Praised by one client as the ‘strongest team in Poland’, the competition and consumer law group at WKB Lawyers assists clients with a wide variety of mandates, including cartels matters, leniency programmes, and distribution agreements, as well as abuse of dominant position cases, merger control proceedings, and consumer protection issues. It also undertakes private enforcement cases, and its clients are often active in the energy, luxury goods, financial services, pharmaceuticals, e-commerce, insurance, sport and construction sectors. Aleksander Stawicki leads the practice, and he is ably supported by Bartosz Turno, who has expertise in representing clients undergoing investigation before the Polish Competition Authority, and Dorota Karczewska, who is a go-to for clients in the financial services and FMCG industries.
Testimonials
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'Bartosz Turno and Dorota Karczewska stand out as reliable, intelligent, smooth to work with, and helpful all the way.’
‘Aleksansder Stawicki and Bartosz Turno make a great team; they are quick, know every detail of the law and practice, they are very responsive and provide great value for money.’
Key clients
- Agora S.A.
- Cemex Polska S.A.
Work highlights
- Handling various competition law issues on behalf of Lisner, including merger control obligations, preparation of merger control notifications, representation in the course of proceedings before the Polish authority, mitigation of the risks of potential anti-competitive agreements, and the anticipated acquisition of certain Polish assets of Graal capital group.
- Representing DBK Group, as well as a number of its managers, in novel proceedings before the Polish Competition Authority and the courts related to an alleged cartel in the commercial vehicle sales market.