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
09.10.2024
We advised Senetic group shareholder
GESSEL Law Firm as legal advisor to a Senetic group shareholder in a transaction with a consortium of investors: Euvic, Gemini Holding, and Hyperr. We are pleased to an...
12.07.2024
We advised Elemental Strategic Metals
We advised Elemental Strategic Metals, based in Grodzisk Mazowiecki, on closing of the transaction to form a joint venture with the American company Ascend Elements. We...
08.07.2024
We obtained UOKiK approval for the concentration for our client – Gaz-System S.A.
We obtained UOKiK approval for the concentration for our client – Gaz-System S.A. We advised Gaz-System S.A., a gas transmission system op...
28.06.2024
We advised eFaktor S.A. on securing mezzanine investment from ACP
We are pleased to announce its role in advising eFaktor S.A., a prominent factoring company, on securing a significant mezzanine investment from investment funds advised...
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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