POLAND Law and Practice Contributed by: Dorothy Hansberry-Bieguńska, Sabina Famirska, Grzegorz Materna and Dorota Podsiedzik-Malec, Hansberry Tomkiel
Hansberry Tomkiel is a boutique competition law practice that combines the experience of former anti - trust enforcers with that of law firm practitioners and former corporate counsel. The firm advises and rep - resents both Polish and international companies in all areas of competition law, with a focus on competi - tion law-related litigation – providing representation
and strategic advice in complex competition cases in Poland, Brussels, and the USA. To ensure a com - prehensive and global approach, Hansberry Tomkiel co-operates with well-established and respected national as well as international law firms in Europe, Asia, and the USA.
Authors
Dorothy Hansberry-Bieguńska is a specialist in litigation and competition law at Hansberry Tomkiel. She was a senior litigator in the US Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division and has advised several competition
Grzegorz Materna is a solicitor at Hansberry Tomkiel and an associate professor at the Polish Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Law Studies. Prior to joining the firm, he was a director of the Polish Competition
authorities in Central Europe. Dorothy has brought her experience to defending clients in cartel matters and has worked on cases involving private damages (on behalf of both the plaintiff and the defence), bid rigging, vertical restraints, abuse of dominance, horizontal agreements, and mergers. For the past three years, Dorothy has been the chair of and a speaker at Informa’s “Private Enforcement of Competition Law” conferences in Brussels. She also serves on the Polish-US Fulbright Commission’s board of directors.
Authority’s competition protection department. As a practitioner and litigator, Grzegorz represents clients in proceedings before the Polish Competition Authority, the Polish courts, and the ECJ. He has written and collaborated on many publications concerning competition and consumer law, including commentaries on the Polish Competition Act and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, as well as on the Digital Markets Act and the Digital Services Act.
Dorota Podsiedzik-Malec is a solicitor with Hansberry Tomkiel, where – as a senior counsel – she has represented clients in cases involving private damages, bid rigging, vertical restraints, abuse of dominance,
Sabina Famirska is a solicitor at Hansberry Tomkiel, with considerable professional experience of representing clients in antitrust and consumer protection law cases involving such matters as vertical
horizontal agreements, consumer protection, and merger notifications. Previously, Dorota was the deputy director of the market surveillance department at the Polish Competition Authority, as well as the director of its legal department. In the latter role, she was responsible for finalising the Polish Competition Authority’s decisions and ensuring that they were consistent with Polish and EU law. A seasoned litigator, Dorota often represented the Polish Competition Authority in cases before courts of all instances.
agreements, leniency, abuse of dominance, and antitrust damages claims (private enforcement). Sabina worked at the Polish Office of Competition and Consumer Protection as a case-handler and later for a leading Polish law firm, where she led the antitrust team for several years. Sabina is the author of several articles on competition law and co-authored Lexis Nexis’ “Competition Law”. She served as vice-chair of the ICC Competition Committee and is recognised by Chambers and Partners’ Europe Guide.
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