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Filip Uziębło
Filip Uziębło is an attorney-at-law admitted to practice in Poland, a partner and the co-head of Baker McKenzie’s Private Equity Group in Warsaw. He has experience in private equity and M&A deals as well as restructuring transactions. The prestigious legal ranking publication Chambers & Partners has multiple times ranked Filip as one of the best lawyers in Poland for private equity, and since 2015 it has ranked him as one of the best lawyers for corporate/M&A. According to recent reports, Filip Uziębło is frequently engaged by a diverse range of clients, including real estate groups, private equity houses and venture capital funds on various transactions. Another prestigious legal ranking, The Legal 500, has since 2018 ranked Filip in the “Next Generation Lawyers” category for private equity. In the most recent report a source stated that “Filip Uziębło demonstrated unique expertise in terms of the critical analysis of real estate and organising the exercise in an efficient and innovative manner. His combined knowledge in corporate law, restructuring and real estate has clearly given him a keen eye to quickly and easily identify material issues and important information.” Filip has advised major private equity funds, vendors, targets, industry investors, listed companies and institutional financial investors with regard to a wide range of transactions. Filip has provided assistance on a number of cross-border multijurisdictional acquisitions.
Jakub Czerka
Jakub Czerka
Jakub Czerka is an advocate admitted to practice in Poland, a senior associate in the Banking and Finance Practice at Baker McKenzie in Warsaw. Jakub graduated from the Faculty of Law and Administration of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń in 2013. He also obtained a Bachelor of Laws in Business Law from the Faculty of Law and Criminology of the University of Aberystwyth in 2015. He qualified as an advocate in 2020. Prior to joining Baker McKenzie in Warsaw, Jakub worked at renowned global law firms starting from 2015. Jakub specialises in transactions related to debt financing. He advises financial institutions, private equity funds and other various private and public entities on domestic and international financing transactions, in particular, in the field of acquisition and corporate financing, as well as on comprehensive debt restructuring projects. He also has experience in advising issuers and bondholders on matters concerning bond issuances.
Jakub Falkowski
Jakub Falkowski
Jakub Falkowski is a Counsel in the IP/IT department of Baker McKenzie, Warsaw. He has been involved in several IT transactions and arbitration proceedings. Mr. Falkowski has gone on a six-month secondment to a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. He joined Baker McKenzie in 2007. Mr. Falkowski regularly advises on technology and outsourcing transactions and counsels companies in the media and technology sectors on digital media issues. He also has considerable experience advising on privacy matters. Additionally, he has dealt with IP issues, particularly with matters relating to unfair competition practices, copyrights, digital media, and e-commerce advisory.
Jerzy Bombczyński
Jerzy Bombczyński
Jerzy Bombczyński is an advocate admitted to practice in Poland, a counsel and the head of the Financial Services Regulatory and Investment Funds practice at Baker McKenzie in Warsaw. Prior to joining the Firm, Jerzy worked at the leading Polish development institution and asset manager, where he held the position of manager of the Legal Office – Investments. Previously, he had been associated with another renowned global law firm and a Polish independent law firm where he worked as a counsel at the banking & finance practice focusing on regulatory matters. He graduated with distinction from the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Warsaw in 2012, also studying law at Stockholm University between 2011 and 2012. Jerzy completed postgraduate studies on the Warsaw School of Economics: Risk Management in Financial Institutions (2021) and Management of Corporate Restructuring (2020). He qualified as an advocate in 2016. Jerzy combines extensive experience in various areas of regulatory law such as CRR, BRRD, MIFID, SFDR and AIFMD-related matters, with a hands-on approach to advising on M&A transactions and effective risk management. He advises clients on regulatory matters, cross-border investments and finance transactions, restructuring projects, fund formation matters and international offerings of securities. He is also experienced in advising on resolution mechanisms, ESG regulations, as well as the operation and liquidation of investment funds and AIFMs.
Juliusz Krzyżanowski
Juliusz Krzyżanowski
Juliusz Krzyżanowski is a counsel in Baker McKenzie's Warsaw office and a member of the Life Sciences group. He has over seven years' experience advising Polish and foreign companies operating in the healthcare sector. Prior to joining the Firm, he was the advisor to the Polish Minister of Health. He also co-headed the life sciences practice in a large law firm and practiced in various international law firms. Juliusz often participates as a speaker in various conferences and is an author of a number of publications. Juliusz has a broad experience advising on pharmaceutical, medical and food law. He advises pharmaceutical, medical devices and dietary supplements companies, pharmaceutical wholesale distributors, pharmacy chains, medical services providers and private equity investors on advertising, clinical trials, distribution, manufacturing registration and reimbursement matters. He also advises on investments in healthcare and has experience in compliance projects for pharmaceutical and medical devices companies. Juliusz represents pharmaceutical wholesalers and pharmacy chains before the main pharmaceutical inspector and regularly works with key industry organizations involved in legislation processes.
Justyna Glinka
Justyna Glinka
Justyna Glinka is an associate in the Warsaw Real Estate & Construction team. Before joining Baker McKenzie’s Warsaw office in June 2021, she worked at a renowned law firm in Warsaw for four years. She is a Polish qualified lawyer (legal counsel) admitted to the Warsaw Bar Association. Justyna Glinka has a considerable work experience in the area of real estate transactions (both share and asset deals) concerning office, warehouse and retail investments located in Poland. She provided comprehensive legal advice to domestic and international investors and financing institutions. Her expertise focuses on all aspects of real estate law from the initial due diligence analysis to post completion stages.
Kamil Matyśkiewicz
Kamil Matyśkiewicz
Kamil Matyśkiewicz is a legal counsel and associate in the Warsaw Real Estate & Construction team. He has over eight years of experience and specializes in real estate law, in particular in real estate transactions, including site acquisition and disposal, construction, as well as the development and commercialization of office and retail investments in Poland. He has handled transactions involving the acquisition of many pieces of real estate with different characteristics, located in different parts of the country. As a Polish qualified lawyer, Kamil regularly provides complex advice on real estate issues to international companies from various sectors that have acquired or wish to acquire real estate in Poland. He also has considerable experience in providing legal advice and handling investments involving construction, whether in the preparation of contracts between the investor and contractors, or in representing the investor in administrative proceedings. He also has considerable experience in assisting clients in the due diligence process at all stages of the investment, both before the commencement of the construction process, during it, and after its completion, in the case of real estate and buildings already in use.
Karol Czepukojć
Karol Czepukojć
Karol Czepukojć co-heads the Restructuring & Insolvency practice group in Warsaw and also serves as a member of the Mergers & Acquisitions, Dispute Resolution and Arbitration practice groups. He holds an Attorney-at-law's qualification and Restructuring adviser's license. Karol joined Baker McKenzie in August 2020. Before joining the Firm, he was associated with a renowned domestic law firm, Wardyński & Partners, for 13 years. Karol speaks at conferences, trainings and webinars on international and local court restructuring and insolvency matters. He has authored or co-authored a number of publications related to his field. He is also a member of well-known international and local associations of restructuring and insolvency practitioners, and is actively engaged in pro bono activities. Karol focuses mainly on cross-border and local court restructuring and insolvency matters, as well as on debt recoveries and commercial contracts. He advises all stakeholders, in particular debtors, creditors, security agents, insolvency practitioners and investors in distressed assets. Karol's assistance includes: directors' duties on insolvency court restructuring and insolvency strategies, including evaluation of security packages loan-to-own strategies and other distressed M&A transactions drafting, mitigating of insolvency risk and negotiating of commercial contracts, in particular in the context of supply chains and transactions all debt recovery strategies, especially enforcement of security packages and asset tracing
Katarzyna Grodziewicz
Katarzyna Grodziewicz
Katarzyna Grodziewicz is an attorney-at-law admitted to practice in Poland, a counsel in the capital markets practice at Baker McKenzie in Warsaw. She graduated from the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Gdańsk in 2010 and the Faculty of Economics of the University of Gdańsk in 2009 (with honors) and qualified as an attorney-at-law at the Warsaw Bar Association (with honors) in 2015. She is a graduate of Chicago-Kent College of Law, where she obtained an LL.M. in 2010 (with honors). In 2014, she also completed a postgraduate studies in intellectual property law at the Jagiellonian University. Prior to joining the Firm in May 2022, Katarzyna cooperated with another two renowned global law firms for over a decade. In 2020 Katarzyna was selected to the panel of international experts of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) as the only representative from Poland. Katarzyna focuses her practice on corporate and commercial law, with an emphasis on securities law and M&A transactions, as well as on corporate governance issues for clients from various sectors, including IT, banking and finance and energy. She has advised on Polish and EU law issues in a number of public issuances of shares and in public and non-public issuances of debt securities of Polish and foreign issuers. She has extensive experience in acting as a key lawyer in international teams of lawyers, providing legal advice to companies, financial institutions, selling shareholders, financial sponsors, strategic investors and investment banks in numerous international and domestic, initial and secondary, public and private equity offerings and M&A transactions.
Katarzyna Kopczewska
Katarzyna Kopczewska
Katarzyna Kopczewska heads the tax law practice at the Warsaw office of Baker McKenzie. She is an experienced tax advisor whose passion is providing comprehensive support to clients on tax-related issues. For over 20 years, she has worked at renowned consulting firms, gaining knowledge and experience in various areas of tax advisory. Her skills include: Strategic tax advisory and modeling: She helps clients achieve tax efficiency within the framework of current regulations Transactions and restructuring: She advises on the tax aspects of mergers, acquisitions, restructurings and other transactions International tax law: She is experienced in working with businesses operating in a wide range of international markets, which has allowed her to accumulate extensive knowledge and skills in dealing with issues related to global tax regulations Due diligence: She conducts tax analyses before transactions to identify potential risks and benefits Tax proceedings: She represents clients in tax proceedings before tax authorities and administrative courts, helping clients resolve disputes related to interpretations of tax law. She is active in the legal community, sharing her knowledge at conferences and in articles. Her flexibility, commitment and strategic thinking make her a valued professional in the tax field. Katarzyna is experienced in tax support for clients in the real estate sector (Polish and international investment funds, developers and construction companies), as well as entities in the technology sector. Drawing upon her experience as a lawyer at the Ministry of State Treasury, where she participated in privatizing major state-owned enterprises, she combines civil, corporate and commercial law with tax experience to offer complete solutions for clients. Her extensive tax and legal background, combined with sector-specific knowledge, enables her to provide comprehensive and pragmatic advisory services in transaction structuring, tax planning, tax disputes, transfer pricing and sector-specific VAT issues. Clients appreciate her interdisciplinary knowledge, excellent understanding of the real estate market and pragmatic solutions to tax problems, making her a valuable advisor in complex transactions.
Katarzyna Tobiasz-Dumania
Katarzyna Tobiasz-Dumania is an associate in the IP/IT department of Baker McKenzie Warsaw. She practices law in the field of industrial property since 1999. Before joining Baker McKenzie, Katarzyna worked for a law firm focused on trademark litigation and unfair competition and had her own practice as a patent attorney. Katarzyna Tobiasz-Dumania has experience in IP prosecution and litigation. Katarzyna is a Polish and European Patent Attorney and is also authorized to represent Clients before EUIPO and WIPO. Katarzyna Tobiasz-Dumania is experienced in IP-related litigation (trademarks, designs, patents, unfair competition). She also represents clients in prosecution and cancellation matters and advises on various IP-related aspects of their businesses. She represents clients from various industries (FMCG, pharma, media).
Magdalena Medyńska
Magdalena Medyńska
Magdalena Medyńska is an advocate admitted to practice in Poland and a counsel in the corporate department of the Warsaw office of Baker McKenzie. She graduated with distinction from the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Warsaw in 2013 and qualified as an advocate in 2017. Prior to joining the Firm in July 2022, Magdalena worked for almost 10 years in the corporate departments and M&A/PE practices of other global law firms based in Warsaw. Magdalena is experienced in civil law, commercial law and securities law. She has worked on numerous complex multijurisdictional M&A and private equity transactions, including tender offers and M&A deals involving public companies and financial institutions, in many different business sectors, including the financial, FMCG, pharmaceutical, TMT, real estate and healthcare sectors. She has participated in M&A transactions structured in innovative ways, in particular in demergers of Polish banks. She has also advised various institutions on regulatory matters, including representing them in proceedings before the Polish Financial Supervision Authority.
Marcin Trepka
Marcin Trepka is a partner and co-leader in Warsaw office's Antitrust & Competition practice. He specializes in Polish and EU competition law as well as consumer law. He regularly represents clients before the competition authorities, Polish and EU courts of law and the Polish Supreme Court. In addition, Marcin is active in the development of international competition law policy. He serves as the Co-Chairman of the Cartels&Leniency Task Force of the ICC Commission on Competition in Paris. He also serves as the Non-Governmental Advisor to the International Competition Network. Marcin assists Clients with respect to the entire spectrum of competition law. He represented clients in some of the most challenging and well-known antitrust matters involving cartels (cement, chemical products to mining industry, and heat power cartel cases), antitrust litigation (lead defense counsel in one of the first private enforcement cases in Poland), or abuse of dominant market position (regarding the abuse of a dominant position on the gas markets in CEE). Marcin has also an extensive expertise in delivering complex antitrust compliance solutions, advising Clients on vertical and horizontal agreements (including distribution issues, on-line sales, cooperation between competitors, pricing and bonus policies), merger control (multijurisdictional mergers and JV), and consumer law issues (regulatory and consumer litigation). Marcin advises a wide range of Clients, including chemical, energy, insurance, media, finance and life science groups.
Marcin Fijałkowski
Marcin Fijałkowski
Marcin Fijałkowski heads the IP team in the Warsaw office. He has been practicing law in the field of intellectual property since 2003. He represents clients before civil, criminal and administrative courts, the Polish Patent Office, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and the Warsaw Arbitration Court for Domain Names. Marcin has also worked in the Baker McKenzie Zurich office on Pan-European IP enforcement programs. Marcin Fijałkowski is registered with the European Patent Institute (EPI), and is a professional legal representative for the EUIPO in Alicante. Marcin is a member of INTA, Marques and AIPPI and represents the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) Enforcement Committee in front of the EU Observatory. Marcin focuses his practice on IP enforcement and prosecution, civil and criminal litigation, copyright law and unfair competition law. He offers sound knowledge in handling important IP portfolios of international firms in various industries, including pharmaceutical, tobacco and FMCG sectors.
Marcin Fiałka
Marcin Fiałka
Marcin Fiałka is a senior associate in the IP Tech group at Baker McKenzie’s office in Warsaw. He has over eight years of experience and specializes in data privacy, new technology and life sciences law. Marcin graduated from the University of Warsaw, Faculty of Law and Administration. In 2018 he was admitted to the District Chamber of Legal Advisors in Warsaw. Marcin focuses on legal advisory concerning data privacy, technology and healthcare regulations. Since 2017 he has been a member of our GDPR task force involved in preparing and reviewing data protection documentation, including, inter alia, privacy policies and notices, data processing and transfer agreements, as well as compliance procedures and policies. Currently, Marcin is advising clients on a wide range of data privacy and security issues, including with respect to investigating and reporting of data security incidents. His expertise also includes direct marketing and e-commerce regulations. Marcin has also been involved in several international projects for clients from technology, food & beverage and healthcare sectors, with particular emphasis on regulatory aspects. He has been also advising on a variety of pharmaceutical market regulations, as well as issues related to medical devices and food supplements.
Marcin Chyliński
Marcin Chyliński
Marcin Chyliński is an attorney-at-law admitted to practice in Poland and a managing partner of the Firm’s Warsaw office. He also heads the Equity Capital Markets practice at the same office. Marcin has experience in complex public and private offerings and M&A transactions (including cross-border and public transactions), as well as in general corporate law advice, including corporate governance. He has extensive experience in leading international teams of lawyers, providing legal advice to companies, financial institutions, selling shareholders, financial sponsors, strategic investors and investment banks in numerous international and domestic, initial and secondary, public and private equity offerings and M&A transactions.
Marcin Iwaniszyn
Marcin Iwaniszyn is an attorney-at-law admitted to practice in Poland, a partner and the head of the Banking and Finance Practice at Baker McKenzie in Warsaw. Marcin graduated from the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Warsaw in 2006, also completing a course in US law, with distinction, at the Center for American Law Studies co-organized by the University of Warsaw and the University of Florida Levin College of Law in 2005, and he qualified as an attorney-at-law in 2010. Prior to joining the Firm in May 2022, Marcin worked at another renowned global law firm starting from 2005, most recently as a partner co-heading the banking and finance practice there. Following the withdrawal of the global firm from Poland, for two years he was a partner and co-head of the banking and finance practice at a Polish independent law firm founded by the partners of that global law firm. For many years Marcin has been ranked by leading international legal rankings, such as Chambers & Partners, The Legal 500 and IFLR1000, as one of the best banking and finance authorities in Poland. Marcin has experience in M&A financings (including cross-border and public ones), complex corporate financings and refinancings, debt securities issues and debt restructuring processes. He and his team have participated in numerous domestic and international debt financings and refinancings, advising companies, financial institutions, private equity funds, strategic investors and investment firms on many of the largest M&A transactions, leveraged buyouts and delistings in recent years. His experience also includes advising on many financings in the renewables sector.
Marcin Płonka
Marcin Płonka
Marcin Płonka is an advocate admitted to practice in Poland and is a counsel in the mergers and acquisitions and private equity practices of the Warsaw office of Baker McKenzie. Prior to joining Baker McKenzie in 2022, for almost 10 years Marcin worked at another renowned global law firm and at a Polish independent law firm founded by the partners of that global law firm after its withdrawal from Poland. Marcin was named one of Poland’s “Best Young Talents” in the 2016 edition of the American Chamber of Commerce in Poland 30 Under 30 Program, which focused on promoting the “top, brightest, most talented and promising young professionals” in the country. A specialist in commercial and civil law, with a focus on M&A and private equity transactions, Marcin has advised Polish and international clients, including private equity funds and public companies, on complex and groundbreaking M&A and joint venture transactions. He has worked on several significant transactions in the TMT and IT market, in particular M&A and joint ventures aimed at expanding Poland's fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network. His experience also covers the financial, real estate, pharmaceuticals and manufacturing sectors. Marcin also has a wealth of experience in advising shareholders in joint venture transactions and corporate disputes.
Mateusz Cieślak
Mateusz Cieślak
Mateusz Cieślak is a counsel in Baker McKenzie’s Warsaw office. Before joining the Firm in 2021, he worked at a leading international law firm for six years. He is a Polish qualified lawyer admitted to the Warsaw Bar association. Mateusz Cieślak specialises in institutional real estate transactions (industrial, office and retail sectors) and real estate law, with focus on construction and zoning law. He advised international and domestic investors, biggest domestic developers, financing institutions and private investors. He is experienced with both share and asset deals. Mateusz performed or supervised numerous due diligence exercises for investors or financing institutions.
Michal Lisawa
Michal Lisawa
Michał is experienced in labor and employment matters. He advises on all aspects of individual and collective labour law, in particular on hiring staff, redundancies, compensation and benefits, employment policies, discrimination, employment litigation as well as trade unions. He has extensive experience in handling HR issues in M&A deals and reorganizations. Michał provides skillful advice on labor and employment matters, compensation and benefits, HR issues in M&A and reorganizations as well as employment litigation. He also counsels clients on cross-border employment and posting of workers.
Michał Derdak
Michał Derdak
Michał Derdak has over 15 years of professional experience in international law firms. His main areas of practice are competition law, consumer protection law and distribution systems, as well as commercial contracts. He has broad experience in structuring distribution systems, including classic distribution, franchising and agency models. He has also advised clients on consumer protection issues, including consumer sales, as well as consumer communication and interaction. He has advised clients from various sectors, including pharmaceutical, FMCG (in particular food & drink, cosmetics and fashion businesses), energy, oil&gas, technology and others. His experience in advising clients covers the key competition law issues relevant for the sectors, such as rebates on dominant and near-dominant products, distribution and marketing models in various channels, parallel trade or relevant market definitions for advanced products.
Michał Głowacki
Michał Głowacki
Michał Głowacki is a partner in Baker McKenzie's Warsaw office, where he co-heads capital markets practice. He joined Baker McKenzie in 2008. Previously, he worked for five years in law firms and a consulting company. He graduated from the Faculty of Law and Administration of Warsaw University and the Warsaw School of Economics. Michał is known as a leader of innovation in debt capital markets deals. He has been at the forefront of creating first-of-its-kind debt deals in Poland, and has experience in a whole range of capital market transactions, including equity (ECM) and debt (DCM) offerings (both private and public, by Polish and foreign issuers'). He advises in tender offers, managerial and incentive programs (including also ESPP, SOP, RSU), financial services regulatory (capital and banking law, mifid, MAR, BMR), complex debt restructuring, corporate and public M&A transactions. Michał due to its extensive experience and deep legal knowledge is very well perceived by market participants (issuers, banks, brokerage houses, but also WSE and NDS).
Michał Maj
Michał Maj
Michał Maj has over 11 years of experience in tax advisory services with a particular focus on M&A. Michał started his career in 2007 in KPMG and has worked in PwC since 2009. Michał provides advice on the tax effective structuring and acquisition transactions. He has been involved in numerous due diligence projects (including vendor due diligence) related to the acquisitions of Polish business entities. Michał's specialization also includes tax restructuring of business entities for the realization of unique business aims. He was involved in cooperation with private equity funds, multinational corporate clients as well as Polish firms and individuals. In addition, Michał supports clients during tax audits and further proceedings, including proceedings before the court. Michał has been a licensed Polish tax advisor (license no. 11530) since 2010. Michał's practice focuses on tax structuring, tax due diligence, general tax advice, management incentive plans and tax litigation. He has advised private equity clients, local and multinational corporations and Polish individuals in the energy, FMCG, media, real estate and retail sectors. He has experience in the jurisdictions of Poland, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.
Mikołaj Piaskowski
Mikołaj Piaskowski
Mikołaj Piaskowski co-leads the Competition and State Aid Practice Group in the Warsaw office. He has practiced in competition law, focusing on antitrust, merger control, consumer protection and State aid laws, for more than 17 years. He represents clients in numerous proceedings before the President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK), the Competition and Consumer Protection Court (SOKiK), the Court of Appeals and the European Commission. He advises clients from various industries including pharmaceutical, FMCG, TMT, automotive, finance and energy sectors on all aspects of competition law relating to their business activity. He conducts many seminars and workshops on competition law, including workshops on practical aspects of dawn raids procedures.
Piotr Rawski
Piotr Rawski
Piotr Rawski is the head of the Employment Practice Group in the Warsaw office. He is also a member of the Firm’s European Employment Steering Committee in Warsaw. Highly experienced in general employment law, Mr. Rawski is often invited to a wide range of international conferences, where he is a guest speaker on topics related to his field. Mr. Rawski provides skillful advice on the legal aspects of restructurings, mergers and acquisitions, especially with regard to employment and corporate law. He also counsels industry clients on various outsourcing transactions.
Piotr Wysocki
Piotr Wysocki works in the Firm’s Tax Practice Group in Warsaw. His practice is focused on income tax and international tax law issues. Prior to joining Baker McKenzie in 2005, Piotr advised on tax issues as a practitioner at some of the largest international tax advisory firms. Piotr's practice is focused on advisory in the field of M&A, capital market and financial transactions. He assists leading private equity funds in structuring their Polish investments, and has significant experience advising on complex domestic and international restructurings, financings and securitizations. He also advises Polish HNWI on their M&A transactions, and in optimizing the legal model of business operations. His clients include local and multinational companies from variety of industries (financial, real estate, telecom, energy).
Radosław Nożykowski
Radosław Nożykowski
Radoslaw Nożykowski is a Counsel and Co-Head of the IP Tech and Defense practices at the Baker McKenzie Warsaw office. He has over 15 years of professional experience working for high-tech industry clients. Radosław is experienced in compliance, tech regulatory, information technology and cybersecurity. He has participated in transactions for leading technology companies and has advised defense clients on regulatory and compliance matters. In addition, he has coordinated internal investigations concerning business conduct breaches and assisted in white-collar crime investigations as well as advised on matters involving data breaches and cybersecurity crimes.
Sebastian Pabian
Sebastian Pabian
Sebastian Pabian is a partner in the Warsaw Dispute Resolution and Arbitration Practice Group. He is an author of numerous publications on the subject of insurance law as well as dispute resolution. Mr. Pabian has extensive experience in advising clients on a wide range of litigation and arbitration matters. He focuses on financial institution litigation, particularly on insurance litigation, and regulatory disputes. The cases he has dealt with include, in particular, directors and officers liability (D&O), Bankers Blanket Bond (BBB) and professional indemnity (PI) insurance claims, disputes related to large infrastructure projects, currency derivatives, insolvency and white collar crimes, as well as litigation concerning consumer protection. His practice also focuses on group action/collective redress issues. He also provides day-to-day legal advisory services to insurance companies.
Sławomir Boruc
Mr. Boruc provides comprehensive tax advice to foreign and local companies in the chemicals, printing and IT industries. He serves as trusted counsel to one of world’s largest telecommunication firms, and routinely represents clients before tax authorities and the Supreme Administrative Court.
Tomasz Krzyżowski
Tomasz Krzyzowski co-heads Baker McKenzie’s Mergers & Acquisitions Group in Warsaw. He routinely works on corporate acquisitions and disposals, and has led a series of private equity transactions and real estate projects. He is recommended by leading publications such as Chambers Global, Legal 500, PLC Which Lawyer? and IFLR1000, and was recognized among the BTI Client Service All-Stars in 2016. Tomasz is also actively engaged in pro bono activities and has worked for the non-profit organization Hospice for Children in Warsaw. Tomasz focuses his practice on takeovers through the acquisition of shares or assets, as well as reorganizations of companies. He also advises on private equity transactions for a range of funds active in the Polish market. He is seasoned in cross-border multijurisdictional transactions, particularly in Central and Eastern Europe as well as Southern and Eastern Europe.
Tomasz Chentosz
Tomasz Chentosz
Tomasz Chentosz joined Baker McKenzie Warsaw in March 2005 as a member of the office’s Tax group. He has a decade of experience working for international tax consultancy firms and has written several articles regarding taxation issues in the real estate sector. Mr. Chentosz advises real estate companies on tax matters and helps in the preparation of tax efficient transfer of buildings by foreign investors. He assists clients in preparing tax projections and accompanying reports relating to real estate investments.