Kieltyka Gladkowski KG Legal > Warsaw, Poland > Firm Profile
Kieltyka Gladkowski KG Legal Offices
UL. TWARDA 18
00-105 WARSAW
Poland
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Kieltyka Gladkowski KG Legal > The Legal 500 Rankings
Poland > Data privacy and data protection Tier 2
The data privacy and data protection department at Kieltyka Gladkowski KG Legal handles international data transfer compliance and cross-border mandates within the new technology and life sciences sectors. Data security in blockchain projects, cybersecurity and AI, as well as data breaches and projects involving data firewalls, outsourced security and crypto defence are also handled by the team. Małgorzata Kiełtyka in Kraków and Kazimierz Jakub Gładkowski in Warsaw jointly lead the team.
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Testimonials
‘What makes KG Legal unique is the fact that the firm is small, yet applies the highest standards to the services provided. The partners are always available and are very knowledgeable in their fields, which is something other – mostly bigger – firms often lack. With regard to technology, for example regarding communication (calling, video conferences, etcetera), they are totally up to date.’
‘We are happy to have professionals like them on our sides. Communication is prompt and professional, all necessary technologies are used, billing is very comfortable and clear.’
‘KG Legal is one of our preferred partners in Poland for data protection matters, in particular in data protection matters relating to life-science/health care sector. They are always available, super reliable and provide extremely competent but still pragmatic advice which is easy to understand for the client.’
‘Their practice is dedicated, responsive and proactive. we regularly receive newsletters with updates.’
‘Mr. Gladkowski, who combines extensive legal knowledge with an approachable attitude to clients and a positive, proactive attitude. In the context of our cooperation, he is characterised by outstanding knowledge and knowledge of cross-border legal regulations, which enabled him to solve complicated cases many times. In our opinion, Mr. Gladkowski, as an IT and new technologies enthusiast, stands out with his knowledge in mentioned areas compared to the Polish competition.’
‘The partners Malgorzata and Jakub are extremely professional, easy and pleasant to work with and provide their competent advice reliably and on time. Both are highly recommended.’
‘Małgorzata Kiełtyka has been providing legal advice which has been clear and concise.’
‘What makes the partners from KG Legal and Mr. Gładkowski and Ms. Kiełtyka, both experts in data privacy and data protection, stand out and different from the rest, is apart from the fact that the quality they provide is among the best, they are flexible, responsible and go all the way in their cases and for their clients. It is difficult not to recommend them to others.’
Work highlights
- Advised the client operating in cryptocurrency exchanges on the new protocol on processing data in compliance with Know Your Customer for monitoring client transactions and reporting suspicious activity, in accordance with the 5AMLD Directive of the cryptocurrency exchange procedures related to data protection and cybersecurity.
- Advised an international client concerning operations in renewable energy electric cars and how to prepare and create privacy policy so the client can safely accept communication and data from end customers with the use of dispersed protocol technology and smart contracts that additionally generates legal challenges in determining the applicable Polish jurisdiction in assessing the privacy policy.
- Assisted the client in respect of a sensitive data transfer from Europe to the US, based on the recommendations after Schrems II judgment, taking into consideration guidelines regarding data encryption and data anonymisation.
Poland > Private client Tier 2
Kieltyka Gladkowski KG Legal advises international corporate clients and high-net-worth individuals on their asset, wealth and property management in Poland and in other jurisdictions, as well as succession planning, investment matters, trust funds, litigation, estate administration and tax assistance. Immigration and asset transfer expert Jakub Gładkowski and succession planning, financial security and life insurance expert Małgorzata Kiełtyka jointly lead the team.Practice head(s):
Testimonials
‘The team is outstanding. They help coordinate our legal affairs in Poland and globally through their extensive network of affiliated specialised law firms.’
‘The fact that KG Legal is a small firm is very practical and makes them very interesting, especially for private clients, because of the personal attention that’s been given to clients compared to other (mostly bigger) law firms. With regard to technology, they are up to date and applying the highest standards, as they do with the provision of their legal services.’
‘The firm delivers understandable advice, which reflects their in-depth knowledge.’
‘The team is knowledgeable and collaborative with good communicators who are smart, think outside the box and are reasonable.’
‘What makes Mr. Gładkowski and Ms Kiełtyka stand out is that the quality they provide is always very high and that they are flexible, dynamic, responsible and go all the way in their cases and for their clients. Mr. Gładkowski and Ms Kiełtyka in general form a perfect team.’
‘Małgorzata Kiełtyka provided succinct and tailored advice and she responded promptly.’
‘The team has friendly and experienced lawyers who are on top of things and are ready to share their knowledge.’
‘Małgorzata Kiełtyka provided straightforward and practical advice. She is easy to work with and efficient.’
Work highlights
- Acted for a US law firm in the cross-border case of distribution of assets in inheritance procedures, including tracing the beneficiaries and proving their identities; initiating the procedure before the civil court in Poland to confirm the acquisition of the part of the assets located in Poland; securing the transfer of the funds to the beneficiaries under notarial deeds in Poland, using secure signatures; and registering the beneficiaries in the beneficiaries ledger.
- Acted for a law firm based in New York in connection with the so-called parental abduction of a minor daughter to Poland in judicial representation of the child’s mother (US citizen) in a family case before the Polish court for the release of a child from a care facility to the child’s mother.
- Represented a high-net-worth family business with foreign capital structure based in Poland in respect of the restructuring of the family business in such a way that the next generation would establish and take up shares in a newly established company in Hong Kong, mainly from the perspective of securing that part of the family business assets that would be located in shares in the Hong Kong company.
Poland > Healthcare and life sciences Tier 3
Kieltyka Gladkowski KG Legal has offices in Warsaw and Kraków, and is a healthcare and life sciences law boutique led by founding partners Małgorzata Kiełtyka, who handles bio-IT projects, and Jakub Gładkowski, who primarily focuses on biotechnology, pharmaceutical and medtech sectors. The team specialises in gene and cell therapies, AI-related matters and clinical trials; in particular, mandates regarding regulation for products entering the Polish market is a strength of the team, thus the work can often have a cross-border element.Practice head(s):
Testimonials
‘KG Legal was responsive, engaging and provided exceptional legal guidance on our expansion plan. The partners are knowledgeable, have a broad breadth of experience in the healthcare and life sciences space, and were quite collaborative. We were able to open an office in the EU on schedule, thanks in large part to KG Legal’s guidance and legal expertise.’
‘The team is very flexible and provide high-quality advice even under time pressure. They are extraordinarily service minded and go the extra mile to ensure business oriented deliveries for the client. The founding partners have a deep understanding of their areas of specialisation and, especially for a boutique firm, have an impressive international network of industry specialised lawyers, facilitating efficient coordination in cross-border matters.’
‘Kiełtyka Gładkowski KG Legal are active members in the Life Science sector. We appreciate the information services covering the legal issues relevant for the development of innovative products and services.’
‘The legal as well as the personal quality provided is always very high. The partners are always available, which is very pleasant, especially compared to other firms. With regard to technology, for example regarding communication (calling, video conferences, etcetera), they are very modern and up to date, and it’s noticeable how they always adapt to changing circumstances.’
‘What makes the partners from KG Legal and Mr. Gładkowski and Ms Kiełtyka stand out and different from the rest, is the fact that the quality they provide is always very high, but also – very importantly – the fact that they are flexible, dynamic, responsible and go all the way in their cases and for their clients. Mr. Gładkowski and Ms Kiełtyka form the perfect team where Mr. Gładkowski and Ms Kiełtyka – both experts in Healthcare and life sciences – complement each other perfectly.’
‘We usually work with Mr Jakub Gładkowski, who is ALWAYS ready to provide professional support and ad-hoc advice. He has extended professional experience in the field of new technologies, especially as it relates to the application of Artificial Intelligence in the development of health technologies.’
‘Jakub Gladkowski and Malgorzata Kieltyka are both truly dedicated individuals who are not only skilled lawyers with in-depth commercial understanding of the health care and life sciences industry sectors, but also proactively engage in international law networks to learn and share knowledge and discuss cross-border issues with peers. For example, Jakub has held positions in the board of the BioLawEurope network.’
‘My contacts are Dr. Jakub Gladkowski and Dr. Małgorzata Kiełtyka, who are excellent professionals.’
Work highlights
- Advised a leading pharmaceutical company and a higher university in Poland in a technology transfer at the 6th level in the scale of technological readiness assessment for legal procedure of development of biological medicines for animals.
- Advised a US-based biotechnology company on the legality of the marketing authorisation of Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products, including the gene and cell therapy and tissue engineered products, in the European Union, especially having in mind that the marketing authorisation concerned modern production technologies.
- Advised a US chemical company on preparing a report and legal assessment regarding the legality of obtaining marketing authorisation of biocidal products in the form of genetically modified organisms to control environment based on the legal provisions which as a rule concern marketing authorisation of chemical substances as biocidal products, rather than live organisms.
Kieltyka Gladkowski KG Legal > Firm Profile
Kieltyka Gladkowski KG Legal is a Polish law firm, with offices in Warsaw, Krakow (Cracow) and with address office in New York (international branch of Polish law firm – MORE). Kieltyka Gladkowski KG Legal handles cross border cases. It has a dedicated corporate and private client desk. We advise international and domestic clients on the basis of Polish law, in litigation and in non-contentious matters.
Our particular focus is on cross-border and multi-jurisdictional matters, primarily within the technology; fintech and blockchain; cybersecurity; media and telecom; healthcare and life sciences; digital health; financial institutions; DeFi; defence; real estate, construction and infrastructure; transport & logistics; manufacturing; retail and distribution sectors; apart from standard areas of expertise like corporate; commercial; antitrust & competition; bankruptcy; BPO; commercial litigation; energy; employment.
We represent domestic and international clients within the full range of size, stage of development and scope of business: investors, start-ups, entrepreneurs, seed and angel venture funds, growing companies, small and mid-size companies, large global corporations.
The primary focus areas of Kieltyka Gladkowski KG Legal are:
- Dispute resolution, conflict resolution and civil litigation
- Commercial and corporate law, including corporate governance, financial reporting, mergers and acquisitions
- IT law and new technologies, with a particular emphasis on e-commerce, video games, e-sports, blockchain, fintech, e-health, AI, AR/VR, mobile
- Intellectual property
- Employment law, including cross-border employment
- Business to business contracts
- Competition and antitrust
- EU law
- Data protection and data privacy
- Regulatory law
- Polish and international trademark law, copyright, licences
- Private equity and venture capital
- Insolvency law, restructuring, property management, business continuation, preparation and implementation of insolvency plans
- Real estate project development
- Residential property law
- Real estate transactions (legal due diligence, legal advice on buying and selling real estate and real estate portfolios)
- Public procurement and PPP
- Compliance
- Advising start-ups / companies and investors on company formation, funding rounds and transactions.
Kieltyka Gladkowski KG Legal developed its Private Client desk services for HNW individuals and their businesses and Next Gen Wealth, including legal advice in wealth management; succession planning; investments across different asset classes; legal support in creating trust funds and tax optimization as well as advice and support on business and corporate structuring (MORE).
All of our lawyers have studied and / or worked abroad. In our daily practice, we often work closely with foreign affiliated lawyers.
Kieltyka Gladkowski KG Legal is the member of a number of international organisations, including BioLawEurope F.m.b.A., LifeScience Cluster, International Intellectual Property Law Association, Deutsch-Nordische Juristenvereinigung E.V., Deutsch-Niederländische Rechtsanwaltsvereinigung E.V., Advantage Austria (International unit of the Austrian Chamber of Commerce), Netherlands-Polish Chamber of Commerce, through which KG Legal develops its cross border legal and business capabilities.
ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA, International Department of the Vienna Chamber of Commerce of Austria (Wirtschaftskammer Österreich – WKÖ) has entered the partners of KG Legal to the list of trusted lawyers (Vertrauensanwalt).
In connection with coronavirus epidemy, KIELTYKA GLADKOWSKI KG Legal has developed legal measures to assist its Clients, entrepreneurs and employers in order to minimise the negative effects of COVID-19 outbreak.
See: Info Centre about legal aspects of CoVid 19 in Poland (link)
See: coronavirus in Poland – legal status and regulations (link)
See: Legal solutions and assistance (aid) packages in Poland to combat the effects of coronavirus (COVID-19) – KG Legal Kieltyka Gladkowski is preparing a special report (link)
Selected recent legal projects and cross-border services within the IT and Life sciences industries:
- contract for the maintenance and modification of the ICT system, including technical support services, system development and a series of trainings for internal users
- legal service for an innovative IT project for an entity from the pharmaceutical, health care and well-being services sector
- legal service of the Big Data project in the field of automation of the process of exercising rights from medical documents; legal protection of the software contract in the microservices architecture
- representation of a pharmaceutical entity in negotiating a claim resulting from improper performance of an IT Big Data project due to the disadvantage of inadequate optimization of data operations speed, computing power and minimizing the failure rate of software providing real time data to physicians
- legal protection of the company dealing in software development in the form of an analytical platform and algorithm. Creating a legal framework enabling adequate settlement of patients’ rights, collecting required signatures and archiving documents for the purposes of auditing
- API license agreement with securing rights to the API source code, including processing, decompiling, modifying or disassembling APIs.
See our memberships and partner organisations (link)
See our presence in media (link)
See more about our cases and clients (link)
See our awards and recognitions (link)
See our law firm’s blog (link)
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Founding Partner | K. Jakub Gładkowski | jg@kg-legal.pl | +48530920011 |
| Founding Partner | Małgorzata Kiełtyka | mk@kg-legal.pl | +48501648500 |
Lawyer Profiles
| Photo | Name | Position | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|
 | K. Jakub Gładkowski | Managing Partner | View Profile |
 | Małgorzata Kiełtyka | Founding Partner | View Profile |
Languages
English German Russian PolishMemberships
IEEE – Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ITechLaw Association American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) New York Bar International Section BioLaw Europe FmbA Advantage Austria ABA (American Bar Association) REUNITE International Deutsch - Nordische JuristenvereinigungKieltyka Gladkowski KG Legal > Firm Profile
Kieltyka Gladkowski KG Legal is a Polish law firm, with offices in Warsaw, Krakow (Cracow) and with address office in New York (international branch of Polish law firm – MORE). Kieltyka Gladkowski KG Legal handles cross border cases. It has a dedicated corporate and private client desk. We advise international and domestic clients on the basis of Polish law, in litigation and in non-contentious matters.
Our particular focus is on cross-border and multi-jurisdictional matters, primarily within the technology; fintech and blockchain; cybersecurity; media and telecom; healthcare and life sciences; digital health; financial institutions; DeFi; defence; real estate, construction and infrastructure; transport & logistics; manufacturing; retail and distribution sectors; apart from standard areas of expertise like corporate; commercial; antitrust & competition; bankruptcy; BPO; commercial litigation; energy; employment.
We represent domestic and international clients within the full range of size, stage of development and scope of business: investors, start-ups, entrepreneurs, seed and angel venture funds, growing companies, small and mid-size companies, large global corporations.
The primary focus areas of Kieltyka Gladkowski KG Legal are:
- Dispute resolution, conflict resolution and civil litigation
- Commercial and corporate law, including corporate governance, financial reporting, mergers and acquisitions
- IT law and new technologies, with a particular emphasis on e-commerce, video games, e-sports, blockchain, fintech, e-health, AI, AR/VR, mobile
- Intellectual property
- Employment law, including cross-border employment
- Business to business contracts
- Competition and antitrust
- EU law
- Data protection and data privacy
- Regulatory law
- Polish and international trademark law, copyright, licences
- Private equity and venture capital
- Insolvency law, restructuring, property management, business continuation, preparation and implementation of insolvency plans
- Real estate project development
- Residential property law
- Real estate transactions (legal due diligence, legal advice on buying and selling real estate and real estate portfolios)
- Public procurement and PPP
- Compliance
- Advising start-ups / companies and investors on company formation, funding rounds and transactions.
Kieltyka Gladkowski KG Legal developed its Private Client desk services for HNW individuals and their businesses and Next Gen Wealth, including legal advice in wealth management; succession planning; investments across different asset classes; legal support in creating trust funds and tax optimization as well as advice and support on business and corporate structuring (MORE).
All of our lawyers have studied and / or worked abroad. In our daily practice, we often work closely with foreign affiliated lawyers.
Kieltyka Gladkowski KG Legal is the member of a number of international organisations, including BioLawEurope F.m.b.A., LifeScience Cluster, International Intellectual Property Law Association, Deutsch-Nordische Juristenvereinigung E.V., Deutsch-Niederländische Rechtsanwaltsvereinigung E.V., Advantage Austria (International unit of the Austrian Chamber of Commerce), Netherlands-Polish Chamber of Commerce, through which KG Legal develops its cross border legal and business capabilities.
ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA, International Department of the Vienna Chamber of Commerce of Austria (Wirtschaftskammer Österreich – WKÖ) has entered the partners of KG Legal to the list of trusted lawyers (Vertrauensanwalt).
In connection with coronavirus epidemy, KIELTYKA GLADKOWSKI KG Legal has developed legal measures to assist its Clients, entrepreneurs and employers in order to minimise the negative effects of COVID-19 outbreak.
See: Info Centre about legal aspects of CoVid 19 in Poland (link)
See: coronavirus in Poland – legal status and regulations (link)
See: Legal solutions and assistance (aid) packages in Poland to combat the effects of coronavirus (COVID-19) – KG Legal Kieltyka Gladkowski is preparing a special report (link)
Selected recent legal projects and cross-border services within the IT and Life sciences industries:
- contract for the maintenance and modification of the ICT system, including technical support services, system development and a series of trainings for internal users
- legal service for an innovative IT project for an entity from the pharmaceutical, health care and well-being services sector
- legal service of the Big Data project in the field of automation of the process of exercising rights from medical documents; legal protection of the software contract in the microservices architecture
- representation of a pharmaceutical entity in negotiating a claim resulting from improper performance of an IT Big Data project due to the disadvantage of inadequate optimization of data operations speed, computing power and minimizing the failure rate of software providing real time data to physicians
- legal protection of the company dealing in software development in the form of an analytical platform and algorithm. Creating a legal framework enabling adequate settlement of patients’ rights, collecting required signatures and archiving documents for the purposes of auditing
- API license agreement with securing rights to the API source code, including processing, decompiling, modifying or disassembling APIs.
See our memberships and partner organisations (link)
See our presence in media (link)
See more about our cases and clients (link)
See our awards and recognitions (link)
See our law firm’s blog (link)
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Founding Partner | K. Jakub Gładkowski | jg@kg-legal.pl | +48530920011 |
| Founding Partner | Małgorzata Kiełtyka | mk@kg-legal.pl | +48501648500 |
Staff Figures
Founding Partners : 2 Managing Partners : 3 Senior Associates : 5 Of Counsels : 8 Associates : 5 Junior Associates : 6 Legal Trainees : 5 Administrative Staff : 3 IT Specialists : 2 Tax advisors : 2 Private Investigators : 1 Translators : 2 Retired Partners : 1 Student Trainees : 5Languages
English Polish German RussianMemberships
New York City Bar Association American Bankruptcy Institute R3 Association Advantage Austria ITechLaw Association ABA (American Bar Association) REUNITE International The Netherlands Polish Chamber of Commerce Deutsch-Niederländische Rechtsanwaltsvereinigung Deutsch - Nordische Juristenvereinigung Institiute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) BioLaw Europe FmbA Life Sciences Cluster Krakow Polish National Bar of Attorneys Europäische Anwaltsvereinigung DACH CALA AssociationInternational capabilities
KG LEGAL KIELTYKA GLADKOWSKI has launched a new programme of accelerating international capabilities of our law firm. As a separate branch named iSTART1 (https://www.istart1.com), based in the Lower Manhattan at One World Trade Center, 85th Floor, New York, NY 10007, USA, we have differentiated our aim to develop our international legal assistance in two fields. There are two groups of our global services related therewith: on the one hand, there is transaction advisory assistance (we advise on the content of contracts, how to secure payments and the rules of international acquisition and merger of companies); and on the other hand, we offer investment advisory services. We promote cooperation between start ups and venture partners and assist in serving their transactions. These two types of services have one common goal in the form of acceleration of business (this is always the primary goal of our services).
The cross border and international character of specialisation of KG LEGAL KIELTYKA GLADKOWSKI is determined by the profile of the international organisations that KG LEGAL KIELTYKA GLADKOWSKI is the member of. Currently our lawyers are active in:
- New York City Bar Association
- American Bankruptcy Institute
- R3 Association
- Advantage Austria
- ITechLaw Association
- ABA (American Bar Association)
- REUNITE International
- The Netherlands Polish Chamber of Commerce
- Deutsch-Niederländische Rechtsanwaltsvereinigung
- Deutsch – Nordische Juristenvereinigung
- Institiute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- BioLaw Europe FmbA
- Life Sciences Cluster Krakow
- Polish National Bar of Attorneys
- Europäische Anwaltsvereinigung DACH
- CALA Association
Recently we have also been active in:
- International Intellectual Property Law Association
- New York State Bar Association
- American Bar Organisation
- UK Institute of Export
- Indo Polish Chambers Of Commerce & Industries
- The London Chamber of Commerce & Industry