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Poland > Employment Tier 2

Eversheds Sutherland Poland‘s employment practice focuses on restructuring mandates, incentive schemes, working time requirements, cooperation with trade unions, pension schemes and immigration-related matters. The team is able to call upon the firm’s international network when representing both domestic and multinational companies, recently adding a number of prominent names such as AstraZeneca Pharma and Axpo Services to its client roster. Ewa Łachowska-Brol heads up the practice and is supported by Adam Nierzwicki, a counsel skilled in sensitive matters such as bullying.

Poland > Healthcare and life sciences Tier 2

The life sciences team at Eversheds Sutherland Poland is led by regulatory and product safety specialist Marta Gadomska-Golab and consumer law expert Aleksandra Kunkiel-Kryńska. The team handles advisory matters concerning commercial and regulatory mandates for domestic and international clients. This includes product compliance, safety and registration, and the team also has expertise in Polish clinical trials. The group was bolstered by the 2021 arrivals of Jowita Prokop from Domanski Zakrzewski Palinka and Martyna Gałdecka from Crido Legal.

Poland > Dispute resolution Tier 3

Eversheds Sutherland Poland's dispute resolution practice spans cases involving aviation, real estate infrastructure, energy and TMT, as well as litigation concerning unfair competition, with additional expertise in alternative dispute resolution methods. The group is also noted for its expertise in bankruptcy- and insolvency-related litigation. Maciej Jóźwiak is the department head, and has vast experience in civil and criminal law cases, before Polish courts at all instances. Krzysztof Wierzbowski has expertise in tax and customs litigation. Senior associate Anna Kasnowska-Lisowska takes the lead in aviation disputes on behalf of various domestic and foreign airlines. Michał Miąskiewicz is a commercial litigator noted for insolvency, bankruptcy and restructuring mandates.

Poland > Energy and natural resources Tier 3

The government and energy practice at Eversheds Sutherland Poland, established in 2019, handles a wealth of PV and biogas transactions, also routinely advising foreign banks on their first financing on the Polish RES market and US companies on their investments into Poland. Michał Drozdowicz heads up the team. Senior associate Łukasz Petelski left the firm in September 2021.

Poland > Public procurement Tier 3

Eversheds Sutherland Poland advises public entities and contractors throughout all stages of the procurement lifecycle, including preparing and conducting proceedings, amending contracts and settling contractual claims. Michał Drozdowicz leads the practice and is active in advising clients on public contracts and handling the related disputes.

Poland > Real estate Tier 3

The real estate practice at Eversheds Sutherland Poland is headed up by Krzysztof Wierzbowski, a practitioner whose practice focuses on infrastructure projects related to roads and motorways. The team demonstrates a capacity for handling lease transactions, the transfer of property, development projects and financing. A key point of differentiation for the group is its proficiency in handling projects on behalf of state authorities.

Poland > Commercial, corporate and M&A Tier 4

Eversheds Sutherland Poland's team is particularly active in advising on the Polish aspects of multijurisdictional M&A and restructurings, working closely with colleagues in the firm’s global office network. The team has a strong showing for renewable energy-related deals, and in 2020, handled numerous transactions in this space. Jointly leading the team are Ewa Szlachetka and Renata Patoka. Of counsel Krzysztof Feluch is also recommended.

Poland > Banking and finance Tier 5

Eversheds Sutherland Poland‘s banking and finance lawyers specialise in advising on the financing of infrastructure and real estate projects, with particular knowledge of the renewable energy sector. The group also has a well-developed regulatory practice, which encompasses anti-money laundering advice and assistance with payment services and blockchain issues. Project finance expert Michał Markowski leads the department and is ably supported by associate Małgorzata Gołębiowska.