Founded in Paris in 1920, Gide is a leading international law firm with 12 offices spread throughout the world.
Gide is physically present in six regions of the world, with 11 offices, enabling it to act on cases globally.
When Gide opened an office in Warsaw in 1991, it was one of the first international legal practices acting in Poland under the new regime. Over the past three decades, we have been involved in a large number of projects, including the most important privatisations and investment transactions on the Polish market. Gide Warsaw provides legal advice in all key areas of business law and is one of the most highly recommended international law firms in Poland.
Gide Warsaw employs over 40 lawyers and tax advisers, including five partners, and advises leading players in Poland, ranging from financial institutions to developers and leaders in the gas, petrochemicals and retail sectors. In addition, we advise companies operating in the transport and heavy industry sectors. We support foreign investors and Polish companies, including state-owned companies and public institutions.
Our key areas of specialisation include:
In the various rankings published by renowned Polish newspapers, such as Dziennik Gazeta Prawna and Rzeczpospolita, Gide has always been regarded as a leading law firm in the country. Similarly, our experts are listed as recommended lawyers in international legal directories such as The Legal 500 EMEA, Chambers Europe and IFLR1000.
Gide Loyrette Nouel‘s broad offering spans both transactional advice and contentious proceedings, as well as regulatory assistance with the gamut of day-to-day tax issues. The team is firmly positioned within the firm’s international network, which includes offices based in Paris, London and New York. Dariusz Tokarczuk, who also chairs the competition law, commercial contracts and M&A practices, is able to bring his diverse experience to bear on his role as head of the tax department.
Legal 500 EMEA 2023 - Poland - Tax
Marcin Muszel and Blazej Czwarnok lead the real estate practice at Gide Loyrette Nouel, which supports developers and investors throughout the entire lifecycle of projects, from structuring investments and conducting due diligence reviews, to preparing and negotiating documentation and implementation of the project. The team advises on matters involving residential, office, retail, logistics, hospitality, healthcare, and student housing assets. Błażej Czwarnok was promoted to parter in January 2022, and associates Rafał Osetek and Tomasz Roszczyc are also core members of the team.
Legal 500 EMEA 2023 - Poland - Real Estate
Gide Loyrette Nouel’s energy and environmental protection group frequently advises operators of public and critical infrastructure, as well as state-owned companies from the energy, oil and gas, mining, and chemistry sectors, on energy-related infrastructure developments. It is also adept at obtaining financing for pipelines, sea and air terminals, power plants, and mining projects. The team is led by Piotr Sadownik, who is skilled in representing clients before arbitration courts, common courts, and administrative bodies. Krzysztof Ciepliński was elevated to the partnership in July 2022, and is also active in a number of the team’s litigation mandates.
Legal 500 EMEA 2023 - Poland - Energy & Natural Resources
Gide Loyrette Nouel takes a 'creative approach to challenges' arising in all the corporate, financial, regulatory, tax and contractual areas relating to the private equity sector; the team's expertise ranges from leveraged buyouts to venture capital transactions. Paweł Grześkowiak - whose specialist areas include banking and finance, M&A, and aviation-related matters - leads the department.
Legal 500 EMEA 2023 - Poland - Private Equity
Gide Loyrette Nouel is active in assisting clients with cross-border projects, as well as representing them in contentious proceedings. Compliance issues and day-to-day advisory work are also within the group’s offering, in addition to negotiation with trade unions, terminations and restructurings, and employee transfers. Paweł Grześkowiak heads the practice and is skilled in negotiating collective bargaining agreements and social packages. Joanna Jasiewicz is also of note for advising clients on European labour law mandates.
Legal 500 EMEA 2023 - Poland - Employment
Operating as part of a cohesive network of 11 offices around the globe, Gide Loyrette Nouel's Warsaw-based team is highly regarded for its successful track record resolving conflicts through litigation, arbitration, and other forms of alternative dispute resolution. All of the firm's 'outstanding experts' have in-depth knowledge of particular specialist areas - including real estate, intellectual property, infrastructure, and competition law - ensuring that the group can handle the most complex cases with a nexus to these fields. Piotr Sadownik and Krzysztof Ciepliński are the senior names to note.
Legal 500 EMEA 2023 - Poland - Dispute Resolution
The Warsaw-based Gide Loyrette Nouel team operates as an integrated part of the firm's multi-jurisdictional network, and is consequently particularly well placed to handle competition law mandates with complex cross-border elements. As well as advising on the gamut of consumer protections issues, the group regularly assists with matters relating to commercial agreements, including distribution systems. Dariusz Tokarczuk heads up the practice, with Szymon Chwaliński also playing a key role.
Legal 500 EMEA 2023 - Poland - Competition / Antitrust
‘Trusted advisor‘ Gide Loyrette Nouel utilises an integrated structure, bringing together corporate and M&A specialists – under the guidance of Dariusz Tokarczuk – with practitioners whose core competencies centre around banking and finance, private equity, and venture capital – led by Paweł Grześkowiak. In terms of sector focuses, mining and heavy industries are the standouts. Recently, highlights have included creation and liquidation of comapnies, assistance with registration proceedings, and financing of operations.
Legal 500 EMEA 2023 - Poland - Commercial / Corporate & M&A
Gide Loyrette Nouel‘s Warsaw-based team operates as part of the firm’s international capital markets practice, collaborating most closely with offices in Paris, London and New York. Under the leadership of Paweł Grześkowiak, the practice expertly handles the gamut of ECM, DCM and compliance work. The group’s client roster spans issuers, investors, and leading financial institutions.
Legal 500 EMEA 2023 - Poland - Capital Markets
Acting as part of an international network in close co-operation with the firm’s Paris, London and New York offices, the Warsaw branch of Gide Loyrette Nouel advises on various kinds of financing transactions, both those conducted locally in Poland and at a cross-border level. Paweł Grześkowiak, who acts as the practice head, is known for his capabilities in secured and structured financing operations, and private equity and M&A deals. At associate level, Mateusz Gronau is noted.
Legal 500 EMEA 2023 - Poland - Banking & Finance
An independent law firm headquartered in Paris with a network of offices in key markets across Europe and further afield. The firm has had a presence in Poland since 1991, and the Warsaw office comprises over 30 practitioners currently, providing advice to clients across finance, M&A and dispute resolution. The Polish team is experienced collaborating with French colleagues and others in the firm's office network, as well as with partner firms. Benefiting from the expertise and resources in teams across EMEA, North America and Asia, the firm's Polish lawyers are well versed in international work. The group predominantly advises on finance and corporate matters across jurisdictions, adept at handling both inbound and outbound deals. Active on both public and private transactions, teams serve clients from sectors including financial services, healthcare, construction, real estate and IT.
Chambers Global 2023 - Poland - International & Cross-Border
Gide Loyrette Nouel houses a noteworthy real estate team advising on transactions concerning a range of property assets, including hotels, office buildings and warehouses as well as care and retirement homes. The law firm also conducts joint venture exits among real estate developers and prepares lease agreements for commercial properties. The team is visible on deals relating to property assets in Polish regions. Its client roster includes real estate developers, investors and corporate entities.
Chambers Europe 2023 - Real Estate
Gide Loyrette Nouel has a well-respected team assisting clients with litigation and arbitration matters. The team has considerable experience advising French-speaking clients active in the Polish market and also has a loyal following among Polish companies. The law firm acts for a number of state-owned companies. Its sector expertise includes infrastructure construction, particularly in relation to highways. The team additionally represents a number of financial services clients.
Chambers Europe & Global 2023 - Dispute Resolution
Gide Loyrette Nouel is a Polish outfit of a French firm assisting both international and domestic clients with all aspects of M&A. The law firm also offers corporate advice. The team is active on deals relating to the food production, healthcare and IT sectors. The firm has a strong following of Polish clients in addition to francophone names.
Chambers Europe & Global 2023 - Corporate / M&A : High-End Capability
Gide Loyrette Nouel houses a recognised team of DCM experts who provide both transactional and regulatory support. The team is particularly proficient in bond issuance programmes, including hybrid bond issuances, acting for a range of issuers, arrangers and subscribers. The department advises a roster of prominent clients from the natural resources and real estate sectors, as well as a host of domestic and international banks.
Chambers Europe & Global 2023 - Capital Markets : Debt
Gide Loyrette Nouel has a solid practice group advising both domestic and international clients on sizeable financing transactions. The law firm covers areas such as acquisition finance, project finance and real estate finance. It primarily represents the lenders and also acts for companies. Gide Loyrette Nouel is particularly active in the financing of construction, including in relation to commercial and industrial facilities.
Chambers Europe & Global 2023 - Banking & Finance
Gide Loyrette Nouel‘s tax practice covers transactional tax, tax advisory work and contentious tax issues. The team benefits from being part of the firm’s international network, enabling it to advise clients on a variety of cross-border tax issues. Dariusz Tokarczuk coordinates the team of tax advisors, which includes international tax law expert Ewa Żbikowska and corporate tax specialist Maciej Grela.
Legal 500 EMEA 2022 - Tax
Gide Loyrette Nouel is active across all stages of real estate projects, including transactions, investment structuring, due diligence reviews, documentation preparation, construction and regulatory matters. Assets of focus for the group include residential, office, hospitality, healthcare and elderly care services, logistics, retail and student housing. Marcin Muszel is the practice head and is supported by counsel Błażej Czwarnok and associates Rafal Osetek and Tomasz Roszczyc.
Legal 500 EMEA 2022 - Real Estate
Gide Loyrette Nouel‘s team consists of former external advisors and in-house counsel advising Polish operators of public and critical infrastructure, ordering parties and contractors in addition to state-owned companies from the energy, oil and gas, mining and chemistry sectors. The team is proficient in assisting throughout major projects, as well as representing clients in proceedings before the Polish National Appeals Chamber. The department is led by Piotr Sadownik who possesses a track record in both arbitration and litigation.
Legal 500 EMEA - Energy & Natural Resources
Gide Loyrette Nouel, a firm headquartered in Paris, fields a closely integrated international employment practice. The team in Poland is instructed on trade union negotiations, restructurings, employee transfers, disputes and insurance packages, among other mandates. Paweł Grześkowiak chairs the practice with the support of Joanna Jasiewicz, noted for her ‘many years of experience in both Polish and European labour law.’
Legal 500 EMEA 2022 - Employment
Gide Loyrette Nouel's Warsaw team is an integral part of the firm's global dispute resolution and arbitration practice, often handling cross-border contentious issues alongside colleagues in Paris, London and New York. Areas of expertise include commercial law, real estate, IP and industrial property disputes, as well as unfair competition cases, criminal proceedings and employment litigation. Piotr Sadownik heads the team and specialises in public procurement and IP disputes, as does counsel Krzysztof Ciepliński.
Legal 500 EMEA 2022 - Dispute Resolution
Gide Loyrette Nouel advises clients on domestic and European legal issues regarding competition, consumer protection law, commercial agreements and distribution systems. The team also represents clients before competition protection authorities, bodies and courts, as well as cooperating with the firm’s M&A practice. The department is chaired by Dariusz Tokarczuk and includes Szymon Chwaliński, who is notable for competition, consumer law issues and distribution law.
Legal 500 EMEA 2022 - Competition / Antitrust
At Gide Loyrette Nouel, the corporate practice works closely with the firm’s offices in Paris, London and New York to advise foreign corporates on their M&A activity in Poland. The team is also instructed in company law issues and reorganisations. Dariusz Tokarczuk, who leads the team, is most noted for his leveraged buyout expertise. Edyta Zalewska also has an active transactional practice, and also handles restructurings and business separations. Wojciech Czyżewski is also recommended.
Legal 500 EMEA 2022 - Commercial, Corporate & M&A
In mid-2021, Gide Loyrette Nouel's former debt capital markets head Robert Dulewicz left private practice, with counsel Michał Śmiechowski taking over as head of the department. The group is most noted for its work across the spectrum of debt securities, working closely with the firm’s teams in Paris, London and New York. Senior associate Agnieszka Kozikowska has experience of handling Euro medium-term note programmes.
Legal 500 EMEA 2022 - Capital Markets
Gide Loyrette Nouel‘s banking and finance team handles financing transactions, regulatory and retail banking issues, and it also advises on banking documentation on a day-to-day basis. Its clients include Polish and international banks and financial institutions, as well as insurance companies, private equity and mezzanine funds, and corporate borrowers with strong links with the French market. Practice head Paweł Grześkowiak has expertise in finance and banking law, and is active in secured and structured finance transactions. Marta Karmińska is sought after for advice on secured and unsecured financings, such as those involving syndicated finance, structured finance, LBO and commercial real property finance.
Legal 500 EMEA 2022 - Banking & Finance
Gide Loyrette Nouel houses a noteworthy real estate team advising on transactions concerning a range of property assets, including hotels, office buildings and warehouses as well as care and retirement homes. The law firm also conducts joint venture exits among real estate developers and prepares lease agreements for commercial properties. The team is visible on deals relating to property assets in Polish regions. Its client roster includes real estate developers, investors and corporate entities.
Chambers Europe 2022
Gide Loyrette Nouel has a well-respected team assisting clients with litigation and arbitration matters. The team has considerable experience in advising French-speaking clients active in the Polish market and also has a loyal following among Polish companies. The law firm acts for a number of state-owned companies. Its sector expertise includes infrastructure construction, particularly in relation to highways. The team additionally represents a number of financial services clients.
Chambers Europe & Global 2022 - Dispute Resolution
Gide Loyrette Nouel is a Polish outfit of a French firm assisting both international and domestic clients with all aspects of M&A. The law firm also offers corporate advice. The team is active on deals relating to the food production, healthcare and IT sectors. The firm has a strong following of Polish clients in addition to francophone names.
Chambers Europe & Global 2022 - Corporate / M&A
Gide Loyrette Nouel houses a recognised team of DCM experts who provide both transactional and regulatory support. The team is particularly proficient in bond issuance programmes, including hybrid bond issuances, acting for a range of issuers, arrangers and subscribers. The department advises a roster of prominent clients from the natural resources, real estate and manufacturing sectors, as well as a host of domestic and international banks.
Chambers Europe & Global 2022 - Capital Markets
Gide Loyrette Nouel is a solid practice group advising both domestic and international clients on sizeable financing transactions. The law firm covers areas such as acquisition finance, project finance and real estate finance. The law firm primarily represents the lenders and also acts for companies. Gide Loyrette Nouel is particularly active in the financing of construction, including in relation to commercial and industrial facilities.
Chambers Europe & Global 2022 - Banking & Finance
Gide understands our goals and needs and are able to quickly and efficiently meet them.
Legal 500 EMEA 2021
A very approachable and responsive team of lawyers, always willing to go the extra mile and close a deal on time.
Legal 500 EMEA 2021
They are inquisitive and meticulous, open to new knowledge and curious about other experiences, they do not impose themselves with knowledge and views and solve problems.
Legal 500 EMEA 2021
We have never been disappointed by the firm. All of their lawyers are very competent and reliable.
Legal 500 EMEA 2020
