The employment practice at CMS is well regarded for its expertise in handling negotiations with trade unions. Other strengths of the practice include immigration advice, internal investigations, and sensitive terminations of top management. The team is a popular choice among clients in the financial services, TMT, real estate, life sciences, manufacturing, retail and automotive sectors. Practice head Katarzyna Dulewicz benefits the team with her significant experience handling restructurings, executive terminations and incentive compensation programmes. Other notable names in the practice include Maciej Andrzejewski, Agnieszka Kałwa and Tomasz Sancewicz.
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‘Very commercial, practical and responsive. Provide high quality advice that is not too legalistic.’
‘Tomasz Sanciewicz provides a really excellent service. Extremely practical and commercial advice coupled with sound knowledge of the law. Really knows our business and how we operate and is able to tailor his advice accordingly. Very responsive and is our go-to person.’
‘Tomasz Sanciewicz is knowledgeable, clear, commercial and a pleasure to work with.’
Key clients
- Alstom Konstal SA
- Aon UK Limited
- Atlantia S.p.A.
- Baader Global SE
- Baloise Assurances a Luxembourg S.A.
- Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego
- Bank Pekao S.A.
- Bausch & Lomb Poland
- Bechtel Ltd
- Becton Dickinson
- Beeline.Com Limited
- Berlin Hyp AG
- Birkenstock International GmbH
- BPH S.A.
- Bruker
- British Telecom (BT) plc
- Build A Rocket BOY Ltd.
- CA Immo Real Estate Management Poland
- Calenergy Resources Limited
- Choice Logistics INC
- CMC Markets UK Plc
- CompatibL Technologies LLC
- CooperVision International Limited
- Coty
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Dice Technology LTD
- Dipocket Limited
- Dirk Rossmann GmbH
- E.ON
- Electronic Arts
- Ework Group AB
- Franke Management AG
- Giga Sourcing
- Gilead Sciences
- GoStudent GmbH
- GrECo
- Grupa Azoty Polyolefins S.A.
- Harmony Energy Limited
- Hazelcast, Inc
- Hermes
- HFC Prestige International
- Holontil Investments
- Honeywell International Inc.
- Huntsman Corporation
- Icon Clinical Research (earlier PRA Inc.)
- Intel Corporation
- Intelligent Apps GmbH
- Itech Media Services Ltd.
- Jamf Software Poland
- Jefferies GmbH
- JMC Recruitment Solutions Limited
- Joris Ide NV
- Korn Ferry
- Lamett Europe NV
- Legalzoom Poland
- LEONI Bordnetz-Systeme GmbH
- Leopold Kostal GmBH & Co. KG
- Littelfuse Europe GmbH
- MA Edupartners Limited
- Maandag Holding B.V.
- Mammoet Europe BV
- MID Europa Partners
- MNK Partners SARL
- Mobile Force
- Mondi AG
- Motorex AG
- NetCompany
- NG Concept
- NorSea Wind GmbH
- Ocado
- Opel Finance Poland
- Orion Engineered Carbons GmbH
- Oskar Frech GmbH + Co. KG.
- Partner in Pet Food
- PKO BP S.A.
- Polski Fundusz Rozwoju S.A.
- Primark Limited
- PRISMA European Capacity Platform GmbH
- ResearchGate GmbH
- Ringier Axel Springer
- SB Advanced System Ltd
- Scandit
- SENS GmbH
- Softforce
- Solterra Renewable Energy Ltd
- Sonnedix UK Services Ltd
- Stuart Polska
- Syneos Health
- The Juice PLUS Company Europe GmbH
- TJX Poland
- Touch Panel Control Ltd.
- Universal Music
- Valmet Technologies
- Vay Technology
- Vink Holding B.V
- Vistra International
- Wella
- Winkelmann
- Workmotion
- Xperi Holding Corporation
- Zensar Technologies (UK) Ltd
- Zonemedia Management Limited
- ZTE Corporation
Work highlights
- Assissted Honeywell with putting in place a remote work system in 12 jurisdictions.
- Assisted Free Now with the evaluation of its business model.
- Assisted Becton Dickinson with the implementation of a remote working system for its employees.
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Practice head
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Katarzyna Dulewicz