New partners and associates strengthen SSW

2024 will bring many projects and challenges, so we are delighted at the new arrivals who will strengthen SSW’s Banking and Finance, Data Protection, IP/TMT, Labour Law and M&A teams.

Piotr Grabarczyk (Partner) joins our Banking and Finance  and Restructuring and Insolvency practices. He has been recommended by the Legal 500 and IFLR1000 rankings since 2017. Client feedback about Piotr includes statements describing him as: “…a great strategic thinker [who] always keeps a cool head even in very stressful situations. He also knows how to bridge negotiation deadlocks, bringing deals to successful closing”. Other feedback describes him as “…a stand-out lawyer, always at hand to provide the Polish law advice that was needed and progressing transactions in an effective manner”.

Agnieszka Witaszek (Partner) joins the Data Protection team. She effectively balances data protection legal requirements with her clients’ business needs and expectations. Agnieszka has extensive experience both as an external advisor in an international law firm and as an in-house lawyer and Data Protection Officer in Polish and international companies from the technology and pharmaceutical sector.

Sara Dehina (Associate) supports our Labour Law team. She advises employers on individual and collective labour law. She is experienced in conducting redundancy processes. Her specialisations include problems concerning unequal treatment, employment discrimination and mobbing.

Karolina Potrawka (Associate) joins our IP/TMT practice. She advises on projects involving the creative industries, e-commerce and e-sports. She has worked on international projects requiring the coordination of work across diverse jurisdictions.

Anna Olmińska-Kieżun (Associate) will join our M&A team. She has participated in numerous M&A and reorganisation processes. She is experienced in advising on commercial contracts, loan agreements and collateral.

Piotr Spaczyński (SSW Managing Partner) comments:

“With promising 2024 economic forecasts we look optimistically at the current pipeline and projects already on our horizon. I am extremely happy to tackle the coming challenges with the new team members.”