Katarzyna Kostępska

Leader of the Restructuring and Bankruptcy Practice at KKG Legal. Restructuring advisor (license No. 2027). She advises boards of directors, investors and entrepreneurs on crisis management, optimizing business structure and protecting interests in contentious situations. She helps companies go through restructuring and litigation with control over the capital and a strategic market advantage.

Specializes in bankruptcy, restructuring and litigation proceedings, using litigation, insolvency, corporate and out-of-court mechanisms - including settlement and arrangement negotiations – to assist clients at every stage, from the first signs of insolvency risk to the successful conduct of restructuring and enforcement proceedings.

She represents clients in strategic corporate and business disputes, including ownership structure, management liability and protection from creditors' claims, as well as in litigation involving contract enforcement, tort liability and antitrust disputes. She works at the intersection of law and business, providing solutions that combine financial, operational and regulatory perspectives. With many years of litigation experience, she specializes in developing effective business litigation strategies and in the key elements of litigation - depositions, court appearances and evaluating litigation opportunities.

Helps manage legal risks and restructure assets. Works with boards of directors and investors to plan legal strategies in case of a crisis, negotiates with creditors and secures the operational stability of companies. Has extensive experience in drafting multi-level and multi-stakeholder settlement agreements and economic negotiations, effectively resolving disputes in even the most complex and challenging cases.

Assists entrepreneurs at the stage of business establishing and restructuring companies, developing ownership structures, company agreements and mechanisms to safeguard the interests of owners under demanding market conditions. Provides comprehensive services for business-to-business disputes, advising in the area of day-to-day operations, taking into account the safeguarding of the client's interests at the initial stage of the dispute and the possibility of effective enforcement of its claims in the future.

She has authored numerous legal analyses and opinions, covering both substantive and procedural law, with a particular focus on assessing opportunities and risks in restructuring and economic proceedings. She is actively involved in organizations and legal associations dealing with bankruptcy, restructuring and litigation issues, sharing her knowledge and experience in industry initiatives.

She is involved in mentoring and developing the legal community as a mentor at the Women in Law Foundation and Mentiway.