Cezary Wiśniewski > Linklaters > Warsaw, Poland > Lawyer Profile

Linklaters ‘offers a unique blend of international excellence and personalised local service‘, and excels in handling the multi-jurisdictional and cross-border elements of M&A transactions, as well as corporate restructurings. Another core area of focus for the team is assisting investors with their inbound investments. Jointly sitting at the helm of the department is English-qualified M&A expert Daniel Cousens, who also heads up the firm’s CEE practice, and Marcin Schulz, who was recently promoted to national managing partner and is skilled in corporate regulatory mandates. The firm is also home to senior partner Cezary Wiśniewski, whose client roster includes multinational companies, and Piotr Zbyszyński, who is lauded as ‘an exceptional lawyer’.

Linklaters is highly adept at handling large, multi-jurisdictional cases for both Polish and international companies, and operates alongside the firm’s M&A, competition, banking and energy departments to provide large corporates and banks with a broad offering that encompasses representation in litigation and arbitration proceedings. Cezary Wiśniewski spearheads the team and is lauded as ‘one of the top Polish arbitration practitioners’. Other key members of the department include ‘experienced litigator’ Zbigniew Kruczkowski, who boasts expertise in shareholder disputes and private enforcement matters, and white-collar crime expert Tomasz Manicki. Marta Szrajer also ‘deserves special mention’ as a key name in administrative court proceedings.

Linklaters is a popular choice for banks, investment funds, private equity funds and public companies seeking assistance with long-term crisis management. The team is well versed in regulatory investigations and investigations involving alleged fraudulent activity. Jointly heading the practice is Tomasz Manicki, who specialises in criminal and administrative penalties being faced in highly regulated sectors, and Cezary Wiśniewski. Marek Tołcz is highlighted for his expertise in administrative court proceedings concerning regulatory and capital market matters. Paweł Wysocki is well versed at representing clients in proceedings conducted before regulatory authorities.