The team at Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak is best known for merger control, compliance advice and private antitrust litigation. Practice head Krzysztof Kanton has extensive experience in handling merger control notifications and representing clients in antitrust matters before competition authorities and courts. Joanna Marek is a key individual whose practice is distinguished by her representation of clients in proceedings before UOKIK and the courts. Marek regularly handles cases related to the infringement of collective consumer interests and anti-competitive practices.
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Work Department
Competition law, Motor industry
Position

Senior Ciunsel, attorney-at-law

Career

pecializes in consumer protection law and antitrust law. Represents clients in proceedings before the Office for Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKIK), the Court for Competition and Consumer Protection, and the Court of Appeal concerned with infringement of collective interests and anti-competitive practices. Offers advice on consumer protection and antitrust regulations to numerous clients on an ongoing basis.

In her practice to date, she has advised entrepreneurs operating in various sectors, including the financial, FMCG, logistics, household appliances, and cosmetics sectors. Was part of a working group that submitted remarks to draft legislative instruments on the protection of competition and consumers.

Languages
polish, english, italian
Education
  • Cracow University of Economics – MA in International Relations – 2010
  • Coventry University, United Kingdom – BA in International Economics and Trade – 2008-2009
  • Jagiellonian University in Kraków – MA in Law – 2008
  • Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy (Socrates–Erasmus program) – 2006-2007

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The SKS team are very knowledgeable and competent within the competition law field. They have extensive experience with representing companies in investigations by the Polish competition authority.’

  • ‘SKS antitrust team is full of well skilled lawyers, always available and always ready to help. They think out of the box and they are able to find a solution to the most critical and complex legal problems.’

Key clients

  • AB Electrolux
  • Allegro

Work highlights

Advised Ceneo in litigation against Google and secured an injunction against Google.