Piotr Skurzynski
Counsel, Warsaw
Email piotr.skurzynski@hoganlovells.com
Phone +48 22 529 29 00
Fax +48 22 529 29 01
LanguagesEnglish, Polish, Russian
Practice groupRegulatory
Clients say he provides "quick and efficient solutions"
Chambers 2017
Piotr Skurzynski is a qualified legal advisor, and heads the Antitrust/Competition Practice.
He has many years of experience in Polish and EU competition law, as well as state aid, and consumer law. Piotr has represented clients before the Polish Competition Authority and the European Commission in proceedings concerning anticompetitive agreements, abuse of a dominant position, and consumer law cases. He has worked on a number of international M&A deals negotiating transaction documents and representing clients in merger control proceedings before the Polish Competition Authority, and the European Commission.
Piotr is regularly recommended by the international rankings, Chambers Europe, as a leading specialist in Antitrust/Competition in Poland. He is a member of the Competition Law Association, and author of many publications.
Awards and recognitions
2016
Competition/Antitrust
Legal 500
2017
Competition/Antitrust Band 3
Chambers
Education and admissions
Education
English Law and the Law of the European Union, Warsaw University, 2005
Institute of Continuing Education University of Cambridge, 2005
Memberships
Member, The Circuit Chamber of Legal Advisors in Warsaw, 2015
Polish Competition Law Association
Bar admissions and qualifications
The Circuit Chamber of Legal Advisors in Warsaw
Representative experience
Representing PZU in the merger control proceedings concerning acquisition of RSA'a subsidiaries in Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.
Advising Janssen-Cilag in antitrust proceedings concerning the alleged cartel between Polish suppliers of erythropoietin (EPO).
Representing the leading Polish mobile operator in antitrust proceedings concerning alleged abuse of a collective dominant position.
Advising the leading Polish mobile operator on competition law issues related to its infrastructure co-operation with one of its competitors.
Advising Makro Cash and Carry on competition law issues related to its purchasing co-operation with Auchan in Poland.
Representing Talanx and Meiji Yasuda in the merger control proceedings concerning acquisition of joint control over TU Europa.
Representing Santander Consumer Finance in the merger control proceedings concerning acquisition of AIG Bank Polska and AIG Credit.
Advising leading independent Polish rail cargo operator in the antitrust proceedings concerning the alleged bid rigging.
