A selection of matters across our eight practice areas. All client names and case-specific identifiers have been removed in compliance with attorney-client privilege. Where engagement details are necessary for clarity, they are referenced in anonymized form.
Sell-side representation of a Polish family-owned manufacturer to a German Mittelstand acquirer. Two-tier due diligence, UOKiK merger-control notification, retention escrow with 24-month tail. Closed in 14 weeks.
Corporate, M&A and Private Equity
Cross-border JV · CEE supply-chain integration
Joint venture structuring between a Polish logistics group and a Czech automotive supplier. Three-jurisdiction integration including IP transfer, ESOP for key engineers, and exit waterfall.
Corporate, M&A and Private Equity
Family Foundation · Multi-generational structuring
Established fundacja rodzinna for a Polish HNWI family — three operating sp. z o.o., one S.A. (real-estate holding), and overseas portfolio assets. Statute, beneficiary rules, tax modelling, KRS registration, asset transfer.
Full readiness assessment for a Polish manufacturer with 300+ B2B partners. FA(3) schema mapping, ERP integration testing, 12-week implementation roadmap. Delivered in 5 weeks. Successfully transitioned by 1 April 2026 deadline.
Tax — KSeF, Litigation and Structuring
Polski Ład minimum CIT · Defence
Defence against a minimum-CIT assessment for a regulated entity. WSA appeal, evidentiary submission, and ultimately a successful exemption argument based on regulated-financial-services exclusion. Engagement value: PLN 4.2m saved.
Tax — KSeF, Litigation and Structuring
Pillar 2 · Country-by-country impact modelling
Pillar 2 Top-Up Tax exposure modelling for a Polish-headquartered multinational with EU subsidiaries. IIR/QDMTT calculations, GloBE return preparation, transitional safe-harbour analysis.
Acquisition of a 35,000 sqm logistics complex near Warsaw. Legal, technical and environmental due diligence, lease-takeover negotiation with three multinational tenants, perpetual-usufruct conversion analysis.
Real Estate and Construction
FIDIC Yellow Book dispute · PLN 120m claim
Defence of an EPC contractor against a PLN 120m delay-damages claim in a power-station project. DAB referral, expert evidence on critical-path analysis, settlement at 28% of claim value.
Real Estate and Construction
Residential development · Acquisition, permits, build
Full lifecycle representation for a 280-unit residential development in Wrocław — site acquisition, MPZP analysis, building-permit appeal, FIDIC Red Book construction contract, sale-and-purchase documentation.
Bulk work-permit processing for a German automotive supplier expanding into Poland — 200+ permits across types A, B and C, including senior management and engineering. Average processing time reduced to 31 days.
Employment, HR and Global Mobility
Collective dismissal · 180 employees
Restructuring counsel for a Polish retail group reducing headcount by 180. Social plan negotiation with trade unions, labour-office notification, individual severance documentation, and dispute prevention. Zero subsequent litigation.
Employment, HR and Global Mobility
B2B reclassification defence · PIP inspection
Defence of a Polish IT services group against a PIP B2B reclassification ruling affecting 60 contractors. Documentation audit, witness preparation, and successful WSA appeal on three of five issues.
Conformity-assessment roadmap for a Polish HR-tech SaaS provider with AI-driven recruitment tools. Annex III classification, post-market monitoring framework, technical documentation, fundamental-rights impact assessment.
IP, Technology, AI Act and Data Protection
GDPR breach response · 72-hour playbook
First-72-hour incident response for a financial-services client following a third-party data exposure. UODO notification, affected-individual communication, regulator engagement, and prevention of three subsequent administrative proceedings.
IP, Technology, AI Act and Data Protection
MiCA crypto authorisation · Polish CASP
End-to-end MiCA crypto-asset service provider authorisation for a Polish fintech — KNF application, governance framework, capital-requirement analysis, AML/KYC integration, ongoing reporting setup.
Double-materiality assessment for a Polish industrial group entering CSRD scope. Stakeholder mapping, ESRS data-point inventory across E1–E5/S1–S4/G1, baseline disclosures for FY2025.
Compliance, ESG and Internal Investigations
Whistleblower channel · Multi-site rollout
Whistleblower channel design and rollout for a Polish retail group with 12 sites. Internal regulation, anonymous reporting platform, handler training, registry filing — completed within 11 weeks.
Compliance, ESG and Internal Investigations
Internal investigation · Senior executive
Discreet internal investigation into alleged conflicts of interest by a senior executive. Interview protocols, document preservation, board reporting, and prevention of public disclosure. Resolved without litigation.
Restructuring, Insolvency and White-Collar Defence
Restructuring, Insolvency and White-Collar Defence
Preventive restructuring · Mid-market industrial
Successful preventive restructuring (przyspieszone postępowanie układowe) for a mid-market industrial company with PLN 47m liabilities. Plan acceptance by 78% of creditors, court approval, business continuity preserved.
Restructuring, Insolvency and White-Collar Defence
Pre-pack sale · Distressed asset disposal
Pre-pack sale (przygotowana likwidacja) of distressed manufacturing assets within a controlled court procedure. Asset sale completed within 4 months of debtor filing, preserving 60% of jobs.
Restructuring, Insolvency and White-Collar Defence
KKS defence · Senior board member
Successful defence of a senior board member against KKS fiscal-criminal charges connected to a complex VAT optimisation scheme. Settlement without conviction, retention of professional standing.
Polish counsel for a contractor in EUR 35m ICC arbitration (Paris seat) against a Middle-Eastern employer. Three-arbitrator tribunal, four-week hearing, partial award favourable to claimant.
Disputes, Arbitration and Sanctions
KIO appeal · Public-procurement reversal
KIO appeal in a public-procurement matter — successful annulment of an award decision, leading to a re-evaluated tender and ultimate award to the client. EUR 12m contract value.
Disputes, Arbitration and Sanctions
EU sanctions wind-down · CIS-headquartered group
Sanctions wind-down advisory for a CIS-headquartered group with Polish operations subject to escalating EU sanctions. Wind-down licence applications, asset-preservation structuring, regulator engagement, ongoing legal-compliance monitoring.
Confidentiality notice
All matters listed above are anonymized in accordance with the attorney-client privilege and the duty of confidentiality under Art. 6 of the Act on Advocates' Profession (1982) and Art. 3 of the Act on Legal Counsel Profession (1982). Numerical values, party identifiers, and any element that could permit re-identification have been removed. Each matter description has been internally reviewed before publication.
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