Corporate social responsibility

A certain goodwill which it has been our privilege to enjoy in various circles is one of the reasons why, for twenty years now, GESSEL has been able to effectively pursue its business objectives. In an effort to repay some of this goodwill, GESSEL has consistently supported the work of entities associated with the arts, the public interest, and education. These efforts are informed not only by a sense of corporate civic duty, but also by genuine interest; and thus, we tap the talents and skills of various members of our team in working for the general good in the three areas just mentioned.

Our charity work has been honoured, among other laudations, by Dziennik Gazeta Prawna (DGP) and by the Rzeczpospolita daily in 2009. Rzeczpospolita’s editors have praised our commitment to pro bono work. The sixth iteration of DGP’s ranking of law firms noted our work for the artistic community and our gratuitous legal advice to charities and public interest entities. In April 2012, Beata Gessel-Kalinowska vel Kalisz received a Forbes Professional title in recognition of her consistency and initiative in actively promoting charity and education.

Public good

08.07.2020

Ośrodek Karta (the Folio Centre)

Ośrodek Karta (the Folio Centre) is a non-governmental organisation operating Poland’s largest community archive, aiming to document the recent history of Poland and...

Ośrodek Karta (the Folio Centre)

08.07.2020

The Po Drugie Foundation

The Po Drugie Foundation offers legal aid, psychological counselling, and general support in crisis situation for at-risk and homeless youth, for single mothers, and...

The Po Drugie Foundation

07.02.2019

CAMPUS RESIDENCY AT GOOGLE CAMPUS WARSAW

Michał Bochowicz has joined, in the capacity of adviser, the second edition of the Campus Residency Program at Google Campus Warsaw. Campus Residency is a six-month p...

CAMPUS RESIDENCY AT GOOGLE CAMPUS WARSAW

07.02.2019

DAFA Association Of Flat Roof And Facade Contractors

Since 2017, GESSEL lawyers have been supporting the DAFA Association of Flat Roof and Facade Contractors, providing legal advice, leading training events and assisti...

DAFA Association Of Flat Roof And Facade Contractors

01.10.2017

Association of Historical Securities Documents Collectors

GESSEL supports the Association of Historical Securities Documents Collectors, a body dedicated to fostering preservation and collection of old securities and to ass...

Association of Historical Securities Documents Collectors

30.09.2017

Association of Private Investors

GESSEL provides legal assistance on disclosure, corporate governance, and corporate organisation issues as well as advises its members on stock exchange transactions...

Association of Private Investors

30.09.2017

Polish Private Equity Association

GESSEL supports the Polish Private Equity Association – an organisation bringing together institutional investors around Poland for the purpose of fostering growth o...

Polish Private Equity Association

30.09.2017

Polish Confederation of Private Employers Lewiatan

As of October 2010, GESSEL has been cooperating with Lewiatan on drafting and assessing legislative proposals. In 2011, our firm offered its remarks on the draft legisla...

Polish Confederation of Private Employers Lewiatan

30.09.2017

Women’s Congress

GESSEL is a permanent legal advisor to the Women’s Congress Association, and Beata Gessel-Kalinowska vel Kalisz is proud to be a member of the Women’s Congress’s pro...

Women’s Congress

30.09.2017

Helsinki Human Rights Foundation

Since 2007, GESSEL is proud to work with the Helsinki Human Rights Foundation within the context of its Strategic Litigation Programme, with our lawyers representing...

Helsinki Human Rights Foundation

30.09.2017

Museum of the History of Polish Jews

From the very outset, GESSEL has supported the Jewish Historical Institute Association in its initiative of establishing a Museum of the History of Polish Jews, dedicate...

Museum of the History of Polish Jews

30.09.2017

Childbirth With Dignity Foundation

GESSEL is proud to provide legal support to the Childbirth With Dignity Foundation, a non-governmental organisation offering assistance to expecting and young mother...

Childbirth With Dignity Foundation

30.09.2017

Right to Aid Foundation

3 September 2008 witnessed the inauguration of the Right to Aid Foundation, with GESSEL as one of the founders and one of over 30 participating law firms. The Foundat...

Right to Aid Foundation

GESSEL Foundations

30.09.2017

GESSEL Foundation for Zachęta – National Gallery of Art

GESSEL Foundation for Zachęta – National Gallery of Art A cooperation between Zachęta – National Gallery of Art and GESSEL launched in January 2013. The Foundation...

GESSEL Foundation for Zachęta – National Gallery of Art

30.09.2017

GESSEL for the National Museum in Warsaw

Our firm is the founder and the main sponsor of the GESSEL Foundation for the National Museum in Warsaw (formerly the Foundation for Contemporary Art of the Nation...

GESSEL for the National Museum in Warsaw

Completed projects

30.09.2017

Association for Aiding GIST Patients

Starting in November 2009 and throughout 2010, GESSEL has provided legal advice to the Association for Aiding GIST Patients. Established in 2004, this non-government...

Association for Aiding GIST Patients

30.09.2017

Polish Association of High Mountain Guides

GESSEL advises the Polish Association of High Mountain Guides with respect to work on amendment of Polish tourism laws geared at adapting the provisions regulating o...

Polish Association of High Mountain Guides

30.09.2017

Polish Coalition of Oncological Patient Organisations

The Polish Coalition of Oncological Patient Organisations was established in February 2009 by four organisations – the Amazon Associations Federation, the Owl Eyes S...

Polish Coalition of Oncological Patient Organisations

30.09.2017

Owl Eyes Support Association for Lymphoma Patients

GESSEL is an active supporter of the Owl Eyes Support Association for Lymphoma Patients, an organisation established in 2005 and affiliated with the international Lympho...

Owl Eyes Support Association for Lymphoma Patients

30.09.2017

Young Arbitration Practitioners in Poland (YAPP)

As part of her support for young lawyers, Dr Beata Gessel-Kalinowska vel Kalisz contributes her knowledge as an outside expert in arbitration competitions. In her capaci...

Young Arbitration Practitioners in Poland (YAPP)

30.09.2017

School of American Law at Jagiellonian University

GESSEL cooperates with the School of American Law at the Faculty of Law and Administration of Jagiellonian University, Krakow and the Catholic University of America,...

School of American Law at Jagiellonian University

30.09.2017

Conflict and Dispute Resolution Centre, University of Warsaw

GESSEL has worked together with the Conflict and Dispute Resolution Centre at the University of Warsaw’s Faculty of Law and Administration in organising the conference e...

Conflict and Dispute Resolution Centre, University of Warsaw

30.09.2017

Cambridge PYTHON

GESSEL supports the Cambridge PYTHON Project – an academic entrepreneurship incubator – providing legal advice for business projects and investments. The Cambridge P...

Cambridge PYTHON

30.09.2017

“Design Your Profit” – Cooperation with the Institute of Industrial Design

Throughout 2011, GESSEL continued its cooperation with the Institute of Industrial Design as legal partner of the “Design Your Profit” project organised as part of the I...

“Design Your Profit” – Cooperation with the Institute of Industrial Design

30.09.2017

Programme for the artistic community

GESSEL has been pursuing a special programme for the artistic community geared at providing professional legal assistance in contract drafting, negotiations, and conduct...

Programme for the artistic community

30.09.2017

Wyspa Institute of Art, Gdańsk

Building on our experience in cooperating with the Museum of the History of Polish Jews, GESSEL has decided to lend its support to another cultural institution. As of Ju...

Wyspa Institute of Art, Gdańsk

30.09.2017

Krystiana Robb-Narbutt Foundation

Responding to the call of the Polish artistic community which, in 2007, decided to honour the memory of the much-loved artist, GESSEL participated in establishment of th...

Krystiana Robb-Narbutt Foundation

30.09.2017

Commercial arbitration

Recent years have witnessed an increase of interest in amicable dispute resolution – or arbitration – in the legal and business communities. Beata Gessel-Kalinowska vel ...

Commercial arbitration