We cultivate the art of efficiency. 

 

We are a law firm that comprehensively serves business. For over 30 years we have been successfully advising entrepreneurs in Poland and abroad, accompanying them at various stages of their company’s life. For us, efficiency is key. 

We have experience in serving a wide range of economic sectors. We support the financial, construction, real estate, food and beverage, transportation, retail, pharmaceutical, energy and IT industries, among others. Our competence is confirmed by many years of cooperation and trust of clients, as well as high places in Polish and international legal rankings. 

We create effective legal solutions for our clients by supporting their projects, ideas and visions. This is possible thanks to the multidisciplinary knowledge, experience and full commitment of our experts. We understand the business world and its needs – it’s as simple as that. 

30

years of uninterrupted market presence

16

experienced partners of the firm

100+

multidisciplinary experts in the team

Awards & Rankings

Rzeczpospolita

PSIK Awards 2022

Legal 500

Chambers Europe

Chambers Global

IFLR 1000

Important to us

The history of the tiger

GESSEL for Climate

GESSEL for Art

ESG

Help Ukraine

PRO BONO

In memoriam Dorota Bryndal

In memoriam dr Janusz Fiszer

Get to know our specializations

Check in which legal areas we can advise you.

The basic principle that unites our team is to build relationships based on respect and trust.

We have been advising entrepreneurs for 30 years, so we understand the nature of business and how to properly support it. We focus on efficiency, transparency and partnership.

GESSEL Team

Beata Gessel-Kalinowska vel Kalisz, D.Sc.

Senior Partner
Attorney-at-law

Arbitration (arbitraż) | Litigation (procesy sądowe) | Financial litigation (procesowo-finansowa)

Beata Gessel-Kalinowska vel Kalisz, D.Sc.

Marcin Macieszczak

Managing partner
Attorney-at-law

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) fuzje i przejęcia

Marcin Macieszczak

Leszek Koziorowski

Partner
Attorney-at-law

Capital Markets (rynki kapitałowe)

Leszek Koziorowski

Aldona Pietrzak

Partner
Attorney-at-law

Corporate law (prawo korporacyjne)

Aldona Pietrzak

Christian Schmidt

Partner
Rechtsanwalt

German Desk

Christian Schmidt

Piotr Schramm

Partner
Advocate

Litigation (procesy sądowe) | Risk & Support | Bankruptcy and restructuring

Piotr Schramm

Małgorzata Badowska

Partner
Attorney-at-law

Banking and Finance (bankowość i finanse) | Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) fuzje i przejęcia

Małgorzata Badowska

Krzysztof Marczuk

Partner
Attorney-at-law

Capital Markets (rynki kapitałowe)

Krzysztof Marczuk

Maciej Kożuchowski

Partner
Attorney-at-law

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) fuzje i przejęcia

Maciej Kożuchowski

Bernadeta Kasztelan-Świetlik

Partner
Attorney-at-law

Competition and consumer law (prawo konkurencji i prawo konsumenckie)

Bernadeta Kasztelan-Świetlik

Michał Bochowicz

Partner
Advocate

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) fuzje i przejęcia

Michał Bochowicz

Adam Kraszewski

Partner
Attorney-at-law

Labor law, management contracts (prawo pracy) | Intellectual property law (prawo własności intelektualnej) | Life Sciences and Health Care (prawo medyczne)

Adam Kraszewski

Karol Sokół

Partner
Advocate

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) fuzje i przejęcia

Karol Sokół

Maciej Boryczko

Partner
Attorney-at-law

Real Estate (nieruchomości)

Maciej Boryczko

Dominika Ramírez-Wołkiewicz

Partner
Legal Advisor
Tax Advisor

Tax law (prawo podatkowe)

Dominika Ramírez-Wołkiewicz

Joanna Kisielińska-Garncarek, PhD

Partner
Attorney-at-law

Arbitration (arbitraż) | Litigation (procesy sądowe)

Joanna Kisielińska-Garncarek, PhD

Partnership

IR Global

Lawyers Associated Worldwide (LAW)

International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)

Polish Private Equity Association (PSIK)

British-Polish Chamber of Commerce (BPCC)

Polish-Austrian Economic Cooperation Initiative (PAIWG)

Polish-German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (AHK Polska)

International Advisory Experts

The Women’s Law Network

Family Firms Initiative Association

Monterey Funds Club

Association of Private Investors

Polish Association of Listed Companies

Stowarzyszenie Kongres Kobiet

Contact us

ul. Sienna 39, 00-121 Warszawa

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