Octo Team

Michał specializes in:

• Criminal law
• White collar crimes

He combines comprehensive experience with the ability to understand clients' specific situations, often in critical circumstances. He practices criminal law, including primarily business criminal law, and specializes in litigation and internal investigations. 

He advises clients on strategies for implementing compliance and cyber security policies and has extensive experience in fraud detection and counter fraud projects. He has conducted dozens of projects including, in particular, internal investigations in connection with corruption, fraud, asset diversion, abuse of power and acting to the detriment of companies.

Michał acts as a defense counsel in the most notorious criminal trials in Poland that arouse great interest among the public, including the largest proceedings involving corruption (the value of the obtained financial benefits exceeds PLN 50 million), money laundering (the value of the funds derived from crime exceeds PLN 9 billion) and VAT fraud (the amount of public receivables exceeds PLN 5 billion).

Michał communicates in Polish and English.

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.

Filip specializes in providing advice on regulatory matters to entities in the energy and gas sector, with a particular focus on entities in the wind energy sector. He also specializes in advising on environmental law, with particular emphasis on issues related to electromobility.

He advises in administrative proceedings in the scope of granting concessions for trade in energy, gas and other fuels, as well as in proceedings for granting connection conditions and conclusion of grid connection agreements.

His experience in the wind energy sector (including offshore) includes participation in numerous wind farm acquisition projects, including analysis of industry specific agreements such as GCAs (grid connection agreements), TSAs (turbine supply agreements), GCPAs (green certificate purchase agreements) and PPAs (power purchase agreements).

Filip also advises on environmental issues, including in particular waste management and water law. He advised on the draft legislative work on the act on waste electrical and electronic equipment, as well as in the dispute with the provincial marshal concerning withdrawal of the water law permit.

Filip speaks in Polish and English.

Maciej specialises in advisory services for entities operating in the energy and gas sector. He mainly deals with strategic regulatory advisory and supports entrepreneurs in investment processes.

His experience includes representing parties in cases before public administration authorities, in particular the President of the Energy Regulatory Office. 

He represents clients in common court proceedings and before the Supreme Court in numerous energy regulatory matters. Maciej has also represented clients in numerous cases before administrative courts, including the Supreme Administrative Court. He has also assisted them in legislative processes.

He passed a judicial exam, worked for the Energy Regulatory Office for several years and then for international and Polish law firms, where he coordinated teams advising the energy sector. 

He is a vice-president of the Polish Energy Law Association (SPPE). 

He is the author of commentaries to the Energy Law. He has lectured energy law at Polish and foreign universities.  

Maciej speaks in Polish and English.

Piotr specializes in:

• commercial contract law and civil law
• litigation
• bankruptcy and restructuring

Piotr gained his experience in reputable Polish and international law firms in Warsaw. He worked with DLA Piper for 13 years. He focuses on conducting litigation, negotiating contracts and providing ongoing advice to clients.

Piotr works with investors, developers, landlords and tenants, as well as the energy and manufacturing sectors. He represents clients in large disputes arising from construction and infrastructure projects.

He also specializes in the area of restructuring and bankruptcy law and holds a license of a restructuring advisor. Piotr assists creditors, debtors, managers, financial stakeholders and liquidators by providing strategic advice and business solutions.

Piotr is a restructuring advisor. He graduated from the University of Warsaw. He is a member of the Warsaw Bar Association. He speaks Polish and English.

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.

Sylwia specializes in:

• energy law 
• renewable energy sources
• investment process

Sylwia has gained experience in leading law firms in Warsaw. She focuses on providing legal advice to entities in the energy sector. She prepares comprehensive analyses and legal opinions, and supports entrepreneurs in drafting and negotiating key contracts in the energy sector.

She advises power generators, distribution and transmission system operators, trading companies, developers of photovoltaic and wind farms, including offshore wind farms. 

Sylwia provides comprehensive legal services in the course of day-to-day operations of enterprises. She advises on issues related to grid connection, licensing and activity in the RES sector. An important part of her practice is the investment process. She has gained experience while implementing infrastructure projects for the largest players in the energy sector and providing advisory services during construction and modernization projects of line facilities, power and gas infrastructure and construction of offshore wind farms. 

Sylwia graduated in law from Kozminski University in Warsaw. She communicates in Polish and English.

Katarzyna specializes in:

• matters of civil law and business law, with particular emphasis on litigation
• providing opinions on contracts in business transactions
• criminal law

Katarzyna graduated from Jagiellonian University in Cracow. She is a member of the Bar Association in Warsaw. She speaks Polish and English.

She gained experience in reputable law firms in Warsaw, representing Polish and foreign clients in court proceedings concerning civil law, commercial law and restructuring. Additionally, she provided ongoing legal services to individual clients and commercial law companies. 

She deals with commercial proceedings, corporate disputes and ongoing services for companies. 

She has experience in bankruptcy and restructuring proceedings and in advising creditors on satisfying their claims from material and personal collaterals.

Katarzyna assists in pre-trial proceedings - in particular in the departments for economic crimes, organized crime and corruption, as well as before courts and in executive proceedings as a defence counsel and attorney for the victim or an auxiliary prosecutor.

Kasia specializes in:

• criminal law,
• criminal business law,
• fiscal criminal law 

Before joining the Octo Legal team, Katarzyna gained experience in reputable law firms in Warsaw practicing in the area of criminal law, including economic criminal law and fiscal criminal law. 

She specializes in handling cases in the field of criminal law, including primarily in the area of economic criminal law and fiscal criminal law. He represents clients at all stages of criminal proceedings, in particular representing suspects and defendants in trials involving charges of participation in an organized criminal group, charges of violating the Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Act, and trials involving charges of committing economic and fiscal crimes. 

She has extensive experience in VAT fraud and money laundering projects, as well as financial fraud and actions to the detriment of companies.

She is a graduate of the Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Warsaw. During her law studies, she actively participated in providing pro bono legal advice on criminal law and human rights as part of the Maciej Bednarkiewicz Academia Iuris Foundation. 

She is a member of the Bar Association in Warsaw.

She communicates in Polish and English.  

Marek specializes in: 

• commercial contract law and civil law
• New technologies law
• Personal data protection
• litigation

Marek has gained experience in renowned Polish and international law firms in Warsaw. Prior to joining the firm, Marek worked in the financial services audit department of one of the Big4 firms and was involved in student legal clinics and the activities of the Court Watch Foundation.  

Marek's day-to-day work includes providing ongoing advice and negotiating contracts, as well as serving as a Data Protection Officer and representing clients in litigation. 

Marek's advice covers all areas of business, civil and copyright law, with particular emphasis on new technologies, the construction process and the creative industry. Among the clients served by Marek are technology, creative, energy, construction and financial market companies. 

Marek is also involved in providing companies with comprehensive services in the field of personal data protection, including preparation and implementation of a data protection model, as well as ongoing advisory services, representing clients during inspections and court proceedings and performing other tasks of a Data Protection Inspector. 

Marek graduated from the University of Warsaw and completed an advocacy training. He is a member of the Warsaw Bar Association and a certified mediator. He communicates in Polish, English and Spanish. 

Marek develops his interest in new technologies during numerous conferences and trainings as well as at meetings of the Legal Tech Poland Foundation and the European Legal Technology Association. 

Marek spends his free time practicing water sports and climbing, as well as attending film festivals, which he attended during his law studies. 

Marek's selected experience:  

Counseling and New Technology Law

• Drafting a contract for drop, minting and distribution of NFT  
• Preparing for a client, who is a software provider, an agreement in SaaS model and negotiating it with the largest e-commerce entity in Poland 
• Preparing, negotiating, and providing opinions on a number of contracts for programming and implementation work in various models 
• Preparing complex documentation for websites and internet platforms 
• Providing support to a group of technology companies in the area of day-to-day operations 

Personal data

• Conducting complex implementations of data protection models 
• Acting as a DPO and a member of the DPO team in companies in the creative, technology and construction industries 
• Representing clients in RODO disputes and in contacts with PUODO 
• Representing administrators and processors in audits and inspections  
• Negotiating entrustment agreements and data sharing terms and conditions 
• Managing procedures for dealing with breaches and data subject requests 

Litigation

• Representing owners of wind farms in a case brought by Energa seeking a declaration of invalidity of framework agreements for the sale of property rights arising from certificates of origin, so-called green certificates.  
• Representing a consortium leader in arbitration proceedings against the contracting authority in connection with a contract for the development of a detailed design and construction and commissioning of a liquefied natural gas regasification terminal in Świnoujście.  
• Representing clients in proceedings for infringement of personal rights. 

Aleksandra specializes in:

• criminal law, including commercial criminal law 
• criminal and criminal fiscal proceedings 

Aleksandra gained her previous experience working in reputable law firms, both Polish and international, in Krakow and Warsaw.

She specializes in conducting cases involving criminal law, including commercial criminal law. She supports clients at all stages of criminal proceedings, participating in detention, hearings, hearings and trials before courts of first and second instance, as well as representing clients at the stage of enforcement proceedings.  

She graduated from the Faculty of Law and Administration of the Jagiellonian University in Krakow and LLM program (specialization: American law) at the Columbus School of Law in Washington, DC. During her legal studies she was also a scholarship holder of ERASMUS+ program, thanks to which she had a chance to study law at the University of Vienna. 

Currently Aleksandra is an attorney trainee at the District Bar Council in Warsaw. 

She is fluent in English and communicates in German.

Selected experiences of Aleksandra:

• Representation of suspects and defendants in trials involving charges of violating the Anti-Drug Addiction Act - charges related to possession, participation in trafficking, production or giving to other persons narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances or new psychoactive substances,
• Representation of suspects and defendants in trials involving charges of violating the Anti-Money Laundering Act and terrorism financing,
• representation of suspects and defendants in the trials connected with the charge of participation in an organized criminal group,
• representation of suspects and accused persons in the trials connected with the charge of committing offences against life and health as well as against sexual liberty and decency
• representation of suspects and defendants in the trials connected with the alleged commission of the so-called economic crimes - charges related to corruption, fraud, material and intellectual forgery or acting to the detriment of the company.
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Aleksandra specializes in:

• criminal law, including white collar crimes
• criminal fiscal law

Aleksandra focuses on substantive and procedural criminal law.  She represents clients at all stages of criminal proceedings, including actions relating to detention and pre-trial detention, as well as during court proceedings. Her areas of interest include, in particular, the issues of economic crime and penal fiscal law. 

Before joining Octo Legal, she gained experience in reputable Polish and international law firms in Warsaw, practicing in the field of criminal law and civil law. 

She graduated from the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Warsaw.  During her studies she was actively involved in the activities of the Students' Self-Government of the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Warsaw and she provided pro bono legal advice in the field of criminal law as part of the Legal Clinic at the University of Warsaw. Within the Erasmus+ program she had a six-month internship at Vrije Universitet in Amsterdam.

She is a co-author of monograph on the crime of so-called VAT carousels, published by Wolters Kluwer. 

From January 2020 she is a trainee attorney at law in the Warsaw Chamber. 

She communicates in English and Russian.

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

Pamela's area of expertise is:

• commercial company law, including ongoing corporate advice to companies, in particular the public companies;
• real estate law, and
• intellectual property law.

Before joining the Octo Legal team, Pamela gained experience in reputable Polish and international law firms, as well as in the legal department of a Polish media group listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, providing legal advice for the company's governing bodies and in real estate related matters. She advised at the pre-trial stage and during court proceedings in cases involving infringement of personal rights and copyrights. She was responsible for drafting and negotiating contracts in the field of civil law, including intellectual property law, for artists, Polish and foreign brand management entities and advertising agencies.

She is a graduate of the Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Warsaw and a graduate of the Personal Data Protection and Data Security Management in the Centre for Postgraduate Education at Lazarski University. During her studies, she completed the British Law School conducted by the University of Warsaw in cooperation with the Cambridge University.

Pamela is also an attorney, a member of the Warsaw Bar Association. She is fluent in English.

Martyna graduated from the Faculty of Law and Administration at Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw. Currently, she is attorney-in-law trainee.

She specializes in civil and commercial litigation, in particular involving financial institutions. 

She gained her previous experience working in a local government unit managing European funds and in Warsaw law firms.

She is fluent in English.

Piotr specialises in the following areas:

• civil law

• banking law

• litigation

He graduated from the Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw. He gained his professional practice in law firms in Warsaw specializing in the areas of civil law and banking law. He is currently focused on litigation related to civil and banking law, including cases related to foreign currency loans. As of January 2024, he will become an advocate trainee at the District Bar Council in Warsaw. He communicates in Polish and English.

Aleksandra specializes in:

• advice related to the conclusion and termination of contracts (employment contracts and civil law contracts) and conducting group layoffs
• advice on the creation and implementation of internal labor law (work regulations, remuneration regulations, bonus regulations, company social benefits fund regulations and others)
• Representing employers and employees in court proceedings
• Social insurance counselling
• issues related to the functioning of research institutes

Aleksandra has gained experience providing comprehensive legal assistance to companies from IT, real estate, manufacturing and construction sectors, as well as through cooperation with law firms in Warsaw. 

On a daily basis she cooperates with employers assisting them in the ongoing management of employment processes, supporting them in the recruitment process, but also in terminating contracts and resolving social security issues. Moreover, she supports employers at every stage of transition of a company or its part. 

Aleksandra graduated from the University of Gdansk. She is a member of the District Chamber of Legal Advisors in Warsaw. She speaks Polish and English.

Justyna is an attorney-at-law at the Warsaw Bar Association and a PhD in Law. She provides comprehensive legal services to entrepreneurs in the energy sector.

She gained professional experience in law firms and in the legal department of the government administration authority in charge of regulating the energy market in Poland, where she dealt with the representation of the authority in court proceedings concerning, inter alia, restrictions on the supply and consumption of electricity, connection to the grid of "wind farms", RES, concession decisions, and actively participated in legislative processes in the field of energy law.

Justyna successfully combines practice and theory, as she also uses her experience in scientific projects and trainings. She has taught energy law at Polish universities and is currently employed as an assistant professor at the Pedagogical University of the National Education Commission in Krakow. She is an author of scientific articles concerning energy law and civil law. In 2019, she conducted a study visit at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.

Radosław is an attorney at law and a PhD in law. Professionally and academically, he specializes in environmental protection law, climate law, and European Union law.

He has many years of experience in these areas, e.g. in obtaining permits, e.g. for production of waste, water permits, collection or processing of waste, emission of gases and dusts into the air, integrated permits and the so-called environmental decisions. She represents clients during inspections carried out by the Environmental Protection Inspectorate, in administrative and administrative court proceedings, including cases concerning fines. He advises on product stewardship requirements, e.g. in the area of marking, labels and design. He conducts legal due diligence of companies, in particular industrial plants, renewable energy sources and real estate. Radowlaw also advises on day-to-day matters, e.g. environmental reporting or the handling of so-called BDO.

Between 2015 and 2021 he worked with the Polish office of a renowned international law firm.

He is the author of many scientific publications in his areas of specialization. The main subject of his research is the work on his habilitation thesis entitled. "Climate law". Radoslaw's academic interests focus on climate law, environmental law and European Union law.

Radosław is the Chairman of the Environmental and Climate Law Section of the District Bar Association, President of the Board of the Polska Oddycha Foundation and a member of the Environmental Committee of the Polish Chamber of Chemical Industry.

He is a member of the Warsaw Bar Association. He communicates in Polish and English.

Jakub graduated from the Faculty of Law and Administration of Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw, where he drafted and defended his thesis on substantive criminal law.

He supports the law firm's team in handling criminal cases, including criminal-economic and criminal-treasury cases, both at the pre-trial and trial stages.

His previous experience was gained in the legal-legislative department of a local government unit and renowned Warsaw law firms.

For many years he was associated with one of the nationwide legal clinics, where he provided free legal advice to indigent persons and coordinated the activities of other volunteers. 

Former vice president of the UKSW Material Criminal Law Academic Circle.

He communicates in Polish and English.

Aleksandra graduated from the Faculty of Human Nutrition and Consumer Sciences at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences. She gained her professional experience in large FMCG retail chains in the Quality Department and Sales Department. Later she was strongly connected with the gastronomy and hotel industry, which she learnt during several Work & Travel programs working in different positions at a holiday resort in Minnesota, USA. 

She gained further experience in international hotel chains in the Catering Department and Sales Department, where she was responsible for managing a team, organizing events and contact with clients. She currently uses her organizational skills at the law firm to support us in our daily operations.

Anna dołączyła do naszego zespołu, aby wspierać codzienne funkcjonowanie biura.

Ukończyła szkołę na kierunku Technik Biurowy. Ukończyła również z wyróżnieniem szkołę o profilu kosmetycznym uzyskując tytuł Technik Usług Kosmetycznych. Doświadczenie zawodowe zdobywała pracując w biurach rachunkowych i finansowych, salonach i butikach makijażu.

Na co dzień skutecznie wspiera prawników kancelarii w pracach biurowych i administracyjnych. 

She spends her free time experimenting in the kitchen and developing her passion, which is baking cakes and pies.