1M+ Ukrainian diaspora in Poland. 29,000 Ukrainian-founded sp. z o.o. since 2022. Export growth +23.1% YoY. Reconstruction tender pipeline opening from 2026.
1M+ Ukrainian diaspora in Poland. 29,000 Ukrainian-founded sp. z o.o. since 2022. Export growth +23.1% YoY. Reconstruction tender pipeline opening from 2026.
Ukraine, Belarus and broader CIS engagements share a sanctions-screening requirement before any substantive work begins: EU consolidated list, Polish Sanctions Act of 13 April 2022 (which adds domestic-listed persons), and US OFAC where US-nexus exists.
Where sanctions exposure exists, we decline the engagement and refer to specialist sanctions counsel for wind-down work. Where no exposure exists, we coordinate company formation, residency, banking, asset-protection structuring and (for UA) CUKR temporary-protection and reconstruction-tender matters.
For matters connecting Poland and Ukraine, 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 Ukraine 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 Ukraine 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 Ukraine 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.
The Poland–Ukraine double-tax treaty is in force and shapes the analysis of withholding-tax, permanent establishment and transfer-pricing positions. Investment protection is covered by a bilateral investment treaty. Where the matter involves EU directives (Parent-Subsidiary, Interest-and-Royalties, Anti-Tax-Avoidance), those override or supplement bilateral provisions. We map all three layers in the first written outline.
We coordinate with local partners in Ukraine so you work with one team, not two. We outline the approach within 48 hours.