Mr Mateusz Ostrowski > Kochanski & Partners > Warsaw, Poland > Lawyer Profile
Kochanski & Partners Offices
METROPOLITAN BUILDING
PL PILSUDSKIEGO 1
00-078 WARSAW
Poland
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Mr Mateusz Ostrowski
Work Department
Litigation Practice
Position
Partner, Head of Litigation Practice
Career
Mateusz heads the litigation, compliance & investigations practices at Kochański & Partners, specializing in civil, press and commercial law disputes as well as white-collar crime.
In his litigation practice, Mateusz has also been involved in media, pharmaceutical, healthcare and capital markets law proceedings.
Via the Financial Services sector, Mateusz represents the largest banking institutions in the country and leads a team of experts dedicated to developing litigation strategies as well as assisting parties asserting and receiving claims arising from contractual obligations and compensatory payments.
Mateusz advises on and is involved in conducting corporate disputes relating to financial instruments and the liability of members of company bodies. He also advises on IP disputes, as well as those relating to acts of unfair competition, acts to the detriment of companies, and use of confidential information in securities trading, including stock exchange crime and market abuse.
Mateusz is interested in matters relating to bankruptcy and restructuring proceedings, as well as enforcement against financial instruments.
Mateusz is a recommended lawyer in the Legal 500 EMEA 2020 rankings for litigation, in addition to bankruptcy and restructuring proceedings.
Languages
Polish, English
Memberships
The Warsaw Bar of Advocates
Education
Łazarski University of Commerce and Law in Warsaw, the faculty of Law (Master of Law, 2009)
Lawyer Rankings
Poland > Restructuring and insolvency
Kochanski & Partners has substantial expertise representing creditors and investors, especially financial institutions and private equity funds. Out-of-court restructurings are a staple of the practice, in addition to corporate restructurings, post-restructuring disputes, and personal and corporate insolvency proceedings. Rafał Rapala and Mateusz Ostrowski jointly lead the group; the former has expertise in the corporate space, and the latter leads the firm’s litigation practice. Paweł Cholewinski is another name of note, with a focus on real estate transactions.
Poland > Dispute resolution
Kochanski & Partners is highly adept at handling international disputes, commercial disputes, civil and media litigation, and disputes involving financial institutions. ‘Excellent strategic thinker’ Marek Jeżewski chairs the department with experience in investor-state disputes, while Dominika Durchowska boasts skills in international disputes, as does Markiyan Malskyy. Michal König leads the commercial arbitration and litigation team, while Mateusz Ostrowski heads up the media litigation group. Andrzej Pałys and Weronika Magdziak-Śliwa co-chair the financial institutions arm. Agnieszka Chrzanowska left the firm in April 2023 to set up her own practice.