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Karolina Stawowska

Karolina Stawowska

Europe 2026

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Practice Areas

As the main contact for the Tax team in Wolf Theiss Poland, Karolina brings a wealth of experience and expertise to her role. While she is a licensed tax adviser with over 25 years of experience, her area of specialisation is business structuring, business reorganisation and efficient acquisitions. She provides tax advice on transactions conducted by private equity and venture capital funds, the restructuring of capital groups, the development of tax-efficient structures for acquisitions and investment financing, as well as on tax-optimal exit strategies for the sale of enterprises and shares by both institutional and individual investors. In addition to her expertise in business transactions, Karolina also specialises in real estate transactions, the implementation of tax compliance procedures, international taxation and the upstreaming of funds to shareholders and investors. She also provides ongoing advice to Polish businesses in their core operations and investment activities as well as in family succession planning, especially through the establishment of Family Foundations. Furthermore, Karolina has a proven track record of success in tax proceedings and represents both individual and corporate clients before courts at all instances. She also advises on tax aspects of cross-border employee mobility.

Career

Wolf Theiss Warsaw (since 2018), Wierzbowski Eversheds Sutherland (from 2010 to 2017), PwC (from 1997 to 2010).

Personal

Licensed Tax Advisor, Course on European Law at Columbia School of Law (1996), Faculty of Law and Administration of University of Lódz (1997), Post Graduate Studies at SGH Warsaw School of Economics (2004), Post Graduate Course on Accountancy by Fundacja Rozwoju Rachunkowosci (Foundation for Development of Accountancy) in Poland.

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Chambers European Guide

Tax - Poland

Band 3
Band 3

Individual Editorial

Karolina Stawowska of Wolf Theiss advises on a range of M&A and real estate tax matters, acting for international investors and developers. She also has demonstrated experience in handling tax litigation.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • I found Karolina to be extremely professional, legally experienced and an expert in tax issues.

    TaxChambers European Guide
  • Karolina Stawowska provides excellent service, very quick turnaround and is proactive in identifying potential issues that we have not yet foreseen.

    TaxChambers European Guide

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