Global corporates, investment funds, financial institutions, and local blue chip companies seek out the corporate and M&A expertise of Clifford Chance, Janicka, Kruzewski, Stosio i wspólnicy spólka komandytowa. The practice’s offering includes assisting with investments into Poland and the surrounding CEE countries, cross-border mandates and regulatory support in transactional matters; the team is well positioned to utilise the strengths of the firm’s global network of offices in order to handle multi-jurisdictional matters. Managing partner Agnieszka Janicka leads the team and is praised by one client as a ‘very good negotiator‘. She is ably supported by renowned private equity specialists Wojciech Polz, who represents clients on both the buy and sell side of transactions. Polz also chairs the practice’s energy-related M&A group. For counsel Krzysztof Hajdamowicz, the IT, healthcare, and consumer goods sectors are a core focus, while counsel Karol Kulhawik has experience in the FMCG and infrastructure industries, and is especially well equipped to advise on the implementation of corporate governance structures. Marcin Bartnicki has stepped back from the partnership.

Greenberg Traurig Nowakowska-Zimoch Wysokiński Sp. k‘s practice is well equipped to advise on the entire gamut of corporate and M&A mandates, from due diligence and negotiation support, to complex restructurings, joint ventures, and asset and share acquisitions. A large proportion of the group’s mandates are cross-border in nature, which are effectively handled due to the firm’s notable network of global offices, allowing the team to advise on a range of CEE-based transactions, as well as local ones. Sitting at the held of the team is senior partner Lejb Fogelman, who focuses on international corporate transactions, and Rafał Baranowski, who boasts expertise in investment projects. Michał Bobrzyński is dual qualified in New York and Poland, and is especially notable in regulatory mandates, while Filip Kijowski frequently supports clients with their M&A transactions and corporate restructurings. Senior associate Tomasz Denko is another key name to note in share and asset transactions.

Rymarz Zdort Maruta is praised as a ‘stand-out M&A legal advisor on the Polish market‘, with expertise in advising both Polish and international clients on their cross-border transactions. Regarding sector activity, the group is increasingly active in the gaming industry, and continues to be sought after by financial institutions, including banks, brokerage houses, and investment funds. Other sectors of note include healthcare, real estate, and IT. Managing partners Paweł Rymarz and Paweł Zdort jointly helm the department. Other key members of the team include chartered financial analyst Jakub Zagrajek, who predominantly focuses on M&A transactions surrounding public companies, and transactional lawyer Jacek Zawadzki, who is especially skilled in mandates regarding financial institutions.

For the practice at White & Case M. Studniarek i Wspólnicy - Kancelaria Prawna sp.k., inbound and outbound M&A transactions are a core area of activity, and the team is able to leverage the firm’s wider network of global offices to assist with multi-jurisdictional deals. Its offering also includes advice on demergers, leveraged buyouts, joint ventures and equity investments. Marcin Studniarek heads up the practice with expertise in assisting both private and public Polish and international companies, while of counsel Aneta Maria Hajska heads up the corporate practice. Marek Sawicki acts for buyers and sellers in M&A transactions in the telecoms and tech sectors, and Rafał Kamiński is lauded as ‘one of the best M&A lawyers in Poland‘, with experience in joint-stock company regulations.

For the corporate practice at A&O Shearman, energy, infrastructure, FMCG, defence, tech and e-commerce are all sectors of strength, and the firm regularly handles complex and high-value cross-border transactions. Marta Sendrowicz, Jarosław Iwanick, and Magdalena Nasiłowska jointly head up the practice; Iwanick is an M&A specialist whose client roster includes multinational corporations and private equity funds, and Nasiłowska is especially skilled in M&A and joint venture transactions in the tech arena. Counsel Piotr Szczeciński is another notable member of the team, with expertise in both public and private M&A matters; he has recently been active in several acquisitions of software companies in Poland and the surrounding CEE region. Maciej Skoczyński joined Dentons in April 2024.

Baker McKenzie Krzyzowski i Wspólnicy Sp.k.‘s M&A team has an impressive client roster consisting of large, multinational corporations and domestic businesses from the gaming, infrastructure, energy, manufacturing, real estate, insurance and retail sectors. The group frequently advises on significant cross-border transactions, which encompasses assistance from the beginning to the end of a mandate, including support with the initial deal structures to the finalisation of a transaction. The department is co-led by managing partner Weronika Achramowicz, who also heads up the firm’s Polish consumer good and retail sector group, Tomasz Krzyżowski, who frequently advises on disposals and take-overs through acquisitions, and Filip Uziębło, who is especially skilled in private equity transactions and restructuring matters. The team is also home to Łukasz Targoszyński, who boasts expertise in joint venture transactions.

The corporate and M&A team at Dentons has substantial experience in representing clients from the energy, infrastructure, food, real estate and tech sectors in their complex M&A transactions. With five offices across the CEE region, the practice is also adept at handling cross-border mandates, including supporting foreign companies entering the Polish market, and Polish companies expanding their international presence. Spearheading the department is Piotr Dulewicz, who has particular expertise in transactions regarding the food sector. Paweł Grabowski is another key member of the group, and he is active in the healthcare industry. Maciej Skoczyński joined the team from A&O Shearman in April 2024.

Lauded as one of the ‘most active M&A‘ teams on the Polish market, DLA Piper Giziński Kycia sp.k.‘s corporate and M&A department handles domestic and cross-border mandates for global corporations, private equity funds, local and public companies, financial institutions, and investment funds across a wide range of sectors, including construction and manufacturing, retail, media and tech, finance and healthcare. Its offering encompasses support with transactions, post-merger integrations, daily corporate matters and corporate restructurings. Jakub Domalik-Plakwicz, who is praised as ‘one of the most experienced M&A lawyers in Poland‘, and Jakub Marcinkowski are jointly leading the team as of December 2024. Previous practice head Marta Frąckowiak remains a key name at the firm, and Wojciech Kalinowski boasts expertise across the entire lifecycle of transactions, from due diligence reviews to the conclusion of agreements. Rafał Kluziak focuses on M&A transactions originating from the tech sector, while Piotr Miller assists foreign and Polish clients with their investments in entities in Poland and abroad.

Managing partner Krzysztof Zakrzewski sits at the helm of the M&A department at ‘the pre-eminent independent Polish firm‘, Domanski Zakrzewski Palinka, which is well-equipped to advise on a wide range of domestic and cross-border transactions, including leveraged buy-outs, take-overs and joint ventures, as well as reorganisations and restructurings, and mergers and demergers. Its client roster consists of holding companies, buyers, sellers and private equity firms, as well as Polish entrepreneurs. Marek Świątkowski is notably active in company sale transactions, as well as restructurings. Company law and M&A specialist Bartosz Marcinkowski and private M&A expert Piotr Andrzejczak are also key names to note.

Gide Loyrette Nouel‘s M&A and corporate law department, which is led by Dariusz Tokarczuk, is well placed to utilise the strengths of the firm’s wider banking and finance, private equity, and venture capital groups, which are headed up by Paweł Grześkowiak, to provide clients with a full-rounded offering. The practice has expertise in the creation and liquidation of companies, financing company operations, reorganisations, and daily corporate matters, to name a few areas of activity. Another key member of the team, Wojciech Czyżewski is lauded as ‘one of the best M&A lawyers on the Polish market‘, and his client base includes industry investors and private equity funds.

Linklaters ‘offers a unique blend of international excellence and personalised local service‘, and excels in handling the multi-jurisdictional and cross-border elements of M&A transactions, as well as corporate restructurings. Another core area of focus for the team is assisting investors with their inbound investments. Jointly sitting at the helm of the department is English-qualified M&A expert Daniel Cousens, who also heads up the firm’s CEE practice, and Marcin Schulz, who was recently promoted to national managing partner and is skilled in corporate regulatory mandates. The firm is also home to senior partner Cezary Wiśniewski, whose client roster includes multinational companies, and Piotr Zbyszyński, who is lauded as ‘an exceptional lawyer’.

The team at Schoenherr Halwa Okoń Chyb sp.k frequently handles national and cross-border transactions, especially for clients in the financial, food and beverages, IT and technology, manufacturing, automotive and retail industries. Its offering also encompasses corporate law matters, legal due diligence and drafting transactional documentation. Paweł Halwa sits at the helm of the department, which is also home to Krzysztof Pawlak, who has noble experience in handling M&A transactions, as well as intra-group corporate restructurings. The team grew significantly between December 2023 and February 2024, with the addition of Paweł Chyb, Katarzyna Solarz-Włodarska, Marcin Czaprowski, Szymon Okoń, and Szymon Okoń from SSW, with a view to strengthening the firm’s position in the CEE.

For clients in the FMCG, automotive, logistics, financial, energy and chemicals, IT and media, and medicare industries, Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak is a go-to practice for M&A and corporate work. Managing partner Robert Gawałkiewicz chairs the group with expertise in M&A transactions and cross-border reorganisations, and another key member of the team is Sławomir Uss, who is highly praised by clients and is skilled in advising on joint ventures and transformation projects. Łukasz Berak heads up the firms automotive practice and is frequently involved in complex corporate issues and cross-border mergers.

Renewable energy, tech, financial services, automotive, retail, healthcare and telecoms sectors are all areas of activity for the company, corporate and M&A group at WKB Lawyers, which boasts a ‘unique and versatile group of individuals‘. Its offering includes advice on cross-border transactions, strategic acquisitions, corporate restructurings and regulatory mandates. Head of the firm’s German desk and corporate structuring expert Anna Wojciechowska chairs the corporate law and corporate governance team, while ‘excellent M&A professional‘ Jakub Jedrzejak heads up the wider group with expertise in cross-border M&A transactions. Co-founding partners Andrzej Wierciński and Agnieszka Wiercińska-Krużewska are noted respectively for their expertise in distressed M&A work and energy-related projects, of which the latter area is also a key focus for Grzegorz Godlewski. Krzysztof Banaszek joined the team in September 2024 from Noerr, which is now a part of CRIDO. Pawel Mardas joined the firm in January 2025.

M&A transactions and joint ventures, as well as corporate restructurings, fall within the scope of Bird & Bird Koremba, Dziedzic i Wspólnicy sp.k.‘s strong capabilities, encompassing both domestic and international deals for clients active in the TMT, energy, healthcare, transport and IT industries. The team is especially experienced in supporting private equity funds and their associated portfolio companies with their CEE investments. M&A specialist Rafał Dziedzic and Ludomir Biedecki, who is highly experienced in share and asset transactions, jointly sit at the helm of the ‘strong, well-balanced team’ of ‘experienced lawyers‘.

Clients from the energy, chemical, consumer products, TMC, manufacturing, logistics and finance industries seek out CMS for its expertise in handling public M&A transactions. The group is also experienced in supporting investment and capital venture funds with their domestic and cross-border needs. Private equity expert Sławomir Czerwiński now heads up the practice following the departure of previous practice head Rafał Zwierz  in April 2024. Counsel Olga Czyżycka-Szczygieł is skilled in the reorganisation of capital groups, while ‘experienced practitioner‘ Błażej Zagórski is active in privatisation and restructuring projects. In other team news, Ryszard Manteuffel and counsel Robert Semczuk joined the practice in March 2024 from Deloitte Legal, Gizicki i Wspólnicy sp.k..

The practice at EY Law has witnessed an increase in M&A transactions in 2024, and continues to be active in complex corporate mandates. Clients benefit from the team’s seamless collaboration with the firm’s tax, accounting, and financial advisory groups. Managing partner Zuzanna Zakrzewska jointly heads up the corporate and M&A practice alongside licensed restructuring advisor Magdalena Kasiarz. Zakrzewska also now leads the firm’s Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe, and Central Asia group with a strong focus on assisting domestic and foreign companies from the financial sector, while Kasiarz is notably skilled in the negotiation of M&A contracts and restructurings.

M&A is a core area of focus for GESSEL Attorneys at Law, and the ‘outstanding‘ team is well equipped to support both the buy and the sell-side of a transaction, especially venture capital and private equity funds. The practice offers legal, financial, tax and strategic advice to its clients from the IT, real estate, finance, industry and pharmaceutical industries. Managing partner Marcin Macieszczak chairs the practice, and he is ably supported by Maciej Kożuchowski, Michał Bochowicz, who is praised as an ‘exceptional legal professional‘, and Karol Sokół.

The corporate, commercial, and M&A practice at JDP Drapala & Partners is lauded for its ‘dedication to excellence‘, and is especially skilled in cross-border transactions, private equity mandates and joint ventures, with a particular focus on advising clients from German-speaking countries. With an in-house tax team, the group is able to provide clients with a comprehensive offering, which encompasses assistance for clients entering the Polish market. Marcin Chomiuk leads the group, which is active in the manufacturing, automotive, healthcare, tech,and telecoms sectors, to name a few. Chomiuk is also an expert in post-M&A disputes.

The team at the ‘dynamic and pragmatic’ Kochanski & Partners is well equipped to handle venture capital investments, M&A transactions, reorganisations and restructurings, and matters surrounding shareholder agreements. It often supports companies throughout their lifecycle, from their initial incorporation through to their public listing. Regarding sector activity, the practice is notably active in the real estate, energy, and tech industries. Paweł Cholewiński leads the transactional group, Rafał Rapala heads up the corporate team and Natalia Kotłowska-Wochna spearheads the firm’s technology-focused M&A department. Pawel Mardas departed the firm.

Advice on venture capital mandates, acquisitions and joint ventures all form part of the offering at Penteris, which counts companies from the real estate, retail, energy, electronics and tech industries among its client base. Of particular note is the firm’s strengths in supporting clients with their Scandinavian and Baltic-related matters. Managing partner Agnieszka Pytlas and Wojciech Fabrycki, who specialises in M&A transactions and capital markets work, jointly head up the practice. Tomasz Kudelski is another core member of the practice who frequently advises Polish and foreign investment funds, while Jeremiasz Kuśmierz, head of the compliance group, boasts expertise in corporate restructuring issues.

PwC Legal Zelaznicki sp.k. handles domestic and cross-border M&A transactions, business reorganisations on an international level, demergers and the establishment of businesses for a mixture of domestic and foreign-based clients. Managing partner Cezary Żelaźnicki, who boasts expertise in assisting clients from the banking and financial services, FMCG, insurance and real estate industries, jointly chairs the practice alongside Beata Kiedrowicz, who is notable in her handling of M&A transactions for foreign private entrepreneurs, and Wojciech Trzciński, who is a go-to for family-owned businesses. Mariusz Kamiński and Artur Gątowski are also key members of the department.

‘Top Polish law firm' Wardynski & Partners has strong capabilities in the tech, food, consumer products, packaging, life sciences, chemicals and manufacturing industries, and its client base includes multinational corporations, as well as regional and Polish companies. Its offering encompasses advice on M&A transactions, corporate restructurings and joint ventures. With expertise in corporate finance and accounting, Kinga Ziemnicka spearheads the corporate and M&A team with the assistance of UK, US, and Poland-qualified Jakub Lerner, and the ‘outstanding’ Adam Pawlisz; Lerner supports private and public companies, private equity firms, and Polish entrepreneurs with their transactional matters, and Pawlisz remains a go-to advisor for Scandinavian, American, British and German investors.

The corporate and M&A team at Wolf Theiss handles cross-border and domestic M&A transactions, joint ventures, corporate governance and restructurings for Polish and international clients across a range of sectors, including the automotive, FMCG, healthcare, pharmaceutical, financial, IT and energy industries. Izabela Zielińska-Barłożek, Anna Dąbrowska and Krzysztof Libiszewski jointly spearhead the practice. Maciej Olszewski is another key member of the team, and is lauded by one client as ‘one of the best specialists to turn to for M&A advice in Poland’, while Bartosz Kuraś also boasts ‘exceptional expertise’.

At the beginning of 2025, CRIDO merged with Reon Legal Kicun sp.k. (the former Noerr team), which has bolstered its M&A capabilities. The now combined team offers clients legal, tax, financial, and business advice, and the team has also expanded with a new strategy and debt advisory team, enabling it to provide a well-rounded, comprehensive offering regarding M&A transactions. This includes support with corporate finance, due diligence, transactional structuring, and documentation preparation. Karol Kicun joined the practice through the merger and continues to act as managing partner. Mateusz Baran is a key senior name of note with impressive expertise in reorganisation processes and cross-border projects. Mateusz Stańczyk is another core member of the practice, with strong capabilities in the M&A tax law space. M&A specialist Renata Patoka is another new member of the group. Przemysław Furmaga departed the firm at the end of 2024.

Deloitte Legal, Gizicki i Wspólnicy sp.k. boasts a multi-disciplinary team with access to the firm’s tax and financial teams, providing clients with a full-scope M&A and corporate offering. Key names to note in the team are private transaction specialist Tomasz Ciećwierz, commercial law expert Jacek Korzeniewski, and Mariusz Śron, who is highly adept at handling reorganisations of business entities and corporate structures.  At the beginning of 2024, Ryszard Manteuffel and Robert Semczuk joined CMS alongside a managing associate and a senior associate.

The corporate and M&A practice at DWF Poland Jamka Sp.k boasts an impressive client roster that includes industrial companies, financial investors and financial institutions, and it handles both public and private transactions. The firm’s offering includes support across all aspects of a transaction, including finance, regulatory, compliance and corporate governance matters. Among the senior members of the team sits managing partner Michał Pawłowski, who is also skilled in capital market mandates, transactional lawyer Filip Urbaniak, who boasts expertise in domestic and cross-border transactions, and Rafał Wozniak, who has experience advising on renewable energy-related M&A transactions. In November 2024, Tomasz Grygorczuk joined the team from Hogan Lovells (Warszawa) LLP.

With a strong focus on ESG, Eversheds Sutherland Poland regularly undertakes complex, mid-market transactions and group restructurings, which often involve cross-border elements. Its client roster includes companies in the food and retail sector, as well as those in the healthcare and tech industries. M&A expert Ewa Szlachetka sits at the helm of the group, and she is highly adept at in handling private equity and venture capital transactions, as well as regulatory matters. Of counsel Krzysztof Feluch is another key name in the team, and he has recently been active in advising investment funds. In January 2025, Tomasz Żak and his team joined from Hogan Lovells.

M&A transactions and exits, commercial contracts and related negotiations, and cross-border projects are core focuses for the team at GSW Legal Szalc i Wspólnicy Sp. k., which ‘stands out for its deep expertise in corporate law’. The firm is also well equipped to handle transformations into limited liability companies. The corporate group is led by managing partner and founder Rafał Szalc, who boats ‘in-depth knowledge of financial and regulatory matters’, and he also jointly heads up the M&A team alongside Maria Janicka, who often represents public companies, private entities, and private equity funds.

For the corporate, commercial law, and M&A department at Radzikowski, Szubielska i Wspólnicy sp. j., the oil and gas and energy sectors remain core areas of activity. The practice’s offering includes M&A transactional support and advice on private equity investments, joint ventures, demergers and privatisations. Managing partner Wlodzimierz Radzikowski and senior and founding partner Gabriel Wujek jointly head up the practice; Radzikowski boasts expertise in project finance mandates, and Wujek is noted for his experience in securities and capital market transactions.

Managing partner Maciej Mataczyński chairs the corporate and M&A practice at SMM Legal, which boasts notable companies from the energy and education industries among its client roster. Joint ventures, M&A transactions, international expansion projects, and disposals are all areas of activity for the group, which has a ‘unique combination of legal expertise, strategic thinking, and dedication to client service.’ Other key members of the team include Tomasz Jaranowski and Mateusz Stańczyk, both of whom are lauded as ‘exceptionally professional attorneys’.

SSW frequently supports both buyers and sellers, including private equity funds, sectoral investors from the tech, real estate, healthcare, logistics, and construction industries, and private individuals, with a range of different transactions, including buy-outs, direct investments and joint ventures. M&A transaction specialist Mateusz Rogoziński heads up the practice, which saw Grzegorz Koguciuk elevated to the partnership in December 2023. Monika Szczotkowska joined the team from CMS in March 2024, and she is lauded by one client as ‘indisputably exceptional‘.  Paweł Chyb, Marcin Czaprowski, and Katarzyna Solarz-Włodarska departed to Schoenherr Halwa Okoń Chyb sp.k in December 2023.

High-tech and life sciences expert Olav Nemling and public M&A specialist Andrzej Mikosz jointly sit at the helm of the corporate and M&A practice at Taylor Wessing Poland, which collaborates with the firm’s TMT, tax, and banking practices to support clients throughout the entire lifecycle of their corporate mandates. This offering includes advice on venture capital funding, M&A transactions, company formations and regulatory issues. Jakub Pitera is another key name in the team, with notable experience in supporting clients with their corporate restructurings.

M&A transactions are a key focus for act BSWW legal & tax, and its client roster includes Polish and foreign entities and investment companies. Its offering encompasses advice on the acquisition and disposal of shares and assets, mergers and divisions, due diligence, drafting and negotiating contracts, and joint venture agreements, as well as supporting commercial companies with daily operations. Marek Wojnar, Jacek Bieniak, and Piotr Wojnar all jointly lead the practice as managing partners.

With five offices located across Poland, Andersen in Poland is well positioned to provide a broad offering on domestic and cross-border mandates. This encompasses advice on structuring transactions, legal, financial, and tax due diligence, and post-closing actions, and its client base includes financial institutions, investors, private equity funds, and founding shareholders. Warsaw-based managing partner Marcin Matyka and Tadeusz Komosa jointly lead the practice alongside Piotr Krupa in Katowice.

Baker Tilly Legal Poland advises entrepreneurs across a range of industries, including the real estate, construction, automotive, energy and new technology sectors, on their M&A transactions, corporate law mandates and commercial contracts. This offering encompasses support with acquisitions and sales, due diligence work, reorganisations and shareholder agreements. Managing partner Grzegorz Gajda and Sergiusz Kielian jointly speared the practice. Dominika Mizielinska left in July 2024 for an in-house position.

Bakowski Law Firm has a strong focus on acting for clients who are active in the Polish market with domestic and foreign capital. The team is especially adept at advising on M&A transactions, commercial and corporate matters, and foreign direct investments, as well as regulatory issues and transformations. Igor Bąkowski and Aldona Hapyn are the core senior lawyers in the department, which is praised for its ‘unique blend of expertise, innovation, and client-centric approach‘.

The majority of BSJP bnt Brockhuis Jurczak Prusak Sroka Nilsson Zamorska Sp.k.‘s clients are foreign-based or foreign-owned due to the commercial, corporate, and M&A team’s expertise in handling projects with cross-border elements. The group is jointly led by Dag Nilsson, who boasts particular knowledge of Nordic investors, and Ewa Boryczko, for whom joint ventures for French clients is a key area of work. M&A expert Domnika Wągrodzka is another core member of the practice.

LegalKraft boasts a particular focus on handling cross-border projects regarding the Nordic and Baltic countries, which is exemplified by practice head and founding partner Artur Swirtun being dual-qualified in Poland and Sweden. Swirtun has supported numerous Scandinavian companies with their entry into the Polish market. The team handles the legal and tax elements of corporate, commercial and M&A mandates, and this offering includes advice on both domestic and cross-border M&A transactions, joint venture negotiations and intra-group reorganisations, as well as day-to-day corporate and commercial assistance.

Krzysztof Wiater sits at the helm of the corporate, commercial, and M&A practice at NGL Legal, which boasts ‘deep expertise in handling complex transactions’. The team services local and international businesses, as well as state-onwed companies, on private and public acquisitions. Core areas of activity for the group include the defence and energy sectors, as well as the financial services and manufacturing industries.

The commercial, corporate, and M&A practice at boutique law firm Oleś Rysz Sarkowicz is highly adept at handling both domestic and cross-border transactions in their entirety, with a particular aptitude for acting on the sell side. Mergers, demergers and the transformation of companies are all areas of expertise for the group. The Cracow-based trio consisting of founding partner Wiesław Oleś, Joanna Sarkowicz, who is strong in venture capital and private equity transactions, and capital group structuring expert Krzysztof Rysz jointly spearhead the team.

Olesinski & Wspolnicy combines its expertise in tax, business, commercial and financial matters in order to provide its clients with a well-rounded M&A offering. The group’s expertise also spans across private equity and venture capital transactions, the creation of new entities, corporate governance work and reorganisations. Founder and managing partner Rafał Olesiński has a notable background in tax law, and Wrocław-based Magdalena Tyrakowska-Szymczak heads up the corporate team alongside Michał Bogacz, who is also based in Wrocław and chairs the firm’s capital markets group. Samanta Osowska (Warsaw) heads up the M&A team.

The commercial, corporate, and M&A team at RKKW – Kwasnicki, Wrobel & Partners provides both domestic and international clients with support across a wide variety of mandates, including restructurings, shareholder agreement matters, M&A transactions and asset shares. Senior partner and founder Krzysztof Wróbel, founding partner Radosław Kwaśnicki and Jarosław Szewczyk are the key senior names in the department.

B2RLaw Jankowski Stroinski i Partnerzy boasts a multi-disciplinary team that handles a plethora of transactions, from joint ventures and public listed M&A, to cross-border projects. Of particular note is the practice’s activity in connecting CEE-based venture funds with Polish companies, especially those in the technology sector. Rafał Stroiński stands out for his M&A expertise, while Roman Iwański heads up the commercial law and arbitration practices.

CK LEGAL Chabasiewicz Kowalska i Wspólnicy is well equipped to handle domestic and international M&A transactions, demergers, and venture capital mandates, as well as investment agreements and corporate transformations. The group has a particular strength in advising clients from the tech industry, including those active in fintech, bio-tech and e-commerce. Key senior names at the firm include founding partner Agata Kowalska and managing partners Magdalena Golonka and Antoni Liśkiewicz.

The commercial, corporate, and M&A practice at Grant Thornton Legal Maślanko Kancelaria Prawna Spółka komandytowa provides clients with a business, financial, legal, and tax offering, and it has a particular strength in the IT sector. In Warsaw, M&A lead Karol Guździoł has been elevated to the partnership with ‘excellent legal knowledge‘, and Maja Jabłońska, Magdalena Frukacz and Justyna Nykiel in Poznań are also key members of the team.

Just_Law was established in September 2023, and the firm specialises in mandates originating from the digital sector, with its client base largely consisting of IT vendors, tech and e-commerce industry companies, and TMT-focused clients, for whom it is well equipped to advise on transactional, commercial and corporate matters, as well as on the formation of companies. Daniel Jastrun, previously of LegalKraft, leads the practice, and with the support of Karolina Henriksson, offers assistance to Nordic businesses in Poland.

LSW Bieńkowski, Laskowski, Leśnodorski, Melzacki and Partners sp.k.‘s corporate and M&A team has a notable focus on advising funds, especially venture capital, private equity, infrastructure and sovereign wealth funds.  Krzysztof Laskowski spearheads the team with an emphasis on deals regarding venture capital and companies in the life sciences, med-tech and healthcare industries. In team news, George Havaris joined the team from B2R Law Jankowski Stroinski Zieba in August 2024, while Aleksandra Polak departed for an in-house position at the same time.

The practice at Prof. Marek Wierzbowski and Partners Advocates and Legal Counsel is highly adept at offering major Polish clients day-to-day corporate support and advice on commercial mandates. Another area of activity for the group is the restructuring of state-owned companies and the preparation for privatisations. Practice head Marek Wierzbowski is ably supported by Sławomir Jakszuk.

Clients from the fuel, real estate, industrial and financial sectors seek out the M&A expertise of Sadkowski I Wspólnicy. The team is also well equipped to support companies with their divisions and transformations. Warsaw-based Mariusz Kowolik and Rafał Małolepszy boast experience in M&A transactions and the structuring of Polish and foreign business ventures respectively. Patrycja Wieczorek in Katowice is another key name to note.