German Desk

Germany is Poland’s number one economic partner. Economic relations between Poland and Germany as well as Austria and Switzerland have developed rapidly in recent years, largely due to the benefits associated with nearshoring to Poland.

Our German (D-A-CH) Desk team offers comprehensive advice to German-speaking clients on operating in the Polish market. With expertise across 17 key areas, our team supports companies and groups from Germany, Austria and Switzerland in various commercial projects. Our clients operate in sectors such as automotive, infrastructure, real estate, industry, mobility and energy.

Entering the Polish market

We help our clients choose the appropriate legal form for their operations and assist them in setting up companies, executing greenfield and brownfield projects, acquiring companies or forming joint ventures in Poland. Launching operations in Poland requires legal and tax analysis of a given project, followed by ongoing legal support in areas such as employment, data protection, compliance, criminal law, and more.

Commercial and company law

Business operations involve a variety of corporate procedures, and our team has extensive experience in this area. We offer comprehensive advice on day-to-day corporate matters, such as shareholders’ meetings or amendments to articles of association. 

M&A

Expanding and optimising operations often require structural changes. We advise on both domestic and cross-border M&A transactions and collaborate closely with a broad network of foreign partner law firms.

Contract law

Properly securing relationships with contract partners for challenging times is essential to business success. Our advice in this area focuses on clients’ contract portfolios.

Production plants / real estate

We provide comprehensive advice on real estate transactions, including acquiring, selling and managing property portfolios, as well as on investment projects such as constructing industrial or manufacturing facilities. Additionally, we advise on tenders and commercial leases.

Court and out-of-court dispute resolution

We have extensive experience in representing clients in proceedings before Polish courts and both Polish and international arbitral tribunals. Together with our clients, we develop optimum strategies for pursuing claims, whether involving commercial, corporate disputes or post-M&A disputes or complex infrastructure projects.

Our German Desk team advises in German.

To learn more, check out the descriptions of the specific fields of our expertise.