Stanisław Sołtysik

Practice Areas

Stanisław Sołtysik, PhD, is a partner at Dentons, is a member of the Dispute Resolution and Restructuring, Insolvency and Bankruptcy practice groups in the firm’s Warsaw office. He represents Polish and international clients in litigation, restructuring and bankruptcy proceedings.

He focuses on advising financial institutions on litigation matters, particularly those involving potential liability toward clients, such as disputes related to loan agreement terminations, investment fund management or depositary services for such funds (both B2B and with consumers). Additionally, he advises clients in the FMCG industry in a variety of litigations and handles cross-border disputes involving contractual claims across multiple jurisdictions and sectors.

Stanisław specializes in both in-court and out-of-court restructuring proceedings, acting for creditors in complex bankruptcy matters, including those with cross-border elements. He advises on the recovery of distressed assets and has successfully handled high-value cases, such as the takeover and resale of over USD 15 million worth fuel pledged to a Polish bank. His experience also includes debt collection, both in court and through alternative recovery methods.

He is the author of academic publications on civil procedure, international commercial arbitration and bankruptcy law as well as holds a PhD in the fields of civil procedure and international commercial arbitration.

Career

• Partner at Dentons since 2024

• PhD in civil procedure, 2018 (summa cum laude)

• With Dentons since 2009

Professional Memberships

• Member of the Arbitration Committee, Arbitration Court at the Polish Confederation Lewiatan

• Admitted to the Polish bar (2015)