Litigation | Europe

Clifford Chance's top-tier commercial litigation team provides highly regarded advice on a range of matters, including post-M&A and shareholder disputes. The team acts on appeals against the decisions of the Polish competition authority, with further activity in damages claims and compensation cases. The firm also offers expertise in class actions. The lawyers frequently advise banks and other financial institutions, in addition to blue-chip international corporate clients from a broad array of industries.

Sołtysiński Kawecki & Szlęzak offers a highly respected commercial litigation practice that is particularly active construction and infrastructure cases, in addition to general commercial disputes. The team acts on private enforcement cases, joint venture disputes and shareholder disputes. The firm advises high-profile corporate clients from a variety of sectors, including construction, financial services and agriculture.

CMS houses a strong department well versed in class action claims, representing banks as well as insurers. The team is active on a broad range of contentious matters, including, banking litigation, construction disputes and post-M&A disputes. It draws clients from a range of sectors, including transport and energy. 

Dentons' well-reputed litigation practice has an extensive international network and experience in handling domestic and cross-border litigations. The team offers expertise in class actions, with further activity in contract litigation and corporate disputes. The department's client roster features companies from the construction, technology and energy sectors.

Domański Zakrzewski Palinka is a notable Polish firm with a highly respected team covering a whole spectrum of commercial litigation matters. The firm is particularly active in construction and infrastructure cases as well as disputes arising in the transport and energy sectors. The team also assists with complex class actions, competition disputes and banking litigation.

Baker McKenzie's disputes team is best known for handling disputes in the financial services sector, including insurance. The firm is also visible in infrastructure and project-related disputes, in addition to handling general commercial litigation. The lawyers are highly adept at assisting with contract disputes and post-M&A litigation matters.

DWF possesses a strong reputation for handling contentious construction cases, in addition to general commercial disputes. The team is adept at assisting clients with contract litigation and damages claims. The practice also has notable experience in advising on insurance disputes.

The team at JDP Drapała & Partners advises on high-profile construction disputes, with experience in representing multinational clients before the courts. The firm also assists with general commercial litigation. The team possesses an impressive client roster that includes renowned European construction companies, as well as notable Polish clients.

Łaszczuk & Partners has a well-established disputes team, often representing clients in corporate and post-M&A disputes, unfair competition cases and construction-related claims. The team is also well equipped to act in shareholder disputes and contract litigation. The lawyers frequently act for clients from the transportation, construction and food production sectors.

Wardyński & Partners boasts a client roster that encompasses domestic corporate entities in addition to local subsidiaries and multinationals. The team has wide-ranging expertise encompassing the construction, retail and energy sectors. In addition to general commercial litigation, the firm's instructions include corporate fraud conflicts with general contractors and disputes with local authorities.

White & Case houses a reputable disputes team that assists with commercial litigation across a variety of sectors. The team acts for a portfolio of high-profile clients in significant construction disputes, including in relation to the construction of transport and energy infrastructure. The lawyers also have experience in handling environmental litigation and shareholder disputes.

DLA Piper has a comprehensive dispute resolution team representing clients in a range of litigation matters. The firm acts in corporate and post-M&A litigation. The team is also active in disputes relating to construction, including road and energy infrastructure.

Linklaters has a well-respected practice group active in commercial litigation, servicing a clientele of telecommunications and financial services providers including insurance and private equity companies. The team offers considerable expertise in competition litigation. The team is also active in a range of disputes relating to shareholder conflicts.

Rymarz Zdort Maruta has considerable experience in assisting clients with commercial litigation. The law firm has a strong track record in resolving shareholder disputes, benefiting from its strong M&A and ECM practices. The team is also well placed to act on insurance litigation and contentious matters in the infrastructure sector.

SPCG Studnicki Płeszka Ćwiąkalski Górski is a sizeable law firm assisting clients with a range of contentious matters, ranging from IP to property rights claims to competition disputes, in addition to general commercial litigation. The team is active across a range of industry sectors including construction, banking, energy, manufacturing and retail. The team benefits from a network of regional offices in Katowice and Wrocław in addition to a head office in Kraków and a presence in Warsaw.

WKB Lawyers has a well-regarded team with extensive experience in infrastructure and construction disputes, often in relation to public utilities. The firm is frequently active in cases involving municipalities. The team assists with conflicts in relation to public procurement procedures and advises on cases regarding the remuneration of damages.

Gide Loyrette Nouel has a well-respected disputes team assisting clients with a range of commercial litigation matters. The lawyers frequently act on banking litigation, IP litigation and reimbursement claims. The team has considerable experience advising French-speaking clients active in the Polish market and also has a loyal following among Polish companies. Its sector expertise includes infrastructure construction, particularly in relation to highways. The team additionally represents a number of financial services clients.

Greenberg Traurig's team is well practised in post-M&A and bankruptcy-related litigation. The team is experienced in representing multinational financial institutions and companies in commercial litigation and also assists with conflicts relating to real estate.

A&O Shearman handles a wide spectrum of dispute resolution cases with a focus on regulatory disputes in the telecoms, finance and entertainment sectors. The team also assists with wider corporate litigation. The lawyers advise on insurance disputes, competition litigation and banking litigation.

DeBenedetti Majewski Szcześniak Kancelaria Prawnicza is best known for handling commercial disputes relating to shareholder conflicts, with a particular focus on minority shareholders. The lawyers also act in cases relating to the insurance sector.

GESSEL is well equipped to handle a range of corporate litigation matters, in addition to acting in tax disputes and bankruptcy-related claims. The firm assists clients from the financial, IT and agricultural sectors. Additionally, the practice has been involved in landmark environmental and social cases within Poland.

Rö Radwan-Röhrenschef Petruczenko has a recognised practice that is noted for its expert handling of commercial litigation in the construction sector. The lawyers are also experienced in advising on mass action claims, with further activity in professional liability cases. The team also handles post-M&A litigation.

SSW is a widely recognised law firm that offers a robust contentious practice, assisting clients from the construction, financial services and railway sectors with commercial litigation. The team is also well placed to act on shareholder disputes and liability cases.