Described as ‘highly competent, responsive and practical’, the team at Traple Konarski Podrecki & Partners is noted for assisting organisations with the application and implementation of GDPR, and for the branching out of its advisory service cover AI systems, cloud computing and biometric data. Outside of providing advice, the firm also regularly represents clients before the Polish Data Protection Authority in both judicial and administrative proceedings. The practice is jointly led by Xawery Konarski, an expert in the field of new technologies who assists clients in providing online services for projects involving the implementation of the Digital Services Act; and Grzegorz Sibiga, who specialises in personal data protection and other matters of administrative law, including access to public information, re-use of public sector information and data opening, in addition to providing strategic advice in innovative areas such as data governance, AI governance and incident response.

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  • ‘Excellent team, solution- and business-oriented.’

  • ‘Grzegorz Sibiga is a prominent expert in the field of personal data protection in Poland.’

  • ‘The entire team of Grzegorz Sibiga is very knowledgeable and experienced.’

  • ‘The individuals we've worked with in this legal team have consistently demonstrated qualities that make them stand out from the competition.'

  • ‘Very good and professional team.’

  • ‘TKP's data protection practice is highly competent, responsive and practical. They have provided our company with comprehensive support across a wide range of data protection matters, consistently offering practical and well-thought-out solutions, even under tight deadlines.’

  • ‘Grzegorz Sibiga is an extremely knowledgeable and versatile legal counsel. He stands out for his responsiveness and his extensive experience with data protection authorities and various regulatory matters, which has proven invaluable on several occasions.’

Key clients

  • Polskie Sieci Elektroenergnetyczne S.A
  • Henkel Polska sp. z o.o.
  • Minister of Health of the Republic of Poland
  • RTB House
  • GPW DAI S.A.
  • British American Tobacco Sp. z o.o.
  • City of Wrocław
  • Association of Data Protection Companies (Związek Firm Ochrony Danych Osobowych, ZFODO) and The Association of Data Protection Officers (SABI – Stowarzyszenie Inspektorów Ochrony Danych)
  • Bankowy Fundusz Gwarancyjny (The Bank Guarantee Fund)
  • CANAL + Polska S.A

Work highlights

  • Representing the Minister of Health in a case involving a complaint against a decision by the Polish DPA following the publication of health data from a governmental database on social media.
  • Prepared a legal opinion for Association of Data Protection Companies on the avoidance of conflict of interest by data protection officers.
  • Advised Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne S.A. on its obligations under GDPR while acting as the Energy Market Information Operator.

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Grzegorz Sibiga, Xawery Konarski