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ALLEN & OVERY

Sienna Center
ul. Żelazna 28/30
00-832 Warszawa
Phone: (48 22) 820 61 00
Fax: (48 22) 820 6199
Email: infobankwarsaw@N0SPAM.allenovery.com
Web: http://www.allenovery.com

Practice Areas: Mergers & Aqusitions, Banking, Project Finance, Energy, Telecoms, Real Estate, Capital Markets, Derivatives, Venture Capital

Allen & Overy Warsaw office acts for a wide range of Polish and international clients. We were one of the first international law offices to open in Poland, in 1991, and have since developed a thriving practice. Our resident team, which includes 7 partners, now comprises 40 lawyers, most of whom are Polish.

We offer a blend of Polish and international legal expertise advising on Polish, English and European Union law in all of Allen & Overy's major practice areas: corporate, banking, finance and capital markets.

Baker & McKenzie Gruszczyński & Partners

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Contact: Marcin Gmaj, Managing Partner
Rondo ONZ 1
00-124 Warszawa
Phone: (48 22) 445 3100
Fax: (48 22) 445 3200
Email: warsaw@N0SPAM.bakernet.com
Web: http://www.bakernet.com

With offices in every major financial and business center around the world Baker & McKenzie is world's premier law firm. We have an international presence in 66 locations around the globe including New York City, London, Frankfurt, Hong Kong and many others. With close to 3500 highly skilled lawyers, Baker & McKenzie has earned its reputation as one of world's most prestigious law firms.

Baker & McKenzie is recognized as home to some of the world's leading lawyers, reconfirming its established role as a competitive force in the international arena. Regardless of issues or geographic location, the firm's clients will continue to have ready access to legal and related professional resources and representation on a national and international basis. Our mission is to provide the highest quality of legal services to our clients in a timely and cost effective manner.

Baker & McKenzie, Warsaw Office is a full service law firm considered to be one of the most prestigious firms in the region. It acts for numerous international enterprises in the United States, Europe and the Pacific Rim. In line with our global practice we have developed superior national and international legal services to effectively support our clients worldwide. By encouraging close working relationships with professional colleagues in the world's leading commercial and financial centers, we have systematically increased our familiarity with foreign legal concepts. In addition to advising on a full range of international commerce matters, our lawyers have significant experience in specific industry areas such as infrastructure projects, telecommunications and energy law. We can communicate effectively in several languages, including English and other major European languages. The firm also benefits from a unique familiarity with the common and civil law legal systems that are integral to international legal practice.

Baker & McKenzie can promptly assemble a team of lawyers from across the United States and Europe to co-ordinate all aspects of a major case or transaction.

DEWEY BALLANTINE

Dewey Ballantine

Contact: Jarosław Grzesiak, Managing Partner
Dewey Ballantine Grzesiak Spółka Komandytowa
Warsaw Stock Exchange (Centrum Giełdowe)
ul. Książęca 4
00-498 Warszawa
Phone: (48 22) 690 6100
Fax: (48 22) 690 6222
Email: woffice@N0SPAM.deweyballantine.com
Web: http://www.deweyballantine.com

Dewey Ballantine offers full-service Polish law capabilities provided by the leading corporate, finance, litigation and tax lawyers in Poland. The Warsaw team works with the firm's offices in the US, UK, Germany and Italy, enabling the office to advise clients on complex cross-border transactions and financing in global markets. Clients of the Warsaw office include leading Polish and multinational financial institutions and companies, as well as the Polish government and state-owned companies. Dewey Ballantine awyers in Poland operate across a wide range of sectors, from banking and insurance to energy and petrochemicals, food and beverages, pharmaceutical, telecoms, mass media and manufacturing.

Dewey Ballantine has been active in Poland since 1991 and presently has a 50-lawyer strong team. Dewey Ballantine's practice areas in Poland include: Mergers & Acquisitions, Capital Markets, Corporate Finance, Foreign Investment, Privatization, Private Equity, Investment Funds, Bank and Institutional Finance, Energy & Project Finance, Litigation & Arbitration, Intellectual Property and IT, Telecoms and Mass Media, Securitization and Real Estate.

GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL

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Contact: Stanislas Dwernicki, Managing Partner
STRATOS Office Center
ul. Ks. I. Skorupki 5
00-546 Warszawa
Phone: (48 22) 583 6701
Fax: (48 22) 583 6767
Email: dwernicki@N0SPAM.gide.com
Web: http://www.gide.com

Gide Loyrette Nouel prides itself in zealously pursuing clients' interests within the bounds of the law. Since 1991, Gide Loyrette Nouel has become one of Poland's most dynamic law firms. Its areas of expertise covers all sectors of business and commercial law, and its lawyers are among the leading specialists in each practice area. In order to meet the needs of its clients wherever they are in the world, the firm now has offices in 12 countries and over 400 lawyers and legal consultants. In the past Gide Loyrette Nouel's Warsaw office has been instructed by the Polish government to establish the regulatory framework of the Stock Exchange and National Securities Deposit Institution of Warsaw, and has negotiated for many types of businesses; ranging from highway construction, pharmaceuticals to real-estate and property issues. The Firm's cliental includes small - to medium sized companies and exporters to the largest multinationals encompassing every business sector. Please contact our Warsaw office for an initial consultation of your matter, Gide Loyrette Nouel is at your disposal.

Practice areas: Arbitration, Bankruptcy and Insolvency, Economic and European Law, Employment Law, Energy Law, Finance and Project Finance, Infrastructure Sector, Intellectual Property, Litigation Corporate Crime, Media, Information Technology, Internet and E-commerce and Telecommunications Law, Mergers, Acquisitions and Corporate Law, Public and Environmental Law, Privatization Law, Real Estate and Property Law, Tax Law and Consulting, Trade and Customs Law, Transportation, Maritime and Insurance Law

Miller, Canfield, W. Babicki i Wspólnicy Sp.k.

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ul. Nowogrodzka 11, 5th Fl.
00-513 Warszawa
Phone: (48 22) 447 4300
Fax: (48 22) 447 4301
Email: chelchowski@N0SPAM.pl.millercanfield.com
Web: http://www.millercanfield.com

Practice Areas: Corporate Governance, Real Estate Development and Construction Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, Transformations of Companies, Environmental, Trade, Customs and Maritime, Tax, Telecommunications and Media, Project Finance, Labor and Employee Benefits, Intellectual, Industrial Property and Law on Protection of Personal Data, Litigation, Court and Arbitration Proceedings, EU Law, Antimonopoly Law.
The firm was incorporated in Poland in 1992 and has three offices in the country - in Gdansk, Warsaw and Katowice. It provides legal services to business entities conducting economic activities in Poland, foreign and Polish companies, and Polish and European public institutions. The firm closely co-operates with the law firm of Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, plc headquartered in Detroit, USA, which has ten offices with over 260 lawyers experienced in diverse areas of law.

Pretor - Law Office

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Contact: Witold Studziński, Partner
ul. Ofiar Oświęcimskich 7/13
50-069 Wrocław
Phone: (48 71) 718 15 84
Fax: (48 71) 344 68 29
Email: witold.studzinski@N0SPAM.adwokatura.pl
Web: http://www.kancelaria-pretor.pl

The Pretor Law Office was incorporated in 1994. It is based in Wroclaw and has currently three offices in Poland. We provide legal services to business entities and to individuals. We can provide assistance to all American and multinational investors who plan to enter Polish market or are already present in Poland. We express willingness to handle general civil and commercial matters. Our help includes - but is not limited to – legal consultancy on establishing business in Poland, choosing the appropriate form of business, acquiring permits for real estate purchase. Areas of practice: commercial law, real estate development and construction law, administrative (public law), competition law, European law, media law, sector legal regulations (biotechnology, food products, GMO), labor and employee benefits, intellectual, industrial property, criminal law, litigation.

Przemysław P. Krzywosz

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Kancelaria Prawna - Law Office
ul. Marconich 11/5
02-954 Warszawa
Phone: (48 22) 642 5319, 642 4565
Fax: (48 22) 842 8514
Email: pkrzywosz@N0SPAM.ppk.com.pl
Web: http://www.ppk.com.pl

PPK Law Office is a highly focused organization tailored to provide high quality, personalized services to investors considering establishment of their presense in Poland as well as providing subsequent legal support in their projects and operations.
PPK Law Office main focus is Mergers and Aquisitions and sophisticated corporate finance transactions. We also have experience in the following business practise areas: Commercial Law, Private Equity, Competition Law, Financial Law, Natural Resources and Energy.

WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES

Warsaw Financial Center, XX Fl.
ul. Emilii Plater 53
00-113 Warszawa
Phone: (48 22) 520 4000
Fax: (48 22) 520 4001, 520 4002
Email: Roman.Rewald@N0SPAM.weil.com
Web: http://www.weil.com

Areas of expertize: Banking & Finanse, Capital Markets, Corporate, Energy, Intellectual Property & E-commerce, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity & Venture Capital, Project Finance, Property, Reorganization & Restructuring, Tax, Telecoms

WHITE & CASE

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W. Daniłowicz, W. Jurcewicz i Wspólnicy
Kancelaria Prawna Spółka Komandytowa
ul. Marszałkowska 142, Królewska Center
00-061 Warszawa
Phone: (48 22) 50 50 100
Fax: (48 22) 50 50 400
Email: wdanilowicz@N0SPAM.whitecase.com
Web: http://www.whitecase.com

White & Case has been active in Poland since 1991, counseling foreign investors and Polish companies in connection with joint ventures, privatization, real estate investment, private equity investments, tax planning and tax controversy, bankruptcy, litigation, banking and capital market transactions, and complex financial instruments. Whether assisting an investor in entering the Polish marketplace or in day-to-day operations and transactions, our lawyers provide comprehensive legal services in virtually every area of specialization.

Our practice areas include: Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Energy, Foreign Investment, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Joint Ventures, Legislative/Law Reform, Litigation & Arbitration, Mergers & Acquisition, Privatization, Project Finance, Real Estate, Tax Practice, Telecommunications, Transport, and Infrastructure.

WIERZBOWSKI i WSPÓLNICY

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Contact: Krzysztof Wierzbowski, Managing Partner
Wierzbowski i Wspólnicy Spółka Komandytowa
Al. Armii Krajowej 14, International Business Center
00-638 Warszawa
Phone: (48 22) 523 4111
Fax: (48 22) 523 4755
Email: Krzysztof.Wierzbowski@N0SPAM.pl.landwellglobal.com
Web: http://www.wierzbowski.pl

Legal services including: Corporate/Commercial Law, Privatisation, Mergers & Aquisitions, Human Resources Services, Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Private Equity, Intellectual Property, Competition Law, E-business, Personal Data Protection Law, Environmental Law, Real Estate, Tax Law, Customs Law, International Trade, EU Law.