6.1% of Polish exports. 7.2% FDI source. Strong presence in automotive (Renault/Stellantis), banking and consumer goods.
6.1% of Polish exports. 7.2% FDI source. Strong presence in automotive (Renault/Stellantis), banking and consumer goods.
Netherlands, Luxembourg, Belgium and France are the dominant choices for holding-structure layering above a Polish operating company — historically through SOPARFI (LU), Dutch BV or French SAS structures.
Recurring issues: ATAD 3 substance requirements ("shell-entity" test), Pillar 2 Top-Up Tax exposure, DAC 6/7/8 reporting, withholding-tax analysis on intra-group dividends, and the EU FDI Screening Regulation's application to ultimate beneficial owners.
For matters connecting Poland and France, we coordinate with trusted local partners — and where the matter falls within our priority partner jurisdictions, we engage lawyers from the partner office directly. The Polish-side partner remains the client's single point of contact throughout. Approach outline is provided within 48 hours of initial engagement.
Coordination with local partners. Counsel introductions in France are made on a case-by-case basis. We do not maintain exclusive referral arrangements. The selection criterion is fit to the specific matter: regulatory expertise, sector knowledge, transaction size, and (for litigation) seat-court familiarity. Engagement letters always disclose any introducing-counsel fees.
Within two business hours during CET working hours, the Polish-side partner reads your message and decides whether the matter requires local France counsel coordination, network deployment, or sole Polish handling. The first approach outline — scope, timeline, and fee proposal — is sent within 48 hours of initial engagement, with no commitment from your side.
No — and we say so transparently. KORDECKI & Partners is admitted to practise Polish law. For substantive France legal questions we engage trusted local counsel, either through our partner network (for the seven network jurisdictions) or via curated partner-firm relationships maintained since 2009. The Polish partner remains your single point of contact and coordinates billing, scope and timeline.
For defined-scope work (e.g., company formation in France, single-jurisdiction tax opinion), we propose a fixed fee. For complex engagements with iterative scope (cross-border M&A, multi-jurisdictional restructuring), we propose capped hourly with monthly reporting and a hard ceiling. Local counsel fees are quoted separately and passed through transparently. The first 30-minute consultation is complimentary.
We coordinate with local partners in France so you work with one team, not two. We outline the approach within 48 hours.