Natalia Leśna
Senior Associate
Attorney-at-law
Specializes in competition law and consumer law; before moving to private practice, rose through the ranks of the Polish antitrust and consumer protection authority.
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Prior to joining GESSEL, worked for 5 years at the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK), first at its Gdańsk branch and then at the central Warsaw office.
Conducted proceedings in the field of merger control and restrictive practices, as well as in the field of violations of the collective interests of consumers. Participated in inspections and investigations conducted by UOKiK at businesses, also as head of “dawn raid” parties.
Also represented UOKiK in the work of the Merger Working Group of the European Competition Network.
Experience
Areas
- Concentration control
- Agreements restricting competition
- Protection of collective consumer interests
News
& Insights
28.03.2024
Legal 500 international ranking just out, and GESSEL features prominently!
It’s awards season, and we at GESSEL are not done yet. The latest iteration of the Legal 500 ranking names our founding partner, Beata Gessel-Kalinowska vel Kalisz, as a...
15.03.2024
We advised Gaz-System on its purchase of Gas Storage Poland from Orlen
We provided legal support to Gaz-System S.A. in execution with Orlen S.A., on 14 March 2024, of a conditional share purchase agreement for a 100% stake in Gas Storage Po...
14.02.2024
We advised the partners and founders of PROFIT4YOU Group
We advised the partners and founders of PROFIT4YOU Group in the transaction to sell the company to the TEP Capital fund. On the part of GESSEL, the project was managed ...
12.07.2023
M&A transactions – new obligations for entrepreneurs using foreign subsidies
As of July 12, 2023, Regulation (EU) 2022/2560 of the European Parliament and of the Council of December 14, 2022 on foreign subsidies distorting the internal market (th...
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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