Patrycja Zawirska

Patrycja is a Partner and Co-Founder of Zawirska Ruszczyk, a boutique employment law firm advising both Polish and international employers. She specialises in restructuring and reorganisation processes, collective labour relations, and HR compliance, combining deep legal expertise with a pragmatic understanding of business needs.

Her practice covers a broad range of employment law issues, including working time management, internal investigations, and sensitive disputes related to discrimination, mobbing, or breaches of ethical standards. Patrycja regularly represents clients in employment litigation, particularly in cases concerning termination of employment, overtime compensation, and bonus schemes. She is known for her analytical precision, strategic thinking, and ability to navigate complex organisational challenges. Her clients include major companies from the medical, IT, media, publishing, real estate, manufacturing, financial and energy sectors.

Recognition

• Consistently ranked by Chambers Europe as one of the best employment law specialists in Poland.
• Consistently recognised as a Leading Individual in Poland in The Legal 500 EMEA.

Key Expertise

• Reorganisations and restructurings
• HR compliance and employment policies
• Collective labour relations and negotiations
• Discrimination and mobbing cases
• Workplace accidents and health & safety
• Employment disputes (dismissals, overtime, bonuses)

Languages

Polish, English

Professional Memberships

Warsaw Bar of Legal Advisers (Okręgowa Izba Radców Prawnych w Warszawie)

Education

• Ph.D. in Law, Institute of Law Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences (2011)
• Master of Law, European School of Law and Administration in Warsaw (2005)