Baker McKenzie

Poland

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Overview

As market leaders in M&A, capital markets and project financing, our Poland lawyers advise clients on some of the most significant transactions in the country. Our accomplishments include assisting German aluminum wheel manufacturer Uniwheels with the biggest listing on the Warsaw Stock Exchange in 2015, and advising Alcatel-Lucent Polska on the transactional, regulatory, contractual and public procurement issues in three major broadband public-private partnership projects worth €209 million.

Offices

Warsaw

Rondo ONZ 1
Warsaw 00-124
Poland
Tel: +48 22 445 3100 Fax: +48 22 445 3200

As one of the leading international law firms in Poland, we help clients overcome local and international business challenges, providing cutting edge advice to major multinationals and financial institutions on some of the most challenging projects in Poland and Central Europe.

We provide professional development courses for associates and encourage our partners to attend the Firm's EMEA New Partners Meetings and participate in the EMEA Local Partner Development Centre. We also offer business development, human resources and IT training for the professional staff in our Warsaw office.

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Insight
02 April 2018
New Law on the Transparency of Public Life. How it will Affect my Firm’s Business Operations?
Public consultations on the draft bill of the new Act on the transparency of public life have been completed.
Insight
13 February 2018
EU: Future Restrictions in the Use of Transfer Pricing for Customs Valuation?
Companies currently using TP with possible retroactive adjustments, should carefully assess the customs implications of this judgment and how it affects them on a per country basis.
Insight
31 January 2018
Structured Capital Markets Client Alert – STS series – Part 2: The STS Criteria
Part 2 of the STS series provides an update on the finalised EU Framework for Simple, Transparent and Standardised (STS) Securitisation, and further detail on the STS Criteria.
Insight
18 July 2017
The New Polish Law to Affect Software Suppliers Severely
The last amendment to the law on the common court system in Poland is to introduce a new, extraordinary power of Minister of Justice of major importance for software suppliers.
Insight
17 July 2017
The EU Framework for Simple, Transparent and Standardised (STS) Securitisation
The recent conclusion of negotiations on the European legislative framework for STS securitization ends a long period of uncertainty and unrest for the market.
Insight
07 July 2017
Another Set of Tax Changes may be Expected in Poland
The proposed bill aims to seal the corporate income tax system so as to ensure the linkage of the tax paid by large companies with the actual place of deriving income in Poland.
Insight
06 July 2017
The Global Employer: EMEA Quarterly eAlert - Q2 2017
Baker McKenzie's EMEA Quarterly eAlert is designed to provide you with a high level summary of recent and future key employment and labor law developments across the region.
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News
20 December 2017
PKN Orlen seeks full control of Unipetrol
PKN Orlen, holding a 62.9% equity interest in Unipetrol, has launched a conditional voluntary tender offer for shares in the Czech company.
News
09 November 2017
Paweł Hincz and Juliusz Krzyżanowski strengthen the Baker McKenzie Life Sciences team in Poland
Two lawyers specializing in advising clients from the Life Sciences industry have joined Baker McKenzie’s IP/TMT/Life Sciences group.
News
24 October 2017
Belt and Road Worth $350 Billion in Next Five Years, 10 Markets Count for Two Thirds of BRI GDP: New Report
Outside of China, just 10 markets (out of more than 60) account for two thirds of BRI GDP.
News
31 August 2017
Baker McKenzie has advised Greenyard
The value of the transaction was EUR 93 million.
News
14 December 2016
Baker McKenzie strengthens finance group
Krzysztof Haładyj, Ph.D., has joined Baker & McKenzie as local partner at the Firm’s Warsaw office.
News
01 September 2016
CRIF Strengthens Presence in Germany and Poland by Acquiring Deltavista’s Business
The transaction will further strengthen CRIF’s industry-leading positioning in the field of banking credit information and risk management solutions.
News
23 August 2016
R&S Group Expands International Presence With Acquisitions of Tesar and Elettrostandard Polska
The Zurich, Milan and Warsaw offices of Baker & McKenzie advised R&S Group on the acquisition.
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Our Warsaw office is dedicated to investing in the local community. Some of our recent initiatives include:

  • Serving as a legal partner of Poland, Go Global, a think tank led by Harvard Business Review to promote international expansion of Polish companies.
  • Publishing a report by Managing Partner Marek Rosinski, "Legal Barriers to R&D&I Activities – Identification, Analysis, Recommendations" that sparked public debate among Polish corporations, public institutions and the government about the importance of innovation to the Polish economy.
  • Working with Gdansk Banking Academy to establish the European Financial Congress, a steering committee focused on developing infrastructure and stimulating the growth of the Polish economy. As members of the committee, we presented our findings and recommendations for the Polish economy.

Key Contacts

  • Managing Partner

    Photo, Malgorzata Pietrzak-Paciorek

    Malgorzata Pietrzak-Paciorek

    Partner
    • Warsaw
    + 48 22 4453367

  • Head of BD/Marketing

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    Radomir Gibala

    Head of BD/Marketing
    +48 22 4453230

  • Senior Business Development & Marketing Executive

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    Agnieszka Brzostowska

    Senior Business Development & Marketing Executive
    +48 22 4453430

  • PR Consultant

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    Michal Kozaczynski

    Media Relation PR Consultant
    +48 22 4453242