Sołtysiński Kawecki & Szlęzak (SK&S), an independent Polish law firm, second largest in Poland, which operates continuously since 1991, offers legal services to businesses from Poland and abroad. SK&S advises clients on all the legal aspects of their local and international operations and represent them in litigation. The firm is recognized as a leader in the Polish legal services market in the areas of commercial law, mergers and acquisitions, real estate and construction, litigation and arbitration, banking and finance, antitrust law, intellectual property, capital markets, tax and employment, among others.
SK&S provides high quality comprehensive legal services with respect to both transactions (acquisition, sale, lease) and investment projects (construction) in all segments of the real estate market, including warehousing and logistics, data centers and digital infrastructure, co-living, student housing and PRS, residential, commercial, industrial space, offices, hotels and agricultural real estate.
The spectrum of clients the law firm has worked with for over many years has been wide: from international real estate funds, developers and shop networks, including both hypermarket and discount retailer, to the owners and operators of shopping centers, private equity funds and industrial firms, as well as the largest worldwide corporations that either use or invest in real estate for their own purposes, such as lessees or owners.
SK&S is one of the few law firms with a specialized team dedicated to handling cases related to the regulation of financial services and financial institutions. It focuses on banking, leasing, lending, investment, insurance, and payment services – based on national and European regulations, including CRR, MiFID/MiFIR, AIFMD, UCITS, BMR, CSDR, and EBA guidelines. SK&S has been conducting complex regulatory projects and proceedings before the Polish Financial Supervision Authority (KNF) and the President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK). In its advisory services, it effectively combines an interdisciplinary approach with in-depth sector knowledge and sensitivity to the expectations and practices of the regulator.
SK&S provides comprehensive assistance in the area of financial regulation, including licensing of regulated activities, FinTech and payment services, M&A in the financial sector, AML, regulatory inspections and audits, outsourcing and preparation and review of documentation.
