The multi-disciplinary practice at Dentons boasts a broad-ranging offering which encompasses dealing with restructurings, bankruptcies, and related disputes. It has a strong client base in the financial sector, and is also regularly instructed by companies in the infrastructure, automotive, transportation, manufacturing, energy, retail, FMCG, agriculture and TMT sectors. Anna Pukszto sits at the helm of the department and was promoted to co-managing partner in April 2023; she has expertise in cross-border bankruptcies and distressed asset acquisitions. Tomasz Trocki is praised as ‘a unique lawyer with a wide scope of knowledge and experience in restructuring’, and he heads up the consensual restructuring group. Counsel Stanisław Sołtysik is another notable name in the contentious insolvency space.
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Testimonials
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‘The most important element is the constant striving to find a solution in situations where, at first glance, it seems that there is no solution at all. And I don't know how, but they find it. Thanks to this, the transaction is closed successfully.’
'Anna Pukszto is great at negotiations and finding proper solutions.'
'Tomasz Trocki is not only a unique lawyer with a wide scope of knowledge and experience in restructuring, but also an amazing team leader. Thanks to this, he and his team are able to provide the highest level of legal services.'
‘Commitment, passion, extensive knowledge in various areas of law, patience, creativity, and high personal culture.'
'Client oriented and great in finding the consensus.'
'Tomasz Trocki is a great facilitator with vast market knowledge.'
'Professionalism and commitment. Division into specialised departments working together seamlessly and smoothly to find comprehensive legal and business solutions and develop the optimal, most beneficial paths for the client.'
Key clients
- GX Technology Poland sp. z o.o.
- HSBC Continental Europe
- Bank Millennium S.A.
- BNP Paribas Bank Polska S.A.
- DZ Bank AG
- Fives FCB
- Generali Towarzystwo Ubezpieczeń S.A.
- Gordon Brothers
- Haitong Bank S.A.
- ING Bank N.V.
- ING Bank Śląski S.A.
- mBank S.A.
- PKO Bank Polski S.A.
- Powszechny Zakład Ubezpieczeń S.A.
- Santander Bank Polska S.A.
- Uniqa TU S.A.
Work highlights
- Advised a TMT company on the restructuring of its intra-group receivables from a Polish subsidiary amounting to approximately €2bn arising from a number of loans granted in previous years and the liquidation of the subsidiary.
- Advised a major infrastructure construction company in Poland on a debt restructuring, resulting in a successful consensus with two groups of creditors and an investor.
- Advised a financial institution on the restructuring of a listed energy products company, where a loan collateral was tied to several tonnes of fuel, which constituted mandatory reserves under administrative and legal regulations.
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Anna Pukszto