Profile
Arkadiusz Kocel focuses his practice on tax law, with particular emphasis on income taxes, tax planning, international tax law and the tax aspects of transactions. He advises businesses on day-to-day tax matters related to their operations, helping them identify and effectively manage tax risks as well as implement complex business projects.
He has experience advising private clients, including high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs), primarily on tax planning and wealth management matters. He also represents clients in tax proceedings.
Drawing on his legal and economic background, he analyses tax matters from both a regulatory and a business perspective. His interdisciplinary approach enables him to develop solutions that take into account clients’ business objectives and the economic consequences of their decisions.
Alongside his professional practice, he pursues academic work as a doctoral researcher. His research interests focus on tax law, and he presents the results of his research at national and international academic conferences.
Concentrations
- Tax Planning
- International Tax Law
- Tax Proceedings
- Private Client Advisory
- Corporate Law
- Transactional Advisory
Capabilities
Experience
- Participated in complex restructuring projects involving enterprises and international capital groups, including entities from Europe and the United States.˚
- Participated in preparing applications for individual tax rulings, opinions on the application of withholding tax preferences and protective opinions, resulting in favorable decisions for clients.˚
- Advised clients on establishing family foundations as well as planning and structuring the rules for contributing assets to them.˚
- Participated in tax due diligence reviews, including identifying and assessing tax risks and analyzing their impact on the structure and terms of transactions.˚
- Advised on transactions involving the acquisition and sale of commercial real estate, in particular with respect to their VAT, CIT and tax on civil law transactions consequences.˚
- Advised on the cross-border secondment of employees, including analyzing related issues under Polish and international tax law, social security law and employment law.˚
- Participated in preparing and reviewing tax provisions in transaction documentation, including clauses concerning tax settlements, parties’ liability, and representations and warranties.˚
- Advised on the tax aspects of domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions structured as both share and asset deals.˚
- Advised on international tax law, including the taxation of cross-border payments, withholding tax and the application of double taxation agreements.˚
°The above representations were handled by Mr. Kocel prior to his joining GREENBERG TRAURIG Nowakowska-Zimoch Wysokiński sp.k.
Recognition & Leadership
- Doctoral School at the Faculty of Law and Administration, the University of Gdańsk, Ph.D. Candidate
Credentials
- Master’s degree, Finance and Accounting, Warsaw School of Economics, 2025
- Bachelor’s degree, Finance and Accounting, Warsaw School of Economics, 2023
- LLM, Master of Laws, University of Heidelberg, 2023
- Master of Law, Jagiellonian University, 2020
- School of German Law, Jagiellonian University, 2020
- School of Slovak Law, Jagiellonian University, 2018
- Poland
- Polish, Native
- English, Fluent