People

Andrzej Pośniak
Andrzej Pośniak
Managing Partner
Head of Tax
Poland, Warsaw
Andrzej Pośniak, a lawyer and a Polish-qualified tax advisor, is Managing Partner and Head of the Tax Team in the Corporate / M&A Department at CMS and the Tax Practice in CEE, as well as a Board Member...
Jakub Wieczorek
Jakub Wieczorek
Partner
Poland, Warsaw
Jakub Wieczorek is a Partner in the Banking & Finance Department at CMS. Jakub specialises in banking and financial law, in particular acquisition financing, corporate financing, asset and project financing...
Michał Andruszkiewicz
Michał Andruszkiewicz
Partner
Head of Poznań Office
Poland, Poznan
Michał Andruszkiewicz, a Polish-qualified advocate, is a partner in the Energy and Infrastructure Department at CMS Poland’s Poznan office. He specialises in regulatory advice for the energy and climate...

Expertise

Poland
Poland is one of the most mature but also one of the most dynamic markets in CEE. As a company operating in Poland or planning to do business in Poland, you are faced with complex legal issues, strong...
Poland
jurisdiction
German Desk
The CMS CEE German Desk gives you access to German speaking lawyers who approach issues in a manner you are familiar with. Led by German qualified lawyer and partner Martin Wodraschke, the team across...
Poland
expertise
Life Sciences & Healthcare
We work with and have established long-term relationships with the top 100 life sciences and healthcare companies in the areas of pharmaceuticals, medical devices, biotechnology, agriculture and food...
Poland
expertise

Locations

Poznan
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang Pośniak i Bejm sp.k.
Budynek OMEGA/OMEGA Building
J. H. Dąbrowskiego St. 79a
60-529 Poznan
Poland
Our team based in Poznań is headed by Michał Andruszkiewicz, a Partner in the Energy and Projects Department and comprises nearly 20 lawyers specializing in the energy, real estate and employment areas...
locations
Warsaw
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang Pośniak i Bejm sp.k.
Varso Tower
Chmielna 69
00-801 Warsaw
Poland
Warsaw is the dynamic capital of the largest country in the CEE region, Poland. It has been home to CMS since 1995, and both international investors and leading local companies use the city as the base...
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Manchester
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
1 The Avenue
Manchester
M3 3AP
United Kingdom
CMS in Manchester is focused on banking & finance, construction, corporate finance, disputes, energy, infrastructure, M&A, pensions and real estate. We have had an office in Manchester since 2014. With...
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Innovation

Know-how Protection
Here is why know-how protection is becoming increasingly important: Click here to go right to the Online Stress Test There are new risks around know-how protection As the business world becomes ever more...
Poland
innovation page
Innovation
Innovation underlies everything that we do at CMS. In a rapidly changing world, all law firms talk about reinventing legal service delivery, embracing technology, and having an innovative culture. We...
Poland
innovation
CMS Insurance App
CMS Insurance App - Expertise at your fingertips As the insurance sector becomes more complex, (re)insurers, brokers and insureds need to have access to the right legal information across a number of...
Poland
innovation page

Careers

Working for CMS
Welcome to our world At CMS we strive to spend more time looking at our clients’ world than inwards at ours.  That’s what makes our approach different. Being able to see things from our clients’...
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careers
Career Development
Career Development Your career pathFor fee-earners at CMS, the career structure looks broadly as set out below. mediumYour career with CMS will be rich in variety, opportunity and development. The career...
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careers
Learning & Development
Learning & Development We think our approach to Learning & Development is different:We will work with you to devise a personal development plan tailored to your needs and ambitions. Our personalised...
Poland
careers

About CMS

About Us
 With more than 70 offices in over 40 countries and 4,800+ lawyers worldwide, CMS offers deep local market understanding with a global perspective. We are focused on building strong relationships with...
Poland
about us
Message from the Senior Partner
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about us
Awards & Rankings
CMS is a market-leading firm in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), and we are very proud to accept market recognition for our performance as a welcome indicator that we are succeeding in our efforts to...
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News

WE INVITE YOU TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 2ND EDITION OF THE COMPETITION ON COMPETITION AND CONSUMER PROTECTION LAW
19/03/2024 If you are a student of the 3rd, 4th or 5th year of law and are interested in the topic of competition and consumer protection law, we invite you to participate in the 2nd edition of our competition for...
Poland
news
CMS advises on CCGT Ostrołęka project named Power Deal of the Year Europe by IJGlobal
14/03/2024 International law firm CMS has advised on the Ostrołęka Combined Cycle Gas (CCGT) power plant project, which has been named Power Deal of the Year Europe by the IJGlobal Awards. CMS advised sponsors...
Poland
Energy & Climate Change
news
CMS advises EBRD on financing Kyiv Medical University
12/03/2024 International law firm CMS has advised its longstanding client, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), on a EUR 2.5m loan to Kyiv Medical University (KMU) for the completion of a...
Poland
Banking & Finance
news

Publications

Poland issues new guidelines on penalties for competition law infringements for capital groups
The Polish Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) passed guidelines in April, which makes important changes to how penalties are calculated for companies in Poland. The guidelines are especially...
Poland
law-now
Poland’s strict avoidance action regulations differ from EU Draft Directive
The European Commission has published a new proposal for a Directive that would harmonise certain aspects of insolvency law across the EU. This proposal, following the enactment of Directive (EU) 2019/1023...
Poland
Restructuring, Business Transformation & Insolvency
law-now
Navigating clinical trial disclosures: No reasonable expectation of success in a patient sub-population in view of prior art reporting phase III clinical trial (T 1437/21)
Recent EPO Board of Appeal decision T 1437/21 adds to a growing number of decisions concerning the patentability of second or further medical use inventions where the prior art relates to a clinical trial...
Poland
Life Sciences & Healthcare
law-now

Insight

Rebound and Remodel
Welcome to our Rebound & Remodel CMS Insights section. The unprecedented circumstances brought about by Covid-19 mean that we all face a somewhat unpredictable future. However, there are a number of tools...
Poland
Insight
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
The impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) is having a major impact on every aspect of our lives in Poland and in every country. Declared as a pandemic by the World Health Organisation in March 2020, everyone’s...
Poland
Insight
Sustainability
Climate Action & Sustainability Climate change and sustainability are set to be defining issues of this decade. As a future facing law firm, we are committed to addressing our own impact on the environment...
Poland
Insight

Events

23
Apr
On the Pulse webinar series 2024
23/04/2024
Welcome to the 2024 On the Pulse webinar series.  This webinar series brings you updates on the latest legal and commercial developments in the life sciences & healthcare sector from around the world...
Poland
Life Sciences & Healthcare
Webinar
07
Jun
CMS Skills For Future Facing Teams: Enabling peak performance
Past event
07/06/2021
With or without a pandemic to distract us, we all need to know how to attain and maintain a state of ‘peak performance’ for much of the working day. And since there happens to be a pandemic just now...
Poland
Webinar
23
Jun
CMS Skills For Future Facing Teams: How to have coaching conversations
Past event
23/06/2021
This session is designed to help you improve the quality of conversations at work by adopting a coaching style.  Evidence shows that it can feel challenging for leaders and managers to engage in constructive...
Poland
Webinar