Bird & Bird Koremba, Dziedzic i Wspólnicy sp.k. provides clients with an integrated advice that combines competition law with a commercial analysis. The team also represents clients before relevant competition authorities, with practice heads Marcin Alberski and Monika Hughes being well-regarded as counsel.

Addleshaw Goddard Wisniewski Dzianachowski Schulz i Wspólnicy sp.k. provides advice and representation on merger control, behavioural matters, state aid and consumer protection. The team supports clients throughout the full spectrum of antitrust and competition law issues, such as advising clients regarding proceedings before the Polish Competition Authorities and the European Commission, defending clients in investigations and assisting with compliance in consumer protection. Małgorzata Szwaj specialises in Polish and EU merger control, restrictive agreements and cartels. Wojciech Podlasin is a key individual.

The A&O Shearman team provides merger control advice in matters involving the Polish Competition Authority and the European Commission. The department is also capable of providing consumer protection advice. Marta Sendrowicz leads the team, advising on a range of behavioural matters and mergers, while also representing multinational and regional clients such as PE houses and financial institutions in antitrust investigations. Aleksandra Deszyński advises and represents clients in merger, antitrust, state aid and consumer protection proceedings before the President of the Polish Competition Authority and the European Commission. Deszynski also carries out antimonopoly audits and advises clients on consumer regulatory matters and state aid cases. Alexander Braksator is a key individual.

The scope of Baker McKenzie Krzyzowski i Wspólnicy Sp.k.'s practice includes cartel investigations, dawn raids and antitrust compliance advisory. The team also excels in competition and consumer litigation, from the initial investigations through to final judgment.  Marcin Trepka and Mikołaj Piaskowski lead the team, while Martyna Wurm has recently been promoted to counsel.

CMS advises on all aspects of competition law, including merger control, antitrust compliance and consumer protection. Notably, the team supports both internal and competition authority investigations into alleged anti-competitive behaviour, including dawn raids and antimonopoly proceedings. Malgorzata Urbanska leads the team, specialising across a wide range of Polish and EU competition law issues, including merger control, state aid, and public procurement, representing clients in numerous merger notifications to both Polish Competition Authority and the European Commission. Krzysztof Sikora has significant experience in antitrust cases, advising on antitrust investigations, representing clients before the competition authorities and the courts. Izabela Biernat-Sadlak specialises in EU and Polish competition law, including antitrust, merger control, and unfair competition.

The team at Greenberg Traurig Nowakowska-Zimoch Wysokinski Sp. k has stand out expertise in merger control, including carrying out notifications to the European Commission and Phase I and II notifications to the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection. Capable of handling complex merger proceedings before the EC, the team resolves jurisdictional issues, handling pre-notification contacts, assisting with remedy negotiations and providing observations to the referral requests. Other strong areas for the team include antitrust matters and unfair trade practices. Robert Gago has longstanding experience advising on competition, consumer protection law and economic regulation. Gago provides representation in administrative antitrust proceedings and advises on competition aspects of M&A projects. Filip Drgas advises clients on antimonopoly issues related to M&A transactions, including advising on the setting up of clean team structures and representing clients in merger control proceedings.

The WKB Lawyers team is consistently involved in cases covering the entire spectrum of competition law issues including cartels, leniency programs and distribution agreements. Aleksander Stawicki represents Polish and foreign entrepreneurs in proceedings before the President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection, the European Commission, regulatory authorities, and courts, while Dorota Karczewska is an expert in consumer and competition law, supporting businesses involved in financial markets and e-commerce. Wojciech Kulczyk advises clients on the complete gamut of competition law matters and is involved in a series of merger cases, including complex Phase II investigations. Bartosz Turno advises clients on a full spectrum of competition law matters related to, inter alia, agreements, cartels and distribution systems.

The Clifford Chance, Janicka, Kruzewski, Stosio i wspólnicy spólka komandytowa team, led by Iwona Terlecka, advises on matters regarding abuse of dominance, cartels and private enforcement and damages claims. Marta Szczecińska is a notable team member with extensive experience advising on merger control proceedings, antitrust litigation as well as prominent consumer protection.

DLA Piper Gizinski Kycia sp.k. has in-depth expertise at the intersection of competition law and public procurement, particularly in enforcement matters handled by the Polish Competition Authority. Michał Orzechowski, leads the team, advising on all issues related to anti-competitive agreements, such as collusion, cartels and vertical agreements, and also represents clients before public authorities and courts while also handling merger control proceedings before both national authorities and the European Commission. Co-head Andrzej Balicki has experience in relation to anti-competitive agreements and unilateral practices and represents clients in competition and consumer protection cases before public authorities and courts.

Domanski Zakrzewski Palinka handles the full spectrum of antitrust services, notably, compliance and distribution system development as well as cross-border transactions involving foreign law firms. The practice head Piotr Gogol, joins the team from EY Law, representing clients before the President of the Competition and Consumer Protection Office in matters involving merger control, abuse of dominance and unfair contractual advantages. Aleksandra Ziemnicka-Ratajczak provides specialist advice in anti-competitive practices, collective consumer interests and acts of unfair competition.

GESSEL Attorneys at Law advises clients across both fronts – from conducting full website audits and reviewing contract templates to representing them in merger control cases before UOKiK and in proceedings before the Polish Competition and Consumer Protection Court. The team also has significant experience in supporting clients with cross-border matters, notably, obtaining merger clearances not only before UOKiK, but also the German and Austrian antitrust authorities. Bernadeta Kasztelan-Świetlik has long-standing experience in this field and Natalia Leśna advises Polish and international clients on merger control, antitrust risks in contractual frameworks, dawn raid preparedness, and regulatory compliance in transaction processes.

Hansberry Tomkiel is experienced in litigating competition cases before courts of all instances and is especially active in litigating private damage actions, both on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants. The team’s capabilities also encompass  appeals over decisions of the Competition Authority. Małgorzata Krasnodębska-Tomkiel leads the practice and is well versed in new technologies and the intersection of these technologies with the competition and consumer protection laws. Co-head Dorothy Hansberry-Biegunska has experience defending clients in cartel matters, including building Article101(3) TFEU defences.

Modzelewska&Pasnik provides a comprehensive services across antitrust, mergers and distribution and compliance. The team represents clients at all stages of proceedings before Polish and European competition authorities and proceedings before the Polish Competition Authority involving vertical agreements, tender collusion, and abuse of dominance. Practice head Małgorzata Modzelewska de Raad advises Polish and international companies on aspects of competition and consumer protection law and also serves as an arbitrator in commercial disputes and is listed by institutions such as the Lewiatan Arbitration Court and the General Counsel to the Republic of Poland. Piotr Paśnik also leads the team with expertise in competition and sector-specific regulations, and has successfully represented clients before the Court of Justice of the European Union and in numerous judicial appeals challenging antitrust and regulatory decisions.

The team at Rymarz Zdort Maruta offer in-depth knowledge and experience in handling a wide range of Polish and EU competition law matters, particularly, merger control proceedings, M&A-related antitrust matters related to gun-jumping issues and clean team procedures and cartels and abuse of dominant positions. Practice head Iwona Her provides antimonopoly advice across a range of sectors such as telecoms, finance and retail. Tomasz Kordala specialises in a wide range of antitrust law matters, including merger control, dawn raids and cartels.

The team at Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak is best known for merger control, compliance advice and private antitrust litigation. Practice head Krzysztof Kanton has extensive experience in handling merger control notifications and representing clients in antitrust matters before competition authorities and courts. Joanna Marek is a key individual whose practice is distinguished by her representation of clients in proceedings before UOKIK and the courts. Marek regularly handles cases related to the infringement of collective consumer interests and anti-competitive practices.

The team at Wardynski & Partners handle proceedings before the PCA regarding allegations of abuse of dominant position, consumer protection standards, and merger control. Antoni Bolecki leads the team with expertise in competition and consumer law, judicial and administrative proceedings and regulatory matters.

Affre & Wspólnicy Sp. k. handles matters before the Polish Competition Authority and the courts, focusing on antitrust investigations, merger control, and regulatory risk management across key sectors including retail, automotive and agriculture. The team is particularly active in defending clients in investigations under new regulatory regimes, such as payment backlog proceedings and agri-food supply chain enforcement. Practice head Joanna Affre has longstanding expertise in antitrust while Jakub Sadurski specialises in both Polish and EU competition protection law and consumer law.

Gide Loyrette Nouel is known for advising on matters arising in connection with business operations such as, representing clients in proceedings before competition protection bodies and courts and advising on competition law issues, related to the implementation or codification of distribution systems, market inquiries and business audits. Dariusz Tokarczuk is known for his expertise of competition law and commercial contracts and also advises on concentration control and state aid-related issues.

Kieszkowska Rutkowska Kolasinski Kancelaria Prawna sp. j.  regularly represents clients in proceedings before the President of the Polish Office of Competition and Consumer Protection, the European Commission, and both Polish and EU courts in matters such as antitrust investigations and abuse of dominance cases, merger control and gun-jumping allegations, as well as private enforcement of competition law and internal compliance management. Practice head Marcin Kolasiński‘s areas of expertise include anti-competitive agreements, abuse of dominance, merger control and contractual advantage on which he advises clients across regulated sectors such as FMCG, pharmaceuticals and energy.

Traple Konarski Podrecki & Partners‘s team is known to advise clients on a range of issues such as designing distribution systems and pricing policies, carrying out risk assessments for new business models and developing antitrust compliance procedures. The team advises both C-level executives and operational teams. Paweł Podrecki leads the team and is known of his vast experience in the IP sector. Co-head Tomasz Targosz specialises in unfair competition, antitrust, payment backlogs and consumer protection cases.

White & Case M. Studniarek i Wspólnicy - Kancelaria Prawna sp.k. 's sector-specific expertise across various industries, including oil & gas, technology, media and IT, helps it provide advice across all areas of merger control and antitrust law, including representation in Polish and EU antitrust investigations, state aid and compliance. Practice head Jakub Gubański advises on antimonopoly aspects of cross-border concentrations of business entities, particularly in the energy, technology, telecommunication, media and IT.