Awards and distinctions
Hasik Rheims and Partners has an established reputation on the legal services market.
This is confirmed by how high the firm places in rankings of law offices:
Silver for the firm
WTR 1000
"Boutique Hasik Rheims & Partners continues to provide A-to-Z trademark and brands counsel from its Warsaw HQ. Its lawyers are in hot demand for their anti-counterfeiting and enforcement nous, with the strong relationships they have cultivated with Customs key to their success. However, the firm’s prosecution offering is also blossoming and attracting the attention of a slew of multinationals as a result. Daniel Hasik and Eric Rheims put in all the time, effort and passion needed to make patrons feel secure. 'A trusted adviser and litigator', Hasik delivers sterling results in fraught disputes; while the 'proactive, efficient and knowledgeable' Rheims 'excels at taking downfakes'."
Silver for Daniel Hasik in category "Enforcement and Litigation"
WTR 1000
Distinction for the firm in the Media Law International Ranking - Tier 4
Media Law International
Distinction for Eric Rheims in category "Anti-Counterfeiting" and silver in category "Enforcement and Litigation"
WTR 1000
BAND 4
CHAMBERS EUROPE
"Daniel Hasik enjoys a solid reputation as a trade marks lawyer. A client values his 'extremely practical approach,' describing Hasik as 'easy to cooperate with.'"
Silver for the firm
WTR 1000
“Agile IP boutique Hasik Rheims & Partners has hit full stride with new hires, a growing prosecution workload and an expanding multinational client portfolio. Best known for its enforcement prowess, the ensemble continues to shine in litigation and anti-counterfeiting scenarios thanks to excellent relations with Customs and the police, as well as the skills of its lawyers."
Recommendations for Daniel Hasik and Eryk Rheims
WTR 1000
“Contentious stars Daniel Hasik and Eric Rheims are “experienced, efficient and convincing litigators who know what it takes to win”.
“Responsive, thorough and business-minded, Daniel takes a focused approach and always goes the extra mile. He is at ease in complex disputes.”
“Eric renders an outstanding level of service and surpasses high expectations. He is proactive and incredibly efficient in anti-counterfeiting. “
2ND BAND
LEGAL 500
"IP boutique Hasik, Rheims & Partners is noted for its expertise in IP enforcement and portfolio management work across trade mark, copyright, design and patent law, as well as personal rights and media issues (…). The team is jointly led by founding partner Daniel Hasik, who is a trade mark enforcement and prosecution expert, and native French-speaker Eric Rheims, who advises luxury goods and pharmaceuticals clients on IP rights protection in Poland; Rheims is also experienced in pursuing claims for damages arising from criminal cases."
BAND 4
CHAMBERS EUROPE
"Daniel Hasik represents clients in trade mark conflicts, and handles counterfeit issues and domain name disputes. A client highlights his 'extremely practical approach', calling him 'easy to co-operate with'."
Recommendations for Daniel Hasik as "Leading Individual"
LEGAL 500
Recommendation for Daniel Hasik in the categoreis of enforcement and litigation
WTR 1000
“Eric Rheim’s longstanding relationship with customs, police and investigators give him a competitive edge.”
“Eric is a fantastic lawyer and recognised authority in anti-counterfeiting.”
“Eric is very easy to approach and his solutions to infringement issues are innovative and rewarding, not to mention extremely cost-effective.”
Recognised practitioner
CHAMBERS EUROPE
"Daniel Hasik of Hasik, Rheims & Partners assists clients with the full spectrum of trade mark and copyright issues. Interviewees characterise him as a 'strong thinker, logical and pragmatic.'He is also praised for being 'very business-minded'."
2ND BAND
LEGAL 500
"Boutique firm Hasik & Partners is praised for its 'pro-active' approach to IP enforcement, although it also handles portfolios for various multinationals. 'Easy to work with' founding partner Daniel Hasik advised and represented (...) in relation to various protection issues concerning the UEFA European Under-21s Championship. Eric Rheims represents clients (...) in criminal enforcement proceedings against counterfeiters in Poland."
Silver for the firm
WTR 1000
“ Hasik Rheims continues to ride a wave of successes.”
“Team act promptly and never fail to put in every effort to reach the desired outcome.”
Band 4
CHAMBERS EUROPE
"Daniel Hasik of Hasik, Rheims & Partners assists clients with the full spectrum of trade mark and copyright issues. Interviewees characterise him as a 'strong thinker, logical and pragmatic'. He is also praised for being 'very business-minded.'"
Distinctions for Daniel Hasik and Eric Rheims
WTR 1000
"Founding partner Daniel Hasik, a civil IP litigator who proves consistently persuasive in the most challenging cases – in addition to being a perspicacious portfolio manager and counsellor. Daniel stands out for his provision of prompt, business-minded advice, rather than academic interpretations of trademark law.”
"Rheims is highly sought after by clients within the pharmaceutical sector and is the exclusive Polish IP counsel to Merck Sharp & Dohme, Eli Lilly & Company and Pfizer. He hit the news in 2016 when he shut down one of the world’s largest counterfeit medicines factory, and rode that wave of success to further notable victories throughout 2017. Rheims, who has concentrations of loyal patrons in numerous sectors – including electronics and apparel – is noted for his 'excellent success rate in extracting damages from infringers'."
2ND Band
LEGAL 500
"Top-notch, responsive and dependable’ team that ‘knows the law and its clients’ needs.”
Distinction for the firm
WTR 1000
"Growing in strength, dynamic."
Recommendation for Eric Rheims in the categories of anti-counterfeiting and enforcement
WTR 1000
„Bad news for infringers.”
Recommended firm and individual
LEGAL 500
"Key figures include Daniel Hasik, who is ‘an outstanding lawyer’, the ‘highly professional’ Eric Rheims, and Anna Kruszewska, who is ‘a skilled litigator’".
Bronze for the firm
WTR 1000
“Maintains a deep bench of eminently experienced practitioners.”
“Best know for its hard-hitting litigation and devastatingly effective enforcement.”
Silver for the firm
WTR 1000
“Anty-counterfeiting and high-stakes litigation are strongholds.”
Recommended firm
LEGAL 500
"IP boutique Hasik & Partners’ team ‘has a business-minded approach and provides clear, concise advice’. Daniel Hasik, Eric Rheims and Anna Kruszewska are the key names."
Recommendation for Daniel Hasik in the categories of enforcement
WTR 1000
“ A skilled presenter and savvy counsellor.”
Silver for Daniel Hasik in the category of enforcement
WTR 1000
”He really stands out from the crowd for his responsiveness, excellent English language skills and through analysis of potential oppositions and disputes.”
Bronze for the firm
WTR 1000
“Vastly experienced and a stickler for detail.”
Recommendations for Daniel Hasik and Eryk Rheims
WTR 1000
„Daniel’s responsiveness, excellent English-language skills and through analysis of issues, together with his business-centric approach, set him apart from others in Poland., 'doesn’t wait for directions before he takes appropriate action to protect our brand'.”
"Eric Rheims also makes the grade, with one client calling him 'the best enforcement counsel anywhere in the region'. Rheims joined in 2012, adding significant clout to the international firm’s anti-counterfeiting capabilities. 'He is well connected with the prosecutor’s office, customs and police, and is an incredibly driven individual. He makes you feel like you are his only client'.”
Bronze for the firm
IAM Patent 1000 2014
„It really understands our core business and is highly innovative in it approach to dispute handling and settlement negotiations. In terms of equality-to-cost ratio, it stands out as one of the best firms in Poland.”
Distinction for Daniel Hasik
IP STARS 2015
Distinction for Eryk Rheims in the category of ‘excellent advice’
LEGAL 500
"Senior associate Eric Rheims is also recommended."
Bronze for the firm
WTR 1000
„Relative newcomer Hasik & Partners has carved out its niche and is attracting work from marquee brand; the team represented UEFA in over 60 ambush marketing cases in connection with the Euro 2012 football championships, and the football federation remains an important client. Litigation is a stronghold; the ensemble demonstrated its tactical nous in successfully launching a torpedo action on behalf of wholesale grocery company Bakalland in a dispute with a competitor.”
Distinction for Eryk Rheims
LEGAL 500
"Eric Rheims, who joined the team in January 2012, gives ‘excellent advice’."
Silver for Daniel Hasik
WTR 1000
„Daniel Hasik has an international background and big-firm experience; in his new setting, client can utilise his skills on a more cost-effective and flexible basis. He focused on trademark and unfair competition litigation.”
Bronze for the firm
WTR 1000
„Recently established by two dynamic partners, this boutique has made an instant impact on the Polish IP scene. (…) it provides a full suite of trademark and patent services. Complex contentious work is a stronghold and the team has tasted success in a wide variety of cases, including parallel imports, seizures of counterfeit goods and breach of licence agreements. It has unsurpassed experience of ambush marketing matters and recently represented UEFA in more then 60 cases arising from UEFA Euro 2012 football tournament.”
Gold for Daniel Hasik
WTR 1000
„Daniel Hasik recently established boutique IP firm. A strong all-rounder, he handles contentious and non-contentious patent, trademarks and other IP matters, in addition to offering expertise on related matters such as unfair competition. Commentators regard him as a dynamic presence on the Polish and international IP scene. dynamic presence on the Polish and international IP scene.”
