Chambers Global 2025

18.02.2025 News

We are delighted to announce that our firm and our experts have once again been recognized by Chambers and Partners in the Chambers Global 2025 edition.

This recognition is not merely a matter of prestige—it confirms the quality that our clients can rely on.

Rankings such as Chambers Global are based on independent research, market analysis, and most importantly—the opinions of clients and business partners. This means that these accolades are supported by real experiences and the satisfaction of those who have trusted us.

Our firm has been recognized in the following categories:

  • Capital Markets: Equity (Band 4)
  • Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability (Band 4)
  • Litigation

We also congratulate our distinguished experts:

  • Dr. hab. Beata Gessel-Kalinowska vel Kalisz – Arbitrators (Band 1)
  • Marcin Macieszczak (Band 3) – Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability
  • Maciej Kożuchowski (Band 4) – Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability
  • Krzysztof Marczuk (Band 4) – Capital Markets: Equity

Special congratulations to the experts recognized for the first time in the Chambers ranking:

  • Christian Schmidt – Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability as a Foreign Expert for Germany (Spotlight)
  • Michał Bochowicz – Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability, Up and Coming
  • Anna Ziewalicz – Litigation, Associates to Watch

Authors

Chambers Global 2025

Dr hab. Beata Gessel-Kalinowska vel Kalisz, Prof. INP PAN

Founding and Senior Partner
Attorney-at-law

Arbitration | Litigation | Financial litigation

Dr hab. Beata Gessel-Kalinowska vel Kalisz, Prof. INP PAN

Dr hab. Beata Gessel-Kalinowska vel Kalisz, Prof. INP PAN

Founding and Senior Partner
Attorney-at-law

A recognised international arbitrator, she has participated in more than 170 cases in domestic and international arbitration (conducted, inter alia, under ICC, SCC, VIAC, LCIA, UNCITRAL, FCC, IAA, SCAI, Lewiatan, KIG, KDPW, SIDiR rules) in the fields of M&A, construction law (inter alia, under FIDIC regulations), energy law and international commercial contracts. Member of advisory bodies and working groups of the world's largest arbitrati...

Chambers Global 2025

Marcin Macieszczak

Managing partner
Attorney-at-law

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) | Private Equity

Marcin Macieszczak

Marcin Macieszczak

Managing partner
Attorney-at-law

Marcin Macieszczak is an attorney-at-law, Managing Partner, and heads the Mergers and acquisitions (M&) and Private Equity practices at GESSEL law firm. He has over twenty-five years of experience in legal advisory and capital markets transactions. Marcin leads legal teams in two of the firm's core practice areas, advising domestic and international clients across a broad range of industries, including private equity and venture capital funds...

Chambers Global 2025

Maciej Kożuchowski

Partner
Attorney-at-law

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) | Private Equity | Energy, public procurement, infrastructure projects

Maciej Kożuchowski

Maciej Kożuchowski

Partner
Attorney-at-law

Joined GESSEL as a trainee in December 2005. A member of the team continuously since March 2006, and a partner in GESSEL’s M&A practice since 2016. Specializes in merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions, services for commercial companies (including negotiation of strategic contracts related to operations) and legal aspects of financing processes for entrepreneurs. Much of his practice to date has been devoted to M&A transactio...

Chambers Global 2025

Krzysztof Marczuk

Partner
Attorney-at-law

Capital Markets

Krzysztof Marczuk

Krzysztof Marczuk

Partner
Attorney-at-law

Krzysztof is a lawyer with many years of transaction and regulatory experience. He joined GESSEL in 2007 and has been a partner since 2016. He specializes in raising financing through equity issues in primary and secondary public offerings as well as private placements. He also advises on public and private bond offerings. He provides day-to-day corporate law services to publicly listed companies in all aspects of commercial law, including com...

Chambers Global 2025

Christian Schmidt

Partner
Rechtsanwalt

German Desk

Christian Schmidt

Christian Schmidt

Partner
Rechtsanwalt

Christian has experience in many legal areas, including mergers and acquisitions and direct investments in industries such as metallurgy, construction and real estate, automotive, food processing, pharmaceuticals, transportation, mass media, banking and insurance. Advises, among other entities, German banks and financial institutions granting loans to Polish entities as well as companies involved in various projects in Poland. An important part o...

Chambers Global 2025

Michał Bochowicz

Partner
Advocate

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) | Private Equity | Corporate law

Michał Bochowicz

Michał Bochowicz

Partner
Advocate

His experience includes advising market leaders from key sectors of the economy, including technology (TMT), e-commerce, manufacturing, renewable energy, and healthcare. He is valued for his commercial approach and his efficiency in closing the most complex transactions. Clients highlight his advanced negotiation skills and his expertise in managing projects involving multi-national participants. Leveraging an extensive network of business ...

Chambers Global 2025

Anna Ziewalicz

Managing Associate
Advocate

Litigation | Arbitration

Anna Ziewalicz

Anna Ziewalicz

Managing Associate
Advocate

Anna specialises in handling complex litigation, especially with international elements. She represents clients before common courts, administrative courts and the Supreme Court. Corporate disputes occupy an important place in her practice - she provides comprehensive services to companies, partners and shareholders both in terms of profiling and resolution of such disputes. She has extensive experience in business disputes, resulting, inter a...

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