DT assists domestic and foreign developers, landlords, investment funds, leveraged buyout firms and Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) in relation to their real estate ventures. Our Firm’s experience in handling real estate related matters has earned us wide recognition among Clients and the real estate community and our real estate practice has been recommended for many years by leading industry publications such as Forbes, Rzeczpospolita, Chambers & Partners and the Legal 500.
Our services include advice in the scope of real estate acquisition (legal due diligence), land development, as well as the development and construction of residential, commercial and industrial facilities.
DT represents Clients in the process of concluding various types of real estate related agreements. We advise on real estate purchase, sale and lease agreements, establishment of perpetual usufruct, insurance of legal title to real estate, agency agreements, as well as agreements with architects and general contractors. We also offer breadth of experience in advising on financing agreements with banks and setting up escrow accounts.
on drafting prepare or provide opinions on contracts related to financing real estate investments, including bank loans, diverse forms of securing loans, as well as escrow accounts.
We advise in the scope of real estate portfolio restructurings, in particular the disposal or acquisition of functioning office blocks (including lease-back), warehouses and shopping malls.
We assist real estate developers in current issues such as drafting real estate purchase agreements and avoiding forbidden clauses in consumer trade.
We advise in the course of administrative proceedings related to the acquisition of real estate for investment purposes.
Examples of our recent representative matters include:
- Complex legal advice in the process of consolidation of real estate entities owned by the State Treasury, followed by assisting in the establishment of a real estate holding with a portfolio exceeding PLN 2 billion, which made its debut on the Warsaw Stock Exchange in February 2013.
- We advised a leading telecommunications firm in the process of restructuring their real estate portfolio, including the transaction of sale and lease-back of key real estate in Warsaw. The transaction involved the sale of three office buildings in Warsaw for the price of EUR 170 million and the lease of 47,000 sq. m. of office premises in these buildings. This was the largest lease agreement transaction in Poland at the time, in terms of floor area.
- Complex advice in a transaction, including drawing up the concept, preparing and negotiating contracts with the developer for the construction and lease of new headquarters of a leading telecommunication services provider in Poland. The project ensures a comfortable work place to about 3500 employees in the office space of 43,700 sq. m.
- Advice on the development and commercialization of shopping malls for a leading Danish developer with a strong presence on the Polish market. We advised on the development of CH Plejada in Bytom and Sosnowiec, CH Reduta and CH Targówek in Warsaw, CH Słoneczne in Szczecin, Galeria Pomorska in Bydgoszcz, Galeria Copernicus in Toruń and Galeria Biała in Białystok.
- Advice in the process of development and construction of numerous premium office blocks including the International Business Centre in Warsaw, Philips’ and Microsoft’s offices, and the Canadian Embassy’s headquarters.
- We provide ongoing advice to a global logistics center operator in the process of acquiring land and developing warehouses and logistics centers on that land.
DRZEWIECKI TOMASZEK advises Polish and international Clients on public and private mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, restructurings and other company transformations. We also advise companies in the scope of corporate governance and their day to day affairs.
Our lawyers advise management boards, supervisory boards and shareholders. We draft articles of incorporation and shareholders’ agreements prepare company contracts, regulations and shareholders agreements. We assist in transformation and merger processes, as well as in the scope of increasing share capital and share repurchase schemes.
We advise Clients in relation to establishing complex corporate structures such as holding structures, and advise on their optimization.
Our firm has extensive experience and a longstanding reputation in negotiating, drafting and concluding joint venture agreements, as well as in establishing the rules of co-operation between shareholders (shareholders’ agreement).
We represent investors from diverse sectors in merger and acquisition transactions, prepare legal due diligence reports and organize and co-ordinate data rooms. We also advise Clients on the optimal organizational structures for their targets and help them in the consolidation process.
- We advised the Polish State Treasury in the process of establishing a real estate holding. Our lawyers provided complex legal advice throughout the whole project, assisting in the process of merging numerous subsidiaries.
- We advised the largest Polish trading company listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange in the transaction of disposal of their distribution companies valued at PLN 1.1 billion. This was the largest M&A deal in the FMCG sector in Poland over the last years.
- We advised a leading oil and gas mining company in the process of searching for new investors. Our team drafted numerous corporate documents, prepared a report on the current condition of the company and an information memorandum for potential investors.
- We advised a leading telecommunications operator in the process of disposing 100% of equity in a telephone directory publishing company.
- We represented a construction company listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (European leader in the sector) in the process of acquiring a German entity from the construction sector. Our lawyers conducted the legal due diligence process and advised in the scope of consolidating the company and issuing new shares on the stock exchange.
- We advised leading international cosmetics company in the cross-border transaction of acquiring an international competitor from their sector.
Drzewiecki Tomaszek provides legal services in cases related to combating unfair competition. We advise and give opinions on documents and marketing and advertising materials in terms of conformity with the rules of fair competition.
A significant component of our practice is representing entities in civil litigation resulting from unfair competition activities, in particular in cases of misleading labelling of goods, unlawful copying of goods, parasitism, unfair advertising, dissemination of false information and impeding access to the market.
Our firm also provides legal services in cases of competition protection i.e. cases concerning practices limiting competition and practices violating the common interests of consumers, as well as cases concerning the concentration of entrepreneurs.
DT conducts legal proceedings before the President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) and courts in cases of anti-competition agreements and abusing the position of dominance. We advise and give opinions on contracts, regulations and other documents in terms of conformity with competition law.
We provide complex legal services in the process of concentration. DT conducts legal audits (due diligence), works out concentration strategies, represents clients in antimonopoly/concentration proceedings before the President of UOKiK and the Court of Competition and Consumer Protection (SOKiK) .
Examples of our recent representative matters include:
- Representing one of the largest FMCG manufacturers in a cases concerning banning and remeding the effects of unfair competition in the form of a misleading TV advertisement.
- Representing an association involved in direct marketing in anti-monopoly proceedings.
- Representing a bank in proceedings before the SOKiK in a case concerning the admissibility of participating in an agreement between banks regarding the determination of interchange fees on transactions made with VISA/Mastercard cards.
- Providing legal advice to one of the largest wholesalers of building, house and garden goods in Poland in appealing against the decision of the President of UOKiK who recognised concluding an agreement relying on direct establishment of prices of goods as unfair competition.
- Representing one of the leading publishers before the SOKiK in the appeal against a decision of the President of UOKiK in a case concerning practices violating the collective interests of consumers.
- Advising a leading bank offering consumer loans in terms of regulations for providing services to consumers by the bank taking into account the Banking law and Competition and consumer protection law.
DRZEWIECKI TOMASZEK provides transactional, regulatory and IP advice to Polish and foreign pharmaceutical, healthcare and cosmetics companies. Our team has extensive experience in advising on the registration, launch, marketing and promotion of pharmaceutical drugs and medical devices. DT also advises pharmaceutical companies and manufacturers of medical devices in public tenders for the delivery of drugs and medical devices to hospitals and healthcare institutions.
We have extensive experience in the implementation of the Good Distribution Practice guidelines, including execution of on-site audits, quality documentation, we represent clients in proceedings for obtaining and maintenance of wholesale distribution authorization conducted by the Main Pharmaceutical Inspector.
DT also advises on IP related matters and has ample experience in representing Clients in disputes related to the infringement of patents and industrial property rights.
We advise our Clients in proceedings conducted by the Chairman of the Office for Registration of Medicinal Products, Medical Devices and Biocidal Products and sanitary inspection authorities. We also represent our Clients in the process of obtaining reimbursement for medicinal products and medical devices from Economic Committee of the Ministry of Health.
We assist in establishing quality management systems, drafting internal documents and implementing procedures necessary to ensure full compliance with legal requirements and corporate guidelines.
DT represents the interests of Clients in concluding various kinds of agreements in the field of production, distribution and transportation of pharmaceutical drugs and medical devices. We advise on quality assurance agreements and assist in negotiating and drafting the terms of drug distribution agreements with logistics companies.
Examples of our recent representative matters include:
- Complex legal advice for a global biopharmaceutical firm specializing in the treatment of severe diseases, in relation to their ongoing business activities and acquisitions.
- Conducting an analysis and evaluation of the public healthcare system in Poland for the Ministry of Health with one of the Big Four accounting firms.
- Conducting proceedings in relation to the National Research Institute of Mother and Child’s opinion on the ingredients found in food for infants.
- Advising a publisher of health and medical journals, the co-founder of a popular medical website for patients, and the provider of specialist training for medical staff, in relation to their statutory activities.
- Representing pharmaceutical companies before the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) in the proceedings concerning the ingredients and pricing of drugs.
DRZEWIECKI TOMASZEK advises a wide range of entities involved in the energy, oil and gas sectors. We have extensive experience in providing transactional advice in relation to energy and mining infrastructure projects. Our highly-experienced team of lawyers also assists domestic and international Clients in keeping up to speed with regulatory and market developments.
We have ample experience in advising on energy investment projects, as well as the restructuring of assets in the energy, oil and gas sectors.
We also offer breadth of experience in relation to energy infrastructure projects such as the construction of electric, thermal and cogeneration power plants. Our lawyers have authored a study concerning the legal framework for constructing the first nuclear power plant in Poland. Our expertise also covers the implementation of innovative solutions in the energy industry, including smart grid energy networks.
We participate in numerous projects concerning renewable energy in Poland. Our lawyers offer sound advice on investments in all kinds of renewable energy sources: biomass, landfill gas, hydroelectric power, wind farms, geothermal energy and solar power. Our deep involvement in ‘green energy’ projects won our Firm a distinction from the CleanTech magazine.
We advise Clients from the oil and gas industry on legal and commercial issues associated with upstream, midstream and downstream developments. Furthermore, we represent Clients in the process of negotiating and drafting oil and gas concession agreements, production sharing agreements and service contracts.
Examples of our recent representative matters include:
- Advising a large national oil company in relation to the restructuring of their production assets and the consolidation of regional operators.
- Advising an energy company’s R&D team in the scope of developing innovative technology, critical to the solar thermal collector manufacturing industry.
- Advising an international holding from the photovoltaics and renewable energy sectors in connection with their investment in biogas plants in Poland. Our lawyers assisted in the interpretation and evaluation of administrative decisions issued by the relevant authorities in relation to the investment’s impact on the environment.
- Advising in the investment process concerning the construction of a photovoltaic power station.
- Representing several international energy companies in the process of establishing a network of wind farms in the north of Poland.
- Advising a leading European energy consortium in relation to the construction of one of the largest coal-fired thermal power plants.
- Advising on the construction of the first Combined Cycle Gas Turbine plant.
- Advising several leading Polish energy companies in relation to their ongoing business activities.
DRZEWIECKI TOMASZEK has extensive experience in the field of public procurement, advising both awarding entities and contractors from diverse sectors of the economy.
Our advice covers all the phases of the public procurement procedure. Our lawyers offer breadth of experience on advising contractors in the process of preparing and submitting bids, analyzing and reviewing tender documentation, analyzing the terms and conditions of the tender procedure, as well as selecting the appropriate course of action in the event of a dispute. We also assist bidders in reviewing draft contracts prepared by the awarding entities and questioning contentious points, as well as in requesting the amendment of draft contracts and ensuring their implementation. We advise awarding authorities in drafting invitations to tender, establishing the terms and conditions of the tender, as well as in the interpretation of public procurement rules and the structuring of the bidding process.
Our Firm also conducts post-bid analyses of public contract awards in order to assess whether the contract conforms with the Public Procurement Act. Furthermore, our team has ample experience in the scope of representing Clients in appeal procedures before the National Chamber of Commerce, as well as in litigation.
Examples of our recent representative matters include:
- Advising the State Treasury in relation to the process of selecting an appropriate operator for lotteries organized by the largest state-owned lottery company.
- Advising one of the largest Polish owners of cogeneration plants in the process of selecting an insurance company, including the preparation of the tender documentation and advice in the course of awarding the contract.
- Representing a contractor from the telecoms sector in a dispute with the awarding authorities concerning the payment of a contractual penalty resulting from the undue performance of a public contract.
DRZEWIECKI TOMASZEK offers breadth of experience in advising on the whole spectrum of securities and capital markets law, including debt and equity transactions, asset securitizations and high yield bonds. We advise all kinds of market participants, including financial institutions, corporations, small and medium-sized enterprises (SME’s) in the sphere of capital markets.
We have extensive experience in advising companies entering the stock market, as well as listed entities, mutual funds and asset managers in relation to capital markets transactions. Our team has expertise in advising on Initial Public Offerings (IPO’s), the issuance of shares and debt instruments such as convertible bonds. Our lawyers have assisted many companies in going public on the Warsaw Stock Exchange and the New Connect alternative stock exchange, as well as having broad experience in structured finance and securitizations.
We have extensive experience in the field of representing Clients before Polish regulatory authorities, especially the Polish Financial Supervision Authority and the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
We also provide ongoing services to numerous entities listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
Examples of our recent representative matters include:
- We advised one of the largest companies in the real estate sector in relation to their IPO on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. We conducted legal due diligence of their properties and analyzed the risk factors concerning their assets in order to draft the IPO prospectus and the offering circular.
- We advised a listed company from the construction industry on the disposal of shares, including drafting the prospectus which has been approved by the Financial Supervision Authority.
- We advised a Scandinavian real estate developer in their proposed IPO on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. Our team drafted the prospectus, which has been approved by the Polish Financial Supervision Authority.
- We advised companies from a large media holding on the process of issuing bonds.
Our Banking & Finance practice covers all areas of transactional, restructuring and financial regulatory work. We have extensive experience in advising on various aspects of corporate and investment banking.
We lead negotiations with banks concerning loan agreements on behalf of our Clients and we advise investors in connection with the financing of projects. We also advise on the financing and restructuring of debt, as well as mergers, buyouts and corporate reorganizations.
Our team offers breadth of experience in securitizations and structured finance, with particular expertise on negotiating and drafting various types of derivatives contracts including forwards, futures, options and swaps.
As a leading advisor in the real estate sector, our Firm often provides legal advice to Clients in connection with concluding loan agreements with banks, as well as in negotiating the collateral contracts for the financing of their investments.
Our Firm’s experience also involves negotiating and drafting tax and regulatory related corporate documents such as stock option plans, shareholders’ agreements, merger agreements, joint venture agreements, as well as share purchase and asset acquisition agreements.
Examples of our recent representative matters include:
- Representing numerous investors in the process of drafting and negotiating loan agreements, including the negotiation of collateral contracts.
- Advising a Czech bank in relation to short-term and long-term business loan agreements with large a consortium Polish manufacturers.
- Advising a Danish bank in the process of concluding loan agreements with several Polish companies.
- Advising the World Bank in the process of setting up a new bank in Poland.
- Representing a leading bank in proceedings before the Court of Competition and Consumer Protection, in a dispute concerning collusion by a group of banks who collectively determined the interchange fees on transactions made with debit and credit cards.
DRZEWIECKI TOMASZEK provides legal advice in the field of spatial planning, investment location procedures, evaluations of impact on the environment, the necessary permits, liability, environmental fees and fines as well as advice in various aspects of protecting specific environmental resources (such as protection of air, water, Earth’s surface, protection from noise, pollution, waste management).
DT conducts environmental audits to assess the risks involved in investment in real property. DT prepares legal opinions concerning the interpretation of applicable and planned regulations within the scope of environmental protection and their impact on ongoing and planned business activities.
Drzewiecki Tomaszek represents Clients in administrative and court proceedings related to environmental protection, including reclaiming of land after performance of investment for public services (motorways, relay stations) and environmental conditions for future investment.
We offer complex legal aid in the field of environmental protection, nature protection, mechanical-biological transformations and waste storage.
Examples of our recent representative matters include:
- Advising a leading global manufacturer of electrolytic copper and refined silver in the scope of integrated permits for construction of hazardous waste storage facilities.
- Advising a leading manufacturer of copper in the field of integrated permits, including licences for the modernisation of lead manufacturing installations, based on the construction of an additional furnace (Dörschl furnace) for smelting lead-bearing raw materials and waste storage.
- Representing leading Polish energy, fuel and metallurgical companies in administrative and judicial proceedings before the Voivodship Administrative Court and the Supreme Administrative Court the in cases concerning environmental decisions, integrated permits, building permits.
- Advising a leading metallurgical company in proceedings before the Voivodship Environmental Protection Inspectorate (WIOŚ) and other appropriate authorities in connection with environmental issues, including zones of restricted use, industrial zones, integrated permits, ecological inspections.
- Advising a leading European producer of conventional energy in the process of constructing a modern coal power station, especially concerning the environmental aspects of the planned investment.
- Representing individuals seeking compensation for limitation of the manner they can use their real estate, due to establishment of zones of restricted use, before the courts.
The IT and Telecommunications team at DT is a group of creative, and at the same time, experienced lawyers who understand the pace and complexity of the IT and telecommunications sectors. Our team has extensive experience in the scope of disruptive innovation ventures and implementation of emerging technologies.
Thanks to an in-depth knowledge of domestic and EU legislation in the field of technology and telecoms, our lawyers are able to provide transactional and regulatory advice to both regional and national players in the telecoms and IT sectors. Our team has breadth of experience in helping telecoms consortiums complying with local regulations and overcoming constraints that prevent them from growing their business. We also have an impressive track record in in assisting telecom companies in obtaining permits for the provision data transmission and telephone services.
We have advised on numerous projects concerning the implementation of innovative IT systems and new technologies in banks, leasing and insurance companies, contributing to the growth of innovation in the financial institutions sector. Our team has ample experience in representing FinTech firms in negotiations with leading financial institutions and corporations. Our lawyers have drafted agreements for the provision of IT and software services, as well as agreements for the sale of licenses to use their technology.
We provide legal advice to numerous domestic and international IT and telecoms companies in connection with their ongoing commercial activities in Poland.
Examples of our recent representative matters include:
- Advising the Polish Ministry of Administration and Digitization of Poland in their assessment of the methods for cataloguing data related to telecoms infrastructure, in order to enable broad access to the Internet.
- Advising one of the leading Polish financial institutions in the process of negotiating an agreement for the implementation of an integrated sales management system.
- Advising an international industrial chemicals manufacturer and distributor in connection with the implementation of a new IT sales support system in Poland.
- Advising a leading telecoms provider in Poland in relation to their ongoing activities, including representing them in a dispute concerning the rights to one of the largest fiber optic cable networks in Poland.
DRZEWIECKI TOMASZEK has extensive experience in advising domestic and international firms from all sectors in the scope of legal aspects of employment. We provide advice in all kinds of matters relating to the rights and obligations of employers, employees and trade unions.
DT provides on permanents basis legal services to large companies, with a complex employment structure, involved in different scopes of activity resulting in specific legal requirements.
We advise in cases related to collective employment relationships, collective bargaining agreements, as well as in collective disputes and negotiations with trade unions.
We participated in numerous processes concerning restructuring and integrating employment teams, collective redundancies, winding-up of the employer and employment optimization.
Our lawyers prepare documents indispensable for proper functioning of HR departments of the employers, including employment and remuneration regulations, work organisation regulations, as well as the ethical codes and policies.
We have notable experience in drawing up individual employment contracts, management contracts, non-competition clauses for leading Polish managers.
We represent our Clients in court proceedings related to employment law.
Examples of our recent representative matters include:
- Advising a large real estate holding, which emerged as a result of consolidating numerous entities, in the process of consultation with trade unions as well as the process of employment reorganization.
- Advising a leading company from the metallurgical sector in negotiations with the trade unions, as well as in the collective dispute procedures in relation to the planned reorganization process.
- Representing numerous entities, including many international corporations, in disputes concerning the performance of employment and management contracts.
- Providing legal advice to an international alcoholic beverages manufacturer in the process of restructuring and optimization of employment as part of the consolidation process resulting from the acquisition of a major competitor.
DRZEWIECKI TOMASZEK advised in construction projects including shopping malls, offices, residential and hotels, industrial premises, warehouses and construction of infrastructure. Our lawyers have wide experience in applying international construction agreements standards, including FIDIC, and their adaptation in order to ensure conformity with the Polish construction law.
We advise in drawing up contracts for infrastructure projects, we draw up models and structures of operation for consortiums of companies competing for major investments in Poland. We participated in a number of projects of planning and construction of industrial premises, including "greenfield projects”.
Our firm represented among others leading German, Irish, French and Scandinavian construction companies, who perform construction projects in the most significant locations around Poland.
We constantly advise and represent Clients in proceedings for obtaining decisions necessary for performance and completion the construction process (zoning decisions, building permits, environmental conditions of investment, integrated permits) concerning both developing new investments and extension of existing ones.
Examples of our recent representative matters include:
- Advising a Danish developer in the process of selecting locations and developing shopping malls all across Poland. Our work covers all aspects of the investment process, including construction agreements, agreements with architects and investment supervisors, as well as contracts with local self-governments, road authorities and other authorities instrumental to the smooth performance of investment projects.
- Providing legal assistance to a foreign investor in relation to the construction agreement for a motorway in the south of Poland.
- Providing legal advice in connection with the development of residential real estate to leading Polish, French, Scandinavian and Israeli developers.
- Advising on concluding and executing construction contracts and issues concerning the contractors’ guarantees for the construction of the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Warsaw, the Sheraton Warsaw hotel and the Courtyard by Marriott hotel in Warsaw.
- Advising on the construction process of the following office buildings: the International Business Centre in Warsaw (PWC building), the Phillips building, the Microsoft building, the Canadian Embassy headquarters. Our lawyers were constantly co-operating with the technical teams responsible for the completion of the projects.
- Advising a Polish investor from the hospitality sector in relation to the construction and lease of holiday apartment blocks.
- Advising a French private equity firm, with a substantial presence in Central Europe, in the process of construction of a packagings manufacturing facility. The project was classified as a "greenfield project”.
- Advising an international company from the chemicals sector in the process of constructing a new production plant in the Poznań area.
DRZEWIECKI TOMASZEK has an experienced practice group devoted to the area of insurance and reinsurance. Our lawyers provide transactional advice to entities from the insurance and financial services industry, as well as advising on legal and regulatory disputes.
DT has ample experience in advising insurance agents and brokers in the scope of drafting agency and brokerage service agreements, establishing the terms and conditions of co-operation with insurance companies, as well as establishing the commission fees for agents and brokers.
Our Firm offers breadth of experience on compliance matters, having assisted multiple insurance companies in the scope of implementing internal control frameworks and establishing risk management systems. Our lawyers also represent Clients in proceedings before insurance regulatory authorities.
We also have substantial experience in advising the sell-side and the buy-side in relation to mergers and acquisitions in the insurance sector.
Examples of our recent representative matters include:
- Advising a large energy company in the scope of drafting and negotiating insurance and reinsurance agreements for their portfolio of power plants.
- Representing an organization associating financial and insurance brokers in a series of disputes concerning unfair competition by one of the leading companies from the insurance industry.
- Representing a leading Polish Energy company in several courts in a legal dispute with their insurer.
- Representing German and Austrian insurance companies in exercising their rights of recourse in a legal dispute in Poland.
- Advising one of the global leaders from the marine insurance sector on numerous issues related to their daily business activities.
- Advising a large insurance company on the general terms and conditions of insurance agreements, best practices in the insurance industry, as well as in the scope of developing and launching insurance products.
- Providing advice on their ongoing business operations to a leading insurance company.
- Drafting and negotiating an actuarial services agreement on behalf of one of the leading insurance companies.
- Advising a number of insurance agents in relation to their agency agreements.
DRZEWIECKI TOMASZEK has an experienced, multidisciplinary restructuring and insolvency practice.
Our services include advice on the effective management of debt and drafting corporate reorganization agreements. We also provide comprehensive advice in the scope of leaseback agreements, as well as distressed asset management, refinancing and restructuring.
DT has ample experience in connection with bankruptcy proceedings. We represent both borrowers and lenders in schemes of arrangements and formal insolvency proceedings. Our lawyers have advised a whole range of stakeholders on administration, receivership and liquidation procedures, as well as negotiating and drafting company voluntary arrangements.
Our lawyers also provide complex advice on a nationwide scale in relation to debt collection. We assist Clients in amicable debt recovery, as well as in court proceedings and enforcement proceedings conducted by the bailiff. We also have notable experience in the scope of debt restructuring.
Examples of our recent representative matters include:
- Advising one of the leading telecoms operators in the scope of debt collection, corporate restructuring and securing revenues.
- Advising a large cosmetics company in relation to the recovery of debt, distressed debt management, as well as the negotiation of debt repayment schedules.
- Advising a leading international financial services corporation in the scope of distressed asset management and refinancing.
DRZEWIECKI TOMASZEK has extensive experience in advising Polish newspaper and book publishers, film producers and television channels on matters related to production, financing, distribution, as well as the protection of trademarks, copyrights and licenses.
We provide legal advice in connection with sales promotions and advertising, as well as competition-related matters in the media and entertainment sector.
We advise our Clients on the general terms and conditions of promotions, special offers and competitions. We also assist in drafting marketing agreements and provide support in creating legal frameworks for advertising campaigns.
DT has ample experience in representing television and radio broadcasters in licensing proceedings.
We also advise in the field of infringement of personal rights by the media.
Examples of our recent representative matters include:
- Advising an international media corporation who provide television services in Poland, on matters connected with strengthening the protection of their TV signal and intellectual property.
- Advising the first Polish satellite radio and television platform in the scope of intellectual property rights and licensing procedures.
- Advising a leading global publishing house on the legal regulations surrounding the organization of lotteries.
- Advising a global provider of cable television, broadband Internet and telephone services in connection with obtaining licenses for broadcasting TV and radio channels on a digital platform.
- Advising the publisher of the leading daily business newspaper in Poland in the field of copyright infringements.
DRZEWIECKI TOMASZEK provides services in the field of criminal business law.
Our attorneys act as defence counsel in cases within the scope of criminal business law and criminal fiscal law, as well as criminal cases connected with employment law, particularly safety and hygiene at work (including accidents at work). We also represent clients in the fields of construction law and pursuing culprits of intellectual and industrial property breaches, including copyrights violations.
DT successfully represented clients in cases concerning accusations of conducting activities to the detriment of a company, crimes related to the public trading of securities and accusations of extorting a bank loan, as well as in criminal cases related to the privatisation of state companies.
We advise institutional clients in the scope of relations with law enforcement agencies related to conducted proceedings, particularly in the scope of disclosing information, searches and confidential information.
We also have significant experience in advising in the scope of relations with the parliamentary investigation commission.
Examples of our recent representative matters include:
- Advising and representing a Client accused of irregularities in the process of a large privatisation in both the preliminary and court proceedings, resulting in the final acquittal.
- Advising and representing the CEO of a financial institution in relation to criminal accusations resulting from a serious employee accident in the workplace. The case ended with the acquittal of our Client.
- Advising a company listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange in relation to alleged criminal activities conducted by the resigning management board. We also represented the entity in the following litigation proceedings.
- Advising and representing the CFO of a large FMCG manufacturer in a criminal case concerning financial crimes and transfer pricing within the company. The case ended with the Court acquitting the defendant.
- Representing a company listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange in the scope of proceedings related to the activities of the ‘PKN Orlen parliamentary investigation commission’.
DRZEWIECKI TOMASZEK has a strong tax practice with extensive experience in advising business entities in relation to corporate taxes, VAT, excise taxes and customs duties.
We represent Clients in obtaining rulings and interpretations of tax law provisions from tax authorities and administrative courts, as well as appealing against tax and customs authorities decisions.
Our lawyers also offer breadth of experience in establishing tax structures for M&A and tax effective investment strategies. Our team has advised on tax optimization in transactions from the real estate, energy, FMCG and finance sectors. Furthermore, have notable experience in drafting international transfer pricing documentation and advising on issues related to transfer pricing, as well as in advising Clients in relation to tax investigations.
DT has ample experience in advising Clients in relations to international tax planning. We assist foreign investors conducting business in Poland in establishing the most appropriate tax structures for achieving their business objectives, as well as establishing international tax structures for Polish corporate entities conducting business abroad.
Examples of our recent representative matters include:
- Advising in relation to the establishment of an international tax structure for a large greenfield project.
- Advising a Client in the scope of international tax planning for a large investment in the hospitality industry.
- Tax advice to one of the leading real estate developers in Poland.
- Representing a Client from the IT sector in proceedings before the tax authorities and administrative courts.