Art of the future

GESSEL was recognised as the leader in the IPO preparation / capital markets and securities category, and Leszek Koziorowski took top spot in the individual ranking in this category.

Our firm was also recommended in the following categories:

• Mergers and acquisitions
• International disputes
• Mediation and arbitration

Individual recommendations went to:

• Dr. Beata Gessel-Kalinowska vel Kalisz in the three categories of Litigation (civil, criminal, commercial, and administrative), Mediation and arbitration, and International disputes
• Marcin Macieszczak – Mergers and acquisitions
• Bernadeta Kasztelan-Świetlik – Competition and antitrust

For the second year in a row, GESSEL named Legal Advisor of the Year in the PSIK Awards !

Apart from that, GESSEL was also a finalist in the Venture Capital Legal Advisor of the Year category, and sale of the Akomex group, with GESSEL as counsel to the Highlander Partners fund, was shortlisted for Transaction of the Year !

Dr Beata Gessel-Kalinowska vel Kalisz was named as a Leading Individual in the Dispute Resolution category.

GESSEL and its individual practitioners are ranked in four categories:

• Dispute Resolution

Practice head(s): Dr Beata Gessel-Kalinowska vel Kalisz; Piotr Schramm

Other key lawyers: Marcin Robenek; Paweł Kwiatkowski; Dr Joanna Kisielińska-Garncarek; Marcin Macieszczak

• Commercial, Corporate and M&A

Practice head(s): Marcin Macieszczak; Maciej Kożuchowski; Małgorzata Badowska

Other key lawyers: Michał Bochowicz; Karol Sokół; Dr Bartłomiej Woźniak; Krzysztof Jasiński

• Private Equity

Practice head(s):Marcin Macieszczak; Maciej Kożuchowski; Małgorzata Badowska

Other key lawyers: Michał Bochowicz; Karol Sokół

• Capital Markets.

Practice head(s): Leszek Koziorowski; Krzysztof Marczuk

Other key lawyers: Magdalena Szeplik

This year’s edition of Chambers Europe distinguishes GESSEL in three practice areas:

• Capital Markets;
• Corporate/M&A;
• Private Equity.

Individual mentions go to:

• Dr Beata Gessel-Kalinowska vel Kalisz in two categories, Dispute Resolution: Most in Demand Arbitrators (Poland) and International Arbitration: Most In Demand Arbitrators (Europe-wide – as the only practitioner in CEE);
• Leszek Koziorowski and Krzysztof Marczuk in capital markets;
• … and, in M&A / corporate services – Małgorzata Badowska, Maciej Kożuchowski and Marcin Macieszczak, with the latter also distinguished in private equity.

GESSEL has won plaudits in the Corporate/M&A category.

Individual mentions go to:

• Dr Beata Gessel-Kalinowska vel Kalisz in Dispute Resolution: Most in Demand Arbitrators – Poland (Band 2) and International Arbitration: Most In Demand Arbitrators – Europe-wide (Band 3)
• Marcin Macieszczak in Corporate/M&A (Band 3);
• Maciej Kożuchowski in Corporate/M&A (Band 4);
• Małgorzata Badowska in Corporate/M&A (Band 4);