contributing to finalize the deal with the best in class style and approach. Great understating of the business needs of the client.’

‘Very proactive in looking for the best solutions of problems. Take care of the clients’ business giving many perspectives (not only a legal one, but also a business one). Knowledge of legal employment issues which are quite “difficult” as not so much developed in Poland yet (i.e. mobbing issues).’

‘Anna Halas Krawczyk is the attorney in Greenberg Traurig I cooperate with the most frequently. Very professional, open, communicative, supportive. Very flexible when it comes to the availability. She helped me with many employees’ issues taking into consideration not only legal aspects, but also aspects of the company’s reputation and long term employer branding perspective.’

‘The Greenberg Traurig employment team has thorough experience in their practice area, well exceeding the knowledge of laws and precedents. They act as business counsel, capable of providing very practical advice.’

‘Our main point of contact was Anna Halas-Krawczyk, whose expertise and deal making, proactive attitude was essential in order to reach agreement on crucial tasks. I would highly recommend her to anyone requiring these sort of legal services.’

‘The legal services provided remain at the highest level, thus taking into account business needs. Deep analysis of the problem and at the same time quick reaction and excellent contact.’

‘Pro-active team under strong leadership creates feeling of boutique/dedicated support. ’

‘Close working relationship. Team lawyers feel like members of own in house legal team.’

‘Karolina Stawicka’s team not only provides us with knowledge of labour law, but also supports decision-making through practical explanations. ’

‘Very responsive and seek to provide creative solutions to challenging scenarios. Adept at assisting with fast moving and changeable landscapes.’

‘The team has deep knowledge about our organization what is a significant advantage and helps to provide tailor-made legal advise.’

‘Excellent knowledge of Labour Law, the jurisprudence along with the latest trends in this area. Business approach. Giving not only legal advice but solutions. ’

‘Karolina’s team is growing and providing intuitive and interesting solutions for clients.’

‘Karolina Stawicka – professional, supportive. ’

‘Number one is engagement in work, all team members of Bird & Bird show the highest engagement. Then the creativity in approaching the problem, by creativity I mean more then just legal point of view, it’s a combination of business perspective human element and sure the final legal result. Last but not least are the competences the team I’m working with is bringing to the table. ’

‘Karolina Stawicka, as the head of the practice, managed to build a team consisting of top-ranking specialists with extensive experience, knowledge and business oriented attitude.’

‘We have been working with B&B on the employment issues. Paula Koczara and Karolina Terech have provided us with smart solutions that we have not even considered before. One of their biggest assets is exceptional quality of advice they provide. ’

‘We are delighted to have an opportunity to work with Ms Paula Koczara. She is very talented and highly skilful lawyer. Her exceptional legal knowledge is very impressive. Also, she is one of the nicest person I have worked with. Working with Paula is a great pleasure.’

‘Along with being consummate professionals, this team provides great expertise and knowledge, along reasonable and practical guidance to clients on how to navigate the nuances of this market. The team acts as a great partner for clients and is willing to pull out the stops to deliver. The team is wonderful to work with even under the most challenging circumstances or deadlines.’

‘Karolina Stawicka and Paulina Grotkowska are like virtual members of the EMEA benefits deployment team. We enjoy working with them and appreciate the synergy between the way they work with us and our company’s core values and culture where respect, integrity and fun are cornerstones. We appreciate their constructive honesty and guidance and willingness to set us straight when necessary because of the wonderfully constructive manner they do so.

‘We have worked extensively with this team over the past two years on matters and have developed a wonderful rapport and understanding of the best way to do business together. It is great to have a trusted partner. ’

‘I cooperated with Mr. Grzegorz Nowaczek and Mrs. Aleksandra Ulatowska. They both approached the problem professionally.’

‘A highly responsive team that provides pragmatic and high quality advice.’

‘Tomasz Derda – very approachable, sharp and pragmatic lawyer. He is able to quickly find solutions for complex matters.

‘Grzegorz Nowaczek – very responsive and diligent lawyer. ’

‘Sadkowski and Partners Law Firm has a unique attitude to provision of legal services. Their experts genuinely care about the clients they represent and have a clear pro-business orientation. Due to the high-quality of SiW’

‘Ms Marzena Labedz (Partner, attorney at law), is a well-known expert in the fields of employment of foreigners and intellectual property. She has a profound knowledge and experience in conducting lectures for the members of BCC in Warsaw, Katowice and Cracow. Our second recommendation is for Mr Marcin Frackowiak (attorney at law) who is a BCC expert on collective and individual labour law.’

‘Each representative from Sadkowski that I talk to presents a high quality of knowledge mixed with experience. They are engaged and provide high quality materials for our further consideration.’

‘We highly value the whole Sadkowski & Partners team, but we would like to especially highlight  Marzena Labedz (Partner, attorney at law), who manages the team of lawyers and has an unique talent of understanding each client’

‘The law firm has specialists in many areas of law. It also allows them to provide comprehensive services in the shortest possible time.’

‘The lawyers with whom we work are distinguished by outstanding knowledge, experience and punctuality, as well as the ability to build good relationships with clients. In particular, this applies to partner Marzena Labedz and director Michal Wysocki.’

‘Monika Kolasinska. Since first engagement, Monika has proven to be – by far – the most supportive and enthusiastic member of SiW team. All personnel are second to none, but Monika has this unique ability and passion for understanding your needs and how your business operates, which makes her part of your own team. No request is too big or too small, and there wasn’t a single instance so far, when she lacked necessary knowledge and expertise. When on tight deadline she will work round the clock, with absolute ease. She has not only provided me with relevant services but expanded to offering solutions outside the box. Never bare minimum to tick a box but overarching and innovative solutions that our business has benefited from already. ’

‘The employment team has absolutely unique knowledge and experience in the field of employment law: negotiations, contracts, relations with trade unions, disputes.’

‘I work with Agnieszka Fedor and her team. I have been cooperating with Agnieszka for over a dozen years on various matters relating to restructuring, negotiations with trade unions, negotiations with management staff. Agnieszka is a lawyer with extraordinary knowledge, experience and excellent negotiation skills. Cooperation with her goes far beyond standard legal advisory services, it is rather a strategic advisory in difficult employment matters. I do not know a better lawyer in the area of employment law. ’

‘Squire Patton Boggs Krzesniak sp.k. provides the legal assistance in preparation and termination of the job contracts, preparing opinions and interpretations for our company. In the past SPB represented us in a court case with the ex- employee achieving a very satisfying sentence in a difficult trial. In all these areas of activities the level of services is very high, proving professionalism and in-depth knowledge of the legal regulations.’

‘As far as the Employment practice is concerned we cooperate with Partner Malgorzata Grzelak. She provides very professional services, timely and quick response to requests, clearly prepares her opinions and interpretations based on a careful analysis of the legal/factual status. Mrs Grzelak can smoothly establish professional contacts with all participants of the proceedings.’

‘Provides a great service, very personable, responsive (often within tight timescales), global presence, easy to deal with, good commercial advice. In comparison with other firms, they provide quicker and more cost effective advice. Their lawyers are personable and well connected between jurisdictions. They take the time to understand the business and our needs and make us feel like we are a priority. ’

‘I would highly recommend Malgorzata Grzelak. She is extremely responsive (even when on vacation) and provides succinct advice which is readily understandable outside of legal and irrespective of language barriers; quick grasp of issues and requirements of the business in short timescales; commitment to fee quote; and willingness to support, including out of hours.’

‘3 factors make the difference; jobs received are 1) timely, 2) precise and 3) complete. ’

‘Very proactive in responses – look broadly, consider all aspects of the cases, provide best solutions.’

‘Magdalena Szeptyka – expert in labour law – very professional, huge knowledge Maciej Jarecki – expert in contract negotiations – you can be sure you get the best deal when you work with Maciej.’

‘They are extremely knowledgeable and able to compare the Poland legal system with the UK legal system. The team are helpful and very understanding but also pointed when required. We have built a fantastic relationship on trust and reliability.’

‘They are honest and able to readily understand the needs of our business and expectations whilst ensuring we collaborate and remain innovative. ’

‘Wiewiorski Law firm finds great balance in the service ensuring competent and experienced lawyers who are friendly and communicative, which puts the customer service on a very high level. ’

‘All the lawyers I had a pleasure to work with are extremely competent. They have wide experience in their fields of expertise. At the same time they are helpful, friendly and very communicative.’

‘The Wiewiorski Legal Team specializes in all legal aspects of large companies: labour law, real estate, company law, investments, business contracts, litigation & arbitration, state aid, environmental law, negotiations etc.’

‘All people from the Wiewiorski Legal Team are characterized by the following features: 1) they communicate in a way that is understandable to people who are not lawyers; 2) they propose alternative scenarios of operation; 3) they react very quickly to inquiries for opinion, take into account various aspects of the case, even those that are not in their specialization, and immediately organize help in these areas (directing them to the right people).’

‘High quality advice and great as well as swift support.‘

‘Marek Wroniak (a classic senior adviser, very good for judgement calls) Agnieszka Szczodra-Hajduk (extremely profound knowledge, very proactive) ’

‘The team is very responsive, quickly reacts to issues and provides comprehensive support.’

‘Hogan Lovells has been always open to the challenges and provides the highest standard of service.’

‘Quick reaction time. Very practical advice.’

‘Marek Wroniak – professional lawyer, good coordination and communication skills’

‘High level of expertise, strong commercial emphasis.’

‘Marek Wroniak – highly knowledgeable, responsive, extremely good understanding of commercial aspects’

‘On the top of a strong professional knowledge and experience in various complex legal matters in HR area HL team I used to cooperate with is very approachable and focused on building close and long term relationship with key clients.’

‘My main business partner in HL is Ms Agnieszka Szczodra-Hajduk. I highly appreciate her strong professional experience or great communication skills.’

‘The firm has a great commercial acumen to adapt their advice and language to a UK-based business. They have offered great support to conduct both HR projects and manage employee relations.’

‘Specific stand-out partners: Wioleta Polak, Monika Walasek I value their way of translating Polish employment law into easy to understand content for non Polish lawyers and HR professionals. ’

‘Responsive, good value fees-wise, excellent English.’

‘Monika Walasek – clear, detailed advice. Michal Hady – responsive, up and coming.’