‘Very skilled lawyers with an in-depth knowledge of Polish competition/antitrust law and also with knowledge of other legal systems and insights in how competition authorities in Poland and other countries work. ’

‘Izabela Biernat-Sadlak is a very competent and skilled lawyer with profound knowledge of the Polish legal system and especially competition/antitrust law. Her support is very valuable, she delivers always timely and efficiently.’

‘High responsiveness of the team, very good sector knowledge, practical solutions’

‘Krzysztof Sikora is up and coming. Małgorzata Urbańska is one of the best in Poland.’

‘The firm works efficiently and timely. It is specialised in different law categories, which enables holistic resolution of more complicated issues that require cooperation of different competences.’

‘Lawyers employed in the firm are very available and engaged, dedicate enough time to the client, they have in-depth knowledge of law matters. While collaborating we appreciated the cooperation especially with adv. Michal Bork and adv. Lidia Dziurynska-Leipert, who we consider to be exceptional professionals. ’

‘Good knowledge of the market and experience gained in complicated cases that are key in the construction industry. ’

‘Michal Bork is an expert for all matters related to FIDIC construction contracts. His wealth of experience is instrumental to deal with our general contractor and to bring the project to an successful end commercially and legally.’

‘This law firm provides services at a very high level. The company’s lawyers answer questions comprehensively. Especially when it comes to international issues.’

‘The people with whom I worked showed professionalism and knowledge. They were always available. They kept their deadlines, which is not so obvious in other lawyers.’

‘Deeply involved and dedicated to the cases. Excellent procedural and infrastructural experts and very good negotiators. Very good value for money. Unique approach as for the feedback to the client.’

‘Marcin Zbytniewski, Adam Jodkowski – all are experts in the area of the civil procedure, very good contact with the client and focused on the client’s objectives.’

‘Apart from the strong knowledge and legal experience which is obvious, CMS’ team has strong communication skills enabling them to clearly explain the developments in the case and next planned steps as well as possible outcomes and chances.’

‘Mrs. Katarzyna Kucharczyk – excellent friendly cooperation backed up by professionalism, hard work and legal knowledge Mr. Mariusz Minkiewicz – diligent, meticulous and hard working as it seems almost 24/7’

‘The highest quality in Poland’

‘Malgorzata Surdek is a luminary, Katarzyna Kucharczyk is up and coming, very reliable.’

‘A well-oiled machine, superbly headed-up by the outstanding Malgosia Surdek. Their ability to crunch through masses of technical detail and from that to develop superb legal argument with flawless attention to detail is world class. ’

‘Malgosia Surdek is a superstar – both a brilliant lawyer and a fantastic strategist. She inspires and deserves the utmost confidence, delivering a superb game plan and is always on top of the issues, whatever they may be. She is a tough litigator and pursues her clients’ interests relentlessly whilst managing expectations wisely and sensibly. Malgosia is very ably assisted by a great team of associates – Aleksander Woźniak in particular is one to watch as an up-and-coming top litigator. Complementary to their clinical precision, fantastic productivity and drive to succeed, both Malgosia and Alex are tremendously personable. ’

‘The CMS team is every time focussed on the right strategy for the company. The team got quickly into the cases and acquired also an in-depth knowledge of the technical background of the cases to defend the company best. Every time with a hands-on mentality that fits the company.’

‘Malgorzata Surdek is an extremely professional and strategic business partner. Well connected in the legal industry and every time convincing in her standing towards clients, courts and other litigation parties.

‘Each team member is very professional and always well prepared in details even if those details are very unique and in most cases very technical and complicated. Team is also very oriented on deadlines prepares all requested documents on time, even if there are obstacles on client’s side.’

‘Malgorzata Surdek – very professional, thinking out of box, reads opponents’ positions and points, always brings good ideas and looks for efficient solutions‘

‘They possess deep knowledge of Polish employment legislation and the retail sector.‘

‘They understand our business really well and stick to the ‘business first’ rule when preparing legal advice. They are ‘fresh souls’ staying away from outdated legal language and practice. They flexibly adjust to the client’s preferred ways of working.‘

‘They have a wide range of expertise, promptness in taking on research and activities, professionalism, approachability and agility.‘

‘Katarzyna Dukewich stands out for her coordination role between the different CMS branches. Agnieszka Kalwa is notable for her support during the company set-up.‘

‘Katarzyna Dulewicz – a top-class strategist able to put it into tactics; great communicator using both legal and business argumentation; positive person spreading good energy. Tomasz Sancewicz – able to build highly practical advice based on very comprehensive legal knowledge; strong business acumen; very precise in communication; asks great open questions to investigate the matter thoroughly.‘

‘Tomasz, Michal and Katarzyna – they are a great team supporting the customer on a daily basis with deep understanding of both professional advice and customer needs.‘

‘I have been working with Katarzyna Dulewicz & Tomasz Sancewicz for almost 5 years now. I always appreciate their practical approach, openness and common sense.‘

‘Very responsive team, with good engagement from both associates and partners. Very pragmatic in their approach and quick to identify key issues and identify solutions.’

‘Agnieszka Skorupinska is the best in Poland in that sector and she is close to business. She analyses the case from different perspectives and she is able to connect dots from different areas [tax, administrative, construction, operations] to provide the proper advice. Excellent coordinator for international legal projects (East and Central Europe). ’

‘They have extensive legal knowledge and great understanding of various aspects of environmental protection in many different sectors. They combine high legal standards with a pro-business approach and are able to propose solutions that meet both high standards of compliance with environmental protection law and practical from the business point of view. As a team, they are proactive and responsive. You can count on their advice even in complicated situations.’

‘ I work mainly with Agnieszka Skorupinska and her team. I highly appreciate their legal skills, knowledge and commitment. Agnieszka is a person whose advice you can always count on – both when it comes to finding the best legal solutions and suggestions of a business nature. She is a very proactive, committed person looking for non-standard solutions. I have been cooperating with Agnieszka for many years. During this period, I was involved in various sectors where environmental protection is of key importance and I could always count on her support.’

‘I would like to express my opinion abut Lukasz Szatkowski, the partner I worked on various occasions. Lukasz is a very dedicated person and focused on his tasks. He is also a very open-minded, experienced, and skilful lawyer. What I value most about him is that he is anticipating all sorts of risks, not only from the area of his specialization but as well from other law areas. It is a great pleasure to work with Lukasz and his team. ’

‘They are definitely one of the leading law firms in the energy sector in Poland. I can definitely recommend them.’

‘Piotr Ciolkowski is one of the sector’s leading individuals. He has a long track record in both market regulation and contracts. I have done one major transaction in the conventional sector with him and it was a very good experience. I also note that he has been very busy with renewables in particular offshore recently‘.

‘Piotr Ciołkowski – He is an expert in energy regulation. He covers both conventional and renewable energy. I like his business approach to solving legal problems. I think he shall move up in the ranks‘.

‘Deep understanding of client needs, curious, searching for non-standard solutions.’

‘Excellent knowledge of the insurance market and regulatory requirements. In my opinion, the team is capable to deal with unique cases that are impossible to handle for others.‘

‘Each time we have a chance to cooperate the team is fully prepared with an outstanding research of the case background.‘

‘I work mostly with Ewa Świderska who is fully dedicated to the case each time we have a change to cooperate. Ewa understands business requirements and has a wide legal knowledge.’

‘Services received reflected a proactive, intuitive approach with a strong focus on task completion under time pressure.’

‘Anna Brzoza-Ostrowka’s team managed to make a complicated first transaction in Poland as swift and smooth as possible. We really appreciated her clear and precise explication regarding Polish law. She is also very business oriented in her recommendations.’

‘Anna is a very great professional, with great agility to reconcile the imperative legal practices, business needs and the client’s own practices. She also has an impressive work capacity. ’

‘Goal oriented, focused on closing the deal, efficient and fast. Broad market experience and easy access to know how on more mature Western Europe markets’

‘Lidia Leipert is exceptional’.

‘CMS’ team is very proactive and is unique in that every deal is supported by a number of lawyers / support staff which are very well coordinated – that makes each case very quick and smooth to execute. ’

‘The CMS team I normally work with includes Anna Brzoza: they are definitely very competent and at the same time very proactive. The team is really motivated on each appointment and are pushing for an outcome which makes great result on our deals.’

‘The services are provided in a professional manner by a team of specialists with in-depth knowledge of the industry, extensive practical experience and high substantive competence. The services are provided on time and are of high quality meeting or exceeding expectations.’

‘The entire team is very pro-active and fast in answering questions and requests. This is very much appreciated in our fast paced environment.’

‘Małgorzata Brauckmann-Sajkiewicz has strong personal commitment and a timely performance of tasks, combined with good communication and, of course, professional skills.‘

‘Quality service, technical strength, communication and engagement management are top notch!‘

‘Billing is very detailed, it leaves no concerns for unknown charges and allows for good collaboration and clarity on cost/benefit.’

‘CMS has a strong team of tax experts across the CEE region and can provide coordinated advice on complex, cross-border matters.‘

‘Highly motivated team with unique experiences related to IP cases.’

‘Direct open, efficient communication and high quality of outputs.’

‘Throughout my relationship with this law firm I can confirm that lawyers are professional and willing to cooperate. They do emphasize the details and assist in the best way possible.’

‘Very good communication skills.’

‘Lawyers within CMS law firm are always available to assist their clients, at any time and even during public holidays.’

‘Customer centric firm! Fantastic customer focus – very approachable understanding, adjusting to customer, supportive in all aspects. Great advice.’

‘Arkadiusz Korzeniewski is a great communicator, client-centric, experienced, supportive, reachable and always following the needs and issues critical for the customer. Cooperation with Mr Korzeniewski is always a big pleasure!’

‘Professional, focused and passionate about their work – give comfort, composure – anticipate issues and prepare individuals for what they are likely to face – present things as they are to avoid any surprises’

‘Arkadiusz Korzeniewski – charismatic and passionate; wealth of experience; lets you sleep at night in difficult times’

‘Maciej Kopczynski – pragmatic, methodical and consistent in preparations; composed and providing comfort when one needs it most.’

‘I think this firm is unique because of the deep legal knowledge , the research of the case, the good relations with the opposing side and the respect the judge feels towards the firm. the team’s strength is the cooperation between the lawyers in our firm and theirs, without fear of hard work, very driven direct towards our mutual purpose, always believe that we will win – as we did.’

‘We worked with Arkadiusz Korzeniewski who stands out for his tremendous knowledge both legal and general, and his excellent connections . He gave us full attention and put all his efforts to the case and never gave up, even at times when it seemed lost. The legal procedure required diplomatic skills and legal knowledge of international criminal legal practice and I can say we were in the best legal hands. ’

‘It is unique in its experience, pro -active approach and correct risk assessment.’

‘Wide experience with very good understanding of the commercial aspects of the transactions, full involvement in the projects, presenting/ proposing alternative solutions in case of any problems, delivering documents in time even if the deadlines are very tight.’

‘CMS – Responsive and easy to deal with. Trying to accommodate all parties points of view. Seems reasonably priced. Team is not small so may pursue various deals at the same time. ’

‘Michał Mężykowski: Listening to all parties’ requests and always trying to find amicable solutions that will work for everyone. Flexible. ’

‘It is a very solid real estate finance practice representing lenders. They are nice to work with and have a pretty good understanding of the market. ’

‘Jakub is a very sensible guy who knows how to manage his clients and remain intellectually independent. Therefore, negotiations with him are always productive and on merits. He is not a pushover though. He is very knowledgeable and likeable too. If I need to recommend a bank-side lawyer to my clients, he is my top choice.’

‘Strong business acumen, high client focus and efficient delivery.’

‘Dedicated and passionate individuals with broad experience in a subject covered. I value the most their ability to provide the clients with a bunch of solution, while clearly explaining all the pros and cons of them.’

‘Rafał Zwierz is the lawyer we want on our side for future deals. Business oriented with calmness that helped a lot in closing negotiation.

‘Magdalena Zmysłowska has unique knowledge of capital markets regulation, supported by the Ph.D. thesis on delisting. She is able to think not only on the legal level, but also from the business perspective. In other words, she is a rare example of perfect compilation of scholar activities with strong business orientation. ’

‘CMS has a large M&A team with a strong track record in energy sector transactions. They also have one of the largest regulatory teams in Poland, which makes them well-positioned to advise on complex transactions and investment projects. I value their practical approach to solving our problems and find them responsive and supportive.’

‘Engaged’

‘Committed.’

‘I value Mateusz Stepien as a smart and pragmatic M&A lawyer. He is a big step ahead for the CMS team and will certainly give a great boost to CMS’ practice in Poland.’

‘Dedicated and passionate individuals with broad experience in a subject covered. I value the most their ability to provide the clients with a bunch of solution, while clearly explaining all the pros and cons of them. Very extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, allowing to effectively handle both small private transactions and large stock exchange transactions.’

‘Rafał Zwierz is the lawyer we want on our side for future deals. Business oriented, with exceptional legal knowledge and calmness that helped a lot in closing negotiation.

‘Very reliable team, reactive, practical, dedicated, pleasant, solutions oriented ’

‘Blazej Zagorski and Grzegorz Paczek are very professional and dedicated ’

‘Super business-mindedness, very practical solutions, extra short time of response, a lot of attention to details’

‘Knowledgeable team – good, complementary mix of competencies – focused on moving things forward ’

‘Strong hard working team – take good care of their customers – good understanding of client’s needs – pragmatic in their approach ’

‘Exceptional quality of work, exceptional capacity, flexibility/agility, top-shelf legal qualifications and experience and good knowledge of business/market.’

‘The great network and the fact that they have offices in a number of jurisdictions is very helpful. The way that they operate through a single point of contact is very helpful as we have one contact person handling all matters. They have a strong knowledge and understanding of the law and its applicability to the client’s business.’

‘A strong team with complementary expertise and good client management.’

‘Good, pragmatic advice with an eye on the business needs of a client.’

‘We have worked primarily with Rafal Zwierz and Olga Czyzycka. Both have stepped up every time we have asked them to do so and have done so without surprises in billing.’