In April 2023, Dentons saw the appointment of Anna Pukszto to co-managing partner; she also oversees the general commercial disputes practice with a specialism in restructuring and financial litigation. The dispute resolution group is further divided into sub-teams: arbitration is overseen by Michał Jochemczak; construction disputes are headed up by Agnieszka Wojciechowska; and white-collar crime cases are led by Agnieszka Wardak. Its client base consists of major players from highly regulated industries, including the finance, energy, life sciences and healthcare, media, telecoms, and real estate sectors. Wojciech Kozłowski and Katarzyna Bilewska left the firm to establish BLSK in June 2023.
Testimonials
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‘Michał Jochemczak and his team are creating a very comfortable atmosphere which is ideal for complex cases. They are very direct in their strategic approach and fast to understand the arguments.'
‘Definitely Michał Jochemczak is a very good manager and he has a great relationship with his team. Their coordination is very good and we can see that they support each other. Marta Cichomska amd Agnieszka Wojciechowska are also key members of the team and their capacity to circle issues and create essential arguments has a significant impact on the good flow of the process.'
‘The whole team was very professional and they learned all aspects of the case in detail, predicted various behaviours of the opposing party, openly presented all risks and opportunities, and perfectly combined various areas of law and applied them to the case.'
‘Michał Jochemczak, Agnieszka Wojciechowski and Marta Cichomska were very engaged throughout the process. They all have great knowledge and experience in this field. They cooperated wonderfully with each other. Michał showed great abilities in managing the team and achieving very good results.'
'In my view, the team is truly unique. Not only are they exceptional lawyers and skilful litigators, but their command of technical issues, especially those presented in cases where I was involved, is unmatched. They have also demonstrated a profound understanding of the construction and energy industry. I have not encountered another team as capable in resolving construction disputes.'
‘Agnieszka Wojciechowska is truly special. She is the full package, combining top level written and oral advocacy skills, with an excellent command of engineering issues; a strategist and sharp mind. In short, she is an outstanding litigator who thrives in construction disputes.'
- 'Michał Jochemczak is an excellent litigator, having a very impressive track record of won cases. He is very good in dealings with courts and arbitral tribunals.’
‘Very professional and involved team, reliable, focused on details but with a comprehensive view of the case.’
Key clients
- DWS
- Edison Next Poland
- GreenFuture Energy
- Cavatina Holding
- Deloitte
- Doosan Enerbility
- Doosan Lentjes
- Ghelamco
- GlaxoSmithKleine
- INGKA Group
- ING Bank Śląski
- Morgan Stanley
- Open Life TUŻ
- Pinggao Group
- Premium Distillers
- Constructiones Rubau
- Rover Infraestructuras
- Rubau Polska
- Santander Bank
- Santander TFI
- Shanghai Electric Power Construction
- Syntaxis
- Tarantoga Capital
- Creative Development
- Techint
- WPD Europe
Work highlights
- Representing members of the board of GreenFuture Energy in a dispute with a company providing services relating to wind park development with which the clients had previously cooperated.
- Representing Stadler in a dispute with the buyer of its vehicles, which concerns the need to completely redefine the rules of cooperation established for a period of four years under the framework agreement.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Anna Pukszto