Gide Loyrette Nouel acts on litigation and arbitration projects across a vast range of areas notably, commercial law, real estate and intellectual property. The team acts in proceedings before Polish and European arbitration courts, common courts and the Polish Supreme Court, as well as administrative courts. Practice head Piotr Sadownik represents clients in proceedings before arbitration courts, common courts and the Supreme Court. Krzysztof Ciepliński represents Polish and foreign companies before general and administrative courts, as well as in domestic and international arbitration.
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  • ‘Flexible and customer oriented.’
  • ‘Gide is one of the best law firms in Poland having its roots in France. They are known for their M&A, real estate and dispute resolution departments.’
  • ‘Krzysztof Ciepliński is talented, hard-working, innovative and always finds practical solutions to legal challenges of his clients.'
  • ‘Krzysztof Ciepliński has been the partner in charge of the matter. I refer to the qualities I mentioned above; his stand-out qualities are clarity and quickness.’

Key clients

  • Advanced Protection Systems S.A.
  • Powszechna Kasa Oszczędności Bank Polska S.A. (PKO BP S.A.)
  • Elektrociepłownia Stalowa Wola S.A.
  • Agencja Konsultant sp. z o.o.
  • STELLANTIS POLSKA Sp. z o.o.
  • P3 Logistic Parks sp. z o.o.
  • Durmazlar Makine Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. Rayh Sistemler Şubesi
  • Louis Vuitton Polska sp. z o.o.
  • Lefsky Strategic Initiatives Inc.
  • L'Oréal Polska sp. z o.o.
  • KGHM Polska Miedź S.A.
  • OKAM Capital sp. z o.o.

Work highlights

Advising Powszechna Kasa Oszczędności Bank Polski on the implementation of a settlement scheme to be used with foreign currency borrowers claiming the invalidation of a loan agreement due to allegedly unfair terms contained in those instruments.
Representing KGHM Polska Miedź in a dispute brought by the authors of an invention used in the copper smelter in Głogów.
Representing BPI Real Estate Poland sp. z o.o. in two court disputes with its contractor – ARP Ideas – which failed to implement the relevant IT system in accordance with an existing contract.

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Practice head

Piotr Sadownik; Krzysztof Ciepliński