Europe Guide 2026 : Poland
Ranked Individual
Provided by Wardyński & Partners
We support clients in their current business operations, helping them achieve their business aims in compliance with the law. We represent clients in administrative proceedings before the Polish Office of Competition and Consumer Protection and the European Commission, state courts, and the Supreme Court of Poland.
We represent clients in merger control matters. We have obtained approval from the president of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) for over 350 concentrations. We coordinate the process of making simultaneous antitrust filings in multiple jurisdictions.
We advise on pricing policies, relations between suppliers and distributors, distribution systems, and exchange of information and cooperation between competitors. We advise in matters involving abuse of a dominant position, cooperation with antitrust authorities (leniency), and dawn raids by the competition authorities. We also represent managers charged by UOKiK with competition offences.
We advise and represent clients in matters involving protection of the collective interests of consumers.
We also assist our clients in payment gridlock issues, contractual advantage cases, unfair competition, and product safety, particularly in UOKiK proceedings.
Through our membership in the Antitrust Alliance (a coalition of specialised independent law firms) and Lex Mundi, we are positioned to provide comprehensive service in competition and consumer matters in most jurisdictions in Europe.
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Wardyński & Partners houses a well-regarded team that assists clients with competition authority investigations into allegations of greenwashing, abuse of dominance and cartel involvement. It also represents clients in subsequent appeals against fines and damages awards. The law firm also advises clients on obtaining competition law clearance for mergers and other corporate transactions.
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Wardyński & Partners represented Newag in an investigation into alleged abuse of dominance.
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The main strengths of the firm are its legal expertise and deep understanding of the antitrust area, allowing it to provide practical and adequate advice.
We appreciate the team's practical approach, which means getting tailored advice for us what to do and how.
The team is very pragmatic, provides reasonable advice and is always reactive.
The lawyers have the ability to listen to clients and provide deep analysis of the case.
Provided by Chambers
Antoni Bolecki has an impressive behavioural and consumer protection practice in competition law. He represents clients accused of cartel involvement or abuses of dominance in investigations, appeals and damages actions. He further acts on compliance mandates and merger control filings, as well as disputes concerning allegations of providing misleading information in merger notifications.
He was really helpful in his guidance.
Antoni Bolecki is friendly and always gives good advice.
Antoni Bolecki is always ready to help and provide reasonable solutions.
He understands the business and uses business language.
Head of Competition/Antitrust
Provided by Wardyński & Partners
Marcin Kulesza
Weronika Nalbert
Agnieszka Jelska
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