2021 04 14_Legal500

Kochański & Partners recommended in The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa 2021 ranking

We are delighted to announce that Kochański & Partners is once again recommended in The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa 2021 ranking in the following 11 practice areas:

  • Banking & Finance
  • Commercial, Corporate and M&A
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Energy and natural resources
  • Healthcare and life sciences
  • Intellectual property
  • Private equity
  • Real estate
  • Restructuring and insolvency
  • Tax
  • TMT

Two of our lawyers, Karolina Marciniszyn and Marek Jeżewski PhD, are listed in the elite “Leading individuals” list, The Legal 500 2021’s guide to outstanding lawyers in Europe, the Middle East & Africa.

Banking & Finance: Olgierd Świerzewski, Daniel Kozłowski, Anna Paterak-Konon, Maciej Kuranc

What our clients say:

‘Kochanski & Partners offers high-quality services helping financial institutions migrate to the cloud in a way which is compliant with Polish regulations (recently published). They have expertise and experience in this domain, which is not common on the market. They have skilled people who went through difficult and complex implementations successfully.’

‘My partner from K&P, Daniel Kozlowski displayed broad knowledge about cloud in financial sector, also from the practice. He is a great “collaborator” and often offers lectures and acts as keynote speaker for financial sector events, in order to share the knowledge with the market. He demonstrated creativity and out of the box thinking, finding answers and solutions to difficult matters. ’

‘Speed of action and response’

Commercial, Corporate and M&A: Rafał Rapala, Paweł Cholewiński, Paweł Mardas, Karol Połosak, Kacper Czubacki, Aneta Serowik

‘The team is unique, is working on a first-class level and always manage to find outstanding solutions. They are always able to cope with complex situations.’

‘Rafal Rapala is the head of the team dealing with our cases. Rapala is proactive and keeps us always informed about the status and the progress of the cases, discussing the common policy and progress very intensively.’

Dispute Resolution: Marek Jeżewski PhD, Michał König, Mateusz Ostrowski, Agnieszka Chajewska, Magdalena Papiernik, Dominika Durchowska

‘Practical, open to ideas, available, building strong personal relations with clients.’

‘Great contact, very proactive, great personal relation, no formal “corporate” style, rather direct personal and very natural cooperation.’

‘Marek Jezewski gives timely and strategic advice.’

‘The Kochanski team brings a depth of understanding and experience in BIT disputes which is unusual outside the biggest arbitration centres. They are smart, focused, and hard-working as well, and a pleasure to work with.’

‘Marek Jezewski is the lead partner on BIT disputes and is very strong.’

Energy and natural resources: Wojciech Wrochna, Aleksander Galos

Healthcare and life sciences: Olgierd Świerzewski, Krzysztof Zięba

‘It needs to be highlighted that the strong advantage of Kochański & Partners are a very wide range of services and the high availability of qualified lawyers. Additionally, commercial knowledge of industry and engagement of lawyers stand out in this practice.’

‘Undoubtedly, the distinguishing features of partners and associates are communication and matter management, efficiency and timeliness in delivering the legal product.’

Intellectual property: Karolina Marciniszyn, Piotr Kochański, Krzysztof Zięba

‘The firm is fully committed to IP and related areas. The personal touch and great efforts of their excellent team is outstanding.’

‘A highly efficient and responsive team that provides succinct, commercially- oriented practical advice. ’

‘Karolina Marciniszyn: She has been rigorous and diligent in her support providing clear concise advice on prosecution matters. It is always a pleasure to work with her.’

‘The partners Karolina Marciniszyn and Krzysztof Zieba have been providing excellent service in trademark law for one of our top clients for almost 10 years. Inquiries are answered in highest quality mostly within minutes. The advice is concise and clearly understandable even for the client. The prices are moderate and the relationship between expenses and income is extraordinarily good. The firm as well as the above mentioned partners deserve highest recognition.’

Private equity: Rafał Rapala, Paweł Cholewiński, Olgierd Świerzewski, Karol Połosak, Paweł Mardas

Real estate: Paweł Cholewiński, Rafał Rapala

‘K&P advised us on all real estate and corporate matters (excluding stock exchange aspects) of the project. We choose K&P knowing their wide experience and expertise in these fields- and especially in real estate. The team, led by Rafal Rapala and Pawel Cholewinski, has proven to be a great choice demonstrating dedication, commitment to the project and professionalism.’

‘We had a chance of working closely with Rafal Rapala and Pawel Cholewinski. Rafal has an extensive experience in corporate and real estate Polish law. He has proven to be a highly skilled lawyer in these fields and business advisor providing us with very good legal services with a business-oriented approach. We had also worked with Pawel – also a highly skilled lawyer who has proven to understand our needs and who was very committed and supportive to the project.’

‘This very skilled team headed by Pawel Cholewinski is capable of going beyond just legal advice. They have a deep understanding of the entire real estate sector and broader economy trends. Thus their advice is truly comprehensive and based on solid business foundations.

‘The team has an impressive track record of handling international projects. They have established relationships with key players in major markets, including the UK, Germany, France, Italy – to name a few.’

Restructuring and insolvency: Rafał Rapala, Mateusz Ostrowski, Paweł Cholewiński, Karol Połosak, Aneta Serowik

‘Very individual approach, friendly and loyal team to the case.‘

‘Very high standard and security level, many suitable alternatives for reaching a goal.‘

‘Unique and very sophisticated approach, very fast response and action time.’

Tax: Agata Dziwisz, Andrzej Malec, Mirosław Malczeski, Aleksandra Pizon-Jaworska

‘Depending on the case we are dealing with relevant specialists- being it a tax or a restructuring expert. Still all of them cooperate together in a perfect harmony to bring the best effect for our company.’

TMT: Olgierd Świerzewski, Piotr Kochański, Karolina Marciniszyn

‘Absolutely fabulous team: quick reaction in urgent cases even during weekends and evenings.’

‘Very proactive and helpful.‘

Thank you to our Clients and Colleagues for your nominations and trust. This is Our joint success!