Aleksander Braksator
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Aleksander Braksator

Senior Associate

Email

aleksander.braksator@aoshearman.com

Phone

+48 22 820 6296

Offices

Warsaw

V-CARD
Aleksander specialises in all aspects of global, European and national competition law and foreign investment, with a particular focus on global merger control and behavioral matters.
He regularly advises on complex domestic and international projects, and has particular experience in the oil & gas, energy, technology and retail sectors. He also has an extensive experience in building tailor-made antitrust compliance programs and conducting antitrust trainings.

Expertise

Industries

Experience

Representative matters

  • Aramco on a number of global transactions, including on merger control and FDI clearances for its investment in Poland's refining, wholesale, and jet fuel marketing segments through a number of acquisitions from PKN Orlen.
  • A global retail company on the sale of its business in Poland to Salling Group A/S, including in the referral proceedings before the European Commission and Phase II proceedings before the Polish Competition Authority, as well as a number of Phase II proceedings before the Polish Competition Authority related to sales of individual stores in Poland.
  • Valeo Foods, a portfolio company of Bain Capital, on securing Phase I clearances (among others from the European Commission) in connection with an acquisition of 100% of shares in IDC Holding, a.s., the largest producer of confectionery and durable baked goods in Slovakia.
  • Stock Spirits Group, a portfolio company of CVC Capital Partners, on securing Phase II unconditional clearance in connection with the acquisition of Polmos Bielsko-Biała, owner of the famous Biały Bocian brand.
  • A technology company in an abuse of dominance case initiated by the Polish Competition Authority.
  • A confidential client in a no-poach investigation by the Polish Competition Authority.
  • A confidential client in a dawn raid and follow-on abuse of dominance / cartel investigation by the Polish Competition Authority.
  • A confidential client in a dawn raid and follow-on non-cartel investigation by the Polish Competition Authority.

Speaking Engagements

  • Panellist, M&A Regulatory Challenges: FDI Screening and Subsidies Control, April 2026
  • Panellist, Standard Essential Patents and compulsory licenses, Challenges for the intellectual property system in Poland, May 2023
  • Panellist, Duty to license SEPs and the Level of Licensing, Emerging issues in licensing and enforcement Standard Essential Patents, September 2023

Recognition

“Aleksander Braksator is a standout associate. Aleksander is extremely detail oriented and matches this with sharp commercial acumen and client dedication.”
Legal 500, 2026

Awards

  • A special distinction in the 4th edition of the competition for the best PhD dissertation on competition law organised by the Polish Competition Authority (UOKiK), Rising Star nomination, Wolters Kluwer Polska, 2025
  • The Ministry of Economic Development and Technology’s award for the best PhD dissertation on IP law, Polish Patent Office, 2022

Qualifications

Admissions

Warsaw Bar Association of Attorneys-at-Law, 2022 (Attorney-at-law)

Academic

PhD, Law, University of Warsaw, 2021

MA, Finance and Accounting, Warsaw School of Economics, 2017

MA, Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Warsaw, 2016

BA, International Economics, Warsaw School of Economics, 2014

Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.