Jakub Pokrzywniak
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Band 1 : Banking & Finance: Insurance
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Provided by Jakub Pokrzywniak
Practice Areas
A partner at WKB, Jakub co-heads the Insurance practice. He advises on insurance law and provides client representation in judicial and administrative proceedings in disputes concerning insurance compensation, insurance guarantees, loss of brokerage fees, and D&O insurance. He provides advice on terms and conditions of insurance, insurer’s liability, and conforming foreign terms of insurance to Polish legal requirements. He is an author of numerous publications on commercial insurance and civil law (contracts, torts), both for the academic community and the general reader. He is also a professor at Adam Mickiewicz University.
Publications
“New guidelines on insurance distribution” (Wolters Kluwer, 2018) – editor and co-author
Commentary to general provisions of Civil Code on insurance contract (“Civil Code. Commentary”, ed. M. Gutowski, v. III, CH Beck, 2018)
„Insurance guarantee” (in: “System of Commercial Law”, ed. M. Stec, v. 5c, C.H.Beck, 2020)
Chambers Review
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Jakub Pokrzywniak is a market-leading insurance practitioner who advises on disputes as well as regulatory issues.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Jakub Pokrzywniak is a very well-known insurance lawyer with lots of academic but also practical experience. He is really good at advising the business and has an overview of the regulation also from the academic side, which is very valuable."
"He communicates clearly and in a timely way. I really appreciate his support and expertise."
"He has really good knowledge of the market and the insurance companies, from the regulatory but also the contractual slide, including claims. He really understands the business he works for."
"Jakub Pokrzywniak is one of the most recognised lawyers in the market."
"Jakub Pokrzywniak is a very well-known insurance lawyer with lots of academic but also practical experience. He is really good at advising the business and has an overview of the regulation also from the academic side, which is very valuable."
"He communicates clearly and in a timely way. I really appreciate his support and expertise."
"He has really good knowledge of the market and the insurance companies, from the regulatory but also the contractual slide, including claims. He really understands the business he works for."
"Jakub Pokrzywniak is one of the most recognised lawyers in the market."
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