Karolina Brzeska
White & Case M. Studniarek i Wspólnicy - Kancelaria Prawna sp.k.White & Case M. Studniarek i Wspólnicy - Kancelaria Prawna sp.k.‘s enviable client roster includes top financial institutions, major corporations, sovereign governments, executives, and directors, and the team is well equipped to represent them before a wide range of trial, appellate, regulatory and alternative dispute resolution authorities. The team also boasts ’an unrivalled global network and is able to draw on vast international experience’ to provide domestic and international support to clients in their contentious mandates. Practice head Michał Subocz is praised as ‘one of the best litigation lawyers in Poland’, and he is ably supported by Jakub Wołkowicz, who has expertise in arbitration cases surrounding infrastructure projects and M&A transactions. Karolina Brzeska is notable for her expertise in the energy sector.
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Testimonials
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‘Well-organised specialists in their fields. Excellent cooperation with the client.’
‘Very reliable approach to the subject. The W&C team handles our disputes comprehensively, and each lawsuit, written or oral, is a separate project that is very solidly planned.’
‘Jakub Wołkowicz performs his role in an exemplary manner. The entire commissioned tasks are always on time, and prepared at the highest level. In discussions regarding planned projects, he always has interesting ideas and is able to reasonably defend the presented recommendations.’
‘We are extremely pleased with the exceptional service provided by White & Case. Their expertise, responsiveness, and dedication to our case were truly outstanding. It's been a pleasure working with their team, and we highly recommend their legal services.’
‘We are thoroughly impressed with the services provided by White & Case. Their team's exceptional professionalism, in-depth expertise, and dedication to our case were instrumental in achieving successful outcomes. We extend our sincere gratitude for their outstanding legal support.’
‘We have a relationship with White & Case’s dispute resolution practice in Warsaw. The team has an unrivalled global network and is able to draw on vast international experience. They are very practical and business-oriented, thanks to which they quickly translate the legal framework into the reality of the dispute and the client’s needs. It is smooth and easy to work with them.'
'Michał Subocz is brilliant and quickly reads in between the lines, thanks to which in no time he gets to the crux of the dispute and offers premium advice. As an effective problem-solver, he takes a load off our minds. He is one of the best litigation lawyers in Poland.'
'Karolina Brzeska is excellent, extremely sophisticated and knowledgeable. She instantly grasps the business dynamics and its peculiarities, and, therefore, also our needs as a client. With these in mind, she effectively comes up with a genuine dispute strategy that covers all possible solutions and risk descriptions so we can make informed decisions. She is very resourceful and finds tactics to win cases.’
Key clients
- Acciona Construcción S.A.
- Generali Real Estate
- Mostostal Power Development sp. z o.o.
- Mostostal Warszawa S.A.
- PGE Górnictwo i Energetyka Konwencjonalna S.A.
- WeBuild S.p.A.
- Jan De Nul N.V.
- Sacyr S.A.
- Grupo Unidos por el Canal, S.A.
Work highlights
- Represented a consortium consisting of Sacyr, S.A. (Spain), Salini Impregilo S.p.A. (Italy), and Jan De Nul N.V. (Belgium) in a dispute with the Panama Canal Authority in connection with the expansion of the Panama Canal at a cost of $5.5bn.
- Represented MPD, a subsidiary of Mostostal Warszawa S.A., in two disputes against Sarens relating to the PLN11.6bn construction of two power blocks in Brzezie near Opole.
- Represented PGE GiEK in court proceedings initiated by ClientEarth, who filed a statement of claim against the client, which runs a lignite coal mine and power plant located in Bełchatów.
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Practice head
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Michał Subocz