Legal advisory in Poland
Our Legal office is ready to provide concise, business-oriented and tailored advisory to companies from various sectors to support their activities in Poland and in the region. The unique combination of our legal, tax and accounting expertise enables to provide an all-round care and effective solutions based on the best legal practices in Poland. We are able to cover all your requirements both in standard operations and in large, demanding transactions covering various aspects of your business.
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We have years of experience in supporting businesses to grow in Poland. If you are a well-established company we offer you a free consultancy, that includes:
- Brief analysis of your needs based on the information provided
- Country-specific aspects that may be important to your investment
- Basics of local tax, accounting and legal rules in Poland
E-mail: agnieszka.samborska@accace.com
Phone: +48 504 021 963
Commercial law
Our experienced Polish legal advisors are ready to provide a wide selection of services within the field of commercial law, ranging from initial professional support during incorporation, to a comprehensive provision of all business transactions and changes during the lifetime of the company. Our legal services in the area of commercial law can cover:
- Due diligence prior to share or asset deals
- Mergers, divisions and transformations of commercial companies
- Provision of company seat for 12 months
- Incorporation of companies, branches and representative offices
- Establishment of Joint Stock Company
- Establishment of Limited Liability Company
- Liquidation of entities
- Agreements governing the relationships between related parties, shareholder agreements
- Legal support in negotiating with trading partners and preparing the corresponding legal documentation
- Registration of changes in the legal status of companies like appointment and dismissal of board members, address changes, share capital increase etc.
- Preparation of annual general meetings and other shareholders and board meetings
- Legal opinions on various aspects of commercial law
- One-hour session with the legal consultant including a written summary of legal opinion
- One-hour session with the legal consultant without a written summary of legal opinion
- Corporate governance and management rules
Labour law and employment support
We offer a comprehensive labour law support provided by our experienced team of Polish legal experts. They are ready to help you to address the following matters related to employment relationship in Poland:
- Preparation of employment-related documentation, such as contract amendments, job descriptions, termination agreements, liability for damage, material responsibility agreements and others, fully in compliance with the legal requirements and best practices applicable in Poland
- Completing a tailor-made employment contract
- Resolving various matters related to employment, such as working time and shifts, employment termination including mass layoff, working conditions, annual leave, parental leave, health and safety at work, employee benefits and other areas
- Representation in front of the court at any disputes related to employment matters
- Consultancy related to GDPR and personal data protection in Poland
GDPR legal support and advisory
Considering the high sanctions and the limited time that businesses have to ensure that all legal and technical aspects are covered, it is important to pick the right professional partner. Our well-matched team of legal and corporate advisors in Poland are ready to help you identify how GDPR impacts your company and support you in the following areas:
- Overall revision of your current personal data processing, including follow-up analysis
- Preparation of internal guidelines, working procedures and manuals, employee consent for data processing
- Revision and adjustment of the appropriate contractual relationship with the persons involved in processing, including subscribers and other business partners
- Analysis to see whether it is required to carry out impact assessment on the protection of personal data and any follow-up support in the process, as well as when dealing with a supervisor, with whom the results of the assessment should be consulted
- Other services according to your specific needs and requirements
Intellectual property law
The intellectual property law is a complex area, with both local and global implications which cannot be handled without a deep understanding of all related regulations and procedures. Our well-experienced Polish legal advisors is ready to support you by:
- Matters related to copyrights, patents and other intangible property rights
- Trademark registration or renewal at EUIPO
- Legal advisory services related to the software development and provision
- Representation before the Polish statutory authorities and organizations
- Drafting and negotiating the contracts regulating intellectual property law issues
- Unfair competition combating
- Representing the clients at court hearings and out-of-court negotiations
Real estate and development
We are ready to provide legal services related to real estate and construction, including representation in land- and construction proceedings in Poland. Our legal services can cover the following areas:
- Services related to the acquisition, development, management and use of real estate and construction in Poland
- Legal, financial and tax due diligence of real estate projects
- Security instruments related to real estate transactions
- Establishment of third-party rights to property, utilities and energy
- Renting and lease of residential and non-residential premises
- Provision of professional legal advice in construction, provision of legal real estate audits and preparation of legal opinions
- Drafting and reviewing of contracts, negotiations
- Representation in land- and construction proceedings, also in the communication with the Polish state authorities
- Litigations and out-of-court negotiations
Banking and finance
Keeping up with the challenges of the banking and finance industry, not only in Poland but anywhere in the world, is a demanding task mainly because of the high legal risks involved. To provide support to our clients also in this area we have developed a wide range of legal services to cover mainly:
- Real estate, project and business financing in Poland
- Drafting and negotiating the financial documentation
- Loan agreements and syndicated loans
- Security instruments and other forms of guarantee
- Legal review of financial documentation
- Consumer loans and trade financing
Insolvency, restructuring and bankruptcy
In case you are dealing with insolvency litigations, our experienced lawyers are qualified to support you in various matters, mitigate the potential risks and provide the most effective solutions for your specific case – fully in compliance with Polish legal requirements.
Our experienced team of Polish legal advisors will guide you through the whole insolvency litigation procedure and represent you at administrative, civil and insolvency courts, including out-of-court negotiations, while providing all the required professional assistance by pre-insolvency negations. We are ready to investigate and design solutions for insolvency restructuring, taking into consideration your special conditions and cover all relevant possibilities. Moreover, we can also provide complex support and assistance enacted by enforcement proceedings and debt recovery proceedings in Poland.
Public tenders
Our public tender services have been refined in order to meet your requirements regardless of the public procurement procedure implied by the awarding contract: open, restricted or negotiated procedures, as well as the complex competitive dialogue procedure. Therefore, our Polish legal advisors are ready to support you during the entire process of the public procurement of services, goods or works, by providing a full range of services covering:
- Provision of advisory services within the whole procedure of public tenders in Poland
- Preparation of the documentation on behalf of the customers
- Representation of the bidders in the procedure of public tenders in Poland
- Representation of the bidders or customers before the courts and the Polish state institutions
Other legal services we are ready to provide in Poland
Civil and commercial law
Our services can cover preparation and negotiations of contracts, reviewing commercial and civil law contracts, provision of comprehensive legal advice in civil and commercial relations and preparation of legal opinions fully in compliance with the Polish legal framework.
Administrative and tax law
We cover the areas of client representation, applying claims thereof in administrative and tax proceedings in Poland, revision of contracts from the point of tax and administrative law, preparation of legal opinions, representing clients in proceedings on reviewing the lawfulness of decisions of the Polish administrative bodies before the court.
Disputes and enforcement of receivables
Our legal services cover the representation of clients before courts in proceedings related to Polish civil, commercial, administrative and labour law matters, representing clients before arbitration courts, complex management and recovery of claims at pre-trial stage, in court proceedings, enforcement proceedings, bankruptcy and restructuring, provision of legal analysis in this matter.
