Mr Tomasz Zalewski > Bird & Bird Szepietowski i wspólnicy sp. k. > Warsaw, Poland > Lawyer Profile
Bird & Bird Szepietowski i wspólnicy sp. k. Offices
ul. Marszałkowska 107
00-110 Warszawa
Poland
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Mr Tomasz Zalewski
Work Department
Commercial practice
Position
Tomasz is a Partner in our Commercial department, based in Warsaw.
Career
Tomasz has over 20 years of legal experience and a pragmatic business focused approach. He advises clients in projects related to digital business transformation. He has advised on numerous large scale IT projects, involving comprehensive implementation of complex software in both traditional and SaaS models.
Tomasz advises on all aspects of public procurement law, and represents clients in procurement disputes before the National Appeal Chamber and the courts. He has particular experience advising on infrastructure and IT projects, representing both contractors and contracting authorities.
Many of his clients are companies within the IT and technology sectors, although he does also work with clients in the healthcare, energy, industrial automation, defence and retail & consumer space.
His professional interests also include legal aspects of the application of the latest technologies, such as blockchain, artificial intelligence, the internet of things, and cybersecurity. He has significant experience of advising tech start-ups.
He is an arbitrator at the Court of Arbitration of the Audiovisual Market at the Polish Audiovisual Producers Chamber of Commerce, and an expert at the Council of the Polish IT and Telecommunications Chamber. He also serves as an expert for the European Assistance for Innovation Procurement initiative.
Tomasz is recognised by Chambers & Partners, Legal 500 and Who’s Who Legal as a leading individual in TMT, IP and public procurement.
Languages
He speaks Polish and English.
Lawyer Rankings
Poland > Public procurement
Bird & Bird Szepietowski i wspólnicy sp. k. handles public procurement matters across a range of sectors, including IT, healthcare, defence, infrastructure and energy, and its client roster includes some of the largest international corporates and public bodies. The group is also adept at representing clients before the National Appeals Chamber. Leading the team is Tomasz Zalewski, who receives regular instruction from both contractors and contracting authorities, and specialises in government contracts, IT implementation and licensing agreements, and technology-related disputes. Julita Hoffmann is an expert in procedures involving EU funds, as well as intellectual property issues with regard to IT and telecoms projects.
Poland > TMT
(Leading individuals)Tomasz Zalewski – Bird & Bird Szepietowski i wspólnicy sp. k.
Bird & Bird Szepietowski i wspólnicy sp. k. provides clients with a range of TMT-related advice, and its offering includes support with regulatory mandates in the media, gaming, gambling and e-commerce sectors, as well as assistance with new technologies, including fintech, cloud computing, AI and e-identification. Technology-based commercial mandates are also a key area for the group, and these often include contracts, tenders, and outsourcing. Media and entertainment expert Piotr Dynowski jointly leads the technology and communications group alongside IP specialist Paweł Lipski, and they are ably supported by head of the commercial practice Tomasz Zalewski, and Izabela Kowalczuk-Pakuła, who leads the privacy and data protection department.