At Baker McKenzie Krzyzowski i Wspólnicy Sp.k., the TMT team keeps a finger on the market’s pulse through its recent shift in focus to digitalisation, innovation and cybersecurity. The team is skilled in advising clients on tech-related issues across sectors such as finance and healthcare. The firm’s global outreach helps it support several key domestic and international players across such matters as media regulation, data breaches and gaming development. Resident expert Marcin Fijałkowski leads the local team, alongside Radosław Nożykowski, who works on IT transactions, as well as litigation; and Jakub Falkowski, who regularly advises on digital transformation, new technologies and tech transactions. Notable for supporting work surrounding digitisation is Martyna Czapska.

Boasting an impressive roster of clients, the team at Bird & Bird Koremba, Dziedzic i Wspólnicy sp.k. covers a wide range of advisory work across regulation, new tech and IP licensing, within a variety of industries, including pharmaceuticals, finance and gambling. The firm has also ventured into matters surrounding the various applications of AI tech and AdTech. The team is led by a large team of experts, including Piotr Dynowski, who focuses his practice on regulatory media, telecoms and gaming, assisting clients across both agreements and disputes; Tomasz Zalewski and Paweł Lipski, who both handle digital transformations and the digitalisation of businesses across agreements and litigation; and Izabela Kowalczuk-Pakuła, who assists with tech-related privacy issues and online marketing services.

At CMS, the team is ‘composed of highly competent, client-focused lawyers'. The team handles matters pertaining to cloud computing, media and cybersecurity, with more recent projects exploring the implementation of online platforms. The team is led by Tomasz Koryzma, who focuses on the digital business space, across e-commerce, tech and cloud contracts. He also works on IT-related disputes, leveraging the firm’s global outreach to assist clients with cross-border data protection projects. Supporting the team is Damian Karwala, who handles data transfer matters, both advising cross-border clients and representing domestic clients before relevant authorities, notably the Office of Electronic Communications.

Dentons’ TMT offering encompasses a wide variety of advice ranging from broadly related M&A to more specialised areas such as telecoms and media regulation. The team works within the single legal hub, assisting both domestic and international clients on cross-border matters in collaboration with other Dentons offices, providing a smoother coordination system. Karol Laskowski leads the team, with a focus on providing strategic advice to clients across international media, tech and telecom groups. Another key contact is Bartosz Dobkowski, who works on matters concerning telecoms, media and IP law, with notable work on projects concerning satellite communications.

The TMT team at Rymarz Zdort Maruta is commended for its ‘deep expertise and strategic approach’, evident through its full-service approach, providing advice across both established and more novel technologies. Utilising a multitude of specialised teams, the practice handles matters such as digital marketing, AI and video games. With an increasing focus on cloud implementation, the team also has assisted entities both domestically and internationally with this transition. Marcin Maruta remains a key contact, with his practice covering such areas as the cloud and paperless solutions. Outside of providing advice, he is also a litigator and arbitrator.

The TMT practice at EY Law consists of a vast advisory offering concentrating on new tech and regulations. The team handles a broad range of IT matters, including those related to 5G, cybersecurity and AI, assisting clients from industries such as retail and finance. With the increase of EU regulation, the firm also assists clients with DORA and NIS 2. Leading the team is Justyna Wilczynska-Baraniak, who is involved in various tech-focused projects, including IT implementation, cloud computing and outsourcing. A key contact within the team is also Joanna Ostrowska, who assists clients in cloud computing and cybersecurity projects.

Displaying a ‘proactive approach’, the team at KWKR Konieczny Wierzbicki i Partnerzy has a large client roster, across innovative industries such as IT, fintech and tech-med, as well as more conventional industries such as entertainment and gambling. The team has developed a nuanced understanding of AI law, allowing it to advise on AI solutions and the regulatory frameworks surrounding the implementation of this tech. Leading the practice is Michał Konieczny, who negotiates IT product implementation agreements and conducts IT-related M&As, alongside Łukasz Wieczorek,who is also adept in handling matters in this area.

The TMT group at Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak has substantial expertise across media and AI, offering assistance on regulatory proceedings surrounding licensing disputes and general AI compliance and risk analysis. The firm is often instructed by leading domestic and international media companies, as well as financial institutions seeking to implement AI solutions for their clients. The team is led by Mikołaj Sowinski, who specialises in IP, IT and media law, notably assisting on IT outsourcing projects; and Agata Szeliga, who specialises in new technologies and personal data protection, recently expanding her horizons to projects involving AI.

Traple Konarski Podrecki & Partners’ TMT offering continues to include its selected key areas – IT law, media, data protection and fintech, providing a broad range of expertise for its diverse client roster. Recently the firm has expanded its practice to also include digital services and AI, focusing on new regulations in these respective areas. Leading the firm is Xawery Konarski, who is particularly adept in the field of new technologies, and provides advice on projects involving the implementation of the Digital Services Act.

This past year, the team at Wardynski & Partners has concentrated on 3 core focuses: e-commerce, fintech, AML and cybersecurity. The team concerns itself with issues such as negotiating subcontractor contracts, licensing and risk analysis, assisting a client base ranging from banks and e-commerce platforms to various fintech solution providers. Krzysztof Wojdyło leads the team, handling the full scope of the team’s focus areas, and represents clients before the relevant authorities. Another key contact is Rafał Kuchta,who advises clients on new technology projects.

Handling ‘complex legal issues with precision and creativity’, the media team at WKB Lawyers advises a variety of media outlets including TV and radio broadcasters, book publishers and individual creators. The firm advises on licensing policies and contract negotiations, while also representing clients before regulatory authorities. The new technologies and cybersecurity team also handles matters ranging from IT contracts and outsourcing regulations to cloud computing technology. Representing a variety of telecoms operators, Agnieszka Wiercińska-Krużewska leads the teams alongside Paulina Maślak-Stępnikowska, who specialises in media regulation; and Piotr Filipowski, who recently joined the team, and who specialises in new technologies.

APLaw Artur Piechocki is a boutique law firm specialising in technology law. Courtesy of their strong links with international law firms, the team works across a broad range of domestic and cross-border matters ranging from AI and film to virtual currencies.  The team is led by Artur Piechocki, who specialises in ICT and cybersecurity law, and who has extensive experience in providing legal advice to domestic and international companies, from the IT, telecoms and media sectors.

With wide-ranging capabilities, the team at Bakowski Law Firm assists clients within the IT, new technologies and telecoms spaces, which regularly entails the negotiation of licenses, outsourcing agreements and cloud computing contracts. The team also provides strategic advice for start-ups and IT organisations. Leading the team is Zuzanna Łaganowska, who holds substantial expertise in the fields of new technology, telecommunications law and cybersecurity, advising clients on the processing of personal data.

The team at DLA Piper Giziński Kycia sp.k. boasts a client roster of key players across key industries such as emerging technologies, life sciences and insurance, to whom it provides strategic advice and representation in litigation before various relevant authorities. With a focus on novel areas such as AI and blockchain, the team can also provide specialist sector knowledge alongside its commercial strategy. Ewa Kurowska-Tober leads the practice, focusing on IT and tech issues such as cloud computing, e-commerce and broadcasting.

Domanski Zakrzewski Palinka supports both domestic and international entities across a vast range of industries such as rail, energy and gaming, displaying the team’s range of capabilities in the TMT sector. The firm’s advisory offering includes contract negotiations concerning the implementation of computer systems, and preparing various types of agreements. Aleksandra Auleytner leads the team and advises on matters within sectors such as entertainment and e-commerce.

Recently joining the TMT practice at Kochanski & Partners, Natalia Kotłowska-Wochna specialises in IT and data protection projects, while Jan Ziomek focuses his practice on fintech and new technologies. Alongside joining the practice, the two also join the other department heads in leading the practice, namely, Piotr Kochański, who represents clients in complex litigation and assists them with technology transfers, Monika Maćkowska-Morytz , who specialises in personal data protection, while Mateusz Ostrowski takes on a variety of litigation proceedings involving fintech and cryptocurrency. More broadly the team advises on cloud computing and has been developing its fintech practice.

 

 

 

Having grown significantly this past year, the team at Olesinski & Wspolnicy, employs a multidisciplinary approach to assist its clients, covering an array of TMT matters ranging from AI to securing various forms of media-related rights as well as personal data protection. Leading the practice is Joanna Lentka-Wróbel specialises in the field of new technologies development, advising on implementations of IT systems, as well as, AI-based systems.

The team at BSJP bnt Brockhuis Jurczak Prusak Sroka Nilsson Zamorska Sp.k. focuses its practice on contractual work across a multitude of subsectors such as software, IT services, and cloud solutions. The firm is also well suited to handle disputes in its key area of contracts but also copyright issues. Marcin Kroll leads the practice, having recently expanded his horizons to AI and cybersecurity issues.

Adept at handling transaction-related issues in the TMT sector, the team at Clifford Chance, Janicka, Kruzewski, Stosio i wspólnicy spólka komandytowa focuses its practice on M&As, IP licensing and various contractual issues. Led by Krzysztof Hajdamowicz, who is known for advising clients on IT service agreements, the firm works across a variety of industries including gaming, infrastructure and e-commerce.

Czyzewscy Kancelaria Adwokacka is a boutique firm with a focus on entertainment, with the team being most well-known for its work in the film industry, frequently collaborating with film producers and studios on issues regarding copyright, animation and advertising. Led by Krzysztof Czyżewski, the team also covers a broad range of industries within entertainment such as TV, music and video games, however, it has recently branched outside of its predominant focus into emerging areas such as AI.

The team at Doktór Jerszynski Pietras Adwokaci i Radcowie Prawni Spólka works with domestic and foreign companies, handling matters across a broad range of industries such as film, cryptocurrency and IT. The firm’s advisory offering focuses on transactions assisting with structuring, drafting and negotiation. Gracjan Pietras and Jarosław Jerszyński jointly lead the team; both are recognised for their work in IP and tech.

Capable of meeting ‘business needs’, the team at DWF Poland Jamka Sp.k holds expertise in data privacy, cloud-based services and commercial licensing, advising clients on both the regulatory and commercial side of the spectrum. The team works across a variety of industries such as energy, insurance and e-commerce, led by Gerard Karp, a specialist in IT, with longstanding experience advising clients on regulatory issues.

Greenberg Traurig Nowakowska-Zimoch Wysokinski Sp. k prides itself in handling transactional matters across a broad range of TMT subsectors, ranging from e-commerce to licensing and new technology. The team advises both domestic and foreign entities on matters relating to acquisitions, investment and negotiations surrounding IT companies. Michał Fereniec leads the team with substantial experience advising on the implementation of IT systems and platforms.

The team at Porwisz and Partners is well-versed in the spectrum of TMT-focused transactions and IP matters, such as M&As, dispositions of IP rights and advertising agreements. The firm advises key players in the entertainment industry across radio, film and TV. Tomasz Głąb leads the department, with longstanding experience advising on M&A transactions and carrying out due diligence.

The team at SKP Slusarek Kubiak Pieczyk sp.k. specialises in providing entertainment-related advice, with a majority of its clients hailing from creative industries such as film, games and music. The advisory services the firm provides encompass handling agreements with domestic and foreign broadcasters, negotiating contracts and seeking IP clearances. The team is led by Maciej Ślusarek and Maciej Kubiak with a wealth of combined experience across TMT and IP.

Eligiusz Krześniak leads the team at Squire Patton Boggs Krześniak sp.k., with substantial experience in TMT, especially in assisting new telecommunications companies enter the Polish market. The team assists its client roster with such transactional and regulatory matters as M&As, licensing and outsourcing.

The team at ZP Zackiewicz & Partners has seen another expansion with the addition of Michał Nowakowski, who specialises in AI, cybersecurity and fintech, leading the sub-department in these areas alongside Martyna Rzeczkowska. The rest of the team consists of Maciej Zackiewicz, who boasts an extensive portfolio of TMT projects under his belt, Marcelina Jakubek, who leads on IT contracts and Maciej Szkutnik, who leads on vendors and game development. The firm is recognised for its work in technological solutions and contractual issues.