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• Advising several banks active in Poland in a number of disputes regarding mortgage loans indexed to CHF and EUR and UNWW (insurance) issues, both individual claims and class actions.
  
• Advising Orange Polska S.A., supplier of telecommunications services in Poland, in two cases involving claims filed by P4 sp. z o.o. against Orange Polska S.A. and Polkomtel sp. z o.o. (with participation of T-Mobile Polska S.A.) for compensation in connection with accusations made against Orange Polska S.A. and Polkomtel sp. z o.o. of abuse of their collective dominant position.
  
• Advising Kronospan Mielec sp. z o.o. and Kronospan Polska sp. z o.o., international producers of forestry products, in appeal proceedings before the Court for the Protection of Competition and Consumers (SOKiK) against a decision by the Polish Competition Authority on allegedly restrictive horizontal agreements.
  

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• Acted as counsel to Powszechna Kasa Oszczędności Bank Polski S.A. (PKO BP) in proceedings before the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), initiated by a request for a preliminary ruling from the District Court in Koszalin (Poland) in case C-70/25.
  
• Representing Polimex Mostostal S.A. and Polimex Energetyka sp. z o.o. (“Polimex”), Polish leading listed contractor, in the court proceedings initiated by Grupa Azoty Zakłady Azotowe “Puławy” S.A. (“GA ZAP”).
  
• Representing Energetický a průmyslový holding a.s. (« EPH »), EP Resources PL S.A. (« EPR »), EP Resources CZ a.s. (« EPR CZ ») (together, the « EPH Group ») in a post-transactional dispute.
  

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• Representing the banks in 20 proceedings before the CJEU: in cases concerning foreign currency loans and the interpretation of Directive (EU) 93/13 on unfair terms in consumer contracts; in a case concerning the critical benchmark within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 on indices used as benchmarks in financial instruments and financial contracts (Benchmark Regulation); in case concerning consumer credit and the interpretation of Directive 2008/48 on credit agreements for consumers;||in a case concerning insurance contracts.
  
• Representing clients (defendants) in 6 private enforcement cases for damages that are examined on the basis of the provisions of EU Directive 2014/104 on certain rules governing actions for damages for infringements of competition law.
  
• Advising the consortium – TORPOL S.A., WeBuild S.p.A. (formerly: Astaldi S.p.A.), « Przedsiębiorstwo Usług Technicznych INTERCOR” sp. z o.o. and Przedsiębiorstwo Budowy Dróg i Mostów sp. z o.o. – in six litigations related to the construction of the Nowa Łódź Fabryczna railway station.
  

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• Acting for PGE Górnictwo i Energetyka Konwencjonalna S.A., in a dispute brought by a global environmental NGO seeking court-ordered measures to prevent environmental harm and achieve carbon neutrality.
  
• Acting for Stellantis Gliwice Sp. z o.o., in a civil liability dispute concerning service and maintenance failures by a third-party contractor that caused major production disruptions.
  
• Acting for Polish financial institutions – including Getin Holding, LC Corp. B.V., and the supervisory boards of Idea Bank and Getin Noble Bank – in legal proceedings challenging the government’s decision to force the takeover and restructuring of both banks.
  

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• Representing ORLEN in arbitral proceedings before the Arbitral Tribunal in Stockholm (Sweden) against Gazprom concerning the Yamal Contract for the sale of natural gas to the Republic of Poland of 25 September 1996.
  
• Representing Tobias Solorz in a dispute with his father, media tycoon Zygmunt Solorz, over control of the family business empire.
  
• Representing Murapol, a residential developer in Poland, listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, in litigation related to a residential investment in Warsaw.
  

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• Representing Strabag in a dispute with PKP PLK S.A. over the validity of its withdrawal from a PLN 528m railway construction contract.
  
• Representing Pacifico Green Development GmbH, a renewable energy company active in wind, solar, battery, and hydrogen technologies, and its SPVs in five joined arbitration proceedings, with parallel commercial court disputes pending.
  
• Representing Polimex-Mostostal and its subsidiary Mostostal Siedlce in a multi-forum dispute over the rights to the historic “Mostostal” trade mark.
  

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• Advising Bayer in the patent dispute in Europe related to the medicinal product Xarelto™.
  

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• Providing TIRU (PAPREC Group) with dispute avoidance services in relation to a recently developed Waste-to-Energy (WtE) plant in Poland.
  
• Advising a bank in a multi-forum proceedings concerning alleged failures in the performance of depositary duties across several investment funds and mis-selling of financial instruments, including three class actions, over 160 individual cases, ADR before the Financial Rights Commissioner, and the related criminal investigation.
  

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• Representing Fundacja Arhelan in an arbitration between two shareholders of Arhelan sp. z o.o. which operates a chain of over 100 grocery stores in Poland.
  
• Representing an individual investor before Polish Supreme Court in a dispute over a post-M&A price adjustment.
  
• Representing TUW PZUW, an insurer, in a dispute concerning the claim under D&O insurance submitted by ENEA against the former members of the management board and supervisory board of the company, in connection with the decision to start the investment in the coal-powered plant in Ostrołęka.
  

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• Advising and representing the bankruptcy estate administrator of IDS-BUD S.A., in three major court disputes collectively valued at over PLN 450m (approx. EUR 100m), currently pending before the Regional Court in Warsaw.
  
• Advising ORLEN S.A. – with respect to a dispute regarding construction of a new power plant by a consortium consisted of General Electric Inc and SNC Lavalin Polska.
  
• Advising Orange Polska S.A., and its subsidiary TP Teltech Sp. z o.o., with respect to the multifold contractual arrangements with two public employers: WWM and WP, as well as private entities: Otwarte Regionalne Sieci Szerokopasmowe Sp. z o.o. (ORSS), ALCATEL-LUCENT and HAWE S.A., and related disputes.
  

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• Representing BNP Paribas Bank Polska S.A. in proceedings concerning loan facility agreements denominated in CHF and foreign currency loans before Polish courts at various instances, up to the Polish Supreme Court.
  
• Advising ClientEarth Foundation, acting on behalf of five Polish citizens, in a climate litigation, seeking to establish the State Treasury’s liability for violations of personal rights resulting from insufficient action on the climate crisis.
  

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• Representing Bank Handlowy S.A. w Warszawie in PLN 436m claim for the return of the commission.
  
• Representing Powszechny Zakład Ubezpieczeń S.A. in the EUR 50m court proceedings for compensation for the alleged non-payment of a dividend in 2007.
  
• Representing Ghelamco Group in a construction dispute relating to the one of the most prestigious skyscrapers in Warsaw.
  

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• Representing WeBuild in court proceedings concerning the termination of a strategic road infrastructure contract worth over PLN 1bn performed for Poland’s national road authority (GDDKiA).
  
• Advised Nextbike Polska S.A. in a corporate governance dispute with a listed shareholder, successfully securing a strategic out-of-court settlement.
  
• Supported Schwarzmüller Group companies in managing the legal consequences of over 1,000 disrupted delivery contracts due to the war in Ukraine, implementing a unified cross-border renegotiation and settlement strategy.
  

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• Represented POSCO Eco & Challenge Co., Ltd in pre-action correspondence and mediation related to an infrastructure project.
  
• Represented Bio-Rad, Inc. in pre-trial correspondence and negotiations relating to a post-M&A dispute over an earn-out with Scope Fluidics S.A..
  
• Acting for a confidential client, secured a first-instance ruling that reduced liquidated damages imposed by a municipal authority by 95% – from several million to just thousands of Polish złoty.
  

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• Representing the main energy producer in Poland in a bundle of disputes with the consortium of contractors for the new power plant unit.
  
• Representing a global leader in the hospitality industry in disputes related to the operation of one of the hotel chains in Poland.
  
• Representing Ukrainian Naftogaz in connection with pursuing claims against the Russian Federation and Russian entities.
  

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• Representing ORLEN in a comprehensive dispute concerning the assessment of the performance of former company’s boards members.
  
• Representing JYSK in a dispute with the State Treasury of the Republic of Poland for damages associated with withdrawal of the EU financing (subsidies).
  
• Representing CORDIA and its subsidiaries in a set of real estate disputes associated with claims for damages, expropriation and access to infrastructure.
  

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• Representing Forteam Investments Ltd., an investment company controlled by U.S. private equity firm Delta Capital Partners Management LLC, which is seeking over PLN 300m (EUR 80m) from Mariusz Świtalski and companies he controls.
  
• Representing two American citizens in an investor-State dispute under the Poland-US bilateral investment treaty pertaining to the licence to run a futures exchange on the Polish market.
  
• Representing PFR in 340 disputes against 340 different entities (including PONAR, Puro Hotels, Foxitech), concerning repayment of irregularly granted aid under state financial support to companies affected by lockdown due to Covid-19.
  

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• Advising Powszechna Kasa Oszczędności Bank Polski on the implementation of a settlement scheme to be used with foreign currency borrowers claiming the invalidation of a loan agreement due to allegedly unfair terms contained in those instruments.
  
• Representing KGHM Polska Miedź in a dispute brought by the authors of an invention used in the copper smelter in Głogów.
  
• Representing BPI Real Estate Poland sp. z o.o. in two court disputes with its contractor – ARP Ideas – which failed to implement the relevant IT system in accordance with an existing contract.
  

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• Advising and representing Ringer Axel Springer and journalists: Jagoda Fryc and Łukasz Grass vs ALTUS S.A., Osiecki Inwestycje and LARTIQ S.A. in civil law proceedings worth EUR 150m resulting from infringement of Press law, the Regulation of the European Parliament on market abuse (MAR), and civil law.
  
• Advising and representing Blachotrapez in a dispute worth approx. EUR 234m, concerning the succession of a business threatened by family members who attempted to perform a hostile takeover, resulting in succession disputes and a multithreaded litigation before multiple courts based on different claims.
  
• Representing LOT Polish Airlines in proceedings before the Personal Data Protection Office and the Supreme Administrative Court.
  

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• Represented 11 airlines on a variety of claims related to air travel brought against airlines by passengers, professional claiming companies and tour operators.
  

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• Advising ORLEN Projekt S.A. in six civil court proceedings regarding a construction agreement for the petrochemical installation with a total value of the dispute of approx. PLN 216.5m (approx.EUR 51.2m), as well as representation in settlement negotiations and conclusion of a settlement agreement.
  
• Advising Trakcja S.A. in relation to a post-transaction dispute concerning the decrease in the value of shares in an acquired company.
  
• Advising Wechta Inwestycje sp. z o.o. in six court proceedings and settlement negotiations related to investments agreement concluded by its legal predecessor.
  

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• Providing comprehensive legal advice to AQUA S.A., representing the company in a complex corporate dispute with a minority shareholder seeking a hostile takeover, as well as in proceedings concerning violations of the Public Offering Act, the validity of resolutions and voting rights attached to shares.
  
• Representing Wyspa Solna sp. z o.o. and its affiliates in a complex litigation strategy involving four main strands of court disputes with a total value of over EUR 30m, including investment, corporate and creditor disputes.
  
• Represented Adam Stańczak, the main shareholder of ASM Group S.A., and the company itself in a long-standing corporate dispute, successfully regaining control of ASM for him and winning a number of key court proceedings.
  

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• Represented Electoral Committee of the Polish Presidential Candidate (Szymon Holownia) in a number of special civil proceedings held only during the campaign before elections.
  
• Advising Ryvu Therapeutics in a dispute under a construction contract based on FIDIC rules with a general contractor (construction of a highly specialised laboratory building).
  
• Providing PGE Energia Odnawialna S.A. with ongoing support in the performance of a contract including compliance with public procurement regulations, claims management and strategic advice on contractual relations with the general contractor – a Polish-French consortium.
  

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• Representing three global manufacturers of COVID-19 vaccines in a series of disputes with the patients who allegedly suffered from adverse reactions to vaccination.
  
• Representing a Polish healthcare provider in the field of e-medicine in its multi-milion contractual dispute with the National Health Fund.
  
• Representing a manufacturer of inter alia cosmetic products in two product liability cases related to the alleged carcinogenic properties of the product.
  

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• Representing Alior Bank S.A. in precedent-setting proceedings before the Court of Justice of the European Union concerning the interpretation of the Consumer Credit Directive.
  
• Represented Tauron Group in a long-standing dispute with Polenergia Group over PLN 500m PPAs, ended with precedent-setting settlements.
  
• Representing CanPack S.A. in PLN 100m disputes initiated by its former managers.
  

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• Representing three Luxembourg-based investors Equal Investment Sàrl in a €99.5m UNCITRAL arbitration over construction defects, escrow disputes, and tenant settlement claims arising from the acquisition of three Kraków office buildings.
  
• Acting for a Luxembourg-based company from the Equal Investment Group in complex Polish court proceedings concerning the enforceability and scope of a real estate easement tied to adjacent Kraków office buildings, requiring in-depth legal, technical, and factual analysis.
  
• Representing DTC Marynarska in a administrative court dispute over prime real estate in central Warsaw.
  

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• Acted as co-counsel in an arbitration related to a infrastructural project in the Middle East.
  
• Acted for a PV developer on the Polish market in a series of complex disputes regarding contractual implications of the shortage of grid connections and resulted delays for the PV development projects.
  
• Advised the distributor of homeland security software with regard to ongoing criminal and parliamentary investigations.
  

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• Representing Stoen Operator Sp. z o.o., a subsidiary of an energy group in the EU – e.on, as the defendant in the case brought by the State Treasury (General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways – GDDKiA) regarding reimbursement of the costs of energy infrastructure reconstruction.
  
• Representing a client in a number of litigation cases relating to corporate control over companies involved in development of a new class A office building in Warsaw worth in excess of EUR 200m.
  
• Representing a client in two proceedings re. reopening of the case which resulted in imposition of a large fine on the client for non-compliance with certain energy law requirements.
  

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• Representing one of the three major stakeholders as a lead strategy counsel in a multi-jurisdictional dispute concerning control over Mennica Legacy Tower.
  
• Representing a Polish state-owned enterprises in a PLN 500m worth-dispute on the settlement of its commercialisation process.
  
• Representing a Luxembourg-based private equity fund in a trade mark dispute with Mastercard International.
  

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• Provided services to PD Inwestycje 7 S.A. in a litigation with a Warsaw housing cooperative over the right to land acquired in Warsaw.
  
• Obtained a dismissal of the criminal case against the former President and Member of the Management Board of PGNiG S.A. and SGT EuRoPol Gaz S.A.
  
• Representing the defendant in a court dispute related to payment of remuneration for construction works and compensation for damage allegedly suffered due to extension of the works performance period.
  

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• Representing Figene Capital, a publicly listed wind farm company, in a corporate dispute involving multiple parallel proceedings.
  

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• Representing real estate developer Dantex in a dispute with the Polish national railway company, PKP.
  
• Representing of a FMCG company in Poland in the case concerns allegations presented to our client regarding alleged infringement of the photographer’s copyrights in photographs that were used in the client’s marketing campaigns for many years.
  
• Representing a group of minority shareholders of a water supply company during a shareholder dispute with majority stakeholders.
  

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• Advising and representing the client, as the general contractor, in a EUR 4m dispute worth against a sub-contractor regarding contractual penalties and damages arising from improper performance of the contract.
  
• Representing a company from the automotive components manufacturing industry in a dispute and settlement discussions with an electricity and natural gas trader.
  
• Advising and representing the client, a sub-contractor, in a multi-dimensional dispute against the general contractor and the investor over remuneration for construction works, services and deliveries related to the construction of the power plant in Jaworzno, which is worth over EUR 1bn.
  

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• Resolved a EUR 30m shareholder dispute for a private client through strategic settlement negotiations, concluding a conflict that lasted over three decades.
  
• Secured favourable mediated settlements for infrastructure contractors in EUR 50m disputes over S8 expressway construction, including one case pending for 10 years.
  
• Defended a wind farm investor in a PLN 10m bonus dispute brought by a former board member, following over six years of litigation.
  

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• Representing Fundacja Instytut Edukacji Społecznej i Religijnej im. K. Piotra Skargi in a property recovery case concerning real estate and IP rights unlawfully transferred by conflicted board members.
  
• Representing Stellarium International Sp. z o.o. in successfully defending against a dissolution claim by a minority shareholder.
  
• Represented BIOAGRA in a contractual dispute with BARTER S.A., achieving a favourable settlement.
  

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• Obtaining a preliminary injunction for de-blocking and de-shadow banning against Meta (Facebook) and suing Meta, acting for the Polish political party Konfederacja Wolność iNiepodległość (Liberty and Independence Confederation) over its de-platforming.
  
• Representing municipal Sewage & Waste Disposal in Jarocin in disputes connected to a failed public procurement contract (worth around EUR 25m), which includes a fraudulent obtainment of the contract.
  
• Representing an industrial packaging producer in series of disputes arising from unfounded unfair competition allegations serving as a pretext for obtaining relevant economic and technological data.
  

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• Conducting court proceedings throughout Poland brought by bank clients against financial institutions.
  
• Representing PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe S.A. in a court dispute brought by a public procurement contractor.
  
• Assisted on the contract between State Treasury and our client as a contractor (Mosty Łódź S.A.) for the design and construction of a motorway.
  

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• Represented Hargreaves Raw Material Services GmbH in an LCIA arbitration seated in London, securing an award for nearly 90% of a  $10m claim related to the delivery and quality of ROM coal from South America, and subsequently obtained recognition and enforcement of the award in Poland.
  
• Representing Generali Poland, as an insurer of a European manufacturer of certain food and beverage types, in a product safety case against one of its ingredients’ providers.
  
• Representing ACCIONA Energy Poland in a dispute with a Polish state-controlled energy operator regarding its attempt to terminate a long-term energy off-take agreement and compensation for the off-taker’s failure to perform.
  

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• Advising KVV Group Limited Liability Company on a matter related to the enforcement of a Latvian arbitration award in Poland.
  
• Representing former board members of Herkules S.A. in a high-value litigation, the outcome of which may help shape future expectations around board-level accountability and risk allocation in complex infrastructure projects.
  
• Representing Fabe Polska Sp. z o.o. and « SP » SINE MIDAS STROY » Sp. z o.o. Oddział w Polsce, as a consortium, in a dispute with the General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways (GDDKiA).
  

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• Advising and representing Liberty Częstochowa, a steel mills and suppliersof heavy plate and part of Sanjeev Gupta’s sustainable industry leader GFG Alliancen, in a number of court proceedings relating to its declaration of bankruptcy and restructuring proceedings
  

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• Represent the client in a multi-faceted dispute arising from a EUR 1m loan granted to Mega-Bat sp. z o.o.
  
• Represent BMW Financial Services in disputes with lessees after leasing contracts expired due to EU sanctions on Russia.
  

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• Representing Control Process S.A. in a dispute over remuneration for additional works performed in connection with a contract for modernisation of a part of the Polish electric grid.
  
• Provided representation for a Polish bank, and in certain instances, its subsidiary, a brokerage house, in several consumer cases where they stand as defendants.
  
• Acted as legal representatives for Bank Millennium S.A. in a diverse range of cases involving the bank’s former agents.
  

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• Assisting Fundacja Centralna in a case concerning a claim arising from a public promise made by the Chief of the Polish Police in connection with the environmental disaster on the Odra River, involving severe contamination and mass die-off of aquatic fauna.
  
• Representing Saber Sp. z o. o. in a multifaceted administrative court case regarding exclusion from EU funding for construction of fibre optic networks.
  
• Representing the Polish capital in several hundred administrative court proceedings pending as a result of the activities of a special parliamentary commission dealing with the reprivatisation of plots of land nationalised immediately after WWII.
  

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• Assisted Europrojekt Gdańsk S.A. as a member of a trust, which constructed a highway ordered by the State of Poland.
  
• Assisted Jürgen Ohle KG MS HANNI, seated in Drochtersen, Germany in claiming damages in the total amount of EUR 2.5m. from m.s. Escape Bewaarder B.V and manager J. R. Ship Management of the MS ESCAPE vessel.
  
• Assisted the insolvency administrator of Crebonit Coatings GmbH, in initiating legal proceedings against Crebonit Coatings Sp. z o.o.
  

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• Represented a public company listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange – GI Group Poland S.A. in five disputes between the company and its minority shareholders regarding, inter alia, IPOs of new shares with a total value of PLN 178m.
  
• Represented Dr Gerard sp. z o.o. and Dr Gerard International sp. z o.o. sp. k. in a court case pertaining infringement of our Client’s rights to trade marks as well as unfair competition and secured for our client a settlement agreement.
  
• Represented the Capital City of Warsaw in a multi-million dispute against general contractors and architects for payment of damages arising out of improper performance of contracts for designing and building a public swimming pool.
  

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• Succeeded a court case for the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodship for the payment of EUR 12m.
  
• Recovered EUR 5m for Dalitey Properties Ltd, invested in a real estate investment with a disloyal counterparty.
  
• Representing a foreign client – Garant-Filter GmbH [LLC] – in a construction dispute for an amount of approx. EUR 25m.
  

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• Represented the Social Insurance Institution (ZUS), in two interrelated litigations concerning improper performance of a long-term IT maintenance contract, with mutual claims worth several million PLN.
  

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• Representing IPAK Sp. z o.o. in EUR 3m litigation against a printing machine manufacturer.
  
• Representing Grzegorz Wydmanski 77 Aviation in a court case concerning an alleged violation of a non-compete clause following the termination of its business relationship with a company providing aircraft charter services, and an alleged act of unfair competition.
  

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• Representing Międzynarodowe Targi Poznańskie sp. z o.o. and FM Aldentro sp. z o.o. in a case against Polska Agencja Inwestycji i Handlu Spółka Akcyjna for the payment of renumeration for services provided by the clients in connection with the building and maintenance of the Polish Pavilion for the purposes of the World Exhibition EXPO 2020 held in Dubai.
  
• Representing Kyiv Medical University in a dispute concerning the denial of permission to admit foreign students to study in Poland.
  

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• Represented 34 buyers of the product in 17 disputes against the bank demanding compensation for damages totalling nearly EUR 2.7m.
  
• Assisted housing cooperative in Poznań in seeking a court order by force which a declaration of will would be made establishing in its favour the right of perpetual usufruct to over 100 real estate properties.
  
• Assisted on a case concerning State-launched COVID-19 assistance programmes for entrepreneurs.
  

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• Representing a Polish entrepreneur in a series of legally sensitive and reputationally-significant court proceedings concerning the protection of personal rights.
  
• Acting on behalf of the client in a case before the Supreme Court, relating to the cross-border enforceability of settlement agreements issued by a foreign judiciary.
  

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• Represent Turka Sp. z o.o. in a dispute over the return of remuneration and accrued contractual penalties for withdrawal from a construction contract.
  
• Represent Browary Grodziskie S.A., in a series of cases involving the State Treasury.
  
• Represent the defendant bank – Polski Bank Spółdzielczy w Poznaniu, in a class action against several banks at the suit of more than a dozen investors who invested in the construction of a hotel complex.