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The Legal 500 is delighted to formally announce the return of GC Summit: Poland, taking place at Raffles Europjski Warsaw on 26 October 2022. For the first time since 2019 we will venture back to Warsaw to bring together Poland’s top in-house counsel and leading legal thought leaders at our major GC Summit.
In association with our partners for this event, Rymarz Zdort, PwC, Bird & Bird, GESSEL, Traple Konarski Podrecki & Wspólnicy, Hansberry Tomkiel, Viroux & Partners, Greenberg Traurig, Penteris and Wiewiórski Legal, we are honoured to present to you a series of sessions that will cover a wide range of issues and significant challenges facing in-house counsel in Central and Eastern Europe today.
Among other topics, we will tackle the complexities of legal technology, the impact of ESG regulations and compliance on in-house counsel, the ever-changing space in competition law, crisis and risk management, corporate liability, contemporary employment issues that in-house counsel face, and dispute management.
Drawing on the vast experience of our highly accomplished speakers, this event will provide practical, hands-on advice to all in-house counsel. It is a must-attend even for any in-house counsel in Poland who are aiming to reach the next level of their professional development.
Agenda
8.30am-9.00am Arrival and registration
9.00am-9.10am Opening remarks
- Nathan Oseroff-Spicer, research editor, GC Powerlist / GC Magazine, The Legal 500
- Rafał Poznalski, head of legal & compliance, LG Electronics Central Europe
9.10am-10.00am The challenges of taking on ESG initiatives – is your company ready for them?
Moderated by PwC
- Aleksandra Bańkowska, PwC
- Tomasz Barańczyk, PwC
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Jerzy Bombczyński, advocate, manager at the Legal Office – Investments of PFR S.A.
- Norbert Jeziolowicz, Director of the Retail Banking Financial Markets Team, Polish Bank Association
10.00am-10.30am The impact of changes in competition law on internet and e-commerce platforms and who is likely to be affected.
- Małgorzata Krasnodębska-Tomkiel, partner, Hansberry Tomkiel
- Jolanta Tropaczyńska, general counsel, Orange Polska SA
10.30am-11.00am With the rise of technology, is it now harder to protect your brand?
What are the best practice benchmarks for trademarks, anti-counterfeiting, licensing and due diligence?
- Anna Sokołowska-Ławniczak, partner, Traple Konarski Podrecki & Wspólnicy
11.00am-11.15am Coffee break
11.15am-12.30pm The liability of members representing corporate bodies in a changing legal environment
- Karina Aust-Niewiadomska, partner, Rymarz Zdort
- Dr Marek Maciąg, partner, Rymarz Zdort
- Anna Atanasow, Head of Legal, Huuuge Games
- Andrzej Gładysz, General Counsel, PZU SA
- Agnieszka Gotlibowska-Horoszczak, General Counsel, Head of the Legal Department at Canal+ Polska
12.30pm-1.30pm Lunch
1.30pm-2.20pm The eye of the storm – crisis management: prevention, response and reaction. How to manage legal risks in a time of crisis
- Adam Kowalczyk, partner, Bird & Bird
- Magdalena Kluz-Litwa, general counsel, Comarch
- Marta Ziolkowska-Nasinska, general legal counsel, Poland & Baltics region, Ferrero
- Ewelina Jarosz-Zgoda, general counsel, CD PROJEKT RED
2.20pm-2.50pm Navigating the legal and tax concerns in post-pandemic M&A transactions. The role of internal legal and tax teams
- Dominika Ramírez-Wołkiewicz, partner, GESSEL
- Bartłomiej Woźniak, managing associate, GESSEL
2.50pm-3.00pm Coffee break
3.00pm-3.50pm The selection of arbitral forums among competing centres
- Paweł Pietkiewicz, Partner, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
- Dr. Nikolaus Pitkowitz, president of the Vienna International Arbitral Centre (VIAC) & partner at Pitkowitz & Partner
- Caroline Falconer, Deputy Secretary General at the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce
- Prof. Marcin Asłanowicz, President of the Lewiatan Arbitration Court
- Bogdan Dzudzewicz, General Counsel at CCC
3.50pm-4.20pm Fireside Chat: managing international disputes – practical guidance on mitigating, handling and resolving a dispute
- Elżbieta Viroux, founding and managing partner, Viroux & Partners
- Nathan Oseroff-Spicer, research editor, GC Powerlist/GC Magazine, The Legal 500
4.20pm-5.10pm How are International Sanctions Impacting Compliance? Practical Problems and Risk Analysis
- Jeremiasz Kuśmierz, senior associate, Penteris
- Dariusz Sojka, director and counsel CEE, American Express
- Marta Jedlińska, head of compliance, Société Générale Spółka Akcyjna Oddział W Polsce
5.10pm-6.00pm Networking drinks and event concludes
Speakers
Karina Aust-Niewiadomska, partner, Rymarz Zdort
Karina Aust-Niewiadomska is an advocate admitted to practice in Poland, a partner in the litigation and dispute resolution department of Rymarz Zdort and the head of the white collar defense and investigations practice.
She graduated from the faculty of law and administration of the University of Warsaw in 2001, completed post-graduate studies in European law at the University of Warsaw in 2004 and qualified as an advocate in 2006. She joined Rymarz Zdort in 2000.
A specialist in representing clients in criminal cases, in particular with regard to white-collar crime, Karina has extensive knowledge and expertise both in acting for injured parties and in defending those charged with wrongdoing in connection with their business activities.
Adam Kowalczyk, partner, Bird & Bird
Adam Kowalczyk is a partner and head of the litigation and investigations group in Warsaw, focusing on complex commercial and regulatory disputes, as well as corporate fraud matters. Adam has been advising clients since 2007, assisting corporations, governments and private individuals in over 200 litigation proceedings, including before international arbitration tribunals, with a total value exceeding several billion euros. He has also successfully represented clients in numerous unprecedented regulatory proceedings, successfully challenging established case law.
Before joining Bird & Bird in 2018, Adam was the head of the litigation and white-collar crime department in one of the biggest international law firms operating in Poland. In addition to white-collar crime and tax criminal law experience, Adam specialises in conducting corporate investigations, asset tracing, and enforcement.
Małgorzata Krasnodębska-Tomkiel, partner, Hansberry Tomkiel
Małgorzata Krasnodębska-Tomkiel is a Polish solicitor and doctor of legal sciences. For a number of years, she worked at the Polish Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (the Polish Authority). From 2008-14, she served as the Polish Authority’s chair. Previously, she served as a vice-chair and as the head of the legal department.
Małgorzata is internationally recognised by senior competition officials and private practitioners as a leading figure in competition enforcement. Her knowledge of and experience with the policies, practices and strategies of Polish and foreign Competition Authorities positions her to well represent companies and their executives in national and international cartel investigations and litigation. She is a frequent lecturer on competition and consumer protection law at the Institute of Legal Studies of PAN in Warsaw and at the Warsaw School of Economics.
Dr Marek Maciąg, partner, Rymarz Zdort
Dr Marek Maciąg is an attorney-at-law admitted to practice in Poland and a partner in the corporate department of Rymarz Zdort. A specialist in commercial, corporate and capital markets law, Marek has advised clients, including private equity funds, in complex M&A transactions and joint ventures. He has a wealth of experience advising founders on the sale of their companies. His experience also covers mergers of major companies listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, as well as takeovers of listed companies. He was one of the leading lawyers advising a Polish listed company on a successful defence against a hostile takeover. His experience in capital market transactions includes advising issuers, selling shareholders and underwriters in connection with public and private offerings of shares to both Polish and international investors, as well as sales of shares in accelerated bookbuilding processes.
Nathan Oseroff-Spicer, research editor, GC Powerlist/GC Magazine, The Legal 500
Nathan often contributes long-form articles and research reports to GC Magazine on topics ranging from ESG and legal tech to corporate finance and real estate, as well as developing GC and Private Practice Powerlists. He joined The Legal 500 in 2019 as a researcher/writer for The Legal 500 rankings. He has dealt with practice areas for numerous countries in Western Europe, the Nordics and Baltics, Eastern Europe, Australia, Central Asia, and Southeast Asia, and has also covered parts of the London Bar. He was promoted to research editor in early 2022. Nathan has been quoted in and provided background for several articles in English newspapers and magazines regarding a diverse range of topics, including the ethics of private funding of research in higher education and critical analysis of data presented in the UK government’s 2021 report of the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities. He is a native English speaker, but conversationally fluent in both German and Spanish, although he is still working constantly on improving both.
Anna Sokołowska-Ławniczak, partner, Traple Konarski Podrecki & Wspólnicy
Anna Sokołowska-Ławniczak leads the industrial property and brand management team as part of the intellectual property practice at TKP. She advises on every aspect of industrial property rights, from developing strategies through protecting individual items of industrial property to maintaining and enforcing industrial property rights under Polish, European and international procedures.
Jolanta Tropaczyńska, general counsel, Orange Polska SA
Jolanta Tropaczyńskahhas, since 2012, been general counsel at Orange Polska, a leading telecommunications firm in Poland. Before joining Orange Polska, she was a partner of Linklaters from 2001 and later was head of its corporate practice in the Warsaw office. In addition to telecom law, her areas of focus encompass competition and consumer protection law, as well as mainstream corporate matters including M&A. She is also interested in digitalization in many areas, ranging from legal services to interactions of service providers with customers including individual consumers. She was recognised as one of the best general and senior in-house legal counsels in Central and Eastern Europe by The Legal 500 in 2019.
Elżbieta Viroux, founding and managing partner, Viroux & Partners
Elżbieta Viroux is the founder and managing partner of Viroux & Partners. She is a highly regarded commercial practitioner and litigator with strong credibility and a reputation earned through executing exceptional and high value transactions and settling disputes for clients. She prides herself on being a ‘lawyer as a business advisor’, providing clients with the most efficient and innovative solutions by looking at their problems from a business perspective first. Major players on the market have sought her expertise. Elżbieta is skilled in individual attitude and problem solving. She is adept at understanding business and making it congruent with law. She is experienced in multi-level deal structuring in international transactions, M&A and company transformations.
She represents clients in international litigations, including EU competition law disputes. She is an accomplished mediator, successfully acting as a leading counsel in international arbitrations (ICC, LCIA, UNICITRAL, VIAC, SCC, AAA, ICDR, SAKIG, Lewiatan, Swiss Rules).
Marta Ziolkowska-Nasinska, general legal counsel, Poland & Baltics region, Ferrero
Marta Ziolkowska-Nasinska is General Counsel, providing advice to Ferrero companies on every day matters, with a particular focus on general corporate advice and contracts, IP (including trademarks, copyright, unfair competition and anti-counterfeiting), food, competition, marketing and consumer, privacy and data protection, employment. Marta has provided IP advice to Ferrero companies operating in Central and Eastern Europe countries (18+). Her experience covers contractual, litigation and transactional work, implementing compliance programs and running negotiation. She has worked for commercial and production (global factory) parts of business. Prior to joining Ferrero, Marta worked as an associate at reputable International and Polish companies, where she advised clients on IP, IT and privacy/data protection matters. Marta was also recognized in The Legal 500’s GC Powerlist Central and Eastern Europe 2019 and Forbes Women Polska List of 25 best women lawyers in business 2021.
Magdalena Kluz-Litwa, general counsel, Comarch
Advocate, currently Head of the Legal Department in Telecommunication Sector, Comarch S.A., Magda has 5 years’ experience in the legal advisory for companies operating in the construction sector and over 10 years’ experience in technology projects related matters. Magda has participated in dozens of international IT contracts negotiations with global companies operating in various industries, including fuel, aviation, automotive and also with telecommunications operators and banks.
Magda has also advised in dozens of disputes in pre-litigation and litigation stages with local and foreign entities from the private sector, but also with public procurers. She also coordinated the processes of establishing legal entities in various parts of the world, including East Asia, South-West Asia and North America. Currently Magda manages a team of lawyers as a Head of the Legal Department in the Telecommunications Sector in one of the largest Polish IT companies – Comarch S.A.
Rafał Poznalski, head of legal & compliance, LG Electronics Central Europe
South Korean multinational electronics company LG has a footprint in the Central European region and leading the legal and compliance department in this operation is the highly distinguished Rafał Poznalski, working from his base in Warsaw. Poznalski joined LG Electronics in Poland in 2009 as its head of legal and has made numerous impacts during this time, consistently being recognised in The Legal 500’s GC Powerlist research for Central & Eastern Europe, as an innovative lawyer, leading in his field and driving positive change within LG’s legal and business operations. Poznalski’s previous career roles have seen him assume an in-house position as legal department manager at Capital Group TELMONT, and as a senior lawyer and trade mark specialist at Polish law firms.
Dominika Ramírez-Wołkiewicz, partner, GESSEL
Dominika Ramírez-Wołkiewicz heads up the tax law department at GESSEL and has over 20 years of experience in legal and tax consultancy. Dominika specializes in comprehensive tax services for business entities in the field of income tax, tax on goods and services, tax on civil law transactions, and international taxes.
She provides support to clients in implementing various tax reliefs (IP Box relief, relief for research and development, relief for new investments), deals with ongoing tax consultancy, tax planning projects, restructuring of companies, including those involving foreign entities. Dominika Ramírez-Wołkiewicz handles tax due diligence projects and tax reviews. A significant part of her practice includes tax and court proceedings in which she represents her clients. She participates in tax conferences and conducts many general and thematic training sessions.
Bartłomiej Woźniak, managing associate, GESSEL
Bartłomiej Woźniak Specializes in M&A, Banking and finance, commercial and company law.
Before joining GESSEL in 2014, Bartłomiej worked at a leading international law firm and at the State Treasury Solicitors’ Office (Prokuratoria Generalna Skarbu Państwa). While still a student, Bartłomiej contributed to the Legal Clinic at the University of Warsaw and to the Property Law Clinic of the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights. He also led classes for students at the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Warsaw.
Bartłomiej has worked with many private equity and venture capital funds, advising on share deal-type and asset deal-type transactions on the buyer as well as seller sides. Also advised on buy-out transactions (including LBOs and MBOs) and on expansion capital transactions. Has experience with organised divestment processes, with transactions involving representations and warranties insurance (which is a novel concept in Polish legal dealing) and with cross-border / multi-jurisdiction projects.
Agnieszka Pytlas, managing partner, Penteris
In a disruptive economy, only lawyers with a multi-disciplined approach and informed industrial and market knowledge can prepare business partners for an unknown future. Key stakeholders in retail understand that practical priorities and speed of thought are essential to business success.
Pro-active and leading trends, Agnieszka connects the dots in order to overcome challenges and provide tangible benefit for clients across various sectors and industries.
Being strategic in outlook, she works closely with market leaders to guide them in today’s volatile economy.
Jeremiasz Kuśmierz, senior associate, Penteris
Creative and curious, Jeremiasz uses his expertise in dispute resolution, employment, and public procurement matters to focus on risk management and professional, practical solutions.
Diligent and risk-aware, he strives to provide business partners with effective compliance and corporate governance models. Open to the fast-changing world, Jeremiasz believes new tech to be the foundation of future business. His global outlook is highlighted by his work in multinational deals involving China and Europe.
Ewelina Jarosz-Zgoda, general counsel, CD PROJEKT RED
Ewelina Jarosz-Zgoda is general counsel and chief compliance officer at CD PROJEKT RED, a video game developer best known for Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher series of games. She provides legal counsel to the company’s board of directors and senior management and leads a legal team that advises on, among others, IP rights protection and management, corporate governance and security matters, privacy and compliance, employment, commercial transactions and litigation management.
She joined the CD PROJEKT Group in 2017 as a lead counsel for GOG.COM, and CD PROJEKT RED in 2021 first as deputy chief counsel, and then general counsel.
She has a strong passion and expertise in intellectual property and consumer law. Before joining CD PROJEKT RED, Ewelina worked both as an in-house legal counsel in FMCG companies and outside counsel in international law firms in Poland.
Paweł Pietkiewicz, partner, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Paweł Pietkiewicz focuses his practice on litigation and arbitration. He advises domestic and international clients across a wide range of litigation and arbitration cases. Paweł has extensive experience as an arbitrator in proceedings conducted on the basis of the rules of Court of Arbitration at the Polish Chamber of Commerce in Warsaw, the Lewiatan Court of Arbitration, and the Court of Arbitration at the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris.
Dr. Nikolaus Pitkowitz, president of the Vienna International Arbitral Centre (VIAC) & partner at Pitkowitz & Partners
Nikolaus Pitkowitz is Founding Partner and Head of Dispute Resolution at Pitkowitz & Partners and President of the Vienna International Arbitral Centre (VIAC).
Nikolaus Pitkowitz is considered one of the leading Austrian arbitration practitioners having acted as arbitrator and party counsel in over 130 international disputes, in a range from smaller to multibillion cases. He also regularly acts in high profile litigations in front of state courts and the European Court of Justice.
In September 2022 he was elected President of the Vienna International Arbitral Centre (VIAC), the premier international arbitration institution in Central and Eastern Europe. Pitkowitz & Partners is a leading international law firm based in Vienna, with a distinct focus on international arbitration, ranked by GAR 100 among the world’s leading practices.
Anna Atanasow, head of legal, Huuuge Games
Anna Atanasow – advocate, top 25 lawyers in business according to Forbes, Member of the District Bar Council in Warsaw, Head of the Legal department at Huuuge Games, former General Counsel, to Global Markets at Grupa Kapitałowa CCC S.A.
Andrzej Gładysz, general counsel, PZU SA
Agnieszka Gotlibowska-Horoszczak, general counsel, head of the legal department, Canal+ Polska
Agnieszka Gotlibowska-Horoszczak has served as General Counsel at CANAL+ Polska S.A. since 2015. Since November 2019, when CANAL+ Polska acquired a controlling stake in Kino Świat Sp. z o.o., a leading film distributor in Poland, she has also been a member of its supervisory board.
Prior to 2015, for several years she was in charge of the Business and Legal Affairs department at VIMN Poland Sp. z o.o., a Polish company owned by Viacom International Media Networks, a US media group, and prior to that she acted as legal counsel. Before moving to the world of in-house lawyers, she worked at Polish law firms and subsequently at CMS Cameron McKenna (currently CMS) in the corporate practice.
Aleksandra Bańkowska, PwC
Aleksandra is responsible for the Banking and FInance practise within PwC Legal. She has over 15 years of experience in advising financial institutions. She is a leading ESG advisor in working groups established at the Polish Bank Association for sustainable finance, for Taxonomy and for the changes in MIFiD II, supporting the development of interpretative explanations for the financial sector in the field of ESG regulations implementation. On a daily basis, she supports financial institutions and non-financial companies in implementing disclosures in accordance with the SFDR (including developing an ESG strategy, criteria for granting environmentally sustainable loans and the related assessment of contractors), reporting obligations under the Taxonomy and delegated acts to entities subject to NFRD (KPIs, including Green Assets Ratio), as well as changes introduced to the MIFID II, Solvency II, IDD, UCITIS and AIFMD directives.
Tomasz Barańczyk, partner, ESG initiatives leader in PwC PolandPwC
Tomasz Barańczyk has been engaged in advisory services for leading companies from various business sectors since 1996. His key clients are companies from the energy, oil and gas sectors.
Since 2003 he has been a licenced tax advisor. In the years 2013-2018 he was the managing partner of the PwC Tax and Legal Department in Poland. He has been acting as tax and legal leader of client markets and ESG in the CEE region.
Tomasz has extensive experience in conducting comprehensive tax optimization projects for companies, mainly with respect to Corporate Income Tax, VAT, excise duty, customs and other public legal levies. In his professional life, Tomasz has managed teams which reviewed the existing business structures of clients and provided them with comprehensive support in the preparation of favourable tax solutions and their subsequent implementation. As the leader of a platform covering various forms of ESG support for companies and individuals cooperating with PwC, Tomasz supports and supervises the operations of the respective experts in Poland.
Tomasz has participated in many conferences on tax law held in Poland and abroad as a speaker; he is also the author of many articles on tax issues published in the professional press.
Jerzy Bombczyński, advocate, manager at the Legal Office – Investments of PFR S.A.
Dariusz Sojka, general counsel, American Express
Dariusz Sojka is General Counsel (CEE) of American Express and PAYBACK (loyalty program). He has led legal projects in Mexico and Italy and previously worked for News Corp, TeleDanmark, and Dentons. He graduated from University of Warsaw and University of Florida.
Marta Jedlińska, head of compliance, Société Générale Spółka Akcyjna Oddział W Polsce
Marta Jedlińska has over 20 years of experience in Compliance in various business areas of financial institutions: private, corporate and investment banking. She has held leadership roles within Compliance for many years. She has also coordinated teams in different countries within a multinational bank. Compliance in the implementation of group standards and European regulations (MiFID II) Since 2014, she has been a member of the Banking Ethics Committee at the Polish Bank Association and a member of the Sustainable Finance Committee.
Caroline Falconer, Deputy Secretary General at the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce
Caroline Falconer is the Deputy Secretary General and Head of Operations of the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC). Caroline is the chairperson of the board for the Swedish Company Lawyers Association. She holds a Swedish LL.M. degree from Stockholm University as well as a LL.M. degree from King’s College, London University. She was Senior Legal Counsel at a major European energy company between 2015 and 2022 and gained during those years a thorough understanding of the daily challenges inhouse legal counsels face. She has spent almost 10 years at three different Swedish law firms specializing in dispute resolution and has worked at the Stockholm District Court. Caroline is co-founder of SWAN, Swedish Women in Arbitration Network; a professional network for women with an interest in arbitration. Caroline is member of the jury for the prestigious Swedish prize “The Company Lawyer of the Year” and she is frequently engaged as speaker at domestic and international events for lawyers.
Prof. Marcin Asłanowicz, President of the Lewiatan Arbitration Court
Prof. Marcin Aslanowicz is the president of the Lewiatan Arbitration Court (since March 2020) and partner in SSW Law Firm.
He has served as an arbitrator (including presiding arbitrator and sole arbitrator) in more than 30 arbitration proceedings (ad hoc and before permanent arbitration courts, including the Court of Arbitration at the National Chamber of Commerce, the Court of Arbitration at the Polish Bank Association and the Lewiatan Arbitration Court). He has also represented investors in several investment arbitration proceedings based on bilateral investment treaties between Poland and the US, Singapore and Australia, among others, as well as a number of intra-EU BITs.
Marcin Aslanowicz has also represented clients in numerous arbitration proceedings before various Polish permanent arbitration courts and in ad hoc arbitration proceedings, as well as before foreign arbitration courts (SCC, LCIA, FOSFA, VIAC, ICC). He regularly represents clients in various disputes (mainly contractual, construction and post-M&A) before Polish state courts, including the Supreme Court.
Bogdan Dzudzewicz, General Counsel at CCC
Norbert Jeziolowicz, Director of the Retail Banking Financial Markets Team, Polish Bank Association
He also represents the Polish banking sector in of the European Banking Federation. As part of the Federation, he takes part in the work of the Retail Banking Committee, Secondary Markets Working Group and several working groups on financial markets and sustainable financing.
From July 2013, he was a member of the Council for WIBID and WIBOR Reference Rates at ACI Polska. And after the change of administrator, since 2016 he is a member of the Oversight Committee of Reference Interest Rates at GPW Benchmark SA.
Since June 2013, he has been a member of the KDPW_CCP Risk Committee (Chairman in 2013-2020, and Deputy Chairman from 2020).
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Rymarz Zdort is regarded as one of the most prominent law firms in Poland. It was originally established in 1991 as the Warsaw office of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, the New York-based law firm. Since that time, it has grown into an unquestioned leader in the field of corporate, M&A, private equity, and capital markets in Poland. Our team of nearly 100 attorneys and advisors is well-known for its involvement in the most high-profile and ground-breaking transactions. For a number of years, the firm’s attorneys have been widely commended for their broad range of skills, the highest standard of service, and for spearheading bold and innovative solutions.
We are widely recognised for our leading dispute resolution, including white collar crime, banking and finance, energy and natural resources, real estate, restructuring, tax, infrastructure, and regulatory practices. Transactional support is provided by highly qualified and experienced teams of lawyers in the fields of competition law, employment matters, and IT/IP. With a strong team of Polish-qualified attorneys as well as lawyers licensed to practice law in the United States, combined with our ability to capitalise on close relationships with prominent law firms worldwide, we provide top-tier legal services in connection with high profile local and cross-border transactions.
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Established in 2008, the Bird & Bird Warsaw office has over 90 lawyers. All of them possess exceptional knowledge and extensive experience when it comes to successfully concluding major transactions, especially in the fields of IT and new technologies.
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The results we deliver are appreciated by our clients and acknowledged in prestigious international rankings such as Chambers Europe, The Legal 500, IFLR1000 and many more. We advise companies from many market sectors and offer them a comprehensive range of services as well as practical, business-driven solutions.
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In working with our clients, we construct solid defences built on facts (and we excel in analysing and uncovering facts), the law, the market, and economics. If a client chooses to cooperate with a Competition Authority (leniency or a settlement), we are adept in assembling the facts and positions to meet the expectations of the Authority and to achieve a client’s chosen goal.
In each industry in which our clients are involved (for instance: energy distribution; publishing; banking and financial institutions; retail (supermarkets); television; away-from-home paper products, railway parts), we invest many hours of our own time in learning the industry deeply.
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Our lawyers are experts who combine their knowledge of law with their experience of its application in business. Cooperation with PwC consultants from other service lines (tax advisory, business advisory, cybersecurity, audit) enables us to offer comprehensive services to businesses, including legal matters
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Traple Konarski Podrecki & Partners is one of the leading law firms on the Polish market. The firm’s lawyers have been carefully selected on the basis of their knowledge of law, practical skills, fluency in foreign languages and vocational experience gained during apprenticeships and fellowships abroad. Many of the firm’s lawyers are considered leading experts in their respective fields in Poland.
The firm often represents clients in court litigation and in administrative proceedings, combining experience in procedural law with a deep understanding of the legal and factual issues relevant for the particular case. Apart from representing given clients, the firm – while serving chamber of commerce – also represents whole sectors (i.e. FinTech, IT & telco, insurance and Internet). The firm’s lawyers have produced numerous publications, including books and monographs concerning civil, intellectual property, internet, advertising and pharmaceutical law.
Viroux & Partners is a small but talented law firm, based in Warsaw, Poland, providing legal services for local and international clients. Our team consists of highly regarded lawyers, having previously worked at major international law firms and earned their reputations by executing exceptional and high value transactions and settling disputes for clients. We have brought our knowledge and ability to build relationships to Viroux & Partners. Our lawyers have represented some of the biggest companies and participated in some of the most high-profile and complex transactions and disputes across Europe.
We consider ourselves lawyers as business partners, seeking to strengthen our relationships with clients and provide the most efficient and innovative solutions by looking at problems from a business perspective. We are direct and straight-forward in our communication. Rather than weigh you down with legalese and telling you what you can’t do, we work to enable you and your business. We embrace difficult negotiations and in depth, technical discussions because understanding your business in detail allows us to serve you better.
Greenberg Traurig, LLP (GT) has approximately 2300 attorneys in 40 locations in the United States, Latin America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. GT has been recognized for its philanthropic giving, diversity, and innovation, and is consistently among the largest firms in the U.S. on the Law360 400 and among the Top 20 on the Am Law Global 100. The firm is net carbon neutral with respect to its office energy usage and Mansfield Rule 4.0 Plus Certified. Web: www.gtlaw.com
Greenberg Traurig Nowakowska-Zimoch Wysokiński sp.k. offers a broad range of legal services in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, real estate, private equity, project finance, tax, litigation, arbitration and bankruptcy proceedings, competition and antitrust, asset securitisation, privatisations, and financial restructurings, as well as labour law and intellectual property. The Warsaw office is operated by Greenberg Traurig Nowakowska-Zimoch Wysokiński sp.k., an affiliate of Greenberg Traurig, P.A., and Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
Penteris is a law firm based in Warsaw which combines in-depth expertise, robust advice, and a pan-regional reach. We serve as a Central and Eastern European hub, effectively assisting businesses coming in and expanding out of this region. We manage and oversee cross-border projects.
Our team is committed to long-term customer service and employee-employer loyalty, as evidenced by the fact that our major clients have been with us for almost a quarter of a century.
We connect the dots in order to overcome challenges and provide tangible benefit for clients across various sectors and industries. Penteris continues to be internationally recognised, most recently by The Legal 500 EMEA, Chambers Global, and Chambers Europe. In 2020 we were shortlisted by The Lawyer for Best European Real Estate Team of the Year 2020 while in 2021 we were shortlisted as Law Firm of the Year: Central Europe.
Wiewiórski Legal was established in 2004 as a one-stop shop, providing comprehensive legal advisory services to foreign and domestic enterprises. Over the last decade, Wiewiórski’s lawyers have built a firm delivering advisory services to the largest enterprises in the Wroclaw region and around Poland, as well as dozens of smaller companies.
In particular, the firm provides legal services to companies undertaking large-scale investment projects in both the industrial and modern business service sectors, helping them structure their investments and manage legal risk. The firm’s support for clients begins at the investment stage and continues with legal assistance in their day-to-day operations. Wiewiórski has developed expertise in areas of crucial importance to foreign investors — issues relating to the commencement of investment projects, labour law (including the rights of trade unions), state aid, real estate issues and legal aspects of company financing. The quality of the firm’s services is attested to by its presence in international rankings, as well as by its client base which includes Fortune 500 companies, many of whom have placed their trust in the firm for years. Wiewiórski Legal operates throughout all of Poland.