Przemysław Kołakowski, attorney at law

Education and admissions

• I graduated in law from the University of Warsaw (2011) and in management with a specialisation in financial markets, also from the University of Warsaw.
• I completed the advocate traineeship at the Warsaw Bar Association of Advocates and passed the advocate examination in 2015.
• Since 2015 I have run my own practice, first as an advocate and since 2018 as an attorney at law. I am on the roll of attorneys at law kept by the Warsaw Bar Association of Attorneys at Law, number WA-13427.

Selected matters

Matters from recent years, described without client names. Professional secrecy applies.

• A dispute over shares bought in a company listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, ending with a contractual penalty enforced. A transaction with a put option over the acquired shares, secured by a contractual penalty, a mortgage and voluntary submission to enforcement. Years of litigation through two instances and enforcement by a court bailiff at the end.
• A dispute over a production line, decided by the Supreme Court. A cutting line for a specialised board used in furniture and construction, many expert opinions, an appeal and a cassation complaint. I ran the case from the first instance to the end.
• The choice of a deferred payment provider for a large online platform. Negotiation of the agreement with the payment services provider and the regulatory requirements on the client side, followed by supervision over the implementation.
• Privatisation of a large production plant, from due diligence to financing. Legal work on the transaction with the State Treasury and supervision over its performance, then restructuring and financing of the business.
• Negotiation of an implementation agreement for a production line at an industrial plant. Scope, acceptance schedule, contractual penalties and the terms of exit from the agreement on the supplier’s side.
• A trade mark licence agreement for a Polish machinery distributor. How the fee is calculated, restrictions on use and the terms of termination.
• Sale of shares in a services company. Legal due diligence before the transaction, negotiation of the agreement and the seller’s representations, and settlement of the price.
• A court dispute over the termination of an employment contract with a senior manager. A case run before the employment court through to a final judgment.