Kochanski & Partners

Litigation Practice

Advocate / Partner / Head of Media Litigation and Press Law

Mateusz specialises in dispute resolution in the field of civil, commercial, administrative and criminal law, representing clients at both pre-trial and trial stages.

He defends major publishers, media companies and journalists against baseless lawsuits and indictments aimed at stifling debate and public criticism, including anti-SLAPP cases.

He represents clients in matters related to the protection of personal rights, money laundering offences, bribery and corruption, fraud, managerial offences, insider trading violations and market abuse.

In addition, he represents corporate executives in criminal proceedings at the bench of the plaintiffs, suspects or defendants.

He advises leading Polish and foreign companies mainly from the technology, financial, FMCG and manufacturing sectors.

Awards: The Legal 500 EMEA in the field of Dispute Resolution, Restructuring and Insolvency, Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT). The Lawyer Awards – The European Litigation Team of the Year (2024)

Polish, English

The Warsaw Bar Association

Faculty of Law at the Lazarski School of Commerce and Law in Warsaw. Graduate of postgraduate studies ‘Criminal, Fiscal and Economic Law’ at the Jagiellonian University, and the Institute of Political Economy, Law and Economic Policy of the Department of Economic Law at the Warsaw School of Economics