Advisory services for entrepreneurs

HR matters

Personal data protection

Formation of companies and enterprises

Due diligence

Mergers & acquisitions

Restructuring and bankruptcy

Transformations

Litigation

Intellectual property (IP) cases

Compliance and AML

We help find the right solution

We work with companies of various size and various sectors; thus we know views from multiple perspectives. We can accompany you at various stages of the organisational life cycle.
  • Company registration – you will be certain of solutions and efficient activities when forming new entities
  • Due diligence – you will have transactional and property security and full knowledge about the success of your investment and threats involved
  • Streamlining processes, designing procedures, regulating relations with employees and business partners – you will gain control over internal matters of the company
  • Litigation – you will receive support at each stage of the court proceedings – from the payment request, statement of claim, proceedings to secure claims, trials, appeal proceedings and even the cassation proceedings to enforcement
  • Restructuring – your property will be protected against enforcement and your debts will be reduced, this will also limit the actual restructuring of the enterprise (ending of unprofitable contracts, simplified staff redundancies)
  • Bankruptcy – to protect management board members from personal liability with their property for the company’s debts

They have trusted us

  • Cichy-Zasada Group

  • Komputronik

  • Majster ABC Budowlane

  • Farm Equipment Int.

  • Fruitconnexcion

  • HBH Group

Projects completed

    Group 5522

  • Leading computer hardware distributor. Protection from a tax decision the client did not agree with. Causing the rehabilitation proceedings to be opened – protection from enforcement and finally a dynamic growth of the company.

  • Leading car dealer. Integration of two largest automotive groups in Poland, causing the merger and formation of the largest car dealer in Poland.

Our key clients

IT sector E-commerce Technology sector Automotive sector Electrical wholesale sector Construction wholesale sector Agricultural sector Real estate sector Publishing sector Tourist sector
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Strzałka

HR matters

  • Ongoing assistance in matters concerning employees and collaborators (B2B)
  • Establishing and terminating cooperation with personnel
  • Help in digitalisation of employee documents

Scope of our services

  • creating databases of contract and agreement templates for employees, subcontractors, B2B and others.
  • support to HR departments in negotiation of contract terms at the stage of recruitment (employment contract, B2B, mandate contract, contract for specific work)
  • developing internal regulations and procedures applicable to personnel (regulations for remuneration, remote work, equipment entrusted, benefits, instructions, safety, data protection)
  • handling litigation in HR matters (employee violations, dismissals, violation of the non-compete agreement, NDA, non-solicitation)
  • assistance in employment of foreigners (legalisation of stay and work)
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Personal data protection

Ensuring compliance with GDPR

  • audits of existing procedures and technical and organisational measures in place
  • advisory services on personal data processing
    • we prepare and negotiate personal data processing agreement and document templates
    • we clarify how to collect personal data and carry out marketing activities
    • we draft regulations and privacy policies for websites and applications
  • support in developing security policies and procedures compliant with GDPR.
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Formation of companies and enterprises

  • Registration of companies, foundations and associations in Poland
  • Registration of companies abroad

Scope of our services

  • drafting articles of association
  • drafting representations necessary for the registration
  • involvement in notarial activities
  • generating necessary documents in the s24 system and coordination of affixing e-signatures
  • representing during the registration procedure via the Court Register Portal
  • registration of beneficial owners in the Central Register of Beneficial Owners (preparing .xml documents ready for signing)
  • assistance to registration of branches in the Register of National Economy entities (REGON) in the Main Office of Statistics
  • updating information in the National Court Register, Central Register of Beneficial Owners, Main Office of Statistics
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Due diligence

  • Comprehensive due diligence
  • Limited due diligence
    • legal
    • tax
    • financial
    • environmental
    • real estate
  • Vendor due diligence

Scope of our services

  • drafting the due diligence report containing red flags and recommendations
  • review of all or selected aspects of the target (e.g. corporate, tax, financial, environmental, HR, ITP/IP/TMT matters),
  • defining legal requirements for execution and drafting of the investment agreement (specifying whether notification of concentration is required)
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Mergers & acquisitions

  • Assistance in search for the investor / investment
  • Risk assessment
  • M&A transaction management (as an advisor and coordinator of work of other participants)
  • Support with regard to transfer prices

Scope of our services

  • (tax and legal) due diligence
  • step plans, advice on selection of the appropriate solution
  • recovery plans
  • drafting and negotiating investment agreements
  • implementation of mechanisms to secure investors
  • monitoring performance of duties under the investment agreement
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Restructuring and bankruptcy

Restructuring

  • Proceedings to approve the composition agreement
  • Accelerated composition proceedings
  • Composition proceedings
  • Rehabilitation proceedings

Scope of our services

  • representing debtors and creditors
  • day-to-day support by a restructuring advisor
  • analysis of the client situation and selection of the optimal restructuring proceedings
  • drafting a restructuring request
  • preparing a specification of debts (in dispute and not), specification of receivables, specification of assets and other
  • representing the client at the meeting of creditors (analysis of composition proposals and exercise of the voting right)
  • representing the client in the board of creditors
  • handling the proceedings to approve the composition agreement (agreement with the restructuring advisor)
  • preparing objections to the specification of debts
  • readiness to act as a court-appointed supervisor or manager (if appointed by creditors)

Bankruptcy

  • Proceedings involving entrepreneurs
  • Consumer bankruptcy
  • Proceedings for prohibition on business activities

Scope of our services

  • representing both debtors and creditors
  • day-to-day support by a restructuring advisor
  • drafting a petition in bankruptcy
  • preparing specifications of debts and representing in objection proceedings
  • ongoing monitoring of announcements in the official Court and Economic Journal
  • representing the client in a trial on the repayment plan
  • representing the client in proceedings to exclude an asset from the bankruptcy estate
  • representing the client in proceedings for prohibition on business activities

Liquidation

  • Companies
  • Partnerships
  • Other entities entered in the National Court Register

Scope of our services

  • drafting resolutions of the company/partnership
  • representing during the registration procedure via the Court Register Portal
  • conducting proceedings to notify the creditors of share capital reduction (announcement in the official Court and Economic Journal)
  • dedicated persons acting as a liquidator
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Transformations

  • Support in the conceptual process on:
    • new legal form
    • new company structure
  • Conducting a transformation process
  • Advisory services on tax solutions
  • Assistance in selection of financial and accounting experts

Scope of our services

  • developing step plans for transformations
  • drafting transformation documents, including transformation plans and articles of association
  • implementation of mechanisms to secure shareholders – founders
  • co-operation with auditors
  • monitoring of performance of duties under the step plan
  • substituting for clients in registration proceedings
  • devising schemes of the organisation operating in the new legal form
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Litigation

  • Contentious proceedings
  • Non-contentious proceedings
  • Administrative proceedings
  • Antitrust proceedings
  • Unfair competition proceedings

Scope of our services

  • representing before common and administrative courts and authorities
  • representing before the Supreme Court and the Constitutional Tribunal
  • representing before international courts (European Tribunal of Human Rights)
  • representing at each stage of the proceedings, including proceedings to secure claims and enforcement proceedings
  • representing in specific proceedings involving, e.g.:
    • business
    • registration and real estate and mortgage register
    • protection of competition and consumers, combating acts of unfair competition
    • social security
    • protection of IP/TMT rights
    • labour law
  • assistance provided by the litigation team comprising advocates, attorneys-at-law, mediators, arbitrators
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Intellectual property (IP) cases

  • Protection of competitive advantage
  • Reducing IP infringements
  • Protection of good reputation and market recognition of clients

Scope of our services

  • strategies to protect intellectual property
  • actions concerning the brand, design, copyrights, technical solutions
  • defence against IP infringements
  • protection of copyrights in contracts and agreements
  • transfer of intellectual property; licensing
  • protection and commercialisation of innovative solutions
  • litigation in the field of IP / unfair competition / personal rights in the Polish and foreign market
  • support in obtaining funds for innovations and brand development
  • protection of IP rights in over 150 countries worldwide
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Compliance and AML

  • Designing appropriate business processes and risk management rules
  • Advice and representation during external audits and inspections
  • Design and implementation of rules to store documents and information
  • Identification of risks upon establishing / continuing co-operation with business partners

Scope of our services

  • internal procedures and compliance (policies, procedures, manuals)
  • audits of existing procedures and measures
  • compliance advice
  • in-house training
  • establishing whistleblowing channels specific to the organisation
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