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Addleshaw Goddard LLP

Competition/Antitrust

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Addleshaw Goddard LLP

Rankings

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Competition/Antitrust - Poland

Band 1

Band 1


What the Team is Known For

Addleshaw Goddard is highly regarded for covering a broad range of contentious and non-contentious competition law mandates. The team offers notable experience representing clients in behavioural investigations, as well as subsequent appeals against fines and damages actions. The law firm also frequently advises on merger control filings. Team members provide further support on state aid and competition law compliance issues.

Work Highlights

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  • Addleshaw Goddard assisted Oaktree Capital Management with the competition law aspects of its proposed divestment of two Polish companies.

Strengths

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  • The team has extensive experience combined with a solution-oriented approach and is forward-thinking.

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  • What sets Addleshaw Goddard apart is the excellent quality of legal advice and its ability to connect legal advice with business strategy.

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  • Addleshaw Goddard's lawyers have, in my view, extensive experience in advising on complex and multidisciplinary matters and on behalf of large and international groups.

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  • We appreciate the team's attention to details, openness to discussion, risk assessment and can-do attitude.

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  • I would highlight the consistently rapid turnaround, clear next steps, and proactive updates.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 1Małgorzata Szwaj
    Band 1Małgorzata Szwaj

    Małgorzata Szwaj

    Małgorzata Szwaj is highly esteemed for her broad competition law practice, which covers merger control filings, as well as behavioural investigations, appeals against fines and private enforcement actions. She has further experience advising on state aid matters and the competition compliance aspects of distribution strategies.

    • We appreciate her calm attitude and good presentation skills.

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    • She is an eloquent and open-minded person, who is a pleasure to work with and to recommend to others.

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    • Małgorzata Szwaj brings a wealth of experience and a steady, strategic presence to every matter. Her advice is clear, pragmatic, and always well-considered.

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    • Małgorzata Szwaj provides first-class advice when it comes to competition law matters and remains a true market leader in this field.

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    • She is a competition star so I can highly recommend her.

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  • Up and ComingWojciech Podlasin
    Up and ComingWojciech Podlasin

    Wojciech Podlasin

    Wojciech Podlasin frequently assists clients with obtaining merger control and FDI clearance for proposed transactions. He has further experience in cartel investigations and competition law compliance matters.

    • Wojciech Podlasin is an exceptionally strong case‑builder, who produces concise, data‑driven submissions, runs parallel workstreams smoothly, and is a go‑to for technical points without over‑lawyering.

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    • He is easy to work with.

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    • His ability to break down complex issues into actionable steps was invaluable. He is thorough, insightful, and always focused on delivering practical outcomes.

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    • He is a very experienced advisor with perfect knowledge of business issues and is able to argue his claims brilliantly.

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    • Wojciech Podlasin is really supportive and available, he tries to understand our needs quickly and that is great.

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