02The firm

About us

Since 1998 we have supported businesses and private clients – experience that translates into results.

About the firm

KNW has been present on the Polish legal market since 1998. From the outset we have specialised in advising businesses, and our experience covers thousands of matters in the key fields of commercial, civil, criminal and administrative law. We support large organisations as well as family businesses and private clients, providing legal certainty and effective representation.

Thanks to the diverse competences of our team, we are able to respond to challenges arising at every stage of business and personal life.

Our approach

We offer each of our clients full commitment, an individual approach and constant access to experts.

We believe that effective legal services are only possible with a real understanding of the client’s business. We work with a broad network of tax, financial and industry advisers, which allows us to support clients comprehensively in their everyday decisions and strategic projects.

Industries

We have gained particularly extensive experience advising companies in transport and logistics, manufacturing and agri-food processing, construction and real estate – from day-to-day advice to transactions and disputes.

03People

Team

Advocates and attorneys-at-law with many years of practice – each with their own specialisation, all with the same approach to the client.

Cezary Nowakowski

Cezary Nowakowski

Advocate, Managing Partner

transport and logistics law, M&A, restructurings, competition law

An advocate with over 30 years of experience. One of the leading specialists in transport and logistics law, he also advises on M&A transactions, restructurings and competition law. He has represented clients in key privatisation and restructuring processes as well as in complex commercial disputes.

Agata Jeleszuk

Agata Jeleszuk

Attorney-at-law

civil and commercial law, carriage law, strategic contracts

An attorney-at-law with many years of experience in civil, commercial and business law. She specialises in carriage law, corporate services and the drafting and negotiation of strategic contracts. She represents clients in court and arbitration proceedings and also delivers training.

Przemysław Spotowski

Przemysław Spotowski

Attorney-at-law

civil and commercial law, share and real estate transactions, foreign investors

An attorney-at-law specialising in civil, commercial and procedural law. He advises on transactions involving shares and real estate and on introducing foreign investors to the Polish market. He represents clients in court and arbitration proceedings, with particular experience in advising commercial companies.

Dr Janusz Orłowski

Dr Janusz Orłowski

Attorney-at-law

tax law, tax procedures

An expert in tax law and tax procedures with many years of experience advising businesses. Author of dozens of academic and practical publications, and an academic lecturer.

Agnieszka Raczyńska

Agnieszka Raczyńska

Advocate, patent attorney

intellectual property, M&A, VC/PE, due diligence

She specialises in civil, commercial and intellectual property law. She advises on M&A, venture capital and private equity transactions and conducts comprehensive legal audits (due diligence). She has experience in advising commercial companies and in protecting innovation and exclusive rights.

Krzysztof Bąk

Krzysztof Bąk

Attorney-at-law

competition law, restructurings, administrative proceedings

An attorney-at-law specialising in competition law, restructurings and administrative proceedings. He represents clients before the Polish competition authority (UOKiK) and in merger control proceedings, and delivers training on competition and consumer protection law.

Aleksander Nowakowski

Attorney-at-law

business and corporate law, tenders, competition law

An attorney-at-law specialising in business and corporate law, with experience in day-to-day advice to entrepreneurs. He also advises companies taking part in tenders, with particular focus on proceedings before competition authorities.

Adam Nowakowski

Advocate

criminal and fiscal criminal law, family and property matters

An advocate specialising in criminal law, including white-collar and fiscal criminal law, as well as family, custody and property matters. He has conducted complex proceedings for leading companies, their owners and managers, effectively combining litigation experience with an individual approach to the client.

Katarzyna Michalak Oleszczuk

Katarzyna Michalak Oleszczuk

Advocate

employment and social security law, civil law

She specialises in employment, social security and civil law. She advises employers on employment relations, transfers of undertakings and collective disputes. She represents clients in employment and commercial litigation.