Europe Guide 2026 : Poland
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Provided by Rymarz Zdort Maruta
Rymarz Zdort Maruta is an expert in competition and consumer protection. Having a track record of successfully handling complicated and high profile matters, the practice is widely recognised by its clients and is at the forefront of the international rankings published by Chambers and Partners and The Legal 500.
Rymarz Zdort Maruta has extensive experience in M&A antitrust matters, including representing clients in merger control proceedings before antimonopoly authorities at both the national and EU levels.
The law firm also successfully handles complex merger control cases, recommends solutions to minimise the risk of violating antitrust regulations, develops compliance programmes and conducts training sessions concerning antitrust compliance for the employees of clients.
Rymarz Zdort Maruta advised companies from many sectors, including the financial, energy, FMCG and telecommunications sectors.
The firm’s advice covers areas such as merger control, cartels, abuse of a dominant position, vertical agreements, state aid and consumer protection.
Contact:
Iwona Her, partner
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Rymarz Zdort Maruta's team is recognised for its robust merger control and foreign direct investment practice, often assisting with transactions involving multiple jurisdictions. The practice also handles behavioural investigations, state aid matters and competition compliance issues. Its clients include high-profile multinational and Polish companies.
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Rymarz Zdort Maruta advised Erste Group Bank on the merger control aspects of its proposed acquisition of a stake in Santander Bank Polska.
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We appreciate the team's full commitment to the case, deep understanding of the case and our business, as well as its flexibility, experience and outside-the box problem-solving.
It is a strong team, providing a high level of expertise and extensive experience.
The lawyers are very skilled. They answer and react immediately.
The team's strategic insight, meticulous attention to regulatory detail, and unwavering commitment to excellence were instrumental.
The team demonstrated a strong grasp of the strategic context and commercial drivers behind the matter. Its ability to align legal advice with business objectives, anticipate potential risks, and propose pragmatic solutions was particularly valuable.
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Iwona Her is particularly active in merger clearance mandates. She also assists clients with antitrust proceedings before the Polish competition authority, including investigations into allegations of price fixing and subsequent appeals against authority decisions. She acts on state aid mandates and competition law compliance queries.
Iwona Her provided great guidance in the process, kept everything under control and managed interactions with the competition authority very well.
She offers pro-business advice, a pragmatic approach, very good responsiveness and innovative ideas.
Her legal precision and situational awareness added significant value to the transaction.
She is very competent and quick in organising required support.
Iwona Her has a unique ability to talk about complex things in a business language so I don't need to translate for our business people.
Head of Competition/Antitrust
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