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- Managing Partner: Charles Adams - Senior Partner: Adrian Cartwright - Co-Regional Managing Partners for One Europe: Steve Jacoby and Chinwe Odimba-Chapman ### Firm Overview Clifford Chance is a global law firm committed to creating advantage for its clients. The firm combines legal and commercial intelligence to grow, transform, protect and defend its clients’ business. Operating as a single, fully-integrated global partnership Clifford Chance provides forward-thinking insights and tech-enabled solutions in the sectors and markets that matter most to its clients. The firm’s culture of collaboration and commitment to rigorous and ethical standards, ensures consistent, high-quality service worldwide. ### Main areas of practice - Antitrust Antitrust challenges are growing across the world. Over 130 jurisdictions now have antitrust laws, and that number continues to grow. The range of business practices giving rise to antitrust enforcement is likewise expanding, and fines for antitrust infringements are rising. We have the expertise and global network to help our clients address these antitrust risks. Our global network of over 200 antitrust lawyers covers all the key hubs of Europe, Asia Pacific, the US and the Middle East, enabling us to support our clients on their most complex and important antitrust matters across the world. Our antitrust teams work together to solve multinational antitrust issues, taking into account the interplay between different practices and rules, and always mindful of the practical implications antitrust issues may have on our clients' business. - Capital Markets We advise major market participants including leading financial institutions, corporates, governments and supranational organisations across the world as well as first time issuers and other new players in the capital markets. Our lawyers cover the whole spectrum of capital markets work including debt and equity transactions, structured debt, high yield and trusts. Alongside mainstream capital markets issuances in the major economies we work on benchmarking and other innovative transactions including in new frontier markets. With over 120 partners and a further 400 lawyers dedicated to capital markets, as well as close links with our Finance, Corporate and Tax practices, we can quickly assemble cross-border teams who combine local and industry focus with international perspective to provide practical, integrated legal advice for all our clients' capital markets activities. - Corporate We advise clients on public and private M&A, disposals, demergers, joint ventures, restructurings, corporate governance and regulatory compliance, with a particular focus on complex, cross-border transactions. Our integrated team includes experts in antitrust/competition law, funds and investment management, insurance, private equity and public policy. Our clients include many of the world's leading companies including more than half of the Global Fortune 500. Our extensive global reach, combined with international deal execution skills and local market knowledge, provides clients with access to 200 partners and a further 500 lawyers with global and local capability. Our team also offers clients the combination of focused technical and industry expertise across 12 sectors from financial services through to energy & resources and healthcare. We are also supported by partners in our market leading finance, capital markets, litigation, tax, pensions, employment and real estate practices. - Energy Transition We advise clients on the full breadth of energy transition-related matters, ranging from project development, construction and financing to M&A and joint ventures, as well as providing detailed regulatory and tax advice. We are also well-positioned to advise and represent multinational clients in cross-border litigation, international arbitration, investigations and risk mitigation. Across the globe, our lawyers are routinely involved in many first-of-a-kind and award-winning transactions as we support our clients in their energy transition journey, across onshore and offshore wind, floating offshore wind, solar, carbon capture, clean hydrogen, battery storage, EV charging, grids, interconnection, carbon trading, digital infrastructure and new nuclear. - Finance We have an expert international finance practice. We act on many of the financial markets' ground-breaking deals and have become trusted advisers to the corporations and financial institutions that define the global markets. We advise on a full spectrum of financial products, including asset finance, corporate & investment grade lending, derivatives & structured finance, fintech, Islamic finance, leveraged & acquisition finance, projects & infrastructure finance, real estate finance, restructuring & insolvency, and trade, commodities & export finance. - Intellectual Property We advise on the IP aspects of our client’s most complex and business-critical projects, including contracts, technology adoption, transactions and disputes. Our team possesses a deep understanding of the intricacies of intellectual property law and its practical application in various industries. Whether your project is a standalone initiative or part of a larger transaction, we are equipped to navigate the complexities involved. We leverage our expertise to protect your innovations and maximise the value of your intellectual assets, ensuring that your business remains competitive and secure. - Litigation & Dispute Resolution Clifford Chance's global Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice has around 500 lawyers based in the UK, Continental Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and the United States, who are experienced in the full spectrum of litigation, dispute resolution and regulatory issues that our clients face. Our highly qualified teams are focused on resolving high risk litigation, international arbitration and regulatory investigations. We are committed to resolving disputes as efficiently as possible and are focused on offering solutions that are practical and commercial. Our peers know that we are always prepared to proceed, however, and recognise our record in delivering results for clients in major litigation and arbitrations. Our credibility is also acknowledged by regulators and prosecutors, which assists with the effective resolution of investigations and other negotiations. - Real Estate Acting for the real estate industry's leading players, we advise on the full range of real estate-related transactions. With an integrated network of highly qualified individuals, we have the commitment, resources and know-how to get your deals done, whatever and wherever they are. Forward thinking and commercial in our approach, with a proven ability to deliver complex deals, we handle the entire property 'life-cycle' from the initial acquisition, development, leasing, joint venturing and financing through to the final exit. Our scale, geographical reach and seamless, coordinated approach means that we can support any real estate project. - Sustainability and ESG We provide support as businesses pursue the opportunities presented by the exponential growth of sustainable finance and investment opportunities, action on emissions, climate tech, innovation and infrastructure to facilitate the energy transition, and the promotion of human rights, talent and diversity in the workforce across businesses and supply chains. Core to business resilience in a time of change, are corporate governance frameworks that support coherent management of the opportunities and risks associated with a just transition to a carbon neutral or negative future. We advise clients internationally and locally as they incorporate ESG into business strategies and implement ESG in operations, supply chains and business relationships throughout value chains. We support businesses as they seek to transition to net zero and invest in new clean or low carbon businesses or products. We provide advice on comprehensive ESG management, implementing net zero strategies, identifying risks and obligations such an increasing reporting disclosure and due diligence requirements on ESG matters, to assistance with litigation, dispute and reputation risks arising from ESG, where effective stakeholder engagement is increasingly paramount. - Tax, Pensions, Employment and Incentives Unlike many competitors, we have offices with tax expertise across the globe and with over 170 tax advisors worldwide, we possess one of the largest international tax groups of any single law firm. We deliver commercial advice across the full spectrum of international and domestic tax issues and have unparalleled experience in advising on cross-border transactions. Our experienced employment, incentives and pensions specialists work with clients from a wide range of sectors to address local and cross-border issues. European offices: Amsterdam, Barcelona, Brussels, Bucharest*, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Madrid, Munich, London, Luxembourg, Milan, Newcastle, Paris, Prague**, Rome, Warsaw ### International offices - Abu Dhabi: Tel: +971 2 419 2500 - Amsterdam: Tel: +31 20 711 9000 - Barcelona: Tel: +34 93344 2200 - Beijing: Tel: +86 10 6505 9018 - Brussels: Tel: +32 2 533 5911 - Bucharest*: Tel: +40 21 666 6100 - Casablanca: Tel: +212 5201 3 2080 - Delhi: Tel: +91 (0) 124 401 7300 - Dubai: Tel: +971 4 362 0444 - Düsseldorf: Tel: +49 211 43 550 - Frankfurt: Tel: +49 69 71 9901 - Hong Kong: Tel: +852 2825 8888 - Houston: Tel: +1 713 821 2800 - Istanbul: Tel: +90 212 339 0001 - London: Tel: +44 20 7006 1000 - Luxembourg: Tel: +352 48 50 501 - Madrid: Tel: +34 91 590 7500 - Milan: Tel: +39 02 806 341 - Munich: Tel: +49 8921 6320 - Newcastle: Tel: +442070061000 - New York: Tel: + 1 212 878 8000 - Paris: Tel: +33 1 44 05 52 52 - Perth: Tel: +61 8 9262 5555 - Prague**: Tel: +420222555222 - Riyadh***: Tel: +966 1 478 0220 - Rome: Tel: +39 06 422 911 - São Paulo: Tel: +55 11 3049 3188 - Shanghai: Tel: +86 21 6335 0086 - Singapore: Tel: +65 6410 2200 - Sydney: Tel: +61 2 8922 8000 - Tokyo: Tel: +81 3 5561 6600 - Warsaw: Tel: +48 22 627 1177 - Washington DC: Tel: + 1 202 912 5000 *Clifford Chance has entered into an association agreement with Clifford Chance Badea SPRL in Bucharest. **Clifford Chance has entered into an association agreement with Clifford Chance Prague Association S.R.O. in Prague. - ***AS&H Clifford Chance, a joint venture entered into by Clifford Chance LLP ### Staffing Figures - 430 Number of partners - 1187 Number of fee-earners
Office locations
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Warsaw
Clifford Chance, Janicka, Kruzewski, Stosio i wspólnicy spólka komandytowa Norway House Ul. Lwowska 19 00-660 Warszawa Warsaw Poland
Practice areas
Lawyers in this office
Adelina Prokop
Adelina Prokop focuses on dispute resolution in commercial, financial and international law. In particular, she specialises in investment arbitration. Adelina has vast experience acting for clients in court and arbitration proceedings gained in Clifford Chance's Warsaw and London offices. She acts for foreign investors in international investment arbitration. She has acted in arbitration proceedings in Paris, London, Geneva, Brussels and Warsaw. She represents banks, financial institutions and auditors before the common courts and the Court of Justice of the EU. She has also advised clients from the energy, telecommunications, infrastructure and real estate sectors, as well as in disputes concerning unfair competition and M&A. · Dispute Resolution
Agnieszka Janicka
Agnieszka Janicka has worked for Clifford Chance since it was founded in Warsaw in 1992 and has strong corporate experience in many industry sectors, with special focus on energy & resources, TMT, financial services, consumer goods, and healthcare. In particular, she has advised on some of Poland’s largest M&A transactions, privatizations and international equity offerings. Agnieszka also has extensive experience in advising on cross-border transactions and is recommended as the first-choice lawyer in Poland by leading private equity houses. · Corporate / M&A
Andrzej Stosio
Andrzej Stosio is Head of the Global Financial Markets practice in Warsaw. He specialises in banking and capital markets from both transactional and regulatory perspectives. He has advised a number of international and Polish banks, alternative lenders, sponsors and corporates on various types of financings, refinancing packages, complex debt restructurings, bond issues and other financial market products (in particular derivatives). He has advised on many of the largest financings that have taken place on the Polish and Central and Eastern European markets in the last decade, including a number of ground-breaking and “first of its kind” transactions. · Banking & Finance
Anna Biała
Anna Biała advises on financial services regulations with particular focus on licensing issues, derivatives and financial market infrastructure, e-money and payment services, asset management and funds, and consumer lending. Anna has vast experience advising clients on regulatory proceedings and disputes related to financial services. · Financial Services Regulation
Anna Pawłowska
Anna Pawłowska specialises in energy law and commercial law. Anna advises in transactions consisting in the sale of shares, sale of projects, and investment agreements in the renewable energy sector. She participates in due diligences of projects and companies from the renewable energy sector. She prepares and assesses agreements for investors, advises on corporate matters, regulatory matters, and in proceedings related to the implementation of investments in renewable energy sources. · Energy & Natural Resources
Bartosz KruzEwski
Bartosz Krużewski's practice focuses on a wide range of arbitration and litigation matters. He specialises in complex disputes both domestic and international. His experience includes post-merger, construction, finance, investment and shareholder disputes as well as advisory work in the oil and gas, telecoms and construction sectors. Bartosz also advises and represents clients in white-collar and directors' liabilities related matters. Bartosz has represented States, governmental agencies and private parties. He regularly sits as an arbitrator under various arbitration rules and publishes in the field of arbitration. Bartosz also specialises in court and out-of-court restructurings, including involvement in high-profile contentious and non-contentious restructurings. · Litigation
Daniel Kopania
Daniel Kopania specialises in real estate, construction and infrastructure, advising institutional investors, owners, funders, contractors and professional consultants. Daniel has a wide range of expertise in retail, office, warehouse, residential, mixed-use, energy and industrial plants, as well as PPP and infrastructure projects. He also has unique expertise in negotiating construction contracts. · Real Estate
Ewelina Bzducha
Ewelina Bzducha focuses her practice on international and domestic arbitration including complex construction, infrastructure, and real estate disputes. She advises EPC contractors, subcontractors and investors in various sectors including pipelines, power plants, oil & gas, and military facilities. She also advises on financial law issues. She has experience in representing clients in international arbitrations based on foreign substantive laws. · International Arbitration
Grzegorz Namiotkiewicz
Grzegorz Namiotkiewicz specialises in debt capital markets and financial regulatory. During his career Grzegorz has been involved in the majority of pioneering issuances on the Polish market setting a precedent for future financing transactions, such as the first issue of mortgage-backed securities and revenue bonds in Poland. In recent years, he has advised both the issuers and the arrangers of the largest issuance programmes, involving the issue of Eurobonds and domestic bonds by the State Treasury of the Republic of Poland, corporations or local government units. His expertise also covers regulatory matters connected with the conduct of banking activity, licensing and regulatory capital. · Capital Markets
Irena Floras-Goode
Irena Floras-Goode specialises in various types of financing, including project finance, asset finance and acquisition finance. She has advised a large number of corporate enterprises, Polish and foreign financial investors and Polish and foreign banks on financing acquisitions of assets and companies (including LBO transactions), project finance transactions and issues of securities, as well as on various banking products. She also has experience assisting foreign lessors on a number of transactions concerning sale and lease-back of aircraft as well as investments in the energy and renewables sectors. · Project Finance
Iwona Terlecka
Iwona Terlecka specialises in both Polish and European competition law. Iwona's clients include some of the largest foreign corporations operating in Poland. · Competition / Antitrust
Jarosław Lorenc
Jarosław Lorenc has over 20 years of professional experience gained at international law firms and specialises in capital markets and securities law. Jarosław specialises in securities law and capital markets regulations. He advises on international public offerings of securities and acquisitions of publicly listed companies through public tenders and indirect takeovers. · Capital Markets
Karol Kulhawik
Karol Kulhawik focuses on M&A, corporate and commercial work , with a particular focus on the PE transactions, FMCG, healthcare and infrastructure sectors. Karol has advised on a number of sell-side and buy-side transactions for private equity funds, strategic investors and founders. Karol has extensive experience in M&A transactions and implementing corporate governance structures from a wide variety of sectors. · Corporate / M&A
Krzysztof Hajdamowicz
Krzysztof Hajdamowicz specialises in M&A and private equity transactions, cross-border and domestic corporate reorganizations, new technologies, intellectual property, personal data protection, unfair competition, and general corporate advice. Krzysztof has vast experience in the IT, healthcare, consumer goods and the oil, gas and chemicals sectors. · Mergers & Acquisitions
Marcin Ciemiński
Marcin Ciemiński specialises in disputes before state courts and arbitral tribunals, including commercial disputes, public procurement, intellectual property, damages and healthcare cases. Marcin is also responsible for handling matters concerning white-collar crime, criminal investigations, compliance and crisis management. He advises healthcare and life sciences clients on regulatory issues. As an assistant professor, he lectures in commercial law at the Warsaw University. · Litigation
Miłosz Gołąb
Miłosz Gołąb specialises in complex financing, refinancing and turnaround & out-of-court restructuring transactions concerning financial indebtedness, and in the issuance of debt securities. He mainly advises listed companies, Polish banks and international lending institutions on the refinancing and restructuring of existing financial debt of capital groups, involving various groups of creditors. He has been involved in many groundbreaking restructurings, acting both for banks and other financial institutions, and for corporate clients. Miłosz also has a wide range of experience in financing and refinancing various types of investment projects (financing corporate takeovers, asset and investment projects) as well as issuance of debt securities. · Banking & Finance
Paweł Puacz
Paweł Puacz specialises in energy, environment and infrastructure and heads the Energy and Natural Resources Group in the Warsaw office. His main clients include a range of energy companies and investors. Paweł has advised Polish and foreign companies from the conventional and renewable energy sectors, the heating sector, the oil and gas sector, and the energy-intensive industry sector for many years. His practice is focused on renewable energy, energy transition and climate change issues. This involves M&As in the energy sector, negotiation of energy contracts, regulatory advice, due diligence on energy and environmental projects, project financing and agreements related to trading in energy and gas. · Energy & Natural Resources
Piotr Bogdanowicz
Prof. UW dr hab. Piotr Bogdanowicz focuses on public procurement and State aid. Piotr is a Professor at the University of Warsaw Faculty of Law and Administration, where he lectures on EU law, including EU public procurement law. He is an author of dozens of books and articles in leading journals, including "Common Market Law Review", "Public Procurement Law Review" and "European Procurement & Public Private Partnership Law Review". Piotr is the co-founder of the Public Procurement Law Association. · Public Procurement
Wojciech Polz
Wojciech Polz specialises in M&A, corporate and commercial work, including acquisitions and disposals, corporate restructurings and joint ventures. Wojciech's practice focus is in the private equity, healthcare, industrials and consumer goods and retail sectors. Wojciech has extensive experience in cross-border transactions, international projects and risk management. He has also gained significant experience related to the oil & gas sector. His clients include private equity houses, corporate investors, public companies and private entrepreneurs. · Corporate / M&A