Corporate Disputes

Paweł specializes in:

• Court, arbitration and out-of-court dispute resolution
• Commercial contract law and civil law
• Personal data protection and intellectual property

He has gained his over 12 years of professional experience in reputable network law firms in Krakow and Warsaw, being, among others, one of the key lawyers in the litigation and regulatory department of the Warsaw office of the international law firm DLA Piper. He represents clients in highly complex proceedings. 

He advises corporate clients from the construction, infrastructure and transport sectors. He has been involved in ongoing legal services to companies operating in the medical, FMCG, aviation and marketing sectors. 

Paweł also has extensive experience in combating unfair competition, protection of business secrets and intellectual property. 

Paweł is a graduate of the Jagiellonian University in Kraków and a member of the Warsaw Bar Association. He communicates in Polish, English and Russian.

Natalia specializes in:

• litigation and arbitration
• international law

Before joining Octo Legal, Natalia gained experience in renowned Polish and international law firms in Warsaw, Paris and Geneva. Her experience includes representing clients in proceedings before international arbitral tribunals and national courts in infrastructure (including disputes arising out of FIDIC contracts), pharmaceutical, energy and international trade matters, as well as pre-litigation counseling. Natalia has also represented clients in arbitration proceedings under bilateral investment treaties. 

Natalia is a member of the Warsaw Bar Association. She graduated from Jagiellonian University and specialized in international dispute resolution during her studies at University Paris II Panthéon-Assas (Master 2 degree) and University Paris XII in Créteil. Moreover, during her studies at Jagiellonian University, Natalia completed the French Law School (conducted in cooperation with the University of Orléans, where she later obtained Master 2 degree) and the American Law School (conducted in cooperation with the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC).

On a daily basis Natalia works in Polish and English, she also speaks French.

Aleksandra specializes in:

• commercial company law and ongoing corporate advice to Polish and international companies and commercial contract law
• commercial and corporate disputes

Aleksandra gained her experience in reputable Polish and international law firms in Warsaw and Krakow. Her professional activity focuses on litigation (also at the pre-litigation stage), negotiating contracts and providing ongoing advice to clients focused on protecting their interests and minimizing the risk of litigation. She also provides ongoing corporate services to companies, including participation in mergers, transformations, formation and liquidation of commercial law companies. She has participated in share and asset acquisitions serving both Polish and foreign investors. Her experience also includes preparing due diligence reports and legal opinions in the area of commercial law.  

Aleksandra graduated with honors from Jagiellonian University. At the end of her studies she received the Rector's award, being one of the 10 most distinguished graduates of the Faculty.  She is a member of the Bar Association in Warsaw. She communicates in Polish and English.

Selected experience of Aleksandra: 

• Advising a group of real estate companies in a corporate dispute aimed at safeguarding investors' interests;
• Representing a company in a corporate dispute with a partner resulting from the partner's exit from the company;
• Representation of management board members in a dispute with the company's creditors with a view to holding them personally liable under Article 299 of the Code of Commercial Companies
• Pre-court representation of an IT company in a dispute arising from the execution of an agreement to develop software;
• Representing a real estate company in a dispute with a construction contractor pending before an arbitration court;
• Advising a real estate company in connection with the possible liquidation of a special purpose vehicle in the context of warranty and guarantee claims;
• Representing a company from the cosmetics sector in a dispute resulting from infringement of a reputable trademark; 
• Representation of a company from the media sector in a dispute resulting from unlawful use of an image;
• Member of the team advising on and managing the acquisition of a controlling stake in Archicom by a leading Polish developer Echo Investment, valued at nearly EUR 100 million. 
• Member of the team advising on and managing the transaction for the sale by Cavatina of a block of shares in Murapol S.A.

Publications

"Comparative Legal Analysis of Fashion Design Protection under Copyright Law in Poland and the United States" in: "American and European Intellectual Property Law. Theoretical reflections and contemporary challenges" by Ł. D. Bartosik, S. Curyło, M. Urbańczyk