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Provided by Agnieszka Stefanowicz-Barańska
Since 1998, Agnieszka Stefanowicz-Barańska has represented clients in numerous EU and Polish competition authority proceedings and before Polish courts, in cartel and other antitrust investigations. She has also assisted clients during dawn raids and in over 100 merger control proceedings, before both the European Commission and the Polish competition authority. She assists clients in designing their distribution networks and provides practical support to in-house teams in implementing antitrust compliance initiatives, including risk-mapping and comprehensive antitrust audits. She has extensive experience in advising clients on antitrust issues related to abuse of dominance, horizontal cooperation, and M&A contracts, as well as foreign direct investment screening rules, state aid, consumer protection, and unfair competition issues.
Her clients are drawn from many different sectors, including life sciences, automotive, consumer goods, food, telecommunications, heavy industry, chemicals, energy, utilities and banking and insurance.
Partner and Head of Dentons' Warsaw Competition practice since 2001 (with the firm since 1993).
Polish Competition Law Association (Chairperson of the Association since 2003), European Competition Lawyers Forum, IBA.
Admitted to the Polish bar (1997).
Co-author, “Commentary to the Polish Act on private antitrust enforcement claims”, C.H.Beck, 2018 – first commentary to this Act in Poland.
King's College London (EC Law, 2003, with distinction; EC Competition Law, 1999). University of Warsaw (Master of Laws, 1993).
Provided by Chambers
Agnieszka Stefanowicz-Barańska stands out for her activity on merger clearance filings. She offers further experience in dawn raids and behavioural investigations, as well as in appeals against competition authority decisions.
Provided by Chambers
"She's very to the point and she led a matter which was quite convoluted. She was standing her ground, which I liked."
"She was well prepared in meetings. That was something that stood out."
"She's very to the point and she led a matter which was quite convoluted. She was standing her ground, which I liked."
"She was well prepared in meetings. That was something that stood out."
2 items provided by Dentons
Dentons advises Zhejiang XCC Group on acquisition of Polish industrial bearings distributor
Dentons has advised Zhejiang XCC Group ̶ a China-based manufacturer and distributor of bearings, listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange ̶ on the acquisition of FŁT Polska from its shareholder Boryszew Group.
Dentons advises on a tender offer for Polenergia S.A. shares
Dentons advises majority shareholder on an investment and shareholders agreement with an affiliate of Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P. and a tender offer for Polenergia S.A. shares.
Dentons advises Zhejiang XCC Group on acquisition of Polish industrial bearings distributor
Dentons has advised Zhejiang XCC Group ̶ a China-based manufacturer and distributor of bearings, listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange ̶ on the acquisition of FŁT Polska from its shareholder Boryszew Group.
Dentons advises on a tender offer for Polenergia S.A. shares
Dentons advises majority shareholder on an investment and shareholders agreement with an affiliate of Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P. and a tender offer for Polenergia S.A. shares.
