Dominika Nowak

Counsel
Attorney-at-law (radca prawny)
Dominika Nowak is great to work with, accessible and very responsive. Great lawyer and just such a nice person. She’s strong on general advice, as well as individual cases up to litigation.
— Legal 500, Employment 2024
Warsaw
About

Dominika Nowak advises clients on all aspects of employment law.

In particular, she supports international companies in setting up and developing their business activities in Poland by drafting, implementing, and modifying employee-related documentation (e.g. internal rules and bonus policies), advising on models of cooperation with local personnel, and preparing and negotiating the terms and conditions of employment for senior managers.

She also guides clients' international HR teams through Polish collective and individual employment law issues, including outsourcing/body leasing, transfers of undertakings, cooperation with contingency personnel, restructuring, internal investigations, disciplinary proceedings, incentive schemes, and dispute resolution - both in court and out of court.

Dominika heads the DLA Mobility practice in Poland, advising on a wide range of immigration-related matters such as secondments of Polish and foreign employees and the legalisation of their stay and work abroad, business relocations, cross-border remote work arrangements, and specific regulations applicable in the defence sector.

Areas of FocusEmployment
Professional QualificationsAttorney-at-law (Radca prawny) registered with the Warsaw Bar Association of Attorneys-at-Law (Okręgowa Izba Radców Prawnych w Warszawie), 2013
Languages
  • Polish
  • English

Awards

  • Ranked in Immigration – Chambers Europe 2026
  • Recommended in Employment – Legal 500 EMEA 2019–2025
  • "Dominika Nowak is great, very responsive, the advice is always spot on and straight to the point of the issue." – Chambers Europe 2026, Immigration
  • "I think Dominika Nowak is a very good business partner. She is executive and to the point, she gives me advice in the exact way I want it, which I appreciate." – Chambers Europe 2026, Immigration.
  • "Dominika Nowak heads the firm's mobility practice and assists clients with the relocation of employees to Poland, including the legalisation of residence and visa applications." – Chambers Europe 2026, Immigration
  • "DLA Piper offers exceptional customer service and advice throughout our EMEA operation. We rely on Dominika Nowak to provide unparalleled technical depth and pragmatic solutions to our issues in Poland. The key driver for us utilising DLA Piper is the commerciality of their advice - a commerciality that is consistent across EMEA." – Legal 500 EMEA 2025
  • "Dominika Nowak is an exceptional lawyer who provides quality pragmatic solutions to our issues in Poland. A key solution that sets DLA Piper apart from its competitors is the provision of GENIE - an encyclopaedia of employment law knowledge across EMEA and beyond which makes addressing simple issues very efficient without the need to contact counsel." – Legal 500 EMEA 2025
  • “Dominika Nowak is a great lawyer with a pragmatic and creative mindset. I like working with her, which is why this has been a standing relationship for over 4 years now.” – Legal 500 EMEA 2022, Employment
Education
  • University of Warsaw, Master of Laws, 2008

Prior Experience

  • May 2022 - present, Counsel, DLA Piper, Warsaw
  • November 2018 - April 2022, Senior Associate, DLA Piper, Warsaw
  • May 2011 - October 2018, Associate, DLA Piper, Warsaw
  • February 2010 - April 2011, Junior Associate, DLA Piper, Warsaw
  • 2006, Trainee, international law firm, Warsaw
  • 2006, Trainee, international law firm, Warsaw

Memberships

Warsaw Bar Association of Attorneys-at-law (Okręgowa Izba Radców Prawnych w Warszawie), 2013

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+48 22 540 74 31
(Work, Warsaw)