Katarzyna Kostępska

At Kubas Kos Gałkowski since

2010

Contact

katarzyna.kostepska@kkg.pl

+48126194012

Languages

English, French

Experience

Attorney at law. Restructuring advisor (Licence No. 2027). Restructuring & Insolvency Practice Co-leader. Expert in the field of court proceedings.

Creator of long-term litigation strategies in complex and multi-threaded disputes using litigation, bankruptcy and restructuring, corporate and non-litigation mechanisms, including settlement negotiations. She provides comprehensive support for disputes that have arisen between entrepreneurs, together with consultancy in the sphere of day-to-day operations in the context of ongoing proceedings. Focusing on the goal set by the client, she takes into account securing their interests at the initial stage of the dispute, as well as the possibility of the effective enforcement of their claims in the future.

She handles projects in the field of bankruptcy and restructuring law, using her many years of experience in conducting litigation in the area of civil and commercial law, with a particular emphasis on disputes regarding contract law, real estate law, unfair competition law, and corporate disputes. Represents both debtors and creditors, taking into account the specific legal and financial situation of the parties to the proceedings.

She has extensive experience in developing amicable solutions to ongoing disputes (sets of disputes) at both the conceptual and negotiation stages, as well as in the creation and execution of multi-level and multi-stakeholder settlement and composition agreements. She participates in economic negotiations and mediation.

Author of numerous legal opinions in the field of civil and commercial law, as well as bankruptcy and restructuring law in both substantive and procedural law topics, with a particular focus on the assessment of legal situations in the context of litigation and the opportunities and risks in such proceedings. Drafts and consults on contracts using her many years of litigation experience in the field of contract disputes.

She also conducts proceedings and projects on construction investments and administrative proceedings related to construction processes and real estate management. In her practice, she drafts numerous legal opinions and contracts for complex investment intentions and advises on the preparation of transactions and the adaptation of standard contracts to the regulations of the various fields of law.

Mentor in the Mentoring Programme organised by the Women in Law Foundation and Mentiway.

Membership

  • The Krakow Bar Association (ORA Kraków)
  • The Civil and Commercial Litigation Section of the KIA
  • The Bankruptcy and Restructuring Section  of the KIA
  • INSOL Europe - The European Association of Restructuring and Insolvency Professionals
  • National Chamber of Restructuring Advisers 

Education

2024
restructuring advisor licence (No. 2027)
2023
post graduate studies: Bankruptcy and Restructuring Law at the Faculty of Law of Administration at Jagiellonian University
2014
entry onto the list of attorneys
2010
Master's degree: Law at the Faculty of Law of Administration at Jagiellonian University

Personal interests

likes travelling, music, good films