Press release

Rymarz Zdort Maruta among best law firms according to IFLR1000 2025 ranking

7 November 2025

We are delighted to announce that, in the latest edition of IFLR1000 2025, our firm has once again been recognised as one of the leading law firms in Poland – this time with exceptional results across six practice areas:

  • M&A – Tier 1
  • Capital Markets: Equity – Tier 1
  • Project Finance – Tier 2
  • Project Development – Tier 2
  • Capital Markets: Debt – Tier 3
  • Banking – Tier 3


What’s more – 15 of our lawyers have received individual recognition!

Among them are:

  • two Market Leaders: Pawel Rymarz (M&A, Capital Markets: Equity, Private Equity, Restructuring and Insolvency) and Paweł Zdort (Private Equity, M&A);
  • five Highly Regarded lawyers: Marek Durski (Energy and Infrastructure, Project Development, M&A), Dr hab. Łukasz Gasiński (Capital Markets: Equity, Private Equity, M&A), Iwona Her (M&A), and two Women Leaders: Zofia Frydrychowicz (Banking, Capital Markets: Debt, Real Estate Finance) and Anna Zorya (M&A);
  • four Notable Practitioners: Michał Kulesza (Banking, Financial Services Regulatory), Dr Jakub Rachwol (Banking, Project Finance), Dr Jakub Zagrajek (Corporate and M&A, Capital Markets: Equity), and Jacek Zawadzki (Capital Markets: Equity, M&A); and
  • four Rising stars: Filip Leśniak (Capital Markets: Equity), Łukasz Lech (Projects: Energy, M&A), Adrian Augustyniak (Projects: Energy, Financial and Corporate), and Marcin Gruszka (Project Finance, Banking & Finance) who represent the future of our firm.


Our gratitude!

This success is the result of collective effort and the trust we build every single day.

First and foremost, we thank our Clients – your trust, challenging projects and recommendations are the foundation of our growth and the motivation to continuously raise the bar. Thank you for entrusting us with your most important matters and allowing us to be part of your business success stories. Your confidence in our expertise drives us to deliver excellence in everything we do.

We also congratulate all of the recognised lawyers and teams.

Special congratulations go to the new faces in this year’s ranking: Michał Kulesza, Łukasz Lech, Jacek Zawadzki, Adrian Augustyniak and Marcin Gruszka. Your presence in IFLR1000 is proof that we are consistently building a strong team of next-generation experts who will shape the future of our practice.

This recognition inspires us to continue working even harder and reaching even higher. Thank you!

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