Global law firm Baker McKenzie today announces that Agnieszka Skorupińska has joined as a partner in its International, Commercial and Trade practice. Based in the Warsaw office, she will lead the local sustainability and energy transition practice. Agnieszka’s hire underscores Baker McKenzie’s commitment to supporting clients navigating the evolving demands of the global energy market.

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Mark Segall, a recognized lawyer with over 20 years of experience has joined Dentons as a partner in the Banking and Finance team in Warsaw. His experience covers a wide range of financial products, including acquisition and leveraged finance, structured commodity finance and project finance. He advises international clients on cross-border syndicated lending and specializes in natural resources, agricultural and logistics projects. Previously head of the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) banking practice at CMS, at Dentons he will strengthen the team advising on cross-border projects, including those based on English law.

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Dr. Tomasz Trocki has joined Dentons’ Warsaw office as a partner in the Restructuring, Insolvency and Bankruptcy and Banking and Finance practices. In his new role as Head of the Consensual Restructuring team, Dr. Trocki will co-create a market-leading multidisciplinary restructuring practice, combining banking and finance, consensual (out-of-court) and judicial restructuring, bankruptcy proceedings and court proceedings for financial institutions. He will also strengthen relationships with key banking clients. Tomasz Trocki joins from Allen & Overy, where he was a counsel. 

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Paweł Stykowski has been appointed head of insurance from Wierzbowski Eversheds Sutherland, where he headed the financial services and compliance practice. He has 13 years of experience providing legal advice to the insurance and banking industry, including four years as head of legal/compliance officer for an insurer. More >>

Continuing to expand its global presence, Rimon Law is opening a Warsaw, Poland office with the addition of Federico Salinas as Partner and a team of Polish associates who are labor law, real estate, immigration and corporate law specialists. Mr. Salinas is a senior business leader and advisor who has led a prominent Venture Capital firm based in Europe. Mr. Salinas joins Rimon from Nous Evolution, the venture capital firm and business consultancy firm he founded, and Nous Evolution Legal, where he represented clients in business matters. More >>

Allen & Overy today announced that Michał Matera becomes a partner in Poland. He joins the Allen & Overy Real Estate group from White & Case. His appointment is in line with the determination of Allen & Overy to further strengthen the Real Estate practice in Poland. More >>

Legal advisor Michał Bobrzyński has joined Greenberg Traurig as a Local Partner of the Warsaw Office. Michał Bobrzyński specializes in regulatory matters, including those connected with the GDPR and IT, as well as issues related to project financing. He has been advising domestic and foreign investors for years in connection with M&A transactions, as well as in the field of corporate law, bankruptcy and restructuring, and private equity. More >>

The Warsaw office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Dr. Adam Stopyra as a partner its banking and asset finance practice. He joins the firm from CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP, where he served as a leader of the regulatory practice. More >>