Marcin Kolasiński
Europe Guide 2024
Band 3 : Competition/Antitrust
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About
Provided by Marcin Kolasiński
Practice Areas
Marcin Kolasiński is a top-ranking specialist in Competition Law in Poland. He advises corporations from various industries on competition and consumer protection, state aid and public procurement. He has represented clients before the President of the Polish National Competition Authority, the European Commission, as well as Polish and European courts.
Career
Before founding KRK law firm, Marcin Kolasiński worked for the Office of the Committee for European Integration, where he was involved in the process of implementing EU law into the Polish legal system. He then worked for the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection, where he was Deputy Director of the Competition Department. At that time, he gained experience at the European Commission’s Directorate General for Competition. He then worked for more than eight years at the Baker & McKenzie law firm, where, as a partner, head of the competition law and regulatory practice, he represented clients before the President of the OCCP, the European Commission, as well as Polish and European courts.
Professional Memberships
Marcin is a member of the Polish Competition Law Association, the Polish Association of Law and Economics and the Centre for Antitrust and Regulatory Studies. He is also a non-governmental adviser within the International Competition Network.
He is a member in the District Chamber of Legal Advisors in Warsaw.
Publications
Marcin Kolasiński is a co-author of a commentary on the Act on Competition and Consumer Protection, published by C.H. Beck (one of Poland’s best known legal publishing houses).
He is the co-author of a Polish chapter in the comparative multi-jurisdictional guide on Cartels 2022 by Chambers & Partners. He is an author of numerous publications on competition law.
Industry Sector Expertise
Competition protection, Antitrust law, Public Procurement law, Consumer law.
Expert in these Jurisdictions
Expert in Polish and EU Law.
Languages Spoken
Fluent in Polish and English.
Education
École Nationale d’Administration and National Public Administration College
Postgraduate studies, European integration
2001 - 2002
University of Warsaw, Faculty of Law and Administration
Postgraduate studies, Intellectual property law
2001 - 2002
University of Warsaw, Faculty of Law and Administration
Master of Laws
1995 - 2000
Awards
Competition/Antitrust - Recommended lawyer
The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East and Africa
2024
Competition - Recommended lawyer
The Who's Who Legal (WWL)
2024
Franchising - Recommended lawyer
The Who's Who Legal (WWL)
2024
Recommended lawyer in the Competition and Antitrust Law
Law Firms' Ranking 2024 by the Polish daily newspaper Rzeczpospolita
2024
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Kieszkowska Rutkowska Kolasiński
Poland
Key Sectors
Provided by Kieszkowska Rutkowska Kolasiński
Energy and Utilities
Health and Life Sciences
Industrials, Engineering and Manufacturing
Retail and Consumer
Property, Construction and Infrastructure