M&A, Corporate, Commercial, Employment, Tax

To medium and large enterprises as well as groups of enterprises we offer comprehensive advisory services in all matters connected with corporate and commercial law, both in respect of their on-going activity and in the event of transactions, M&As and restructuring. We also cover all areas of tax law.

Corporate advisory 

  • Articles of association and by-laws
  • Supervisory board meetings and ordinary and extraordinary shareholders' meetings
  • Litigation of disputes between partners, shareholders, management board members and investors

Corporate transactions

  • Mergers, acquisitions and divisions of companies
  • Disposing of company shares and stock
  • Sale/acquisition of a part of or a whole enterprise

Corporate reorganization and restructuring

  • Bankruptcy and restructuring
  • Creditors' rights
  • Drafting and negotiating of commercial agreements
  • Supporting and representing clients in commercial proceedings
  • Tax advisory for Polish and international entities in the process of creating and developing business in Poland
  • Tax optimization for companies
  • Tax issues connected with CIT, VAT and PIT, incl. advisory to entities operating in special economic zones
  • Advisory to avoid double taxation
  • Transfer prices incl. transfer price policy, drawing up transfer price documentation etc.
  • Tax due diligence in M&A transactions
  • Support in tax investigations
  • Tax-optimal employment models for management
  • Advisory on reclaiming VAT paid in Poland by foreign entities
  • Tax advisory with regard to VAT by the cross-border turnover of goods and services
  • Representation in proceedings before Polish tax authorities and administrative courts
  • Establishing corporate governance rules (incl. advisory on infringements)
  • Trainings in respect of liability of the management board members
  • Internal inspections
The staff and human capital are nowadays key components of every enterprise. For many years, our labour law team has been advising entrepreneurs in all aspects related to individual and collective labour law. Our clients include employers from within the private and public sectors, medium companies and international corporations. Moreover, we provide support to management with regard to all issues related to the labour law, choosing optimum solutions tailored to our clients' business needs. We offer our clients and their HR departments comprehensive support and provide effective solutions at every stage of employment, including:

HR Support
  • Design and optimization of employment contracts
  • Termination and amendment of employment
  • Flexible remuneration and working time models, employee participation
  • International deployment of employees
  • Collective agreements / Works Council agreements
  • Collective action
  • Due Diligence
Co-determination
  • Strategies in handling employees' representatives
  • Transactions, restructuring and reorganization
  • Balance of interest agreements / Social plans
  • Conciliation committee
  • Company agreements
  • Transitional companies (transfer and qualification)
  • Supervisory and Advisory Boards
Boards and Managers
  • Preparation and negotiation of contracts of service
  • Dismissal and contract termination of board members, executive officers, managing directors
  • Separation strategies and termination agreements
  • Compliance and prevention of liability
  • Compensation and benefits
Courts and Public Authorities
  • Representation in court proceedings
  • Securing employment promotion benefits and representation of interests before administrative bodies and public authorities

Many years of experience in the field of labour law and practice related to advising our Clients concerning the legalisation of stay and employment of foreigners has resulted in the creation of a new department of our law firm – IMMIGRATION. Our team of experts will support you in the broadly understood immigration law, in particular in such areas as:

a) assistance at the stage of recruitment of foreigners – verification of the legality of the foreigner's stay in Poland and the possibility of potential employment; 

b) legalisation of stay of foreigners in Poland – assisting in the process of obtaining: 

  • national visa type D (including the purpose for which it will be issued);
  • residence permit in connection with work (including highly qualified employment - so-called Blue Card), seasonal work, business activity, studies, graduate status, residence with a Polish citizen, family reunification and others;
  • permanent residence permit;
  • residence permit for a long-term EU resident;

c) legalisation of employment of foreigners in Poland – assistance in the process of obtaining:

  • declarations on entrusting work to a foreigner (concerns citizens of Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine);
  • work permits type A, B, C, D or E;

d) assistance in monitoring the employment status of the employee in terms of the legality of his/her stay in Poland and, consequently, the legality of the employment.

Our IMMIGRATION team will be happy to answer any questions and dispel any doubts that may arise resulting from the amendment of the Act on Foreigners introduced in January this year.

Practice coordinators

Christoph Garschynski

Team

  • Maciej Prusak

  • Christoph Garschynski

  • Krzysztof Kowalczyk

  • Dominik Sołtysiak

  • Katarzyna Domańska-Mołdawa, Ph.D.

  • Antonina Kęsek-Garschynska

  • Alina Szarlak

  • Sławomir Soyta

  • Jakub Bogdański

  • Tobiasz Pyzio

  • Agnieszka Wolny

  • Alicja Mizerska, LL.M.

  • Waldemar Glagla

  • Rafał Lewandowski

  • Katarzyna Reszczyk-Król, Ph.D.

  • Andrzej Preiss

  • Kamila Kościerzyńska, LL.M.

  • Magdalena Standarska

  • Maciej Kurek

  • Dag Nilsson

  • Grzegorz Wąsiewski, Ph.D.

  • Aleksandra Chojnowska

  • Wojciech Plesiński, Ph.D., LL.M. Eur.

  • Ewa Boryczko, Ph.D.

  • Maciej Jura

  • Hanna Rubaszewska, LL.M.

  • Radosław Rubaszewski

  • Małgorzata Moskwa, LL.M.

  • Agnieszka Pokora

  • Paulina Mielczarek

  • Aleksandra Wylecioł

  • Anna Jankowska-Zając

  • Dominika Żygowska-Soczek

  • Jerzy Krypel

  • Adam Adamczyk

  • Monika Utrata

  • Dominika Wągrodzka

  • Dr. jur. Joanna Krawczyk LL.M.

  • Jarosław Sobstel

  • Kamil Kucharski

  • Michał Brach

  • Agata Koniecka

  • Joanna Jurasz

  • Michał Nowodworski, LL.M.

  • Paulina Dyba

  • Daniela Połukord, LL.M.

  • Małgorzata Włodarczyk

  • Alicja Bilińska

  • Daniel Gößling

  • Martin Neupert

  • Julia Malinowska

  • Oliwia Kozak

  • Adam Alaszkiewcz

  • Olga Tajak

  • Karolina Klimek vel Klimczak