Equipped with a strong international bench, Addleshaw Goddard Wisniewski Dzianachowski Schulz i Wspólnicy sp.k. is regularly instructed on cross-border M&A and restructuring mandates involving complex multi-jurisdictional elements. Daniel Cousens and Marcin Schulz jointly lead the team, with Cousens excelling in private equity transactions and Schulz being the go-to for corporate regulatory matters. In the wider team, Piotr Zbyszyński is highly experienced in complex reorganisations and Michał Szperzyński is an expert in the renewable energy, infrastructure and tech sectors.
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Accolades

Client satisfaction: Lawyer & team quality
Client satisfaction: Billing & efficiency
Client satisfaction: Sector knowledge

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • Maciej Ficiński is a person who stands out positively: - complex knowledge and in-depth expertise in M&A and other fields - business acumen - oriented towards pragmatic solutions - leadership skills - unique interpersonal skills - more and more advantages that are not easy to gather in a short feedback.
  • Unique mode of collaboration. The AG Team is able to take charge of the due diligence process and coordinate other streams of due diligence. The AG Team is capable of building trustworthy and long-lasting relationships with targets and their advisors, which streamlines the process of negotiations.
  • ‘Top quality lawyers with relatively modest Polish rates. Excellent hard and soft skills, proactive approach, superb drafting, and overall good knowledge of the region.’
  • ‘The team is dynamic, knowledgeable, efficient and pleasure to work with.’
  • ‘Daniel Cousens and Michal Szperzynski were my key contacts. Both great lawyers and excellent negotiators.’
  • ‘This team was very easy to work with while handling a very complex, cross-border matter. As the local counsel of the deal, I truly appreciated their support at all times. They were constantly available, jumping on calls day and night and that kind of dedication makes a huge difference. For potential clients, I'd say their key strength is that they are reliable, have very good experience with Turkish clients and they are aware of the sensitivities of Turkish clients. Compare to other law firms, work with them felt more collaborative and much more hands-on.’
  • ‘Daniel Cousens is a long term contact for me and has always been a reliable work partner.’
  • ‘The practice is unique due to its exceptional understanding of business. The lawyers are able to think out-of-the-box. They use AI tools to work on documents which saves time.’
  • ‘Piotr Zbyszyński, Krzysztof Górny and Marcin Schulz - great partners for your business and excellent / experienced advisors - their dedication to cooperation is unique.’

Key clients

  • Cerberus
  • Actera Group
  • InfraVia Capital Partners
  • ING Bank Śląski S.A.
  • mBank S.A.
  • Metinvest
  • Mirova
  • Nrep
  • Oaktree Capital Management
  • ProService Finteco
  • PZU S.A.
  • Qualitas Energy
  • Bain Capital Credit
  • Signal Capital Partners
  • Trzuskawica S.A.
  • Türkerler Holding Group
  • VeloBank
  • Yum!
  • Cornerstone Investment Management
  • CRH

Work highlights

Advised Cerberus on the acquisition of VeloBank, and on the subsequent acquisition by VeloBank of the majority stake in Noble Funds.
Advised Oaktree Capital Management and Cornerstone Investment Management on the sale of the majority stake in two Polish companies from the financial services sector.
Advised Mirova on its €50m+ investment in GreenWay.

Lawyers

Leading partners

The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Marcin Schulz 
Marcin Schulz 
Practice head

Daniel Cousens

Marcin Schulz

Other key lawyers

Christopher Quinn

NewMaciej Ficinski

NewKrzysztof Górny

NewKlaudia Śliwka

Magdalena Szewczyk

Michał Szperzyński

Piotr Zbyszyński