GESSEL Attorneys at Law advises clients across both fronts – from conducting full website audits and reviewing contract templates to representing them in merger control cases before UOKiK and in proceedings before the Polish Competition and Consumer Protection Court. The team also has significant experience in supporting clients with cross-border matters, notably, obtaining merger clearances not only before UOKiK, but also the German and Austrian antitrust authorities. Bernadeta Kasztelan-Świetlik has long-standing experience in this field and Natalia Leśna advises Polish and international clients on merger control, antitrust risks in contractual frameworks, dawn raid preparedness, and regulatory compliance in transaction processes.
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Accolades
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Testimonials
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- ‘The collaboration is excellent. Each team member is very competent and eager to help. We greatly appreciate that they offer sound advice and assistance on important matters.’
- ‘Firstly, extensive experience and competence in handling my case. Secondly, commitment and insight. Thirdly, excellent communication. I feel that the case is being handled properly, which gives me peace of mind.'
- ‘The Gessel competition/antitrust team is really fast and professional. Their sector-specific knowledge is remarkable.’
- ‘Natalia Lesna stands out with handling cross-jurisdictional mergers and being easily approachable.’
- ‘Very good, mid-size team led by Bernadetta Kasztalan-Świetlik.’
- ‘Bernadeta Kasztelan-Świetlik is a very good lawyer, bringing her enforcer's experience to the table.’
Key clients
- Anwim S.A.
- Asprod S.A.
- AvaFin Poland sp. z o.o.
- BNP Bank Polski S.A.
- Corab S.A.
- cyber_Folks S.A.
- Enterprise Investors
- Epaka.pl S.A.
- Everest Finanse S.A.
- Grupa Kęty S.A.
- Gwarant24 sp. z o.o.
- ING Bank Śląski S.A.
Work highlights
Advised MS Galleon GmbH on antitrust aspects of its acquisition of Corab S.A., a manufacturer of photovoltaic structures.
Advised cyber_Folks S.A., on antitrust aspects of the acquisition of 49.9% of the share capital and total voting rights in Shoper S.A. for a total amount of approx. PLN 547m ($135m).
Advised Grupa Kęty S.A. on antitrust aspects of the acquisition of majority stake of shares in SELT sp. z o.o., a manufacturer of sun protection systems.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Bernadeta Kasztelan-Świetlik
Other key lawyers
Natalia Leśna