“The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.” Sun Tzu wrote those words twenty-five centuries ago. Confucius taught that the wise man thinks first, speaks second, and acts only then. Lao Tzu observed that water—the softest of substances—wears away the hardest stone.
These three principles define the role of a lawyer worth having on your side.
Prevention Before Intervention
A good lawyer is not the one who wins lawsuits. A good lawyer is the one who ensures there are no lawsuits to win. Every contract drafted with foresight, every risk identified in advance, every structure conceived for the long term—these are the battles that never had to be fought.
Skarbiec Law Firm operates by this principle. We advise at every stage of a transaction—from initial conception through negotiation to years of monitoring performance. We do not wait for problems to arise. We prevent them.
Strength Through Flexibility
Confucius drew a distinction between knowledge and wisdom. Knowledge is familiarity with the rules. Wisdom is the capacity to apply them to a particular situation, a particular client, a particular objective.
Large network firms offer knowledge—standardized, replicable, impersonal. Skarbiec offers wisdom: an individual approach that treats every matter as a distinct strategic challenge.
Like water, which assumes the shape of its vessel while retaining its essential nature.
Comprehensiveness Without Complication
The affairs of entrepreneurs seldom confine themselves to a single area of law. A transaction demands tax analysis, corporate structure, security arrangements, sometimes litigation, often succession planning. The lawyer who sees only his fragment does not see the whole.
Skarbiec integrates all of these perspectives:
Legal advisory — the foundation of every transaction and every structure
Tax advisory — optimization of burdens within the bounds of law
Strategic advisory — long-term vision, not short-term patchwork
Litigation — when prevention fails, effective intervention
Family office — protecting and growing family wealth across generations
Accounting services — precise record-keeping as the basis for sound decisions
Strategy, Not Tactics
Sun Tzu wrote: “Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.” The lawyer who reacts to events rather than anticipates them, who solves problems rather than prevents them, who knows the regulations but does not understand the client’s goals—such a lawyer is a tactician.
Skarbiec aspires to the role of strategist. A partner who thinks in years, not months. Who asks the questions before the client has formulated them. Who—as Lao Tzu counselled—acts while action is still easy, and resolves difficulties while they are still small.
Example areas of expertise
Disputes with Banks and Financial Institutions
Antitrust / Competition Law in Poland
Commercial Law / Corporate Law
Selling or Acquiring a Company
Insolvency Law | Bankrupcy Proceeding in Poland
Customs and Foreign Exchange Law in Poland
Skarbiec Law Firm — legal, tax, and strategic advisory for entrepreneurs who think long-term.
