English-speaking lawyers in Kraków, Poland

Foreign clients choose Gostyński & Partners for a combination of credentials that most Kraków law firms cannot match: a U.S.-qualified founding partner, an official role with the Austrian Consulate, membership in international bar associations, and a team that works directly in five languages.

Credentials and qualifications

• Szymon Gostyński, the founder and managing partner, is admitted both to the Polish Bar (District Bar Association in Kraków) and to the New York State Bar (admitted 2007). He holds an LL.M. in Corporate and Finance Law from Widener University School of Law in the United States.
• Szymon Gostyński serves as Vertrauensanwalt (Attorney of Trust) for the Consulate General of the Republic of Austria in Kraków.
• Szymon Gostyński is a member of the Executive Committee of the International Section of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) and the official Chapter Chair for Poland.
• Partner Sylwia Myśliwska heads the firm's compensation and personal-injury practice and is a board member of PEOPIL, the Pan-European Organisation of Personal Injury Lawyers.
• Senior partner Jerzy Gaweł is a licensed tax advisor (National Chamber of Tax Advisers) and leads cross-border tax and corporate-structuring work across Poland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the United States.
• Gostyński i Wspólnicy is the sole Polish member of Ars Legis International, a European network of more than 40 law, patent and advisory firms.

Professional memberships and affiliations

• American Bar Association (ABA)
• New York State Bar Association (NYSBA)
• American Association for Justice (AAJ)
• PEOPIL – Pan-European Organisation of Personal Injury Lawyers
• Ars Legis International (sole Polish member)
• Polish-Swiss Chamber of Commerce
• Europäische Anwaltsvereinigung DACH
• Vertrauensanwalt of the Austrian Consulate General in Kraków

Who we help

• Foreign entrepreneurs and companies setting up or operating in Poland — company formation, ongoing legal and tax support, and dispute resolution.
• Foreign nationals and expatriates living in Poland — residence and work permits, real estate, inheritance and family matters.
• International clients with cross-border matters on the Poland–USA–DACH axis, including litigation, arbitration and mergers & acquisitions.
• Individuals pursuing personal-injury and compensation claims in Poland, including cross-border accident cases.

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