JDP establishes Competition and Consumer Protection Practice
Damian Kopera, an expert with more than ten years of experience in advising Polish and foreign clients on all aspects of Polish and EU competition and consumer protection law, has joined JDP. He will head the just-launched Competition and Consumer Protection Practice.
The new Competition and Consumer Protection team will support clients in all types of proceedings before antitrust authorities and courts, including those regarding restrictive agreements, abuse of a dominant position or control of concentrations. They will also devise internal compliance procedures regarding competition law and advise on consumer protection, including reviewing model agreements, planned marketing activities and promotion terms.
“We are pleased that Damian Kopera, who will lead the Competition and Consumer Protection Practice, has joined JDP. Damian has extensive experience in advising entities from sectors that have been our primary focus for years. His expertise will expand the services offered by JDP and will help us provide our clients with full-service advice on all aspects of Polish and EU competition and consumer protection regulations, including at each stage of cross-border transactions. In addition to relying on his own know-how and expertise, he will also be supported by the Commercial team who for years have been advising JDP clients on competition and consumer protection”, says Dr Marcin Chomiuk, Partner, Head of the M&A, Corporate and Commercial Practice. “After establishing the employment, data protection and compliance and IP/IT teams in the recent years, creating a Competition and Consumer Protection team within the Commercial Practice is another step towards JDP’s growth”, adds Mr Chomiuk.
“I am looking forward to working with JDP. I am confident that my strategic approach to advising clients with cross-practice support will help them achieve their business goals in compliance with competition and consumer protection provisions. What is more, my business-oriented and pragmatic approach aligns with the JPD’s long-standing philosophy underlying its success and development”, says Damian Kopera.
Damian Kopera
Attorney-at-law with over ten years of experience. He specialises in legal advice to leading Polish and foreign entities from the banking, financial and insurance sectors as well as the FMCG, chemical, automotive, real estate and production industries. He has extensive experience in advising on Polish and EU legislation on competition, including concentration control, antitrust-related aspects of entities’ collaborations and unilateral actions of dominant entities, contract advantage, unfair market practices and practices infringing the collective interests of consumers. Damian advises on M&A transactions (from planning and structuring the transaction to its closing), assists in implementing compliance programmes, reviews sales and marketing strategies, advises on inspections or searches by antitrust authorities, carries out audits, represents entities in proceedings before the President of the Competition and Consumer Protection Office and court appeal proceedings, and holds training sessions on competition and consumer protection.
Contact
Ewa Płocharska – Business Development and Communication Adviser
ewa.plocharska@jdp-law.pl
+48 885 569 438
Aleksandra Pac – Marketing & BD Manager
aleksandra.pac@jdp-law.pl
+48 691 171 334