Team
Łukasz Doktór
Partner, Advocate
Specialises in court disputes, competition law, financial instruments, corporate law as well as in broadly understood M&A transactions and their financing, advising financial investors (banks and PE funds), strategic investors, as well as sellers and companies seeking financial investors.
He has over 25 years of experience in mergers and acquisitions and corporate law. Has represented clients in numerous M&A transactions of varying complexity, managing the entirety of the process at all stages, from supervising legal due diligence through preparing complete transactional documentation to negotiations and completion of transactional processes. For many years he has dealt with competition law, analysing the compliance of agreements, distribution systems and practices with Polish and EU law and representing clients in antitrust proceedings. He has comprehensive experience in the area of court disputes and has successfully represented many clients, including financial institutions, in numerous court proceedings in matters covering various types of banking products, including retail and treasury products, as well as in disputes concerning commercial contracts, financial instruments, distribution as well as in proceedings regarding competition law.
In the years 2019–2025 he was distinguished as a Recommended Lawyer in the ranking The Legal 500 EMEA in the category Dispute Resolution (Spory).
Author of numerous publications in Gazeta Ubezpieczeniowa and Dziennik Gazeta Prawna.
Graduated in law at the University of Warsaw and the British Centre for English and European Law at the University of Warsaw. Fluent in English and German.
In free time, he delves into the secrets of Wing Tsun style, visits open-air museums, and devours historical books.
Awards
Leading Firm 2019 - 2025 by EMEA Legal 500 Technology Media Telecom (TMT) & Dispute Resolution
Strengths
Experience
Sale and Acquisition Transactions of Companies in the Insurance Intermediation Market
In 2023 and 2024, Łukasz Doktór led the team advising the owners of companies holding a significant position in the insurance intermediation market in connection with the sale of their businesses to a strategic industry investor. The transactions formed part of a broader market consolidation trend. They were multi-stage in nature and required careful consideration of the specific characteristics of each of the entities being sold, as well as extensive and prolonged negotiations. The agreed transaction structures involved comprehensive and complex documentation; however, thanks to the commitment and expertise of the DJP team, both transactions were successfully completed.
Acquisition of a Leading Salesforce Systems Integrator
Łukasz Doktór, together with the DJP legal team, advised a French strategic investor on the acquisition of a leading Polish Salesforce partner and subsequently on the implementation of a management stock option programme. The transaction formed part of the client’s strategy to establish a leading position as a Salesforce systems integrator in Europe and required close coordination of the legal due diligence process, taking into account both Polish and French law.
Advisory Services on the Implementation of a Deposit Return System
Since 2024, Łukasz Doktór has supervised the work of a team advising beverage manufacturers and importers, as well as retailers, on matters related to the implementation of the deposit return system. The team he leads has advised, among others, a beverage producer forming part of an international group in connection with its contemplated participation in one of the deposit return system operators in Poland, and has conducted analyses of a range of regulatory issues arising under the applicable deposit return system regulations.
Disputes Relating to the Distribution of Financial Instruments
Since 2019, Łukasz Doktór has led a team of lawyers successfully representing financial institutions in disputes relating to the distribution of financial instruments, including corporate bonds and structured products. Thanks to the team’s strong commitment, thorough analysis of the regulations governing the distribution of financial instruments and the relevant regulatory guidelines, as well as careful examination of the documentation and facts of each case, the vast majority of the proceedings conducted have resulted in favourable outcomes for our clients.
