- White Collar Crime -

Economic criminal law is one of our main specializations within criminal law. We have the largest team in Poland, consisting of 30 experienced lawyers dedicated solely to this field.

We represent clients, including managers, in all types of domestic and international proceedings.

We have extensive experience appearing before courts, law enforcement agencies, and international justice institutions. We also offer assistance before tax authorities (tax offices, customs and tax offices, National Tax Administration) and other state authorities such as the Financial Supervision Authority.

Thanks to our courage and determination, we can effectively safeguard the security and rights of our clients. We operate in an interdisciplinary manner, utilizing the support of detectives, auditors, and tax advisors. We have conducted and are conducting Poland’s most notable and high-profile criminal trials.

To provide international assistance, we have created a dedicated website for foreigners, entirely in English: https://criminallawpoland.com/

White-collar or economic crimes are offenses committed by participants in financial turnover, usually by individuals holding senior or mid-level positions in companies or highly qualified professionals within a given industry.

The most common economic crimes (white-collar crimes) in Poland and globally include:

• Harmful actions against a company,
• Money laundering,
• Corruption,
• Fraud,
• Tax fraud,
• Capital market fraud,
• Insurance fraud,
• Financial pyramids,
• Insider trading,
• Disclosure of confidential information,
• Embezzlement,
• SCAM,
• Obstructing creditor satisfaction,
• Cybercrime,
• Intellectual property crimes,
• Abuse of powers, or
• Failure to perform duties.

These crimes harm the interests of the state budget and often the interests of the private sector. The perpetrators typically operate in an organized manner, focusing on exploiting their influence and contacts.

In recent years, proceedings related to economic crimes have constituted about 30% of the total cases handled by the police in Poland, a percentage that has significantly increased.

Notably, once the perpetrators are detected, pre-trial detention is increasingly used. Courts in Poland agree to apply pre-trial detention in over 90% of cases where the prosecutor requests it.

In our work, we combine our expertise in criminal and commercial law and utilize our in-depth knowledge of tax, business, and economic regulations. We take action to safeguard clients’ interests while maintaining strict confidentiality. Our frequent task is the successful recovery of stolen assets.

We act both as defense attorneys and as representatives of injured parties in such cases and:

• Provide active support to entrepreneurs, institutions, and individuals facing crises, suspected of committing crimes against property or economic turnover,
• Offer legal assistance in urgent situations such as detention, search, questioning, charges, etc.,
• Advise individuals facing liability under banking law, securities trading law, public offering law, investment funds law, etc.,
• Represent clients at all stages of proceedings, from the preparatory stage to court hearings.