Legal 500 EMEA 2017 recommendations for DZP

A new edition of Legal 500 EMEA publication and ranking has been just published. We are very pleased to inform you that DZP is a leader (Top Tier ranked) in Public Law and Dispute Resolution categories. Moreover, Julita Zimoch-Tuchołka in Insurance and Paweł Grzejszczak in Energy and natural resources, are both recommended as Leading Lawyers. Rafal Hajduk, who joined DZP in April 2017, is also recommended as Leading Individual.

This year we have been distinguished in categories:

TOP TIER RANKING:

• Public Law
  [Domański Zakrzewski Palinka’s team has a strong track record representing public bodies and private companies, including Przewozy Regionalne, Hochtief Development and Budimex. Katarzyna Kuźma and counsel Wojciech Hartung are advising Poczta Polska on the public procurement of its non-postal services. Marcin Krakowiak is advising Astaldi on the PPP construction of a waste treatment plant.]
• Dispute Resolution
  [At Domański Zakrzewski Palinka, Paweł Lewandowski acted for Przewozy Regionalne in a Supreme Court case against the State Treasury concerning remuneration for providing public transport services. Tomasz Darowski and practice head Józef Palinka represented Wrocław 2012 in multimillion-euro proceedings against Max Bögl Polska arising from the construction of a municipal stadium in Wrocław. Maciej Orkusz was part of a team acting for ING Bank Śląski in several disputes pertaining to currency option agreements.]

TIER 2

• Insurance - Julita Zimoch-Tuchołka (Leading Individual)
  [Julita Zimoch-Tuchołka heads Domański Zakrzewski Palinka’s team, which acts for insureds in coverage disputes and represents insurers in professional liability compensation claims.]
• Commercial / Corporate/M&A
  [Domański Zakrzewski Palinka’s ‘professional and service-minded’ team includes Krzysztof Zakrzewski and Andrzej Fołtyn, who are assisting the Carlyle Group with its acquisition of carpet manufacturer Fabryka Dywanów Agnella. In another highlight, Robert Niczyporuk and Piotr Andrzejczak advised the majority shareholders of Sequoia on the sale of a minority stake to Maspex Wadowice Group. Bartosz Marcinkowski is also recommended.]
• Tax
  [Domański Zakrzewski Palinka’s client base includes the municipality of Poznań and Totalizator Sportowy. Practice head Joanna Wierzejska and Artur Nowak assists clients with the tax aspects of corporate matters, including investments, and tax disputes.]
• Employment
  [Domański Zakrzewski Palinka’s clients include SabMiller, ABB and Lidl. The team assisted Toyota with the transfer of an employee from its Polish branch to a local subsidiary and defended Saint-Gobain against several claims made by its former manager. Bogusław Kaplon is the practice head.]
• Energy and natural resources - Paweł Grzejszczak (Leading Individual) and Rafał Hajduk (Leading Individual)
  [At Domański Zakrzewski Palinka, Paweł Grzejszczak is advising PGE EJ 1 on the first Polish nuclear energy project and provided contractual advice to PGNiG Termika on the construction of a biomass unit at Siekierki power plant. Other highlights included advising PGNiG on the planned detariffication of gas prices in Poland. Bartosz Marcinkowski is also recommended. Rafał Hajduk joined the practice from Norton Rose Fulbright in April 2017.]

TIER 3

• Banking & Finance
  [Domański Zakrzewski Palinka’s clients include Paragon Medical, JPMorgan, Idea Bank and Getin Noble Bank. Practice head Magdalena Skowrońska is assisting a lender consortium with the €1.3bn acquisition financing of Constantia Flexibles and advised a group of borrowers on obtaining financing for the Sheraton Warsaw Hotel. Andrzej Foltyn is also noted.]
• Real Estate & Construction
  [Domański Zakrzewski Palinka’s Tomasz Darowski, who leads on construction matters, assisted Mota-Engil with disputes arising from the construction of the A1 motorway. He also acted for Silesian Voivodeship on post-completion claims arising from Silesian Stadium’s damaged roof. Lech Żyżylewski heads the real estate team.]
• IP
  [Domański Zakrzewski Palinka’s team is managing trade mark infringement claims for Fundacja Rozwoju Demokracji Lokalnej and Garmin. Aleksandra Auleytner and senior associate Jarosław Konecko are acting for Visa in challenging the registration of Plus Bank’s trade marks.]
• TMT  
  [Aleksandra Auleytner leads Domański Zakrzewski Palinka’s team, which has notable expertise in publishing, TV production and game publishing. Skarbnica Narodowa and Gelato are new client wins; they join a list that includes Agora, Golden Media and Bauer Media Group.]
• Restructuring & Insolvency
  [Bartosz Marcinkowski and Marek Swiatkowski lead Domański Zakrzewski Palinka’s practice. Highlights included advising NordGlass on group restructuring and assisting Gdynia Municipality with the insolvency proceedings of Gdynia-Kosakowo Airport.]

Please go to: http://www.legal500.com/firms/12181-domanski-zakrzewski-palinka/14384-warsaw-poland for details of the Legal 500 EMEA recommendations.