Rafał Celej is a partner at Kondracki Celej and a leader of the corporate and transactional practice. He has more than thirteen years of transactional experience.
He advises leading domestic and international Venture Capital funds, and emerging growth technology companies on a wide range of corporate matters, including, Venture Capital investments, exits, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance matters.
Rafał is a recommended lawyer in the prestigious Chambers FinTech Legal ranking. In 2024, he was recognized as a Leader in the category of Commercial, Corporate Law, Mergers, and Acquisitions and he received a recommendation in the private equity category in the 22nd Ranking of Law Firms “Rzeczpospolita”.
He was also recognized with a prestigious “Rising Star” special award by the Polish legal daily Gazeta Prawna.
He is a regular guest and panelist/moderator in venture capital and technology conferences, such as the LSE Polish Economic Forum (London), Poland 2.0 (London), European Startup Day (Katowice), Venture Day (Gdańsk), and Wolves Summit.

Kacper Oleksy is a senior associate and  advocate in criminal law and litigation practice at Kondracki Celej. He specialises in criminal cases, including white collar crimes, acting as either defence counsel or victim’s representative.
His several years of professional experience to-date covers a variety of criminal cases, i.a. mismanagement, frauds on financial market, crimes regulated in Financial Instruments Trading Act, official misconduct, as well as common crimes. He advises corporate clients on compliance, including drafting internal policies, procedures and conducting internal investigations.
Apart from criminal law, his experience covers civil law cases, first and foremost commercial cases in the field of unfair competition. He also has experience in different administrative and tax cases.
Besides his professional activities, Kacper Oleksy pursues his academic career. From 2016 to 2020, he completed his PhD studies at the University of Warsaw, Faculty of Law and Administration. He was granted PhD in Legal Sciences in November 2020, based on his PhD thesis on compensation in criminal law and criminal process. He published a few articles in academic journals and joint publications and he conducted classes on criminal proceedings for students.

Angelika Bednarz is an associate in the white-collar crime practice at Kondracki Celej.
She has experience conducting criminal proceedings, particularly in cases involving economic offences and cybersecurity cases, including cases involving phishing, business e-mail compromise fraud.
She also takes part in disciplinary and regulatory proceedings by the relevant professional self-governing bodies and supervisory authorities.

Wojciech is an experienced lawyer with extensive knowledge in the fields of Fintech, blockchain, corporate governance, and investment structures. At Lawarton, he provides strategic legal advice in various areas, including capital and financial investments, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and complex business process modeling. His pro-business approach ensures tailored solutions that align with the strategic and operational goals of clients.
Wojciech has advised on numerous prestigious projects, offering comprehensive transactional and investment support. He has significant experience in cross-border transactions, particularly in major markets in Europe and North America. His expertise includes regulatory compliance, investment structure, commercial agreements, and the commercialization of new technologies. This comprehensive legal knowledge enables clients to navigate complex regulatory environments effectively and achieve their business objectives. Wojciech’s work at Lawarton emphasizes a deep understanding of client’s needs and focuses on innovative and effective legal solutions. His practical approach and ability to address technological aspects of Fintech make him an invaluable advisor.

Łukasz Szymański is a Partner in the Banking and Finance team and heads the Insurance team in the Warsaw office of Taylor Wessing law firm. He focuses on providing legal advice to financial institutions. He has several years of experience in providing legal services to banks, insurers, leasing companies, finance companies, investment funds and financial institutions acting as lenders (including mezzanine lenders). Łukasz also advises lenders and borrowers in project finance transactions.
His practice focuses on three main areas for financial institutions: regulatory (mainly banking and insurance), restructuring and structured finance.
Łukasz regularly acts as a mediator at the Mediation Centre of the Arbitration Court at the Financial Supervision Authority and has also been appointed as an arbitrator of that court since November 2023.
Łukasz graduated from Cardinal Wyszyński University in Warsaw and also studied at the Faculty of Law of Pázmány Péter Catholic University in Budapest. For more than a decade Łukasz was a lecturer at the Department of Civil Law and Private International Law at Cardinal Wyszyński University, where he mainly taught civil law.
Before joining Taylor Wessing, he worked at Deloitte Legal, Wardynski & Partners, K&L Gates and the Polish Financial Supervision Authority.
Łukasz is an attorney-at-law and a member of the Warsaw Bar Association of Attorneys-at-law.

Dr Magdalena Jaczewska is a Senior Associate at Taylor Wessing in Warsaw. Her practice focuses on banking and finance regulatory matters and compliance, in particular involving advising banks, insurance companies, brokerage houses and investment funds on financial regulations. In addition, Magdalena prepares, implements, and conducts internal audits concerning AML procedures, and develops appropriate risk assessments.
Magdalena regularly participates as a speaker at national and international conferences and is the author of numerous scientific publications on AML and CFT in recognised scientific journals (e.g. Cambridge Law Review, National Security Studies, SIP Lex).
Prior to joining Taylor Wessing, she gained her experience at well-known national and international law firms.
Magdalena graduated in law from the University of Warsaw. In 2022, she defended her PhD thesis on regulatory models in EU anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing regulations, prepared at the Department of European Union Law at the University of Warsaw. Magdalena is also a graduate of the Centre for British Law, jointly organised by the University of Warsaw and the University of Cambridge.
Magdalena is an attorney-at-law and a member of the Warsaw Bar Association of Attorneys-at-law.

Patrycja Sojka is a Senior Associate and a member of the Corporate/M&A and capital markets team at Taylor Wessing in Warsaw, Poland. She advises national and international clients on all areas of corporate law.
Prior to joining Taylor Wessing in 2019, Patrycja worked as an associate at the Warsaw law firms K&L Gates and Chmaj i Wspólnicy. She also gained experience as a trainee in the litigation department of the law firm FIDAL in Paris, France, and at the Office of the Polish Commissioner for Human Rights in Warsaw, in the Constitutional, International and European Law Department.
After graduating from the Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Warsaw, Patrycja completed her studies at the University of Poitiers with a master’s thesis in French and European commercial law. In addition, Patrycja is completing postgraduate studies in finance and accounting at the Warsaw School of Economics.
Patrycja is an advocate and a member of the Bar Association in Warsaw.

Daniel Smarduch advises clients on claims trading and management and project finance, including financing of corporate acquisitions, real estate acquisitions and development projects, as well as refinancing of debt. He has participated in major projects for securitisation of secured and unsecured claims. He regularly advises clients on transactions involving individual claims and debt portfolios, including non-performing loans. He has practical experience advising lenders, arrangers, servicers and investors. He also advises on cash-pooling and factoring transactions, and has litigation experience in disputes involving financial institutions.
He joined Wardyński & Partners in 2015, after gaining experience at Polish and international law firms.

Jakub Barański handles primarily cross-border judicial and arbitration disputes of a commercial nature, particularly disputes arising under the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. He also takes part in cybersecurity cases, both civil and criminal, including cases involving phishing, business e-mail compromise fraud, and liability of online cryptocurrency exchanges. He has experience in protection of intellectual property rights, particularly trademarks and trade secrets, as well as anti money laundering and terrorist financing regulations.
He is also involved in the operation of the firm’s Korean Desk.
He joined Wardyński & Partners in 2014.

Krzysztof Wojdyło heads the New Technologies practice.
He handles matters involving blockchain, smart contracts, FinTech, commercialisation of new technologies, telecommunications, robotics, and anti money laundering. He takes part in major projects relating to new technologies law and regularly advises startups as well as large companies from the new technologies sector.
He is the author or co-author of publications on crowdfunding, robotics, virtual currencies, and new technologies in the financial services sector, and writes for the banking law journal Monitor Prawa Bankowego. He has often spoken at conferences and seminars, including events organised by the International Bar Association. He runs training sessions for leaders of startups and is active in the regulatory working group of the Coalition for Polish Innovations.
He joined Wardyński & Partners in 2005.