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Corporate advisory

Our team provides comprehensive legal advice to companies. We advise at all stages of conducting business activity in Poland and abroad, from setting up companies through amendments to corporate articles, negotiating commercial contracts and providing advice during contract performance. 
Corporate matters generate a lot of risks for companies, shareholders and management. We are pleased to be a trusted advisor to companies that are leaders in their respective industries. We work for renowned international corporations as well as local companies from different manufacturing and service sectors. We advise financial institutions, listed and non-public companies, state-owned companies, and investment firms, including brokerage houses and investment funds.
By working closely with foreign law firms within Eversheds Sutherland we provide legal support on foreign markets.
Our services
• Advising on business startups in Poland, in particular choice of the legal form of the planned activity and representation before the competent authorities
• Establishing companies, branches and representative offices in Poland and abroad
• Representation in registration proceedings before the National Court Register 
• Day-to-day legal services for companies, foundations and associations 
• Comprehensive support for M&A transactions (purchase/sale of companies or their components, transformations, divisions, divestment of shares)
• Restructuring of business entities, including international capital groups
• Liquidation of companies
• Negotiation and drafting of contracts typical for the day-to-day operation of companies, in both domestic and international transactions, ensuring compliance with national and EU law
• Development and implementation of corporate governance principles and group procedures 
• Advising corporate authorities, directors, managers and officers, including liability issues
• Preparation of bylaws for corporate authorities and other internal documents regulating their activities (contracts, statutes, regulations, authorizations)
• Carrying out corporate audits, reviewing applicable procedures and regulations and preparing reports
• Legal support for board meetings and shareholder meetings 
• Advice on corporate disputes between shareholders
• Representing management board members in criminal proceedings (white-collar matters)
• Representing corporate clients in judicial, regulatory and arbitration disputes
• Support for consortia in implementation of R&D projects funded by the National Centre of Research and Development and other funding institutions
• Comprehensive legal advice on corporate finance and cooperation with funding providers
• Implementation of Compliance and AML procedures
• Management contracts and advice on all aspects of labor law
• Preparing legal opinions 
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Our team provides comprehensive legal advice to companies. We advise at all stages of conducting business activity in Poland and abroad, from setting up companies through amendments to corporate articles, negotiating commercial contracts and providing advice during contract performance. 

Corporate matters generate a lot of risks for companies, shareholders and management. We are pleased to be a trusted advisor to companies that are leaders in their respective industries. We work for renowned international corporations as well as local companies from different manufacturing and service sectors. We advise financial institutions, listed and non-public companies, state-owned companies, and investment firms, including brokerage houses and investment funds.

By working closely with foreign law firms within Eversheds Sutherland we provide legal support on foreign markets.

Our services

  • Advising on business startups in Poland, in particular choice of the legal form of the planned activity and representation before the competent authorities
  • Establishing companies, branches and representative offices in Poland and abroad
  • Representation in registration proceedings before the National Court Register 
  • Day-to-day legal services for companies, foundations and associations 
  • Comprehensive support for M&A transactions (purchase/sale of companies or their components, transformations, divisions, divestment of shares)
  • Restructuring of business entities, including international capital groups
  • Corporate reorganizations
  • Liquidation of companies
  • Negotiation and drafting of contracts typical for the day-to-day operation of companies, in both domestic and international transactions, ensuring compliance with national and EU law
  • Development and implementation of corporate governance principles and group procedures 
  • Advising corporate authorities, directors, managers and officers, including liability issues
  • Preparation of bylaws for corporate authorities and other internal documents regulating their activities (contracts, statutes, regulations, authorizations)
  • Carrying out corporate audits, reviewing applicable procedures and regulations and preparing reports
  • Legal support for board meetings and shareholder meetings 
  • Advice on corporate disputes between shareholders
  • Representing management board members in criminal proceedings (white-collar matters)
  • Representing corporate clients in judicial, regulatory and arbitration disputes
  • Support for consortia in implementation of R&D projects funded by the National Centre of Research and Development and other funding institutions
  • Comprehensive legal advice on corporate finance and cooperation with funding providers
  • Implementation of Compliance and AML procedures
  • Management contracts and advice on all aspects of labor law
  • Preparing legal opinions 
 

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