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Piotr Falarz

Counsel
Recognised specialists in terms of WCC cases on the Polish market.
— Legal 500, White-Collar Crime 2022
Warsaw
About

Piotr Falarz is an advocate specializing in investigations, compliance and anti-money laundering regulations. He also advises clients on issues related to unfair competition, and cybercrime.

Piotr assists clients in internal investigations, including investigations conducted by public authorities, and litigation matters related to fraud and corruption in business. 
He supports clients in implementing preventive measures such as compliance programmes, employee training, risk management manuals and other guidelines aimed at mitigating business interruption.

Piotr also provides clients with detailed internal assessments to highlight corruption and compliance risks and assist in minimizing them. During his secondment to DLA Piper's offices in Chicago and Washington DC, he gained practical experience in assisting clients on issues related to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

Piotr has lectured and spoken at many conferences and other events on issues related to economic crimes, AML compliance, and the criminal liability of corporate entities.

 
Areas of FocusLitigation Arbitration and InvestigationsWhite Collar and Corporate CrimeBusiness and Commercial LitigationComplianceGlobal Investigations
Professional QualificationsAdvocate (Adwokat) registered with the Warsaw Bar Association of Advocates (Okręgowa Izba Adwokacka w Warszawie), 2013

EXPERIENCE

  • Representing US client in successful recovery of USD17m stolen by cybercriminals.
  • Representing Portuguese client in successful recovery of EUR7m stolen by cybercriminals.
  • Representing US bank in successful recovery of EUR9m stolen by cybercriminals.
  • Advising major banks operating in Poland in anti-money laundering regulations and customer due diligence processes, including assistance in drafting internal AML regulations.
  • Advising one the biggest global media corporation in implementing code of conduct and conflict of interest procedures in their companies in Poland.
  • Conducting and concluding an investigation for a major construction company in Europe in a case relating to trade secret espionage and employee poaching.
  • Advising a global media and entertainment company on audit management and on the preparation and implementation of internal compliance polices aimed at minimizing operational risks.
  • Advising a US technology company that was the victim of an international internet fraud.
  • Representing a US-based coatings manufacturer as an injured party in criminal proceedings related to crimes committed by former employees and in civil cases in connection with breaches of non-compete obligations.
  • Representing a leading FMCG company in an internal investigation and in criminal proceedings related to fraud.
  • Advising a leading global ICT provider in the course of an internal investigation concerning irregularities in defining the terms of sale of its products during the implementation of one of the company's projects.
  • Advising a Europe-based FMCG reseller that was the victim of cybercrime.
  • Representing a US-based company from the oil and gas sector in a series of unfair competition cases in connection with its brand protection policy in Poland.
Languages
  • German
  • Polish
  • English
Education
  • Jagiellonian University, Postgraduate studies in penal fiscal and penal commercial law, 2016
  • Jagiellonian University Degree: Master of International Relations, 2010
  • Jagiellonian University Degree: Master of Laws, 2009

Awards and Recognitions

  • Recommended in White-Collar Crime – The Legal 500 EMEA 2021-24
  • “Piotr Falarz is recognised specialists in terms of WCC cases on the Polish market.” – The Legal 500 EMEA, White-Collar Crime 2022

Prior Experience

  • May 2022 – present, Counsel, DLA Piper, Warsaw
  • April 2017 – July 2017, Law Clerk, DLA Piper (US), Chicago, Washington DC
  • May 2015 – April 2022, Senior Associate, DLA Piper, Warsaw
  • November 2011 – April 2015, Associate, DLA Piper, Warsaw
  • 2009 – October 2011, Junior Associate, DLA Piper, Warsaw
  • 2009, Trainee, global law firm, Warsaw

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