Izabela Wychowaniec

Associate
Advocate (adwokat)
Warsaw
About

Izabela Wychowaniec advises Polish and foreign clients from various sectors on tax issues, including withholding tax (e.g. applying for rulings on the application of withholding tax preferences and refunds), and conducts tax-related due diligence reviews (in particular for clients in the energy and medical sectors).

She advises Polish and foreign employers on tax issues related to the hiring of employees and assists with tax registrations for foreign companies entering the Polish market.

Izabela also prepares tax opinions and applications for individual tax interpretations, as well as supporting clients in matters related to tax proceedings.

Areas of FocusTaxTransactional Tax
Professional QualificationsAdvocate (Adwokat) registered with the Warsaw Bar Association of Advocates (Okręgowa Izba Adwokacka w Warszawie)

EXPERIENCE

  • Advising Guidewire Software Inc., a leading provider of software solutions to the property and casualty insurance industry, on its acquisition of Quantee, a dynamic insurance pricing software company. The advice included conducting a due diligence review and providing subsequent ongoing tax support.
  • Advising Affidea, an international network of imaging, diagnostics, and oncology treatment centres, on the acquisition of Medisport Medical Centre.
  • Advising PSA Baltics N.V., a member of PSA International, on the acquisition of a stake in Pickhill Investments.
  • Advising the Polish International Development Fund 1 CEF, managed by PFR TFI S.A., on the acquisition of a 30% stake in Teknikum Group, a Finnish company owned by Sanok Rubber Company S.A.
  • Advising Respect Energy and other clients on the acquisition of PV farms, including the conducting of due diligence reviews.
  • Advising clients from various sectors on tax issues related to employment, including different types of tax relief (e.g. 50% tax deductible costs for certain groups of employees).
  • Advising clients on withholding tax, including applying for opinions on the application of withholding tax preferences and withholding tax refunds.
  • Supporting clients in proceedings concerning withholding tax before administrative courts.
  • Advising clients on the tax aspects of business transactions, including mergers, demergers, and the sale and acquisition of organised parts of an enterprise.
  • Advising clients on the tax aspects of setting up a business in Poland, including conducting the tax registration process.
Languages
  • Polish
  • English
Education
  • Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw, Master of Laws, 2020

Prior Experience

  • July 2025 – present, Associate, DLA Piper, Warsaw
  • November 2021 – June 2025 - Junior Associate, DLA Piper, Warsaw
  • May - November 2021, Paralegal, DLA Piper, Warsaw
  • October 2020 - May 2021, Intern, DLA Piper, Warsaw
  • July 2020, Summer Intern, DLA Piper, Warsaw
  • July 2018 - October 2019, Junior Associate, SQUARE Tax & Legal, Warsaw

Memberships And Affiliations

Warsaw Bar Association of Advocates (Izba Adwokacka w Warszawie), 2024

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DLA Piper advises Affidea on acquisition of Medisport Medical Centre

8 February 2024 .1 minute read

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+48 22 16 34 712
(Work, Warsaw)