CEE/CIS - Poland

Greenberg Traurig Nowakowska-Zimoch Wysokinski Sp. k

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The tax practice at Greenberg Traurig Nowakowska-Zimoch Wysokinski Sp. k fields experts in transactional tax advisory work, corporate reorganisations, tax planning and tax controversies. The team works collaboratively with the firm’s real estate, M&A, banking and finance, and capital markers practices to provide multidisciplinary advice to clients. The team is headed up by Marek Kozaczuk, who draws on extensive experience handling tax disputes and representing clients before tax and customs authorities, as well as national courts of all levels. Maciej Kacymirow and Tomasz Kacymirow are also notable names in the practice.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘What we like most about working with GT is that they are highly client-oriented advisors, understanding our business needs and trying to meet them. Moreover, their method of communication is very tailored to our needs and they are not afraid to ask for feedback. When the situation requires, they can propose "out of the box" solutions.’

  • ‘For us the first point of contact is Maciek Kacymirow supported by Mateusz Rogulski, and they quickly deliver the results of their work, which actually give us the answer to the question of what business decision is best to make. This is crucial for us.’

  • ‘The GT team is always available for questions that are multidisciplinary, which is really powerful thing when entering a new market.’

  • ‘The individuals working at GT are skillful, reliable, responsive and proactive. It is exactly that combination that make these GT individuals stand out!’

  • ‘The team I worked with was very much engaged. They understood our needs very well and proposed a bunch of possible solutions with detailed explanation of advantages and potential risks. They also prepared simulation of potential future costs connected with each scenario. They were open to checking different solutions connected with tax issues in other countries also.'

  • ‘I had the pleasure of cooperating with Maciej Kacymirow. I would like to emphasise his engagement and very high knowledge connected with taxes. He is also very agile, business oriented, looking for solutions, detailed and perfectly organised. The project that he ran was quite complex and unique on the Polish market, however he ran it very effectively.’

Key clients

  • Agora S.A.
  • Allianz SE
  • PIB Group
  • Innova Capital
  • Value4Capital
  • AT Capital Group
  • Symfonia Sp. z o.o.

Work highlights

  • Advised Agora S.A. on the acquisition of a 40% stake in Eurozet sp. z o.o. and assisted with the negotiation of the shareholders' agreement executed with its majority shareholder, SFS Ventures s.r.o.
  • Advised Allianz on the mergers of Allianz Group and Aviva Group entities in Poland.
  • Advised PIB Agency, part of the international PIB Group, on the acquisition of Asist sp. z o.o., a major insurance multi-agency in Poland.

Lawyers

Hall of Fame

The lawyers at the very top of the profession, widely known and respected by peers and clients for their longstanding involvement in market-leading work.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Marek Kozaczuk  

Other key lawyers

Tomasz Kacymirow, Maciej Kacymirow, Mateusz Rogulski, Anna Lewandowska