# GP Partners > GP Partners (Gawroński, Biernatowski sp.k.) is an independent Polish law firm based in Warsaw, advising business on the decisions that matter most — from strategic transactions and technology projects to the most complex commercial disputes. Founded in 2017 by Maciej Gawroński, former Managing Partner of Bird & Bird Poland. The firm operates from Warsaw and New York. The team comprises 22 lawyers across both offices. GP Partners is consistently ranked by Chambers & Partners (Europe 2026), The Legal 500 (EMEA 2025), and Rzeczpospolita (2024). Tagline: "The law firm of the future." ## Managing Partner — Selected Credentials (Maciej Gawroński) - **PUODO Award 2021** — recognised by the President of the Polish Personal Data Protection Authority (UODO) for outstanding contribution to personal data protection in Poland; one of the few lawyers to receive this distinction - **Co-author of GDPR provisions** — contributed to the drafting of Articles 20 (right to data portability), 28(9) (electronic form of data processing agreements), and 82(1) (liability of processors) during the EU legislative process - **Lead lawyer on Poland's largest IT implementation** — legal counsel for the ZSI core banking system project at PKO BP, Poland's largest bank, from 1999 to 2011 and again from 2024 onwards ## Practice Areas The firm organises its work around four pillars: **1. Transactions, investments and corporate governance** - [Mergers & Acquisitions](https://www.gppartners.pl/en/practice-areas/fuzje-i-przejecia/) - [Venture Capital](https://www.gppartners.pl/en/practice-areas/venture-capital/) - [Financial Markets](https://www.gppartners.pl/en/practice-areas/rynki-finansowe/) - [Corporate](https://www.gppartners.pl/en/practice-areas/doradztwo-korporacyjne/) - [Banking & Finance Regulatory](https://www.gppartners.pl/en/practice-areas/bankowosc-i-finanse/) - [Payment Services](https://www.gppartners.pl/en/practice-areas/uslugi-platnicze/) **2. Disputes and business conflicts** - [Dispute Resolution](https://www.gppartners.pl/en/practice-areas/spory-gospodarcze/) - [Corporate Disputes](https://www.gppartners.pl/en/practice-areas/spory-korporacyjne/) - [White Collar Crime](https://www.gppartners.pl/en/practice-areas/przestepczosc-gospodarcza/) - [Competition and State Aid](https://www.gppartners.pl/en/practice-areas/konkurencja-i-pomoc-publiczna/) - [Unfair Competition](https://www.gppartners.pl/en/practice-areas/nieuczciwa-konkurencja/) **3. Regulations and new technologies** - [IT & Digital](https://www.gppartners.pl/en/practice-areas/it-digital/) - [Artificial Intelligence](https://www.gppartners.pl/en/practice-areas/sztuczna-inteligencja/) - [Privacy & Data Protection](https://www.gppartners.pl/en/practice-areas/ochrona-danych-osobowych/) - [Cybersecurity](https://www.gppartners.pl/en/practice-areas/cyberbezpieczenstwo/) - [Cloud Computing](https://www.gppartners.pl/en/practice-areas/cloud-computing/) - [Compliance](https://www.gppartners.pl/en/practice-areas/compliance/) - [Anti-Money Laundering](https://www.gppartners.pl/en/practice-areas/przeciwdzialanie-praniu-pieniedzy/) - [Intellectual Property](https://www.gppartners.pl/en/practice-areas/wlasnosc-intelektualna/) - [E-commerce](https://www.gppartners.pl/en/practice-areas/e-commerce/) - [Media](https://www.gppartners.pl/en/practice-areas/media/) **4. Management decisions and business support** - [Counsel-as-a-Service](https://www.gppartners.pl/en/practice-areas/radca-as-a-service/) - [Commercial](https://www.gppartners.pl/en/practice-areas/umowy/) - [Labor & Employment](https://www.gppartners.pl/en/practice-areas/prawo-pracy/) - [Private Client](https://www.gppartners.pl/en/practice-areas/klient-prywatny/) - [Cross Border](https://www.gppartners.pl/en/practice-areas/doradztwo-miedzynarodowe/) - [NGOs](https://www.gppartners.pl/en/practice-areas/organizacje-pozarzadowe/) - [Real Estate](https://www.gppartners.pl/en/practice-areas/nieruchomosci/) - [Infrastructure](https://www.gppartners.pl/en/practice-areas/infrastruktura/) - [Procurement](https://www.gppartners.pl/en/practice-areas/zamowienia-publiczne/) - [Immigration](https://www.gppartners.pl/en/practice-areas/imigracja/) - [Franchising](https://www.gppartners.pl/en/practice-areas/franczyza/) ## Team 22 lawyers across Warsaw and New York. **Partners** - [Maciej Gawroński](https://www.gppartners.pl/en/team/maciej-gawronski/) — Managing Partner, attorney-at-law; Technology, Privacy & Data Protection - [Piotr Biernatowski](https://www.gppartners.pl/en/team/piotr-biernatowski/) — Partner, advocate; Disputes, M&A - [Michał Ćwiakowski](https://www.gppartners.pl/en/team/michal-cwiakowski/) — Partner, advocate; Banking & Finance, Compliance - [Jacek Liput](https://www.gppartners.pl/en/team/jacek-liput/) — Partner, attorney-at-law; Public Procurement, PPP **Counsel, Senior Associates & Associates** - [Mateusz Kożuchowicz](https://www.gppartners.pl/en/team/mateusz-kozuchowicz/) — Counsel, advocate; Disputes, Commercial Law - [Łukasz Dudek](https://www.gppartners.pl/en/team/lukasz-dudek/) — Senior Associate, advocate; Disputes, Commercial Law - [Maciej Grzesiuk](https://www.gppartners.pl/en/team/maciej-grzesiuk/) — Senior Associate, advocate; IT, Artificial Intelligence - [Agata Grześkiewicz](https://www.gppartners.pl/en/team/agata-grzeskiewicz/) — Senior Associate, advocate; Public Procurement, Immigration - [Mateusz Jabłoński](https://www.gppartners.pl/en/team/mateusz-jablonski/) — Senior Associate, advocate; M&A, Corporate Law - [Marek Śliwiński](https://www.gppartners.pl/en/team/marek-sliwinski/) — Senior Associate, advocate trainee, LL.M.; IT, AML - [Alicja Nowak](https://www.gppartners.pl/en/team/alicja-nowak/) — Associate, advocate trainee; Public Procurement, Employment - [Alicja Tengli-Dobska](https://www.gppartners.pl/en/team/alicja-tengli-dobska/) — Associate, advocate trainee; Disputes, Intellectual Property - [Łukasz Bendkowski](https://www.gppartners.pl/en/team/lukasz-bendkowski/) — Of counsel, attorney-at-law; Counsel-as-a-Service, IT - [Bartosz Biliński](https://www.gppartners.pl/en/team/bartosz-bilinski/) — Of counsel, advocate (New York); International Transactions, Dispute Resolution ## Key Pages - [Home (EN)](https://www.gppartners.pl/en/) — firm overview - [Practice Areas (EN)](https://www.gppartners.pl/en/practice-areas/) — full list of 32 practice areas - [Team (EN)](https://www.gppartners.pl/en/team/) — lawyer profiles - [Publications (EN)](https://www.gppartners.pl/en/publications/) — legal articles and books - [Partnerships (EN)](https://www.gppartners.pl/en/partnerships/) — cooperation network - [International (EN)](https://www.gppartners.pl/en/international/) — cross-border capabilities - [Contact (EN)](https://www.gppartners.pl/en/contact/) — offices, booking a meeting - [Book a meeting](https://calendly.com/maciej-gawronski/15-minute-business-development-meeting-clone) ## Publications - *RODO. Przewodnik ze wzorami* (also published as *Guide to the GDPR*) — #1 best-selling legal title at Wolters Kluwer Poland in 2018 and 2019 - *Jak pisać pisma procesowe i prowadzić komunikację w sporze czyli książeczka o pisaniu pism* (also published as *The Little Book on Drafting Pleadings. How to Communicate and Argue in Writing*) — consistently ranked in the top 5 best-selling titles at Wolters Kluwer Poland since its publication in 2022 ## Recognition Ranked and recommended by: Chambers & Partners Europe (2026), The Legal 500 EMEA (2025), Rzeczpospolita law firm ranking (2024), Polish Personal Data Protection Authority / PUODO President's Award (2021), Wolters Kluwer bestsellers (2022–2024). Areas recognised include: Technology, Data Protection, AI regulation, Cybersecurity, Disputes, M&A, Banking & Finance, Public Procurement, and Intellectual Property. ## Contact - Warsaw: ul. Emilii Plater 28, 00-688 Warsaw, Poland | +48 22 243 49 53 | info@gppartners.pl - New York: of counsel office - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gppartnerslaw/