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Dominika Nowak

Counsel
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
About

Dominika Nowak advises clients on all aspects of labour law. In particular, she supports international companies in establishing and developing their business activities in Poland by preparing, implementing, and modifying employee-related legal documentation (e.g. internal rules and bonus policies), preparing and negotiating the terms and conditions of employment for senior managers.

Dominika provides ongoing support to clients on individual labour law issues such as working time arrangements, discrimination, harassment, termination of employment, the financial and disciplinary liability of employees, and outsourcing. In addition, she advises on the employment law aspects of corporate transactions and collective redundancies, as well as on dispute resolution - both in court and out of court.

Dominika heads the DLA Mobility practice, offering support on immigration matters such as the delegation of Polish and foreign employees and the legalisation of their stay and work abroad.

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)
Languages
  • Polish
  • English

Awards

  • Recommended in Employment – Legal 500 EMEA 2019 – 2025
  • "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