Michal Gajdus
Counsel
Warsaw
Michal Gajdus
Counsel
Warsaw
Contact Details
Michał specialises in commercial and IP litigation. He has experience in a wide range of commercial disputes before international courts and arbitration tribunals, as well as before domestic courts and regulatory bodies.
Qualifications
Professional
Academic
MA, the Law Faculty of the University of Warsaw, 2013
BA, International Commercial Relations, the Institute of International Relations of the University of Warsaw, 2011
Ph.D in Law, the Law Faculty of the University of Warsaw, in progress
Related articles
Publications: 23 February 2023
One year on: A&O’s global pro bono legal support for Ukrainian refugees
A year ago on 23 February 2022, Russia and Ukraine stood on the brink of war. And then, just a few hours later on 24 February, Russia invaded Ukraine in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian…
Publications: 19 July 2022
Directing the pro bono response to a growing international refugee crisis
News: 18 July 2022
Experience highlights
Advising one of the largest international pharmaceutical companies in a ground-breaking enforcement and defence of a dosage regime patent before the Polish general courts in numerous simultaneous litigation proceedings
Advising an international telecom operator in the proceedings before the Court of Justice of the European Union regarding its sales system
Advising a leading pharmaceutical company in invalidity proceedings before the Polish Patent Office regarding a patent that protects one of the client’s most prominent pharmaceutical products in Poland
Advising a leading oil & gas company in a case involving a declaratory action to establish that the client is entitled to a patent that was wrongly granted to the defendant, and to determine the right to this patent
Qualifications
Professional
Academic
MA, the Law Faculty of the University of Warsaw, 2013
BA, International Commercial Relations, the Institute of International Relations of the University of Warsaw, 2011
Ph.D in Law, the Law Faculty of the University of Warsaw, in progress
Pro bono
- Michał is deeply committed to pro bono activities. He is representing Polish judges in a total number of 58 on-going court proceedings before the Court of Justice of the European Union, the European Court of Human Rights, the Supreme Court of Justice, the Supreme Administrative Court, the general courts and the so-called “Disciplinary Chamber”. He was also involved in representing women who were for protesting against the abortion ban in Poland in 2020.
Recognition
“Exceptionally intelligent and engaged attorney.”
Legal 500, 2022
“I have cooperated with Krystyna Szczepanowska-Kozłowska and Michal Gajdus. Both are exceptionally intelligent and engaged attorneys They always provide advice based on the newest case-law. They are both very responsive, creative and business-oriented. As a client I am always sure that these attorneys have full control over the case and all the details.”
Legal 500, 2022
Awards & accolades
PBCI Award
Access to Justice, 2021
