Daniel Szemetyłło

Senior Associate
Advocate

Litigation


Specialises in litigation and administrative proceedings before the courts.

Languages:

BIO

Daniel  also has experience with international transactions on the commercial properties market. Before joining GESSEL, worked as an in-house counsel at one of Poland’s largest civil engineering companies and with a number of Polish law firms.

With GESSEL since 2018.

Experience

Administrative:

  • Representation of a major Polish producer of computer accessories and components before the Regional Administrative Court and the Supreme Administrative Court in a case concerning VAT
  • Representation of a taxi company in a series of cases before the Supreme Administrative Court concerning VAT and PIT
  • Representation of the owner of a shopping centre network in proceedings before the Regional Administrative Court concerning planning permission for an investment

Civil:

  • Representation of a consortium participant in a dispute with the contracting authority relating to a contract for design and implementation of a computer system for the Polish State Treasury
  • Representation of a publicly listed company in disputes with former management board members
  • Representation of an investment fund in a dispute concerning redemption of investment certificates
  • Representation of a share purchaser in a series of cases concerning breach by the seller of representations and warranties offered with respect to the business enterprise
  • Representation of the owner of a shopping centre network in disputes with lessees concerning settlements for outlays towards the property
  • Representation of a management board member in a dispute with a shareholder concerning repair of harm comprised in a fall in the value of the shares

Transactions:

  • Advice to an investor constructing and commercialising warehouse and office facilities
  • Advice to a residential property investor concerning due diligence of the properties and preparation of the transaction documentation
  • Advice to a joint venture participant on purchase of land and on financing, construction, and commercialisation of a shopping centre

Education and achievements

  • Legal studies at the Faculty of Law and Administration of Warsaw University (2010)
  • Admitted to practice as an advocate in 2015