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Tax
The tax practice at Baker McKenzie Krzyzowski i Wspólnicy Sp.k. is well regarded for its expertise in disputes, especially those related to VAT, corporate income tax and excise duty. The team is also active in M&A tax advisory work, cross-border reorganisations, tax planning and tax assistance with real estate investments. Sectors of focus for the practice include technology, fuel, FMCG and manufacturing. Katarzyna Kopczewska specialises in tax structuring and tax optimisation, especially in the real estate and construction sectors. Kopczewska jointly leads the practice alongside Sławomir Boruc. Further active members of the team include Piotr Wysocki, who is a key name for advice on corporate income tax and international tax; income tax specialist Tomasz Chentosz, who handles transfer pricing, business restructurings and real estate projects; and Michał Maj, who brings M&A-related tax expertise to the team.
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Testimonials
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‘Best tax practice with commitment to excellence and collaboration. Highly ethical, smart, and hardworking professionals. ’
‘Katarzyna Kopczewska - great talented professional. The best!’
‘Katarzyna Kopczewska - exceptional combination of legal/tax knowlegde and practical/pragmatic approach towards tax problems, excellent knowlegde about the real estate market and the real estate business in Poland, inter-disciplinary view on the problems.’
‘We very much appreciated the professionals, in particular, Tomasz Chentosz. The team is very focused on the clients's needs, collaborative, high professional, reactive and inspiring. We fully trust the B&M Polish team and we very much appreciate that, in particular, with reference to tax audits, Tomasz guided us through them adding a real added value to the services provided. ’
‘Tomasz Chentosz is a high professional, very competent advisor, inspiring full trust. We have a long-term relationship and we always appreciate it very much. He has a great knowledge of our business, he is focused on the client's needs, proposing best alternatives and able to coordinate the work to be done timely. The main significant difference from competitors is the full trust that we have in his advice.’
Key clients
- Google Poland
- Thales Group
- Snowflake
- Dropbox
- Micromobility Solutions
- Echo Investment
- Globalworth Group
- Generali Real Estate
- BentallGreenOak
- Equinix
- Accenture
- DWS
Work highlights
- Assisted Thales Group with tax structuring related to the sale of its Ground Transportation Systems business to Hitachi Rail for an enterprise value of €1.66m globally.
- Advised Echo Investment on the tax aspects of the sale of the Moje Miejsce II office building in Warsaw to Czech real estate fund Trigea for €45m.
- Assisted Equinix with the tax structuring of a joint venture in the form of a limited liability partnership with GIC, Singapore's sovereign wealth fund.
Lawyers
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Leading associates
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Tomasz Chentosz
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Katarzyna Kopczewska
Baker McKenzie Krzyzowski i Wspólnicy Sp.k.Practice head
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Sławomir Boruc, Katarzyna Kopczewska