
ftl
Client SatisfactionThe financial services department at ftl boasts experts in banking, finance law and the regulation of the emerging technologies market, with an ability to handle multi-jurisdictional mandates and matters concerning fintech. The practice is jointly led by Konrad Stolarski, who is fluent in Polish, English and Spanish; and banking, insurance, and payment services expert Zbigniew Długosz; both are lauded for their ‘very well-established position as experts on the market’.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
'We believe that ftl has the best cost-to-quality ratio from all the law firms in Poland. You can tell that the team members have a very deep understanding of the regulations and the market and go through a serious boot camp with the partners before being brought on as PMs.’
‘We have been working most closely with Konrad Stolarski and Zbigniew Długosz who are the firm's partners and founders. They both have a very well-established position as experts on the market and we can easily call them the best contacts for all banking and fintech issues.'
'Among the senior staff, Anna Utnik-Karaś stands out as a very promising practitioner.’
‘ftl has one of the strongest and best banking law teams in Poland. They are in particular strong with regulatory aspects of the banking and payment market. They have excellent depth of the team and the partners know the ins and outs of the banking market.’
‘Zbigniew Długosz and Konrad Stolarski are the founders and co-managers of the banking and finance practice. Both have been around for a long time and have an excellent project background, as they have been present on the market even before most of the technologies we use today were regulated.’
‘Deep expertise, timing and quality of work.’
'Friendly attitude.’
‘Konrad Stolarski is easy to contact, confident in engaging with a number of different stakeholders within our business and is very well-connected, and in Poland. He provides timely, accurate advice.'
Key clients
- Polish Organisation of Non-Banking Payment Institutions
- Polish Banks’ Association
- Worldline Financial Services
- Euronet Polska
- Volt Technologies
- IFX Payments
- PayU
- Autopay
- Fintech Poland Foundation
- Smartney
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Konrad Stolarski, Zbigniew Długosz