Jan Rysiński

partner

advocate

@show email jan.rysinski@laszczuk.pl

• business crime
• corporate law
• litigation in the courts | arbitration

Jan heads the Business Crime practice group. In his practice he focuses on representing foreign and Polish clients in criminal proceedings on the side of wronged parties, as well as a defender. He advises on the criminal liability of members of management boards of capital companies and on all matters concerning broadly understood white collar crimes.

Moreover, Jan advises clients in court and arbitration disputes. He represents clients before the courts of all instances and advises them on the development of a dispute strategy and supports them in their negotiations. His experience includes handling complex disputes between partners and shareholders of limited liability companies or unfair competition cases.

experience

• Representing a foreign client in a civil case seeking the return of EUR 3 million extorted through a cyberattack and in criminal proceedings against the beneficiary of the fraud

• Representing a foreign bank in a criminal case involving extortion of USD 250,000 from a customer of the bank in a cyberattack

• Representing a foreign client in criminal proceedings concerning trademark infringement by a distributor

• Defending a member of the management board of a company in a fiscal criminal case involving failure to make timely payment of taxes

• Defending a member of the management board of a company in a case alleging false statements in a tax declaration

• Defending clients in cases involving forgery and issuance of false certificates

• Representing a client sued for PLN 10 million in fees for consulting services

• Representing a bank as a defendant in a case seeking damages of PLN 10 million under a stock-market trading credit agreement

• Representing a client in cases of alleged unfair competition involving hindering competitors’ access to the market

• Representing a client in a case involving compensation for use of real estate under the Warsaw Decree and reimbursement of capital expenditures on the property, with a total value exceeding PLN 20 million

• Representing a client in administrative court proceedings seeking funding for projects implemented using European funds, with a value of over PLN 500 million

• Representing a client in a case seeking payment under a contract concerning delivery of information technology in a public procurement worth over PLN 500 million

• Representing a client in a set of cases connected with a dispute between shareholders of a public company, with a total value of tens of millions of zloty

• Advising an investment fund in a dispute over breach of representations and warranties in an investment agreement, involving the strategy for proceeding, alternative methods for resolving the dispute, and conclusion of a mediation agreement preceding ICC arbitration

• Representing a client from the transport industry in a multi-million-zloty dispute involving claims under a promissory note

• Participation in the team representing a client from the telecommunications industry in a multi-billion-dollar set of disputes involving such issues as recognition of foreign judgments and arbitration awards and determination of the validity and effectiveness of transactions

• Participation in the team representing a client from the real estate industry in an arbitration dispute with an international investment fund involving share purchase options worth over EUR 100 million

• Representing a client from the electronic payment industry in a dispute with a former employee concerning payment of bonuses and other benefits worth a total of about PLN 1.5 million

• Representing an employee of a transport company in a dispute over termination of an employment contract for a fixed term in violation of termination provisions

education

• Qualified as an advocate

• Department of Law and Administration at the University of Warsaw

organizations

• European Criminal Bar Association (ECBA)

• European Fraud and Compliance Lawyers