Our law firm offers assistance in the field of European private law to Polish and foreign entities. Knowledge of European private law is particularly important today, as many cases have an international element. Thanks to our experience in handling cross-border cases, we are able to offer our clients a comprehensive service, regardless of the situation in which they find themselves. Our membership in the international law firm network Avrio Advocati, which brings together law firms from Europe and beyond, is of particular importance in this type of case. The aim of the association is to provide international clients with rapid access to high quality legal services.

In this respect, we offer in particular:

• Advice on the conduct of business in Poland by European entrepreneurs and on the conduct of business in another European country by Polish entrepreneurs;
• Advising on the acquisition of real estate in Poland by entities from other European countries and the acquisition of real estate by Polish entities in another European country;
• Providing opinions on contracts and other legal transactions as regards their compliance with European Union law.

We offer corporate services to our clients, supporting them in all areas related to the functioning of enterprises, from the moment of an investment idea through to the liquidation of the company.

In this respect, we offer in particular

• creation of new legal entities (partnerships, capital companies, as well as foundations and associations, and creation of branches and representative offices of companies);
• handling shareholders’ meetings, supervisory board and management board meetings, amending articles of association and articles of association, trading, encumbering and redeeming shares and other company law issues, increasing and decreasing share capital, amending articles of association and articles of association;
• drafting company agreements, articles of association, rules of procedure for supervisory boards and management boards;
• handling M&A transactions;
• drafting resolutions of company bodies;
• drafting management contracts, non-competition agreements, and other contracts with members of management boards, supervisory boards, and other persons;
• Representation in registration proceedings and other proceedings related to the functioning of companies;
• handling the process of disposal of companies;
• carrying out corporate audits, reviews of applicable procedures and regulations and preparation of relevant reports;
• due diligence – conducting and drawing up legal analyses;
• advice in negotiation processes concerning joint venture agreements and agreements between shareholders;
• Issuing opinions on the company’s planned activities, including interpretation of commercial company law and other regulations;
• Resolution of corporate disputes and representation of shareholders in such disputes,
• representation in proceedings concerning appeals against resolutions of shareholders’ meetings and in cases concerning claims against members of company bodies;
• liquidation of commercial companies.

Services for investment projects, from the stage of checking the legal status of a real estate, through negotiations for its acquisition, the process of obtaining building permits and commercialization of space to future tenants and buyers, negotiations with banks and loan agreements, refinancing, handling the sale of the project.

In addition, we have experience in drafting and negotiating construction contracts or representing clients in court disputes related to contractual claims.

We assist, among others, with

• project finance (together with ongoing support of the construction investment) of the Europejskie Hotel in Warsaw (a hotel, office and service facility of the highest standard).

We have an extensive network of close contacts with law firms in many parts of the world, which enables us to assist in establishing contacts and managing legal services for ventures and disputes relating to foreign transactions and investments.

• public procurement law
• Corporate services
• Preparation and negotiation of commercial contracts;
• European private law.

Legal services for foreign entities investing in Poland – advice on choosing the appropriate legal form of activity in Poland, providing corporate services, conclusion of contracts with employees, commercial contracts (including transaction prices in intra-group transactions), advice on Polish law, taking into account cultural and legal differences.

We work for, among others:

• an international consortium building the A1 motorway
• an international investment fund (investments in commercial office buildings)
• a Japanese manufacturing company (construction of a production plant and subsequent operations)
• a Finnish design company (acquisition of a majority stake in a Polish company and subsequent operating activities)
• a British telecommunications company (choice of legal form, ensuring compliance with Polish regulations, corporate services).

Our law firm specialises in construction law, legal services for construction investment processes, in particular obtaining administrative decisions and supervising the execution of construction work contracts.

In this respect, we offer in particular comprehensive legal services for infrastructure and construction projects, both in terms of:

• administrative law
• Construction law
• Public procurement law
• civil law (also based on the conditions of Federation Internationale des Ingenieurs-Conseils – FIDIC).

We have assisted or are assisting in, among others:

• construction of the A1 motorway (concession system – public-private partnership)
• construction of the World War II Museum in Gdansk (public procurement mode)
• construction of shopping centres (many projects in many places in Poland);
• project finance (including on-going services for the construction investment) of the Europejski Hotel in Warsaw (top standard hotel, office and service facility).

Our law firm offers services in the field of comprehensive drafting of contracts in business transactions. We draft contracts, negotiate their content, and advise on cooperation models that take into account the specificity and character of various industries and areas of activity of our clients. Moreover, above all, we have experience in areas related to the conclusion and performance of contracts, as well as their termination – both in domestic and international trade.

In this respect, we offer, in particular:

• counselling, providing opinions and negotiating contracts in business trading;
• preparation of legal opinions;
• supervision over the proper performance of contracts;
• identification and protection against risks associated with contracts;
• drafting of regulations, contract templates, framework agreements;
• planning domestic and international business transactions as well as
• conducting cases concerning the enforcement of contracts and receivables of contracts.