Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak > Wroclaw, Poland > Firm Profile

‘Great forensic experience, very responsive, and good in litigation in state courts.’

‘Very strong team of associates and partners. Every interaction is seamless and easy. Excellent client service.’

‘Rafał Waszkiewicz is a very intelligent and experienced partner. He is a great leader who has always advised us wisely.’

‘Anna Grzywczak-Kubiak is a brilliant lawyer who is meticulous and hardworking.’

‘SK&S lawyers are highly qualified and experienced in dispute resolution, including arbitration and corporate disputes. They are very responsive, business-oriented and proactive. They are capable of handling the most complicated disputes and are some of the best litigators in Poland.’

‘I work with Jacek Siński, Jakub Urbanowicz, and Mateusz Irmiński. I do appreciate their exceptional knowledge and experience in dispute resolution, their business-oriented and proactive approach, engagement and responsiveness.’

‘Best litigators in the market.’

‘Anna Grzywczak-Kubiak is exceptional. Consistently excellent and thoughtful advice. Continually impressed by how our complex and large cases are managed to such a high standard.’

‘Credible and confident. They keep their promises. They are responsive and available fast. They do the job fast. They communicate clearly and briefly.’

‘Arkadiusz Wójtowicz was a fine advocate for our client and he joined the matter late, yet got up to speed quickly. He was responsive to our questions and committed to a great client service.’

‘Marek Oleksyn is one of the best professional legal advisors I have ever worked with. He handles matters in a timely manner with the utmost professionalism, congeniality, patience and ease.’

‘Szymon Gogulski – combines legal knowledge with business oriented advice.’

‘First-rate IP practice led by the excellent Szymon Gogulski with super knowledgeable academic and practitioner Ewa Skrzydło-Tefelska. Responsive and attentive to detail, they focus not only on providing a high standard of legal advice and support in the IP field but are focussed on the commercial issues and client care. We have the impression they are very attuned to their clients’ needs.’

‘This practice is unique, primarily because of its members’ vast professional experience and professionalism. I also like the fact that the practice uses modern technology to increase the effectiveness of its work for its clients.’

‘I work with three people from the practice, namely Tomasz Konopka, Katarzyna Randzio-Sajkowska and Michał Opala. All of these people are characterised, among other things, by high professionalism, commitment and responsibility.’

‘The team is quickly adjusting to the changing environment. Their awareness of technology is quite exceptional as compared to other local law firms.’

‘The individuals are close to their clients, and cooperation is smooth. Big thanks to Katarzyna Randzio-Sajkowska, Tomasz Konopka and Michał Opala for their continuous support!’

‘SK&S Lawyers are highly qualified and experienced in white-collar practice. They are very responsive, business-oriented and proactive.’

‘I do appreciate their exceptional knowledge and experience, business-oriented and proactive approach, engagement and responsiveness.’

‘Very knowledgable of Polish authorities’ strategies and how to handle them. Great ability to explain domestic particularities to outsiders. Great practical approach to internal investigations.’

‘A team of professionals who get to the heart of the matter, offer solution options, and communicate intelligently with the client.’

‘Wojciech Iwański and Mateusz Blocher are both aligned with a lot of experience and valuable knowledge in specific areas, and are always available to discuss new subjects.’

‘This team definitely overtakes the competition with vast knowledge and ready-to-implement practical solutions adapted to the client’s needs and capabilities. Great knowledge of the market, understanding of various perspectives and proficiency in law.’

‘Marcin Olechowski has unique insight and exceptional intelligence, and Wojciech Iwański is a great partner, always with a can-do approach. Mateusz Blocher is a fantastic professional.’

‘Wojciech Iwański and Mateusz Blocher are some of the few people that we feel keep up with us in terms of understanding the most complex financial regulations.’

‘I have been collaborating with the SK&S team specialising in finance, payments, and related areas. I rate this team as top-notch experts who are well versed in the legal aspects of these fields. SK&S consistently approaches all assignments with a clear understanding of the business aspect, recognising client needs and seeking appropriate solutions.’

‘Wojciech Iwański is always accessible and demonstrates an above-average understanding of business needs. He has successfully instilled this approach throughout his team. Mateusz Blocher is an extremely competent individual with extensive knowledge in financial products, payments, fintech, and civil law. Mateusz always strives to present legal opinions appropriately and identify risks.’

‘I value them for their knowledge combined with a practical sense and knowledge of the supervisory approach. An important added value is the involvement of SK&S lawyers in the work of market organisations.’

‘I value working with Wojciech Iwański and Mateusz Blocher because of both their high level of expertise and their pragmatism and realistic approach to business issues. They are sometimes characterised by a very cautious approach to certain topics, which can be of great value.’

‘SK&S lawyers are highly qualified and experienced in M&A transactions and corporate issues. They are responsive, business-oriented and proactive. SK&S is allowed to give advice under Polish law, but they have a very extensive business network with other legal offices all over the world. Consequently, in case a transaction requires foreign input, they have full capacity to handle that.’

‘I work essentially with Sławomir Uss. I do appreciate his knowledge and experience, business-oriented and proactive approach, engagement and responsiveness.’

‘Łukasz Berak is a very responsive, commercially savvy lawyer with an outstanding eye for detail.’

‘Robert Gawałkiewicz and Michał Dawidowicz stand out, apart from a very high level of legal knowledge, with excellent communication skills.’

‘Łukasz Berak is a world-class negotiator; smart, responsive, to the point. I would always recommend him to my clients.’

‘Karol Skibniewski has been excellent as senior counsel and acts like a partner to us, providing fast yet concise responses to any questions raised.’

‘SK&S is a premium, full-service law firm in Poland that has both clients of its own in the Polish market or in the international market, and also cooperates with international law firms in transactions with a touchpoint in various markets. I can be sure that everybody in the team is excellent if my partner Karol Skibniewski puts together the team.’

‘Karol Skibniewski is my trusted lawyer for any M&A transactions with a Polish angle. His dedication and competence is second-to-none for a local counsel. I trust him and any cooperation has been smooth and efficient.’

‘They’re professional and competent lawyers. They see the business angle to cases they handle. They’re flexible, easy to collaborate with and valuable advisors.’

‘Marek Kolasiński and Krzysztof Kanton both supported us a great deal on cases and the cooperation was smooth and steady.’

‘SK&S Lawyers are highly qualified and experienced in competition and antitrust matters. They are very responsive, business-oriented and proactive.’

‘I work with Krzysztof Kanton and Szymon Murek. I do appreciate their exceptional knowledge and experience in antitrust law, business-oriented and proactive approach, engagement and responsiveness.’

‘High-class specialists that know the details of very complicated and sophisticated issues and they are able to transfer the knowledge to people who need their support.’

‘Always patient, calm and to the point.’

‘SK&S stands out for its particularly high level of substantive analysis. Their advice is reasoned and scientifically deep. At the same time, better analytics do not cause SK&S to lose sight of business issues. For particularly challenging matters, SK&S is often our first choice.’

‘Marek Kolasiński is a person whose expert advice we can always count on. His unconventional approach and very skilful combination of theory and practice, as well as knowledge of both theoretical and practical law, is what we particularly appreciate in him. In competition law, he is one of the best specialists in Poland.’

‘Excellent employment team with a wide range of knowledge and expertise. Particularly impressed with quick response times – when a matter is urgent they often respond the same day.’

‘Cooperation with SkS is at the highest level in every field, starting with communication and ending with the service provided. Also noteworthy are the conferences which they organise and at which they provide very valuable information for clients.’

‘The greatest added value for me is the ease of communication and the ability to provide clear and transparent information starting from the simplest to the much more complicated matters.’

‘I particularly value cooperation with Katarzyna Pikiewicz who, apart from being an expert in her field, is also a great person, which makes everyday tasks and disputes not overwhelming. I find this extremely valuable from the perspective of someone who is not a legal expert.’

‘We only turn to Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak with difficult topics, at least in our view. This law firm deals with them comprehensively, it is clear that specialists from different areas work together on them. Therefore, we feel that the information we get from the law firm is thought through from different perspectives. This gives us the feeling that the topic is being taken care of to the very end.’

‘I most often have the pleasure of working with Filip Sodulski, whom I perceive as an extremely competent, eloquent and excellent English speaker. Filip communicates in an extremely clear manner and is able to present legal complexities in a very structured and easy to understand way.’

‘The SKS team is competent and very committed.’

‘The information is clear and well prepared.’

‘SK&S has a great team of professionals. We have worked together on a number of cases. I really like that they have strong market expertise. They can cover all aspects of the energy sector.’

‘Krzysztof Cichocki is great team leader for this energy team.’

‘Tomasz Młodawski has extremely deep knowledge of the energy sector, especially the gas sector.’

‘Łukasz Wyszomirski – strong expert in the wind sector.’

‘Hard working, very diligent.’

‘Commercial and deliver quick solutions to the client.’

‘The team around Krzysztof Cichocki consists of very smart lawyers, all with extensive energy and transaction know-how and the ability to accompany and manage complex projects, indeed a highly recommendable team.’

‘Witold Kurek is extremely dedicated, responsive and pleasant to work with.’

‘SK&S has a very well-organised team of lawyers who demonstrate exceptional skills in understanding and meeting client expectations.’

‘We cannot say enough about the team’s diverse and unique experience. They are indeed excellent specialists who always dive deep into the problem and the solutions they propose touch upon all important aspects, not only the narrow question they receive.’

‘Jacek Myszko is extremely responsive and, like the whole team, very well rounded in terms of pharmaceutical, healthcare, intellectual property, medical devices, and foodstuff matters. He is tackling the most niche, often precedent-setting matters with the utmost skill.’

‘Excellent team with great members and an exceptional head, Ewa Skrzydło-Tefelska.’

‘Ewa Skrzydło-Tefelska is an outstanding, excellent lawyer with vast experience, unique talent and amazing knowledge. Always quick to answer, proactive attitude, very helpful.’

‘Jacek Myszko is a very talented lawyer, very responsive, proactive, with superb skills.’

‘Especially very well connected and prominent in the private wealth and real estate business areas.’

‘Very proactive team around Sławomir Łuczak.’

‘Very good contact with the team. Diversity of knowlage in the team is its strength. It is very convenient if you can receive comprehensive legal assistance in various areas in one company: taxes, intellectual property protection, broadly understood economic consulting, etc.’

‘On a daily basis, we mainly cooperate with Sławomir Łuczak and Stanisław Gordziałkowski and I highly appreciate both the competences of these practitioners in key areas for our company, as well as their commitment and ease of contact with them.’

‘SK&S lawyers are highly qualified and experienced in tax matters, including those related to M&A transactions and corporate issues. They are very responsive, business-oriented and proactive.’

‘I work essentially with Sławomir Łuczak and Stanisław Gordziałkowski. I do appreciate their exceptional knowledge and experience in tax advice, business-oriented and proactive approach, engagement and responsiveness.’

‘Exceptionally hard working, detail oriented, conscientious, and responsive. Well equipped to provide support at all levels. The firm invests in the training and development of its associates. Excellent collaboration with clients.’

‘Mikołaj Sowiński has developed an exceptionally strong practice and team over many decades. I have worked with him for over 25 years and have always been impressed and pleased with his work and that of his team.’

‘Wouldn’t work with any other lawyers in Poland. A fantastic team under Mikołaj Sowiński. Their depth of experience and expertise in navigating the complex Polish legal landscape is second-to-none. I am in the safest and most expert of hands with SKS.’

‘Deep understanding of the law and regulatory framework combined with excellent commercial acumen and practical problem-solving advice.’

‘Mikołaj Sowiński is an absolute stand-out lawyer. His excellent understanding of our business and the industry within which it sits is exceptional. He looks for solutions in complex commercial and regulatory matters. His excellent technical skills means I’m in very safe and expert hands.’

‘Mikołaj Sowiński is a delight to work with; a true master of his craft.’

‘The team is very solid, clients always praise their good preparation and the broader view of the cases analysed.’

‘Żaneta Urbaniak is a distinctive person. She is very meticulous, dedicated and always comes up with the best solutions.’

‘We cooperated with SKS Legal on an EU grant and public procurement project. The law firm’s team is very professional: extensive experience, in-depth ability to use legal knowledge, excellent interpersonal communication. Commitment, openness to customer needs, flexibility and excellent work organisation. Having such a partner, we really felt a competitive advantage and an umbrella of security.’

‘Comprehensive treatment of difficult issues; flexibility with respect to the services rendered, understanding of budget issues and delegating appropriate practitioners for different type of tasks required.’

‘I highly recommend the cooperation with Bartłomiej Dębski, with his vast knowledge, deep engagement in the projects and understanding of the client’s needs.’

‘Very good generalist team, able to advise on various types of matters, which is helpful if a matter is complex and requires insight in related areas of law. Always trying to protect a client’s interests to the very end which helped on several occasions to turn tables during contract negotiations. The team is long established which means that they possess a historical insight on market development.’

‘The team is very professional and has a profound knowledge of the Polish real estate and development projects legal environment. They understand the intentions of our company and adjust respectively the legal approach. The whole team is very committed to the tasks we place in their hands.’

‘The individuals I work with have very good advisory skills both from a strategic and operational point of view. The balance perfectly between the strict rules of legal codes on the one hand and the administrative and business reality on the other hand. The are very concentrated on the goal and have proven they can close a deal even in complicated circumstances and under huge time pressure.’