We specialise in providing legal assistance in criminal law matters, including, in particular, offences relating to the capital markets, criminal tax law and commercial criminal law, the specific nature of which is characterised by a very strong link between criminal law and various aspects of conducting business activities.
Our many years’ experience in providing legal services to businesses enables us to take a broader view of the issue of criminal liability and the prospects for avoiding such liability in cases of so-called white-collar crime. What sets us apart above all is our ability to assess risk, take a comprehensive view of a case, and skilfully select the most appropriate defence strategy for a specific case. Above all, however, we ensure that the final outcome is the most favourable for the client in terms of their priorities, rather than based on our own beliefs about what is best for them.
We defend clients and represent victims in cases involving crimes and offences, at all stages of the proceedings: the pre-trial, trial and enforcement stages. We provide support from the very moment a client approaches us for help – starting from the moment a decision to charge them is issued, and sometimes even earlier, when they anticipate that such a decision will be issued against them.
We offer a full range of legal services covering defence and representation at all stages of criminal proceedings, taking into account the specific nature of our clients’ business activities, as well as their commercial standing and reputation. In this area, we specialise in particular in cases concerning: fraud, abuse of power in commercial transactions, credit fraud, compensation fraud, and offences committed to the detriment of creditors (obstruction of debt recovery, disposal of assets, favouring of creditors).
We handle cases relating to trading in financial instruments, advising both victims and defendants in proceedings concerning, in particular, breaches of professional secrecy in financial trading, the disclosure or use of inside information, and the manipulation of financial instruments. Our extensive experience and expertise in providing legal services to businesses operating in the capital markets enable us to take a comprehensive view of a case and provide effective representation, based first and foremost on a thorough understanding of the processes involved in trading in financial instruments.
We offer defence and representation in criminal tax cases to any taxpayer suspected or accused of committing a tax offence, in particular: we provide advice during the audit stage, and represent our clients in pre-trial and court proceedings, always taking into account the advisability and grounds for invoking voluntary disclosure or voluntary acceptance of liability.
We offer legal services to parties involved in minor offence proceedings – both victims and defendants – and, in particular, we actively represent clients during the preliminary investigation and before courts at all levels.
My name is Piotr Konopka and I am a solicitor specialising in criminal and minor offence cases. I have experience in handling cases in the broadly defined field of commercial criminal law, in particular those involving so-called stock market offences, fraud and so-called VAT carousels. Do you have any questions? I’d be happy to help!
Piotr Konopka
Solicitor