Natalia Leśna
Senior Associate
Attorney-at-law
She specializes in competition law and consumer protection law. Natalia has many years of experience in conducting explanatory and antitrust proceedings before the President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK).
Languages:
BIO
Before joining the Law Firm, she worked for five years at the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK), gaining experience at the Gdańsk Delegation, the Department of Merger Control, the Department of Competition Protection, and the Department of Bid Rigging Prevention. She handled proceedings related to merger control, anti-competitive practices, and infringements of collective consumer interests.
She participated in inspections and dawn raids carried out by the President of UOKiK at business premises, also serving as the leader of the inspection team.
In addition, Natalia represented the President of UOKiK in the work of the Merger Working Group within the European Competition Network (ECN).
Experience
Areas
- Concentration control
- Agreements restricting competition
- Protection of collective consumer interests
Selected projects
- Advised cyber_Folks on obtaining antitrust clearance in Poland for the acquisition of the French company PrestaShop through SPV cyber_Pixel and the contribution of Polish technology companies Sylius and BitBag thereto
News
& Insights
17.12.2025
GESSEL advises cyber_Folks on the acquisition of PrestaShop
GESSEL advised cyber_Folks S.A., a leading e-commerce technology provider in Central and Eastern Europe listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, on its acquisition of 100% o...
17.09.2025
FDI and Merger Control in CEE : Your A-Z Guide
Investing in Central and Eastern Europe and executing transactions there presents a major business opportunity, but also a growing regulatory challenge. The dynamic shif...
24.07.2025
Screening of certain inbound foreign investments – The Polish Ministry of Development and Technology receives new powers
The Polish president has just signed into law amendments to the legislative Act regarding control of certain foreign investments. One of the effects is that the Ministry...
22.04.2025
GESSEL advised on the sale of the operator of the Pizzeria Stopiątka chain to Domino’s Pizza Poland
GESSEL provided comprehensive legal advice to the founder and sole owner of Mastergrupa sp. z o.o., the operator of the nationwide franchise network Pizzeria Stopiątka, ...
Education and achievements
- Legal studies at the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Szczecin (2017);
- Postgraduate studies in Competition Law at the Institute of Legal Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences (2018);
- Admitted to practice as an attorney (2021).
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