POLAND

KEY ECONOMIC DATA

Area: 312,685 sq km

GDP: PLN 981bn

Currency: Polish Zloty

GDP per head (PPP) €12,400

Population: 38.6 million

GDP growth: 4.5 per cent
Inflation: 1.7 per cent
Unemployment: 15.0 per cent

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IN POLAND (2007)

January 1; April 9; May 1; May 3; May 17; June 7; August 15; November 1; December 25; December 26.

LEGAL PROFESSION

Professional title: Adwokat; Radca prawny
Number of lawyers: 21,500
Female lawyers as a per cent
of the profession: 49.6 per cent

USEFUL ADDRESSES

Local bar association

Naczelna Rada Adwokacka

16 ul. Šwie tojerska

PL-00–202 Warsaw
Poland

Tel: +48 22 505 25 00

Fax: +48 22 505 25 08

info@nra.pl

www.adwokatura.pl


Krajowa Izba Radców Prawnych
Aleje Ujazdowskie 18 lok. 4
PL-00–478 Warsaw
Poland
Tel: +48 22 622 84 28
Fax: +48 22 622 05 88
kirp@kirp.pl
www.kirp.pl


EU Commission
representative office
Komisja Europejska
Reprezentacja w Polsce
Centrum Jasna
ul. Jasna 14/16a
PL-00-041 Warsaw
Poland
Tel: +48 22 556 89 89
Fax: +48 22 556 89 98
comm-rep-poland@ec.europa.eu
www.europa.delpol.pl


In-house lawyers association
Krajowa Izba Radców Prawnych
Al. Ujazdowskie 18 lok. 4
PL-00–478 Warsaw
Poland
Tel: +48 22 622 05 88
kirp@kirp.pl
www.radca.prawny.lex.pl


National justice ministry
Ministerstwo Sprawiedliwos´ci
Al. Ujazdowskie 11
PL-00 950 Warsaw
Poland
Tel: +48 22 52 12 888
Fax: +48 22 628 65 52
wi@ms.gov.pl
www.ms.gov.pl

 

LAW FIRMS IN WARSAW

 

LAW FIRM LOCATOR

1 Domanski Zakrzewski Palinka SPK

TRAVEL INFORMATION

Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport is approximately 8km south of the city centre, and the journey will take around 20 minutes. The airport is served by three authorised taxi companies, Merc Taxi, MPT Radio Taxi and Sawa Taxi, and by the 175 and 188 municipal bus services. Hotel shuttle buses are also available.

WEBSITE

www.polish-airports.com

 

DOMANSKI ZAKRZEWSKI

PALINKA SPK

dzp@dzp.plwww.dzp.pl

 

Main office

Rondo ONZ 1
Warsaw 00-124

Poland
Tel: +48 (0) 22 557 76 00
Fax: +48 (0) 22 557 76 01

Other offices

Poznan, Wroclaw

Key personnel

 

Managing Partner: Krzysztof A. Zakrzewski
Senior Partners: Grzegorz Doman´ski, Józef Palinka
Partners: Piotr Andrzejczak, Andrzej Foltyn, Boguslaw Kaplon, Marcin Krakowiak, Janina Ligner-Zeromska, Marek Swiatkowski, Julita Zimoch-Tuchołka, Lech Zyzylewski

Press contact: Agnieszka Kaminska, Agnieszka Zalewska

 

Firm profile

With 100 lawyers Doman´ski Zakrzewski Palinka (DZP) is the largest law firm in Poland and one of the most reputable. The firm was founded in Warsaw in 1993. DZP offers legal advice on all aspects of business-related law and provides legal services to Polish companies with domestic or foreign capital and foreign investors operating in various sectors such as banking and finance, construction, electronics and engineering, the food industry, industrial machinery, tourism, the media and real estate. The firm also represents leading firms in the telecommunications sector and companies dealing with the latest technology and e-business.

 

DZP has a worldwide network of co-operating law firms and has considerable experience in managing international projects.

 

Languages spoken:

English, German, Spanish, Japanese, Russian, French, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese and Polish

 

Practice areas

Advertising and media law
Anti-trust law and unfair competition
Arbitration and litigation
Banking and finance
Corporate and commercial law
E-business
Environmental protection
European Community law
Foreign direct investments
Insurance and re-insurance
Intellectual property protection
Labour law
Mergers and acquisitions
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology market
Power and infrastructure
Private equity funds and venture capital
Privatisation
Project financing
Public procurement
Public-private partnerships
Real estate
Restructuring/Bankruptcy
Securities and capital markets
Telecommunications and IT

 

 

 

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BSJP Brockhuis Schnell Jurczak Prusak SpK
Al. Armii Ludowej 26
00-609 Warsaw
Tel: +48 22 579 89 00
Fax: +48 22 579 89 01
http://www.bsjp.pl/


Chajec Don-Siemion & Zyto Legal Advisors
Norway House
Ul. Lwowska 19
00-660 Warsaw
Tel: +48 22 370 07 07
Fax: +48 22 370 07 08
www.chajec.com.pl Chalas & Wspólnicy


Ul. Swietojerska 5/7
00-236 Warsaw
Tel: +48 22 860 03 10
Fax: +48 22 860 03 11
http://www.chwp.pl/


Dr Krystian Ziemski & Partners Sp. Zoo
Ul. Strusia 10
60-711 Poznan
Tel: +48 61 866 26 28
Fax: +48 61 865 82 56
http://www.law.com.pl/


Drzewiecki Tomaszek & Partners
Belwederska Str No 23
00-761 Warsaw
Tel: +48 22 840 95 00
Fax: +48 22 840 95 10
http://www.dt.com.pl/


Forystek & Partners
Europlex, II Floor
Pulawska 17
02-515 Warsaw
Tel: +48 22 852 82 22
Fax: +48 22 852 82 20
http://www.forystek.pl/

Gessel Attorneys At Law
Ul. Sienna 39
00-121 Warsaw
Tel: +48 22 318 69 01
Fax: +48 22 318 69 31
http://www.gessel.pl/

Karniol Malecki i Wspólnicy
Ul .Swietojerska 5/7
00-236 Warsaw
Tel: +48 22 828 14 60
Fax: +48 22 827 04 63
http://www.skm.pl/

Kochanski Brudkowski and Partners Sp.J.
6 Fredry Str.
00-097 Warsaw
Tel: +48 22 596 46 00
Fax: +48 22 596 46 01
http://www.kbw.com.pl/


Lesnodorski Slusarek I Wspolnicy
Ul. Lowicka 62
02-531 Warsaw
Tel: +48 22 646 42 10
Fax: +48 22 646 28 77
http://www.lsw.com.pl/


MAQS Law Firm
Domanski Zakrewski Palinka
Rondo Onz 1
00-124 Warsaw
Tel: +48 22 557 8630
Fax: +48 22 213 4777
www.maqs.com

Pociej, Dubois & Partners
Ul. Swietokrzyska 18
00-052 Warsaw
Tel: +48 22 829 90 25
Fax: +48 22 829 92 02
www.pd-kancelaria.pl

Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak
Ul. Wawelska 15b
02-034 Warsaw
Tel: +48 22 608-7000
Fax: +48 22 608-7070
www.skslegal.pl

TGC Corporate Lawyers
Ul. Krolewska 27
00-060 Warsaw
Tel: +48 22 653-3644
Fax: +48 22 827-6915
www.tgc.pl

Wardynski & Partners
Al Ujazdowskie 10
00-478 Warsaw
Tel: +48 22 437 82 00
Fax: +48 22 437 82 01
www.wardynski.com.pl

 

Wierciński, Kwieciński, Baehr Sp. k.
ul. Polna 11
00-633 Warsaw
Tel: +48 22 201 00 00
Fax: +48 22 201 00 99
www.wkb.com.pl