Dr Stanisław Sołtysik > Dentons > Warsaw, Poland > Lawyer Profile

Dentons
UL. ZAJECZA 4
00-351 WARSZAWA
POLAND
Poland

Work Department

Restructuring, Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Dispute Resolution

Position

Stanisław Sołtysik, PhD, is a managing counsel and a member of the Restructuring, Insolvency and Bankruptcy and the Litigation and Arbitration practice groups at Dentons in Poland.

He advises both domestic and international clients in complex litigations and contentious insolvency matters.

Stanisław focuses on assisting advising financial institutions on litigation matters, which often involve potential liability towards their clients, including in connection with the termination of loan agreements or the management of investment funds or acting as depositary for such funds, as well as in disputes with consumers. He represents clients in the FMCG industry, including in product liability proceedings and advises on disputes touching upon multiple jurisdictions.

Stanisław has hands-on experience in in-court and out-of-court restructuring matters and assists creditors in complex bankruptcy cases. He also advises on recoveries in distressed situations, having inter alia successfully acted on a takeover and resale of fuel worth over USD 15 million pledged to a Polish bank.

He is also an accomplished academic, having authored a number of publications in the field of civil procedure, arbitration and insolvency law and having taught classes in civil procedure at the University of Warsaw.

Career

  • Managing counsel at Dentons since 2022
  • With Dentons since 2009
  • Admitted to the Polish bar (2015)

Languages

Polish, English, German

Memberships

  • Arbitration Committee, Lewiatan Court of Arbitration
  • Polish Association of Restructuring Professionals

Education

  • University of Warsaw, 2018, Doctor of Laws, summa cum laude
  • University of Warsaw, 2011, Master of Laws, summa cum laude

Lawyer Rankings

Poland > Restructuring and insolvency

The multi-disciplinary practice at Dentons boasts a broad-ranging offering which encompasses dealing with restructurings, bankruptcies, and related disputes. It has a strong client base in the financial sector, and is also regularly instructed by companies in the infrastructure, automotive, transportation, manufacturing, energy, retail, FMCG, agriculture and TMT sectors. Anna Pukszto sits at the helm of the department and was promoted to co-managing partner in April 2023; she has expertise in cross-border bankruptcies and distressed asset acquisitions. Tomasz Trocki is praised as ‘a unique lawyer with a wide scope of knowledge and experience in restructuring’, and he heads up the consensual restructuring group. Counsel Stanisław Sołtysik is another notable name in the contentious insolvency space.