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Andrzej Balicki Ph.D.

Partner
Head of Regulatory
Attorney-at-law (radca prawny)
Andrzej Balicki is a world-class regulatory lawyer. He has a top-notch grasp of public policy and legislative processes. Andrzej has also great strategic thinking skills.
Legal 500 EMEA 2024, Healthcare And Life Sciences
About

Andrzej Balicki has more than 20 years of experience in advising clients from the life sciences sector (and related sectors) on regulatory and commercial issues.

He provides legal support to pharmaceutical companies, producers of medical devices, biotechnology companies, and healthcare service providers. He has an in-depth knowledge of all aspects of the pharmaceutical business, including marketing, distribution, manufacturing, clinical trials, promotion and advertising, pricing and reimbursement, as well as AI healthtech solutions based on medical devices. He has advised on agreements between healthcare providers and the National Health Fund, including those involving reimbursement proceedings, and on other agreements related to the healthcare sector, including agreements concluded by healthcare providers, healthcare professionals, and pharmacies.

Andrzej participates in the regulatory work of public bodies, including working groups at the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection, the Ministry of Health, and the Parliamentary Subcommittee on Public Health. He has extensive experience in reimbursement negotiations with the Ministry of Health in relation to medicinal products and medical devices. He is a member of the Experts Council at The Polish Council for Supplements and Nutritional Foods (KRSiO). Andrzej is a regular speaker at conferences on healthcare law and has authored a number of publications. He is also the co-author of the first commentary on the Polish Food Law (Wolters Kluwer, 2013) and the first Polish commentary on Regulation (EC) No. 1924/2006 on nutrition and health claims (Wolters Kluwer, 2015).

He is the main speaker at the “Pharmaceutical Law Academy” for law students at the University of Warsaw.

Professional QualificationsAttorney-at-law (Radca prawny) registered with the Warsaw Bar Association of Attorneys-at-Law (Okręgowa Izba Radców Prawnych w Warszawie), 2009

EXPERIENCE

  • Advising many well-known pharmaceutical and healthcare companies, both local and international ones, on pharmaceutical and medical regulatory compliance matters, antitrust law, as well as on public procurement issues
  • Representing one of the world's leading engineering and construction companies in a number of public procurement proceedings concerning the construction of power plants in Poland, including representation before the National Chamber of Appeals and regional courts
  • Representing a big Polish energy company, part of the biggest Polish energy group, on court proceedings against the decision of the President of the Energy Regulatory Office concerning state aid in the form of reimbursement of so-called stranded costs
  • Assistance and advice to one of the world's leading providers of defence technology during negotiation rounds concerning business agreements fulfilling the offset commitments, in particular competition law aspects of technology transfer agreements
  • Advising one of the world’s leading food companies in relation to its EU-enforced sale of a business in Poland, on regulatory aspects of the sale transaction
Languages
  • Polish
  • English

Awards

  • Recognised as Leading Partner in Healthcare and Life Sciences – Legal 500 EMEA 2025 – 2026
  • Ranked Band 4 in Life Sciences – Chambers Europe 2024 – 2026
  • Ranked as Legal Leader in the category of Pharmaceutical and Medical Law – Rzeczpospolita 2024
  • Ranked as Up and Coming in Life Sciences – Chambers Europe 2024
  • Recognised as Leading Individual in Healthcare and Life Sciences – Legal 500 EMEA 2020 – 2025
  • Recommended in Competition/Antitrust, Healthcare and Life Sciences, and Public Procurement – Legal 500 EMEA 2018 – 2024
  • Recommended in Competition/Antitrust, Dispute Resolution, Healthcare and Life Sciences, and Public Procurement – Legal 500 EMEA 2020
  • Recommended for Public Law, Energy and Natural Resources, Healthcare and Life sciences, and Competition/Antitrust – Legal 500 EMEA 2019
  • "Andrzej Balicki is incredibly intelligent and discerning of even the smallest nuances in the topics he discusses." – Chambers Europe, Life Sciences 2026
  • "Andrzej Balicki is recognised for his broad life sciences expertise. He is well placed to handle cases around novel drugs, intellectual property as well as general regulatory and reimbursement cases. He has further experience in handling dietary supplement matters." – Chambers Europe, Life Sciences 2026
  • "Under Andrzej Balicki's unwavering dedication to excellence, clients receive the highest quality legal counsel, fostering confidence and trust in his expertise." – Chambers Europe, Life Sciences 2026
  • "Andrzej Balicki is an exceptional life sciences lawyer with extensive expertise, particularly in pharmaceutical sector. I especially value how he skillfully blends deep sector knowledge with a nuanced understanding of distribution channel mechanics." – Legal 500 EMEA, Healthcare and Life Sciences 2026
  • "Andrzej Balicki is a rare breed of legal advisor – one who combines academic depth, regulatory mastery, and commercial pragmatism. His understanding of EU and Polish pharmaceutical law is not only encyclopedic but also deeply contextual. He brings to every engagement a strategic clarity that reflects years of experience advising on medicinal products, medical devices, clinical trials, pricing and reimbursement, and health–tech innovation." – Legal 500 EMEA, Healthcare and Life Sciences 2026
  • "Andrzej Balicki is an outstanding life sciences attorney. As a creative and dedicated regulatory lawyer, he consistently delivers exceptional results." – Legal 500 EMEA, Healthcare and Life Sciences 2026
  • "Andrzej Balicki is a lawyer with great business experience and legal knowledge. He has a broad perspective on the sector and an exceptional ability to think strategically. Andrzej Balicki is a lawyer with whom you simply want to cooperate. I can always count on his help and advice." – Chambers Europe 2025
  • “Andrzej Balicki is very business-oriented, with great strategic thinking and a deep understanding of the whole life sciences sector.” – Chambers Europe, Life Sciences 2024
  • “Andrzej Balicki is an impressive lawyer and the leading expert in Poland for any matters related to the life sciences sector. He always sees the big picture covering legal, business and human aspects of projects. Highly recommended.” – Legal 500 EMEA, Healthcare and Life Sciences 2023
  • “Andrzej Balicki is a leading pharmaceutical lawyer in Poland. He has unmatched expertise and experience advising on public regulatory law and distribution law.” – Legal 500 EMEA, Healthcare and Life Sciences 2023
  • “Andrzej Balicki has extensive experience in advising the life sciences sector and is highly respected in the industry. He is a creative and client-focused problem solver. He is certainly a leading regulatory lawyer in Poland.” – Legal 500 EMEA, Healthcare and Life Sciences 2022
  • “Andrzej Balicki – extensive experience in advising the pharmaceutical sector and is respected in the industry. He is a creative and client-focused problem solver.” – Legal 500 EMEA, Healthcare and Life Sciences 2022
  • “Andrzej Balicki, partner leading the team, is a role model of a trusted adviser, one of the best I have ever met. He has a unique ability to explain practical business implications of complex regulatory requirements. He always comes up with implementable solutions.” – Legal 500 EMEA, Public Procurement 2022
  • “Andrzej Balicki - a renowned market expert in life sciences.” – Legal 500 EMEA, Competition/Antitrust 2022
  • “Andrzej is a terrific regulatory lawyer. He easily finds what is truly material. Has great experience in dealing with public authorities” – Legal 500 EMEA, Public Procurement 2021
  • Andrzej is “the market-leading lawyer for pharmaceutical regulatory and distribution matters” – Legal 500 EMEA, Healthcare & Life Sciences 2021
  • "Andrzej Balicki is a top public policy lawyer. He has great understanding of the legal and business aspects of public affairs projects. He is known for his strategic thinking and ability to implement it in practice" – Legal 500 EMEA, Public procurement 2020
  • "Andrzej is a clear leader of the team and is my first contact point in all matters. He is very energetic, pragmatic and solution-oriented" – Legal 500 EMEA, Healthcare and Life Sciences 2020
  • "Andrzej heads the department, with experience in regulatory advice and commercial transactions" – Legal 500 EMEA, Healthcare and Life Sciences 2020
  • Andrzej is a “creative” regulatory expert” – Legal 500 EMEA, Competition/Antitrust 2020
  • “Andrzej is a delight to work with. Extremely knowledgeable about the industry, providing market-leading advice on life sciences sector-related antitrust matters” – Legal 500 EMEA, Competition/Antitrust 2020
  • “[Andrzej has] market-leading regulatory knowledge” – Legal 500 EMEA 2018
  • Described as “a practical and creative problem-solver’ with "top-notch technical skills" who has "market-leading regulatory knowledge” – Legal 500 EMEA 2018
Education
  • University of Warsaw, PhD (Internal Market of Pharmaceuticals), 2008
  • University of Warsaw, Master of Laws, 2003
  • University of Oxford (internship), 2001/2002
  • University of Warsaw, Master's degree in International Relations, 2001
  • Université de Liège, Belgium (internship), 2000
  • KU Leuven, Belgium (internship), 1999

Prior Experience

  • May 2018 – present, Partner, DLA Piper, Warsaw
  • May 2016 – April 2018, Counsel, DLA Piper, Warsaw
  • January 2010 – April 2016, Senior Associate, DLA Piper, Warsaw
  • July 2007 – December 2009, Associate, DLA Piper, Warsaw

Memberships And Affiliations

  • Warsaw Bar Association of Attorneys-at-law (Okręgowa Izba Radców Prawnych w Warszawie), 2009