Former Hogan Lovells Partners Beata Balas-Noszczyk, Tomasz Grygorczuk, and Bartosz Romanowski have joined DWF.
The three are joined by Counsels Karol Ruszkowski and Aleksandra Kuc-Makulska and several Associates.
Former Office Managing Partner of Hogan Lovells in Poland Beata Balas-Noszczyk focuses primarily on insurance and financial services. Before the move, she spent 25 years with Hogan Lovells, joining the firm in 2000.
Former Hogan Lovells Head of Commercial Practice Tomasz Grygorczuk's primary focus is financial and insurance sectors, capital market matters, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, civil and commercial law, as well as corporate governance issues. Before the move, he was a Counsel with Hogan Lovells between 2008 and 2018, and a Partner between 2018 and 2024.
Bartosz Romanowski is Hogan Lovells' former Head of Financial Institutions and Insurance Practice. Before the move, he spent 17 years with Hogan Lovells, joining as a Junior Associate in 2007 and becoming an Associate in 2009, a Senior Associate in 2015, and finally a Counsel in 2018.
“We are thrilled to join DWF, a firm that shares our commitment to excellence and client service," said Balas-Noszczyk. "This partnership will not only enhance our capabilities but with the added benefits of DWF's depth, specialist support, and international reach, will also provide exciting opportunities for our clients in the insurance and financial services sectors.”
The move follows Hogan Lovells announcement it will shut down its Warsaw Office (as reported by CEE Legal Matters on September 20, 2024).