Angelika Makar

Angelika focuses on all aspects of employment law, particularly employment-related issues in M&A transactions, restructurings, transfers of undertakings, group lay-offs and negotiating contracts and termination agreements for key management. She advises clients on selecting optimal forms of employment, including engaging management and developing internal policies such as remuneration, anti-harassment and conflict of interest policies.

She supports clients across a range of sectors, including IT and cybersecurity, financial services, energy, nuclear, infrastructure, healthcare, automotive, e-commerce and private equity, handling matters both in Poland and cross-border. 

• Advised Abris CEE Mid-Market Fund III L.P. in connection with the acquisition of Scanmed S.A., a leading provider of full-spectrum private medical care operating in 42 locations across Poland.
• Advised Cyfrowy Polsat and Polkomtel on employment law aspects of their PLN 7 billion sale of Polkomtel Infrastruktura to Cellnex.
• Advised Allianz S.E. on employment and data protection aspects of its EUR 2.5 billion acquisition of Aviva's Polish life and non-life insurance operations, as well as the pension and asset management business as well as the acquisition of a 51% stake in Aviva's life and non-life bancassurance joint ventures with Santander.
• Participated in the work for Goldman Sachs, Citi, Trigon Dom Maklerski, acting as Global Coordinators in connection with employment aspects regarding the initial public offering of shares in Grupa Pracuj S.A. and the admission of its shares to listing on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
• Participated in work for private equity fund Innova Capital on the acquisition of a stake in Bielenda Kosmetyki Naturalne, in connection with all employment and data protection matters.
• Advised the management board of Sage sp. z o.o. in connection with negotiating new management contracts in a transaction involving the purchase of shares by the Mid Europa Partners fund in Sage sp. z o.o., a Polish entity owned by Sage plc, listed on the London Stock Exchange. The transaction value was GBP 66 million.
• Acted for Partners Group, a global private markets investment manager, in connection with all employment matters related to the transaction concerning the acquisition of selected real estate assets of Kraków-based BUMA Group.
• Participated in the work for the private equity fund Innova/6 in connection with the acquisition of a majority stake in STX Next sp. z o.o., Europe's largest software house specializing in Python software development.
• Advised a global leading company from the energy and infrastructure sector on various employment matters related to commencement of its operations in Poland, including preparation of contract templates, implementation of internal policies (including work rules, remuneration rules and a remote work policy), working time regulations, social security matters, as well as background screening and other personal data protection matters.
• Supported Gilde Healthcare Gilde, a specialist healthcare investor, in connection with its acquisition of Acti-Med AG and its wholly owned Polish subsidiary, focused on the development and production of cannulas for the medical and pharmaceutical industries.
• Advised OANDA Global Corporation, a global leader in online multi-asset trading services, currency data and analytics, on the due diligence process in connection with the acquisition of 100% of the shares in a leading Poland-based multi-asset class broker, Dom Maklerski TMS Brokers S.A.
• Participated in work on behalf of an international alcoholic beverage producer in litigation against former management board members.

• Recommended Lawyer (Legal 500 EMEA in 2025, 2024 and 2023)
• “Rising Star” Lawyer - Leader of Tomorrow, Wolters Kluwer Polska (2023)
• “30 under 30”, American Chamber of Commerce in Poland (8th edition)

Warsaw Bar Association