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CDZ and its lawyers ranked by Chambers Europe 2019

In this year’s edition CDZ has been ranked in Corporate and M&A, and Employment. Andrzej Chajec, Maciej Kotlicki and Szymon Skiendziewski have also been distinguised in their respective fields of practice.

Quote from our clients:

“Clients praise the firm's commercial awareness and also note its "good understanding of business issues."

CDZ and its lawyers ranked by The IFLR1000 2019

CDZ has been recommended in the field of Banking and Finance, and Capital Markers – Debt. Maciej Kotlicki has been also distinguished in M&A and Szymon Skiendzielewski in M&A and private equity transactions.

CDZ and its lawyers ranked high by The Legal 500 EMEA 2018

We have seven standout practices ranked by The Legal 500, including corporate, commercial and M&A, dispute resolution, employment, private equity, real estate, restructuring and insolvency and TMT. Andrzej Chajec, Ewa Don-Siemion, Krzysztof Żyto, Maciej Kotlicki, Szymon Skiendzielewski, Andrzej Abramczuk, Patryk Galicki, Piotr Kryczek, and Jolanta Okoniecka have also been recommended in their respective fields of practice.

CDZ and its lawyers ranked by Chambers Europe 2018

In this year’s edition CDZ has been ranked in Corporate and M&A, and Employment. Andrzej Chajec, Maciej Kotlicki, Szymon Skiendziewski and Andrzej Abramczuk have also been distinguised in their respective fields of practice.

Quotes from our clients:

“They are very communicative, proactive, extremely responsive and creative problem solvers with a deep understanding of our business operations."

"The team stands out for its practical approach to problems."

CDZ and its lawyers ranked by The IFLR1000 2018

In this year’s ranking CDZ has been recommended in the field of Banking, and Capital Markers – Debt. Maciej Kotlicki has been also distinguished in M&A and Szymon Skiendzielewski in M&A and private equity transactions.

CDZ and its lawyers ranked high by The Legal 500 2017

In this year’s edition CDZ has been ranked in the field of Corporate and M&A; TMT; employment, dispute resolution, and restructuring and insolvency. Andrzej Chajec, Ewa Don-Siemion, Krzysztof Żyto, Maciej Kotlicki, Szymon Skiendzielewski, Andrzej Abramczuk, Piotr Kryczek, Tomasz Mizikowski and Jolanta Okoniecka have also been recommended in their respective fields of practice.

CDZ’s TMT practice area ranked by the Polityka Insight Ranking

It distinguishes the best regulatory law firms in the Polish market, among others, in the field of telecommunication law. CDZ has been ranked in the second band.

CDZ and its lawyers ranked by Chambers Europe 2017

In this year’s edition CDZ has been ranked in three categories: Corporate and M&A; TMT; and Employment. Andrzej Chajec and Andrzej Abramczuk have also been recommended in their respective fields of practice.

Quotes from our clients:

The team is recommended for its knowledge and understanding of the market. "They are true experts and know the telecoms market really well. They are very helpful and up to speed."

"They have a business approach. They are not just lawyers but rather try to analyse the business context of the deal."

CDZ and its lawyers ranked by The IFLR1000 2017

In the 2017 edition we have been recommended in the Banking, and Capital Markers – Debt practice areas. Maciej Kotlicki has been also distinguished as a leading lawyer in Poland. 

CDZ and its lawyers ranked by Chambers Europe 2016

In this year’s ranking CDZ has been ranked in four categories: Corporate and M&A; Private Equity; TMT; and Employment. Several our lawyers have been shortlisted, including Andrzej Chajec in the field of Corporate and M&A and Private Equity, and Andrzej Abramczuk in the field of TMT.

Quotes from our clients:

- Corporate and M&A: “The team is flexible with timing: able to do things on the spot or in a short timescale."

- Private equity: "It is a small but professionally run firm, with a number of very experienced lawyers. It offers very good prices for a very good quality of work."

- TMT: "The team was brilliant in the way in which it found complex solutions for problems."

 "There is no excessive admin or formalisation. The team specifically and effectively deals with matters. " 

CDZ and its lawyers ranked by The Legal 500 EMEA 2016

In this year’s ranking CDZ has been ranked in eight categories: TMT; Employment; Commercial, Corporate and M&A; Dispute Resolution, Banking and Finance, Restructuring and Insolvency and Competition/Antitrust.

Seven CDZ lawyers have also been recommended in their areas of expertise, including Andrzej Chajec, Ewa Don-Siemion, Krzysztof Żyto, Andrzej Abramczuk, Piotr Kryczek, Maciej Kotlicki and Jolanta Okoniecka.

CDZ short-listed as “Law Firm of the Year” at the 6th annual “EuropaProperty Investment & Green Building Awards, the region’s premier event dedicated to investment, development and sustainability throughout CEE

The CEE Investment & Green Building Awards are dedicated to the evolving investment and sustainable development opportunities that are presenting themselves to the market in the region. This year’s CEE Investment & Green Building Awards presentation will feature the top performing investors and companies in the commercial real estate industry, as well as the leading sustainable office developments and law firms.

Andrzej Chajec ranked by the Best Lawyers 2016

Best Lawyers has named Andrzej Chajec as one of the best lawyers in Poland in the field of merger and acquisitions law and corporate law.

Best Lawyers is one of the oldest and most respected international legal rankings. The methodology is based on a compilation of peer-review surveys in which leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their colleagues within the same geographical region and legal practice area.

CDZ and its lawyers distinguished by the Legal 500 EMEA 2015

In this year’s ranking CDZ has been ranked in five fields of law: TMT, Corporate and M&A, Dispute Resolution, Employment, and Restructuring and Insolvency.

Several CDZ lawyers have also been recommended in their areas of expertise, including: Andrzej Chajec in the field of TMT, and corporate and M&A; Szymon Skiendzielewski in the field of Corporate and M&A; Krzysztof Żyto in the field of Dispute Resolution; Piotr Kryczek in the field of Employment, and Mariusz Busiło in the field of TMT.

CDZ and its lawyers ranked by Chambers Europe 2015

In this year’s ranking CDZ has been ranked in four categories: Corporate and M&A; Private Equity; TMT; and Employment. Several of our lawyers have been also shortlisted, including Andrzej Chajec, Andrzej Abramczuk, and Jolanta Okoniecka.

Quotes from our clients:

Private equity: "The firm has a team of passionate, ambitious lawyers that specialise in this particular area."

TMT: "The firm has diligent lawyers who know what they are doing."

Corporate and M&A: "The team has good knowledge of private equity and telecoms."

Marcin Bącal named a Rising Star by Dziennik Gazeta Prawna and Wolters Kluwer

CDZ attorney-at-law Marcin Bącal has been distinguished as a rising star and future leader in the 2015 edition of the Rising Star’s nationwide ranking, which shortlists the most talented, creative, innovative young lawyers.

Marcin conducts court, administrative and tax proceedings. He specializes in insolvency, telecommunications and tax law. He graduated from the Faculty of Law and Administration of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw. Marcin has authored numerous articles related to tax and procedural law and has co-authored three books on the taxation of goods and services. He joined CDZ in 2010.

Weronika Papucewicz named a Rising Star by Dziennik Gazeta Prawna and Wolters Kluwer

Rising Stars: Lawyers and Tomorrow’s Leaders is a competition organized by LexisNexis and Dziennik Gazeta Prawna, to distinguish successful young legal professionals. This year, Weronika Papucewicz, a CDZ lawyer, was nominated as one of 30 rising legal stars of 2014.

Weronika specializes in individual and collective labor relations, anti-discrimination law, personal data protection, and labor law-related litigation. She mainly advises international entrants to the Polish market and companies from the BPO/SSC sectors. She graduated from the Warsaw University’s Faculty of Law and Administration and the American Law School of the Center for American Law Studies. She is a Ph.D. graduate in law sciences from the Institute of Legal Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences. She has authored numerous press publications related to individual and collective labor law and has been a speaker at conferences. Weronika is actively involved in pro bono activities: she cooperates with the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights and the Polish Society of Anti-Discrimination Law. She joined CDZ in 2012.

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