Well-regarded for its ability to marry ‘deep legal expertise’ with ’practical, business-oriented solutions’, the employment group at DLA Piper Gizinski Kycia sp.k. advises clients across the full spectrum of workplace issues, from internal investigations to global mobility and complex restructurings. Esteemed as trusted advisers to major state-owned enterprises, listed companies and multinational corporates, the team is frequently engaged to manage sensitive disputes, cross-border employment structures, secondments, relocations and immigration matters. The ‘very responsive’ Agnieszka Lechman-Filipiak specialises in group redundancies, transfers of undertakings and collective disputes. She leads the team alongside Michał Synowiec, who is noted for navigating high-stakes workplace challenges, from harassment, discrimination and fraud through to data breaches and employee misconduct. Hubert Hajduczenia specialises in complex litigation.
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Testimonials
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- ‘The team combines deep legal expertise in employment law with practical, business-oriented solutions. Their commitment to responsiveness, partnership in legal challenges are critical in time sensitive matters that we partner together.'
- 'The team always demonstrates professionalism, integrity and ethics. It is important to highlight all individuals create a level of trust that is rare to find.’
- ‘Extremely professional team with outstanding knowledge about legal restrictions and processes of settlement of production including labour force advising activities for individual and worker unions practice.'
- ‘Especially the professional input of Michal Synowiec impressed us as we received immediately a clear and practical indications what to consider and package of advising information how to approach for the development steps and future running business operations.’
- ‘The team is always keen to share market practices providing advice which could be a good practice for our company.’
- ‘They always consider all aspects of the case they are working on, looking for advice in other law practices to provide guidance considering full picture. They clearly understand and deliver service on time in very urgent queries.’
- ‘We have used DLA Piper's Poland employment team to advise on a major international project. They have been responsive and calm under pressure, often dealing with multiple advice requests at short notice. The advice has been pragmatic and commercial and has come within an agreed capped fee arrangement.’
- ‘Agnieszka Lechman-Filipiak heads the Polish employment team and is our main contact. Agnieszka is very responsive and we know we can trust her advice.'
Key clients
- Ledgebrook Inc Panattoni Xylem Milrem Robotics sp. z o.o. Levi Strauss Perrigo Royce-Rolls Sp. z o.o. Euro-Net sp. z o.o. UBS PORR Bank PEKAO Box Vita Polymers Equinix Goldman Sachs IWG Management sp. z o.o. Static Control Components (Europe) Ltd KEH, Inc. Postdot Technologies UK Ltd NEWPORT LOGISTICS SPÓŁKA Z OGRANICZONĄ O Howmet Poland Sp. z o.o. NOVOTECH CLINICAL RESEARCH (POLAND) Sp. Z o.o. Dental Intelligence, Inc Syncron Poland sp. z o.o. Boekestijn Transport Sp. z o.o. Proxet Poland sp. z o.o. Mars Inc. Rounds AI Ltd. Russell Reynolds Associates sp. z o.o. PVH Group (Hilfiger and Calvin Klein) Nielsen Ledgebrook Inc Panattoni Xylem Milrem Robotics sp. z o.o. Levi Strauss Perrigo Royce-Rolls Sp. z o.o. Euro-Net sp. z o.o. UBS PORR Bank PEKAO Box Vita Polymers Equinix Goldman Sachs IWG Management sp. z o.o. Static Control Components (Europe) Ltd KEH, Inc. Postdot Technologies UK Ltd NEWPORT LOGISTICS SPÓŁKA Z OGRANICZONĄ O Howmet Poland Sp. z o.o. NOVOTECH CLINICAL RESEARCH (POLAND) Sp. Z o.o. Dental Intelligence, Inc Syncron Poland sp. z o.o. Boekestijn Transport Sp. z o.o. Proxet Poland sp. z o.o. Mars Inc. Rounds AI Ltd. Russell Reynolds Associates sp. z o.o. PVH Group (Hilfiger and Calvin Klein) Nielsen
Work highlights
Advised Levi Strauss on a complex post-closure restructuring project, including the transfer of employees between group entities following the shutdown of its manufacturing facility in Poland.
Advised Equinix on a precedent-setting employment dispute concerning the employer’s right to support ideological initiatives, including those organised by sexual minorities.
Advised Rolls-Royce on the reopening of its shared services centre in Poland, including employment law, data protection, and transfer of part of an employing establishment.
Lawyers
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Practice head
Agnieszka Lechman-Filipiak; Michał Synowiec
Other key lawyers
Hubert Hajduczenia; Dominika Nowak