About Us

OKW provides comprehensive and professional legal advice combined with a Western approach to client service. Our lawyers can communicate in Polish, English, Spanish, French, German and Dutch.

The firm’s partners – Marta Olczak-Klimek, Maciej Węgiełek, Remco van der Kroft, Karolina Lach-Guziak, and Jan Szary – provide a unique combination of Polish legal expertise and a Dutch no-nonsense client approach. We put our client’s business interests first and pride ourselves on always keeping the broader picture in mind.

Since its first beginnings in 2004, OKW has evolved into a law firm with a staff of 20 people in two locations: Warsaw and Wrocław.

Our legal services include the drafting of legal documents, legal advice in all fields of business-related law, day-to day legal support, participation in negotiations, hands-on support in case of dismissals of (key) employees, and of course representation of our clients in courts of law and in arbitration.

Our support goes much further than just providing legal advice. We participate in preparation of the right business strategies for our clients, and we use our network in Poland and abroad to further our clients’ business.

We work closely with outside counsel, such as tax advisors, patent attorneys, family lawyers, insurance brokers, headhunters and business advisors. We can thus provide a one-stop-shop for those wishing to start a business in Poland.

Warsaw Office

OKW’s head office is in Warsaw and is run by the partners Marta Olczak-Klimek, Remco van der Kroft, Maciej Węgiełek and Jan Szary. OKW’s Warsaw office is ideally located in the very heart of the city, near some of the most important state institutions and embassies.

Wrocław Office

Advocate Karolina Lach-Guziak runs OKW’s Wrocław office. She has experience in litigation and negotiating contracts, including infrastructure contracts.

Having an office in Wrocław means our clients can count on local support, with the extensive facilities of the OKW Law Firm also available to businesspeople from the Lower Silesia region.

In particular, our clients can count on:

• drafting of a strategy for starting their business in Poland, with a presentation of the possible business models tailored to the client’s industry, and their full implementation,
• comprehensive audits of activities already being carried out with a pragmatic consideration of the most important legal aspects, including protection of the company’s assets, trademarks, corporate and managerial aspects, employment law and other matters depending on the industry in which the client operates,
• day-to-day comprehensive legal services for their business activities,
• legal support for the joint venture and holding companies operating models,
• protection of clients’ interests by auditing and implementing security systems for the business activities and company assets, including implementation of contracting security procedures, insurance of operations and the introduction of D&O policies into the structure of the clients’ companies,
• securing clients’ receivables,
• negotiating commercial contracts and all types of agreements according to clients’ needs,
• pursuing outstanding debts through legal proceedings and the protection of their interests in court.

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