Local and international clients, including lenders, financial institutions, debtors and prospective acquirers of distressed assets seek out the expertise of the restructuring and insolvency team at WKB Lawyers. Its experience is broad ranging, and encompasses representation in out-of-court restructurings, standstills and pre-bankruptcy arrangements. Distressed asset acquisitions are also a strength of the practice. The ‘extremely knowledgeable’ Klaudia Frątczak-Kospin now solely leads the department since Piotr Grabarczyk departed for SSW at the end of 2023.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘I dealt extensively with Maciej Gniewosz and Klaudia Fratczak-Kospin. These attorneys were extremely knowledgeable with excellent client care skills.'
- 'All the members of WKB with whom I interacted with were responsive, quick thinking and able to perform complex legal work upon request and always engaging in great follow up.’
Key clients
- VICE Group Holding
- WeWork Inc
Work highlights
- Advised WeWork entities on the Polish law aspects of Chapter 11 proceedings as well as other related matters concerning a Polish subsidiary.
- Assisted Tom Tailor GmbH with the restructuring process of its Polish exclusive distributor and its subsidiary being the owner of the sports clothing retail chain in Poland.