DLA Piper Giziński Kycia sp. > Warsaw, Poland > Firm Profile

‘Unparalleled practical approach to complex legal issues; flexibility; creativity in terms of finding the most suitable solution.’

‘I really value the fact that DLA Piper helps us to implement unusual solutions like unlimited holidays and additional leave plans, these require an open mind and creative approach.’

‘The people are the greatest value; their high personal culture, willingness to help and, of course, professionalism and knowledge, inquisitiveness and never giving up, always putting the client’s good first.’

‘Agnieszka Lechman-Filipiak- High level of English and has a very good approach in explaining Polish employment law to foreigners.’

‘Dominika Nowak is a great lawyer with a pragmatic and creative mindset. I like working with her, which is why this has been a standing relationship for over 4 years now.’ 

‘Mr Hubert Hajduczenia – organisational skills, the competence and practical experience in the field of labour law, especially procedural aspects of labour law, the enthusiasm and readiness to engage in research and educational projects.’

‘Michlał Synowiec is a fantastic lawyer. He is incredibly responsive and helpful and always ready to go the extra mile for his clients. His advice is succinct and commercial and he excels at finding a practical solution.’

‘Truly outstanding life sciences team. Great understanding of the market combined with pragmatic approach. Top-notch team for all sector-related matters. Emphasis on diversity and the spirit of internal collaboration are clearly visible.’

‘The team is highly experienced in life science regulatory, distribution and procurement matters. They really understand all practical, legal and business aspects of distribution of medical products. They support us on both legal and business aspects.’

‘The team is simply outstanding. Top pharma team on the Polish market. Highly responsive and providing pragmatic solutions. Always keeping track with new regulatory developments. I like their approach to diversity; it is a very strong value that is clearly visible in their daily practice.’

‘DLA Piper’s team helps their pharmaceutical clients in regulatory and contractual matters. The team are committed professionals. Always ready to advise their customers. They are knowledgeable advisors, very business-oriented, easy to reach and supportive. The team supports us comprehensively in creating a model of distribution and marketing for a new product we intend to place on the Polish market.’

‘Andrzej Balicki has extensive experience in advising the life sciences sector and is highly respected in the industry. He is a creative and client-focused problem solver. He is certainly a leading regulatory lawyer in Poland. The other team member Jolanta Dabrowicz works closely to the client and shows experience in regulatory and contractual matters.’

‘Andrzej Balicki is a clear leader of the team and is my first contact point in all matters. He is very energetic, pragmatic and solution-oriented. Andrzej has market-leading regulatory knowledge. He has great understanding of legal and business aspects of public affairs projects. Andrzej is known for his strategic thinking and ability to implement it in practice.’

‘Andrzej Balicki – extensive experience in advising the pharmaceutical sector and is respected in the industry. He is a creative and client-focused problem solver.’

‘Jolanta Dabrowicz works closely with the client and shows experience in pharmaceutical and contractual matters.’

‘Great experience in advising on the financial market and great personal contact with the client.’

‘A solid, factual basis goes hand in hand with professional service and knowledge of market needs. Good contact with the customer and efficient service.’

‘Mrs. Beata Mrozowska-Bartkiewicz is an exceptional lawyer with great knowledge and attitude.’

‘Cooperation with Beata Mrozowska-Bartkiewicz is carried out in an atmosphere of professionalism, at the highest professional level and in an efficient manner. She has the ability to recognise the needs of her clients and meet them head on.’

‘The leading team regarding public procurement contracts for medical devices. Very approachable and always available. Diversity and the spirit of internal collaboration.’

‘The team is highly experienced in life sciences regulatory, distribution and procurement matters. They really understand all practical, legal and business aspects of distribution of medical products. They support us on both legal and business aspects.’

‘Highly reputable team in terms of medicinal product procurement and reimbursement. Very strong value of the team is diversity.’

‘DLA Piper’s procurement team is highly experienced in both highly complex matters as well as day-to-day public procurement advice.’

‘Adriana Mierzwa-Bronikowska – Very good knowledge of the industry. Practical and business approach to contract provisions. A range of knowledge that goes beyond legal aspects only.’

‘Michał Orzechowski specializes in both antitrust and contentious public procurement matters. He has unique experience in high profile cases at the intersection of public procurement and competition law, including the most prestigious defence procurements in the country. Regulatory team lead, Andrzej Balicki is an outstanding public and regulatory lawyer and has tremendous experience in public procurement procedures in regulated sectors.’

‘Andrzej Balicki has tremendous experience in medical device procurement cases. Jolanta Dąbrowicz smoothly manages contracts with hospitals.’

‘Andrzej Balicki, partner leading the team, is a role model of a trusted adviser, one of the best I have ever met. He has a unique ability to explain practical business implications of complex regulatory requirements. He always comes up with implementable solutions. Michał Orzechowski has innovative ideas on distribution topics. Jolanta Dąbrowicz is a great regulatory lawyer.’

‘DLA Poland gives a holistic approach to real estate and takes into consideration all consequences of certain decisions. The team’s strengths is their collaboration across their firm and pulling in resources when applicable and ensuring a smooth process for the client. From a real estate perspective, their understanding and delivery of specific and complex legal aspects was very good. The team has significant knowledge in the real estate sector and other aspects such as real estate tax.’

‘The team at DLA Piper Warsaw listens to us and how we and our clients like to do business. Always available anytime (even if on holidays) and we never ever have to chase for a response or an answer. They are transparent with fees and always update us with out-of-scope matters and the work in progress during a project which is appreciated.’

‘Cases referred to DLA Piper require detailed scrutiny due to their complexity. The company has various teams dedicated to various topics, so the client can be sure that it will be comprehensively served. Billings are fixed in advance and there is no element of surprise. In the case of complex matters, the costs are agreed upon before commencing the task.’

‘Special thanks to Sylwia Czerwik and Jacek Gizinski: they were able to get all issues resolved quickly and efficiently. Working together was very pleasant for us.’

‘My team has worked with Jacek Gizinski and his team on a number of real estate transactions, and we have always been happy. DLA’s availability and transparency has always been highly valued by us. On a recent deal, we also enjoyed working with Milena Mędrzycka, who was very professional and very responsive. We hope to engage them in more deals in the future.’

‘A very professional approach to the client of the entire DLA team, represented by Michał Pietuszko. During the negotiations, DLA focuses on closing the transaction and negotiating optimal solutions for the client that are acceptable to the other party. There is a very professional and very good cooperation with the law firm.’

‘Agnieszka Lehwark is great! She makes sure the deals close and focuses on results for the clients.’

‘I have worked closely with Mirosław Całka from the DLA Poland real estate team. Mirek has deep understanding of real estate and always considers the relevant options as they relate to the client. More importantly, in our business, Mirek always points out the legal matters and actual practice to help the client make informed decisions. He has gone over and beyond what is required to help Markaz execute on transactions.’

‘Transactional knowledge and flexible approach.’

‘Katarzyna Wacławek is a very experienced lawyer with a focus on closing deals, and above all, a very nice and intelligent person to work with.’

‘The strength of DLA Piper is definitely its strong presence and knowledge of the local market and its legal/tax capabilities. That added to strong international experience provides the good service for securitisation transaction.’

‘The people understand my team and our clients. DLA Poland knows what we like and don’t like which is important because we have clients who are very particular about their legal process.’

‘They actually listen and try to accommodate to what we and our clients need. Katarzyna Wacławek and her team actually listen to us. We have found other lawyers in Poland tend to focus on their own process and how they want to do things, which does not work for our clients.’

‘A team of highly committed lawyers, ready to provide services regardless of the time.’

‘DLA’s transactional team is highly professional, committed and responsive. They have very strong expertise in complex, public M&A transactions. This is one of top teams on the market. What stands out is excellent level of expertise, business-oriented approach and negotiation skills.’

‘Jakub Domalik-Plakwicz led the team on both transactions we had an opportunity to work with him on. He is a leading M&A lawyer with strong focus on public deals. He is highly professional and very strong in the negotiation room. Wojciech Kalinowski is also a name to note. He did a terrific job on both deals.’

‘In my view, the capital markets team led by Jakub Domalik-Plakwicz is one of 2-3 leading ECM teams in Poland right now. The team is very active in the market doing a lot of IPOs and public M&A deals. They are very goal-oriented, creative and hard-working.’

‘Jakub Domalik-Plakwicz is my “go-to” transactional lawyer. He demonstrates great expertise in both M&A and ECM and is excellent negotiator with a business-oriented approach. He brings great quality and peace of mind to the table when it comes to complex transactional work. I have also worked with Wojciech Kalinowski who did great job on the project.’

‘Very active and client oriented team, straightforward in contacts and focused at understanding the needs and finding the most suitable solutions.’

‘Jakub Domalik-Plakwicz is an excellent team leader, fine negotiator and solution-seeker.’

‘Jakub Domalik-Plakwicz is sharp, balanced and an excellent M&A/PE lawyer. I was impressed by his negotiation skills and commitment.’

‘Fully committed and professional approach, trustworthy for my clients. in my opinion the most professional M&A team in Poland. They maintain an excellent relationship with the client and can easily handle the most difficult topics, issues that are brought up during a M&A transaction processes.’

‘Jakub Marcinkowski is a top-notch, first class M&A lawyer and out-runs the vast majority of his peers. Definitely one of the most talented partners in Poland.’

‘The team provides efficient on market support and is incredibly agile – with a rare ability to get to facilitate the execution of a transaction without over-engineering, while at the same time not compromising on the integrity of the final product. Without doubt, a world-class team!’

‘Marta Frackowiak is a stand out M&A lawyer who is able to provide innovative solutions to complex solution problems – and a seasoned M&A lawyer who is able to carry large and sophisticated transactions with ease.’

‘Jakub Domalik-Plakwicz led the team on both transactions we had opportunity to work with. He is a leading M&A lawyer with strong focus on public deals. He is highly professional and very strong in the negotiation room.’

‘The team is highly experienced in life sciences regulatory, distribution and procurement matters. They really understand all practical, legal and business aspects of distribution of medical products. They support us on both legal and business aspects.’

‘The team has a great and well-deserved reputation. They always find solutions in very challenging situations. DLA Piper has a market leading team in relation to all aspects related to the distribution of medical devices. What makes them even more unique is diversity. This is a value that is clearly visible in their daily practice.’

‘The practice is well known for combining its regulatory knowledge and antitrust awareness under the same roof. This makes their advice to-the-point and less theoretical compared to other firms. Their key competitive advantage is sectorial knowledge.’

‘The team has practical and outstanding experience and skills in legal matters regarding antitrust proceedings.’

‘They have solid knowledge, a “can do” approach, think strategically, creative mind-set, good commercial awareness and a pragmatic, solutions-oriented, point of view.’

‘Michal Orzechowski: he has unique experience in high profile cases at the intersection of public procurement and competition law.’

‘Andrzej Balicki: a renowned market expert in life sciences.’

‘Michał Orzechowski is a business-oriented advisor, ensuring appropriate legal service to the company at the highest quality level in a friendly atmosphere. He understands the aim of legal support is enabling business opportunities.’

‘Practical experience, unparalleled knowledge in the construction industry, flexibility.’

‘It is a large practice and they have strength in depth with subject matter experts in property, tax etc. The service has been consistently good and always prompt.’

‘The team has unique experience in the field of construction, especially contracts under the public procurement law. I have been working with the team led by Mr Kycia, including Piotr Witecki for the past 9 years in different organisations. They also know how to serve me. When I ask a question they also indicate other areas the proposed solutions may have an impact on. They built up trust between us. They are a legal team of my choice in any legal matter. I know that they will watch my back.’

‘DLA Piper deserves praise for its outstanding experience in the construction sector and in particular construction-related dispute resolution, including complicated multi-party proceedings. They have specialists in all areas and offer the full scope of services for the sector, including procurement, projects, real estate, tax and environmental matter. They have practical knowledge of literally all types of construction projects and know how to use it best when a controversy arises.’

‘ Szymon Sakowski’s excellence in communication, speed of response, customer-service-oriented mindset, knowledge of Polish Law, Construction Law and case law have been truly exceptional. Szymon will make himself available out-of-hours without hesitation, picks up often complex issues very quickly, is extremely sharp, understands the contractor’s perspective and always takes the time to explains his advice clearly in relation to the law rather than just providing the law.’

‘Krzysztof Kycia has both the expertise and personality that allows me to trust him. He is recognised as an expert in the construction segment of the business. He will look for amicable solutions first and when there is a legal dispute he will run it with the highest professional standards and personal culture.’

‘Piotr Witecki is an expert in insolvency issues as well as construction contracts signed under the public procurement law. He is a very positive person as well so his attitude helps me with dealing with very difficult matters.’

‘Krzysztof Kycia has a wealth of experience in construction-related litigation and arbitration. This allows him to dive directly into the very heart of a given issue in a very short time. You’d always want to have him on your side. He is a trusted advisor for the board members and we often ask him for a second opinion on matters that are handled by other law firms.’

‘The team understands the client’s needs very well and responds very quickly to the changing realities of the particular case they are handling.’

‘Each member of the team is an outstanding professional, each of them is characterised by very large knowledge supported by many years of experience, which is visible in the actions of the team.’

‘High competence of lawyers, rich experience in legal issue. Understanding client needs and business.’

‘The team is dependable.’

‘They are always well organised and professional.’

‘Their workshops are very useful, informative and valuable. I am always very content.’

‘They give short, clear, specific opinions, their opinions are good and professional and they have substantive knowledge.’

‘Good, organised and well informed about the subject of renewable energies in Poland.’

‘The law firm and the team that works for it in this department is extremely innovative, has enormous knowledge, but also focuses on fresh, new ideas, constantly enriching its knowledge. As a client, I feel taken care of in every respect.’

‘Very good knowledge of the sector and understanding of the task. Services provided by DLA Piper significantly helped with successful answering the legal question. DLA Piper has acted timely and efficiently, and prepared proper legal documentation. DLA Piper allocated proper team members to provide services. The services were provided within the pre-agreed budget and according to the agreed scope.’

‘Łukasz Jankowski, Mateusz Koszel and Paweł Makaruk are fantastic at dealing with very complex topics and at the same time requiring a modern approach. I recommend them to other companies that may need legal support in the field of energy.’

‘Łukasz Jankowski and Paweł Makaruk performed a great job. Flexibility in approach and good knowledge of the subject resulted in successful realisation of the task.’

‘Jacek Giziński and team are great to work with, very professional and available. Also very proactive in looking to assist the clients into new business.’

‘Jacek Giziński is an excellent M&A lawyer with a commercial attitude. Karolina Madrzycka assists him very well on all workstreams.’

‘A good ability to organise and motivate the team, persistence in making the achievement of projects possible, and putting the extra time for completion of projects.’

‘Motivation, experience and attitude to work are strengths of the team.’

‘Good availability, collaboration, and timely responses.’

‘I have worked mainly with Krystian Maciaszek – very professional, outstandingly polite, responsive and helpful.’

‘Krystian Maciaszek is honest, has great technical knowledge of the law, is available and has good time responses.’

‘Very proactive, balanced in opinions, efficient in handling negotiations’

‘I personally highly value Marta Frąckowiak and her personal negotiation style. I like her balanced legal advice and pragmatic stand-point.’

‘Good cross-functional team and very pragmatic and practical.‘

‘Strong team members.‘

‘Bartosz Matusik: A high degree of professionalism, which is essential for reliable qualitative results.‘

‘We were provided with top-notch service and a highly professional team. Jakub Domalik-Plakwicz and his team were recommended to us by one of the M&A advisors as one of the leading transactional teams on the market.’

‘Jakub Domalik-Plakwicz – corporate partner who led our legal team. He is sharp, balanced and an excellent M&A/PE lawyer. I was impressed by his negotiation skills and commitment.’

‘The restructuring and insolvency team at DLA Piper Warsaw is highly experienced in their area, capable of providing a valuable service on most complex cases. The team is extremely creative in identifying solutions. They also have in-depth knowledge of the legal procedures, enabling them to run the case in the best interest of the client.’

‘Cases referred to DLA Piper require detailed scrutiny due to their complexity. The company has various teams dedicated to various topics, so the client can be sure that it will be comprehensively served. Billings are fixed in advance and there is no element of surprise. In the case of complex matters, the costs are agreed upon before commencing the task.’

‘Capability of fast understanding of the contractual complexity of the particular contract; clarity in analysis, suggestions of solution options and straight-forward assessment of associated risks; high command of foreign language; specific legal expertise on the topic of “dividable performance” of industrial contracts in Polish law; capability of legal interpretation and rationalising without prior legal references; legal negotiation skill in reaching a commercially acceptable resolution; pragmatism, speed and clarity in response and action.’

‘Restructuring and insolvency cases are in the hands of Magdalena Dec, Senior Associate, who is distinguished by professionalism, speed of reaction and impressive knowledge. She always meets the set deadlines and is business oriented.’

‘We have made excellent experience with Mr. Krzysztof Kycia, country Managing Partner of DLA Piper Poland, who led the case with the support of his team. No doubt, the very satisfying result we achieved in this dispute were the result of his supreme legal expertise in this specialty of law, but also the result of his speedy and pragmatic actions to solve this difficult case to our utmost satisfaction.’

‘Mr. Piotr Witecki, Senior Associate, deserves special recognition for meticulous research work in a legally very complex case and in a demanding specialty of law, burdened by changes in law for which there had not been any prior legal reference.’

‘Mr. Piotr Witecki should be praised for his exceptional experience and legal knowledge. Ms. Magdalena Dec and Mr. Krzysztof Kycia need highlighting as top-class experts in the area.’

‘The firm has a very competent team. The cooperation with the team worked very well.’

‘Special thanks to Paweł Chodziński and his team, who worked quickly and efficiently to get all issues resolved.’

‘Focus on detail, tailored for each client.’

‘All sorts of services and expertise under 1 entity, so no need to consult corporate or regulatory issues with other companies. Partners were involved all the time, this gave us great assurance.’

‘Great expert knowledge, thorough, good organization skills, considering the whole picture of issue not only tax matters, see links between disciplines (tax, M&A, other legal issues) and looks for the best and least painful solution for the client, professional in relations, approachable and easy to work with, Very contactable, often working late hours if this was required by the project.’

‘The DLA Piper Tax team in Poland are intuitive, thorough and crucially for us, understand how and when to be commercial. They go above and beyond to provide exceptional advice and are always flexible to our working needs.’

‘I have worked with the DLA Tax team in Poland on a number of deals now and have never been disappointed in the service received. Head of Tax, Bartosz Matusik, is incredibly knowledgeable and determined to produce quality results for his clients. Ewelina Jaworska deserves a particular mention for always going above and beyond. I always have confidence that she fully understands the matter at hand and her attention to detail is exceptional. She gets the technical/commercial balance just right and is always incredibly responsive.’

‘Practical approach to complex legal issues and designing strategies to achieve the best possible result.’

‘DLA Piper (Poland) provides us tailor-made solutions in all aspects that we need them to.’

‘DLA Piper’s team helps their clients in criminal and compliance matters. The team is always up to date with the recent developments in law such us Whistleblowing Directive or changes to Polish criminal law.’

‘The lawyers, acting as defence attorneys, were very innovative and demonstrated outstanding experience concerning representation in the course of the criminal proceedings. They were committed to their work from the very beginning. In my opinion they are hard-working, open-minded and well-organized. I really appreciated their involvement and professionality. We’re cooperating since many years, but every single case and year brings us new challenges, easily manageable by the team of WCC DLA Piper Poland.’

‘Tomasz Rudyk, Partner of WCC team, has extensive experience in criminal and criminal-fiscal cases. Tomasz is a highly respected lawyer with more than 20 years on the market. He has comprehensive knowledge regarding criminal, criminal-fiscal law as well as compliance issues and he knows how to deal with unsolved cases. Dominika Wolf-Jezierska, Piotr Falarz and Magdalena Dec are also recognised specialists in terms of WCC cases on the Polish market.’

‘Tomasz Rudyk is a highly skilled lawyer with pragmatic approach and always dedicated to find best solutions to the arising problems during the trial. Dominika Wolf-Jezierska is very experienced in managing criminal cases and provides sound legal advice during the ongoing proceedings. She is always available, responsive and very devoted. I consider them as top specialists in this field of expertise. The great advantage of working with this team is their openness and communicativeness. They are both very honest in their opinions and advice.’

‘Tomasz Rudyk and Pawel Matej are highly professional and supportive partners.’

‘Knowledgeable team of experts; practical approach to complex legal matters’

‘DLA has a solid and relatively big dispute resolution team, which can manage complex and international litigation and arbitration cases really well. They are known for conducting complicated infrastructure disputes in different jurisdictions.’

‘Krzysztof Kycia and Tomasz Rudyk are effective and business-oriented litigators. Piotr Olkowski, counsel, is known for his exceptional knowledge of infrastructure and construction contract issues.’

‘They can provide a court with statements which are not only well argued but also really accessible, clear and convincing. Particularly important in financial cases where the value of the subject of the dispute is very significant and the legal and regulatory matters are difficult to settle by the court.’

‘Exceptional dispute resolution team at the Polish legal market. Unique experience in complex and sophisticated financial disputes. Krzysztof Kycia is great in strategic advisory. Szymon Sakowski is my go-to contact.’

‘Szymon Sakowski is an outstanding senior lawyer. Greatly combines outstanding legal knowledge with a business-like approach. I have full confidence in him.’

‘DLA Warsaw litigation team has unique abilities, know-how and experience to run litigation cases. They offer highly customized approach, taking into account all specific aspects of the case and the legal environment. We have worked with them on most complex cases and all such cases were handled with the utmost quality.’

‘Dispute resolution practice head Krzysztof Kycia is a smart strategist and brilliant tactician, one of the very best on the Polish market. His expertise in litigation and arbitration in construction/infrastructure, energy, and property sectors is hard to match.’

‘Legal services are provided by DLA comprehensively, in various legal aspects.’

‘Broad, up-to-date knowledge of individual team members on the DLA side.’

‘We always get clear and comprehensive explanations from DLA.’