Polish business founders, domestic family-owned businesses, and high-net-worth individuals seek out the private client expertise of GWW, which is lauded by one client as a ‘leading, reputable and professional law firm’. The practice is highly adept at handling foreign trusts, family foundations, and asset protection structures, which often involve cross-border elements. Tax adviser and member of STEP Aldona Leszczyńska-Mikulska sits at the helm of the department and has considerable experience in inheritance law matters, succession planning, and immigration issues. Tomasz Piejak is another core member of the team with notable knowledge surrounding citizenship mandates. Franciszek Dewille joined the firm from Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak in October 2023, while Tomasz Krzywański joined KORDIA Legal at the beginning of 2024.
Testimonials
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‘The GWW team is responsive, very friendly, and professional. They are our go-to team for any form of Polish tax matters, from personal income to corporate income tax.’
‘We love working with Aldona Leszczyńska-Mikulska, someone who is very available and has a wide array of competence. Tomasz Piejak from her team is also an associate we work with, very successfully.’
Work highlights
- Advised a client on a complex, multi-jurisdictional restructuring of their assets, facilitating their relocation to Malta.
- Advised a client on pre-transactional restructuring aimed at selling a significant shareholding in a Polish nationwide network of fuel stations by its founder (a Polish tax resident) and his daughter (a French tax resident).