About
Co-managing Partners: Dominik Gałkowski, Kamil Zawicki, Barbara Jelonek-Jarco, PhD, Wojciech Wandzel
Senior Partner: Prof. Andrzej Kubas
Warsaw Office Managing Partner: Paweł Sikora
Number of partners: 13
Number of other lawyers: 70
Kubas Kos Gałkowski specialises in providing comprehensive legal services for our clients. For almost 30 years, we have been advising clients in their daily processes and completing long-term legal projects in corporate matters. We support our clients in strategic and safe management and implementing long-term strategic investment and restructuring projects in various sectors. We focus on effective solutions that have proved their value in practice. We are highly sensitive to the actual impact of legal instruments, which is essential for successful business operations.
LITIGATION | We represent clients in proceedings before the Supreme Court, Constitutional Tribunal, courts of the first and second instance, administrative courts, European courts, and cross-border proceedings, in various sectors.
ARBITRATION | We represent clients and act as arbitrators in complex arbitration proceedings involving high-value disputes under the rules of the world’s leading arbitration institutions.
CLASS ACTION | We have been involved in introducing the group proceedings into the Polish legal system. We represent claimants and respondents in Polish class action.
ENERGY & NATURAL RESOURCES | We provide comprehensive legal services to entities in the energy industry. We assist in investment processes, often complex and innovative and related to energy transition. We represent clients in administrative proceedings.
BANKING & FINANCE | We have extensive experience in advising banks and financial institutions in all kinds of their operations. We represent banks and financial institutions in numerous proceedings before Polish and European courts.
CORPORATE/ M&A | We support our business partners in complex and knowledge-intensive projects, advising them on every stage of their endeavors, from developing the legal structure and project strategy to their effective implementation.
REAL ESTATE | We advise and suggest appropriate and optimal solutions for all real estate transactions and projects.
RESTRUCTURING & INSOLVENCY | We support entrepreneurs in negotiations, preparation of restructuring agreement documentation and bankruptcy proceedings with their participation, as well as at the stage preceding a declaration of bankruptcy – taking care to ensure the correctness of actions taken by them.
COMPLIANCE | Based on our long-standing experience, also in crisis situations, we proactively help clients to implement compliance and internal control programs that ensure legal compliance at both national and international levels.
Poland | Krakow 31-511 | ul. Rakowicka 7 | +48 12 619 40 40 | [email protected]
Poland | Warsaw 00-609 | al. Armii Ludowej 26 | +48 22 206 83 00 | [email protected]
Ranked Offices
Provided by Kubas Kos Gałkowski
- Krakówul Rakowicka 7, VI p Nowa Kamienica , Kraków, Lesser Poland, Poland, 31-511
- Web: www.kkg.pl
- Tel: +48 12 619 4040
- Fax: +48 12 619 4052
- View ranked office
Contributions
Latest contributions provided by Kubas Kos Gałkowski
Kubas Kos Gałkowski rankings
Articles, highlights and press releases
12 items provided by Kubas Kos Gałkowski
POLAND | ESG Regulations in the Real Estate Sector in Poland
ESG regulations are becoming of growing significance in 2024 for the real estate market in Poland. Legislative changes at the national and EU levels are shaping the rules that developers, property managers and investors must follow and have an increasing impact on investment financing decisions.
POLAND | Witness testimony and hearing of the parties in writing
The article briefly outlines the most important issues about witness testimony and the hearing of the parties in writing. Even though it has already been introduced to Polish civil procedure in 2019, this institution is still highly problematic to courts and attorneys and causes a lot of doubts.
POLAND | Statue of limitations for the banks’ claims
On April 25, 2024 the Polish Supreme Court rendered a fundamentally important judgement concerning disputes between consumers and banks on Swiss franc mortgage loans. This article will include an analysis of statute of limitation with regard to a bank’s claim to receive a capital of such a loan.
POLAND | Success in proceedings for the demolition of part of the property
KKG won a favourable court decision to disassemble part of a leased property after initially facing an unfavourable ruling. This case was crucial as it involved construction work on the most significant part of the leased premises.
POLAND | Information from the President of the Energy Regulatory Office No. 15/2024
On 22 March 2024, Information No. 15/2024 of the President of the Energy Regulatory Office was published concerning the issues that have recently given rise to the most frequent interpretative doubts regarding connection to the grid.
POLAND | How to transfer all rights and obligations onto another entity in Poland?
Polish law does not recognize a concept that allows the parties to transfer all rights and obligations to another entity. Instead, such an effect can be achieved by assignment and assumption of debt. The admissibility of these clauses was analyzed in a recent decision of the Polish Supreme Court.
POLAND | Arbitration and impecunious parties
Landmark decision of the Polish Supreme Court on the inability to bear the costs of arbitration as a reason for lack arbitral tribunal’s jurisdiction, commented by Kubas Kos Gałkowski
POLAND | Remote Hearings - Changes After the Amendments to the Civil Procedure Code
The article reviews the latest changes to the Polish Code of Civil Procedure on remote hearings and remote witness examination,. The authors briefly present the development of this institution in Poland and the advantages and risks related to conducting hearings and evidence in this manner.
POLAND | KKG obtained temporary injunction in real estate protection proceedings
KKG obtained a temporary injunction to protect the client’s commercial property from unlawful entry and potential damage to historic buildings. Co-managing partner Barbara Jelonek-Jarco and senior associate Wojciech Dobroś handled the case.
POLAND | Arbitration and impecunious parties
Landmark decision of the Polish Supreme Court on the inability to bear the costs of arbitration as a reason for lack arbitral tribunal’s jurisdiction, commented by Kubas Kos Gałkowski
POLAND | How long do you have to wait for compensation after winning a class action?
How long do you have to wait for compensation after winning a class action to determine liability in Poland?
POLAND | PLN 15 million in compensation for negligence in flood protection
We concluded settlements on behalf of our clients with entities responsible for damages to group members which occurred due to omissions in the field of flood protection. By virtue of these settlements – our clients will receive compensation with interest in the total amount of PLN 15 million.
POLAND | ESG Regulations in the Real Estate Sector in Poland
ESG regulations are becoming of growing significance in 2024 for the real estate market in Poland. Legislative changes at the national and EU levels are shaping the rules that developers, property managers and investors must follow and have an increasing impact on investment financing decisions.
POLAND | Witness testimony and hearing of the parties in writing
The article briefly outlines the most important issues about witness testimony and the hearing of the parties in writing. Even though it has already been introduced to Polish civil procedure in 2019, this institution is still highly problematic to courts and attorneys and causes a lot of doubts.
POLAND | Statue of limitations for the banks’ claims
On April 25, 2024 the Polish Supreme Court rendered a fundamentally important judgement concerning disputes between consumers and banks on Swiss franc mortgage loans. This article will include an analysis of statute of limitation with regard to a bank’s claim to receive a capital of such a loan.
POLAND | Success in proceedings for the demolition of part of the property
KKG won a favourable court decision to disassemble part of a leased property after initially facing an unfavourable ruling. This case was crucial as it involved construction work on the most significant part of the leased premises.
POLAND | Information from the President of the Energy Regulatory Office No. 15/2024
On 22 March 2024, Information No. 15/2024 of the President of the Energy Regulatory Office was published concerning the issues that have recently given rise to the most frequent interpretative doubts regarding connection to the grid.
POLAND | How to transfer all rights and obligations onto another entity in Poland?
Polish law does not recognize a concept that allows the parties to transfer all rights and obligations to another entity. Instead, such an effect can be achieved by assignment and assumption of debt. The admissibility of these clauses was analyzed in a recent decision of the Polish Supreme Court.
POLAND | Arbitration and impecunious parties
Landmark decision of the Polish Supreme Court on the inability to bear the costs of arbitration as a reason for lack arbitral tribunal’s jurisdiction, commented by Kubas Kos Gałkowski
POLAND | Remote Hearings - Changes After the Amendments to the Civil Procedure Code
The article reviews the latest changes to the Polish Code of Civil Procedure on remote hearings and remote witness examination,. The authors briefly present the development of this institution in Poland and the advantages and risks related to conducting hearings and evidence in this manner.
POLAND | KKG obtained temporary injunction in real estate protection proceedings
KKG obtained a temporary injunction to protect the client’s commercial property from unlawful entry and potential damage to historic buildings. Co-managing partner Barbara Jelonek-Jarco and senior associate Wojciech Dobroś handled the case.
POLAND | Arbitration and impecunious parties
Landmark decision of the Polish Supreme Court on the inability to bear the costs of arbitration as a reason for lack arbitral tribunal’s jurisdiction, commented by Kubas Kos Gałkowski
POLAND | How long do you have to wait for compensation after winning a class action?
How long do you have to wait for compensation after winning a class action to determine liability in Poland?
POLAND | PLN 15 million in compensation for negligence in flood protection
We concluded settlements on behalf of our clients with entities responsible for damages to group members which occurred due to omissions in the field of flood protection. By virtue of these settlements – our clients will receive compensation with interest in the total amount of PLN 15 million.