Boutique firm DeBenedetti Majewski Szczesniak Kancelaria Prawnicza Sp. K. is becoming increasingly active in mandates surrounding litigation funding issues, and sectors of focus for the team include tech, finance, logistics and insurance. Dariusz Szcześniak heads up the practice as an expert in corporate litigation proceedings, and he is ably supported by Janusz Strankowski, who is skilled in civil and criminal litigation. Mateusz Leźnicki joined Dentons in June 2024.
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Key clients
- Fundacja Instytut Edukacji Społecznej i Religijnej im. Ks. Piotra Skargi w Krakowie
- Elliott Management Corp.
- Nationale Nederlanden Life and Pensions Poland
- Vienna Insurance Group
- Bioagra
- BZK Group
- Long Victory Incorporation (Hong Kong)
- Fidera Group
- FORUM XVII closed-end fund
- Dom Development S.A.
- Retail World
- Stellarium Sp. z o.o.
- Stellarium International Sp. z o.o.
- FLUID ICE FO Limited
- BIK Transport Jagiełło
- Forum TFI
- Remedium. CH. Sp. z o.o.
Work highlights
- Representing Manchester Securities Corp. (a subsidiary of Eliott) in a dispute concerning the deprivation of a minority shareholder of a dividend by a Polish Social Insurance Company and seeking compensation for damage.
- Representing Forum TFI in a case pending in front of the Supreme Administrative Court concerning cancellation of a decision of the Financial Supervision Authority imposing a monetary penalty on the fund for a conduct compliant with the interests and will of a participant of the fund, which was questioned by the Financial Supervision Authority for formal reasons.
- Representing a HNWI in front of the Supreme Administrative Court in a case concerning cancellation of a decision of Warsaw Reprivatisation Committee requesting that the client return the funds received from a sale of a real property acquired as part of reprivatisation procedures.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Dariusz Szcześniak