We are uniquely experienced in handling serious criminal cases that involve companies, businesses, assets, reputations and freedom of office holders.

Clients turn to us in matters that are crucial for them, matters that are sensitive and generate risks in many aspects. We attach great importance to discretion and the protection of our clients’ good name.

We handle cases involving a wide range of matters including fraud, document forgery, theft, damage to the company, bribery and corruption, as well as all offences related to labour law (occupational health and safety, the termination of contracts, working time, remuneration, the Social Insurance Fund, SIP and trade unions). We also act in international matters, such as legal aid or extradition.

In addition, thanks to our long-standing presence in international expert organisations (IBA, Concilium and ECBA) and our experience in international cases, we are able to provide prompt and professional assistance from the best business criminal lawyers in many jurisdictions.

What we do:

• we effectively defend managers: building a defence strategy and acting from the very first information about the investigation to the final verdict, in Polish and international cases. In cooperation with experts, other law firms and foreign lawyers, we create and coordinate the work of defence teams, making sure that the criminal proceedings are as pleasant and predictable as possible for the client;
• we support victims: in the decision to notify law enforcement authorities as well as in the compensation of damage caused by the crime. We represent their interests during the investigation and before court, as well as in drawing conclusions for the future. We do everything necessary to ensure that similar incidents do not happen again and that criminal proceedings cause as little inconvenience as possible and are not disruptive on the business, particularly in our communication concerning criminal proceedings;
• we advise: assessing the risks of criminal liability, the impact of criminal cases on business organisation and activities, other proceedings (civil and economic), on pending transactions; we also act as experts before foreign courts, advise foreign corporations on the specifics of the Polish legal protection system.

Our recent successes:

• we successfully secured the acquittal of a legal advisor accused of aiding and abetting the illegal surveillance of employees of a multinational corporation;
• we recovered EUR 2.8 million for an international client who had been defrauded using a business email compromise scam;
• we defended five former managers of a listed company from pre-trial detention; we put together a defence team and coordinated the legal assistance; the charges related to causing multi-million euros in damage, withholding pricing information and issuing empty invoices;
• we initiated criminal proceedings in a case of defrauding a multinational corporation of nearly PLN 18 million; thanks to cooperation with the police and the prosecutor’s office, we managed to secure a significant part of the defrauded funds for our client; the case required coordination of the work of law firms from three EU Member States;
• we ended – on the criminal level – a conflict between trade union activists and the employer, leading to the discontinuation of initiated criminal proceedings, despite unfavourable decisions for the employer in labour courts; in doing so, we helped the managers avoid punishment or a conviction and stopped the matter from escalating into a long-term, unproductive dispute;
• we successfully brought about the final acquittal of a restructuring advisor in a case of an abuse of powers of an interim court supervisor;
• by leading a collaborative effort with Polish and international law firms, we secured the definitive termination of criminal and fiscal proceedings related to VAT settlements in Poland for an international financial institution. This outcome protected its managers from the risk of criminal liability and preserved their reputation and trust, which are crucial for providing financial services.