PORTFOLIO OF SELECTED PROJECTS
REAL ESTATE AND PRIVATE EQUITY
- Multi-year consultancy for a foreign fund as part of a revitalization project for a 70-hectare post-industrial area, along with representation of the client before courts and administrative authorities in civil and administrative matters related to, inter alia, with proceedings in the field of construction law, spatial development, nature protection, water law, ease of access by road and rail to property, transmission easement, infrastructure disputes, reprivatization claims, settlements, expropriations, annual fees for perpetual usufruct rights, monument protection, consolidation and property divisions
- Advising a foreign institutional client in the commercialization of an office building in Warsaw, with a lease area of approximately 30,000 m2, including negotiations regarding the conclusion of lease agreements
- Advising a foreign fund, the owner of a shopping mall with an area of approximately 100,000 m2, in the commercialization of retail and service areas, including negotiations regarding the conclusion of lease agreements, consultancy during negotiations and the conclusion of agreements on good neighborhood
- Advising a foreign fund on the purchase of several investment properties, including examination of the legal status and contracts for the purchase of real estate, and then their sale, including investment plots and an office building with a total value of several dozen million euros
- Advising an English fund on the purchase of commercial premises from a Polish developer as part of a joint venture formula
- Advising a leading insurance company that insures the legal title to the real estate, including a review of the legal status of the property and consultations on the exclusions of events covered by the policy under several projects with a total value of around one billion EUR
- Advising a leading Polish developer on the purchase of an investment plot in Warsaw for residential development, including examination of legal status and property purchase agreements, negotiations with the bank financing the seller and repayment of other creditors, with a total value of several dozen million zlotys
- Advising a leading developer from Central and Eastern Europe on the purchase of several properties for residential construction, including examination of legal status and property purchase agreements
- Advising a fund with foreign capital on a purchase and planning project for a retail, service and entertainment park, including the construction of a shopping mall, a service and entertainment function, and a DIY market, including examination of legal status and property purchase agreements, and accompanying documents, including those concerning joint venture agreements, acquisition of shares in a company and mezzanine financing
- Legal audit of a production plant located in a special economic zone, as part of advising an American investor on an international share deal
- Advising on funds with foreign capital in the commercialization of warehouse space in warehouse parks; legal audit of real estate for a transaction regarding the acquisition of warehouse parks
- Advising investors and developers on the conclusion of contracts for design work and construction works with general contractors as well as on pre-trial disputes regarding the performance of works
- Advising a client with foreign capital on the purchase of a packet of residential premises in a revitalized building in Warsaw
- Advising a foreign fund on the conclusion of a management contract for a common property related to a complex of office buildings
PROCESSES, ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION
- Representation of a commercial tenant in a dispute with a landlord in a won trial before an arbitration court regarding a several hundred meter office space in a prestigious office building in Warsaw
- Landlord’s representation in a dispute with a tenant in a won trial before a common court for compensation for lost rent and additional fees for the leasable area in a shopping center
- Representation of a foreign investor in the housing market in mediation proceedings regarding claims against a contractor, which ended with a settlement made by the parties
- Landlord’s representation in pre-court negotiations with the tenant regarding leaving the premises and mutual settlements, completed by the parties to the settlement
- Representation of clients from the real estate sector in court proceedings regarding acquisitive prescription, easement of a necessary road, transmission easement, annual fees for perpetual usufruct
- Representation of the landlord in a dispute with the tenant in the won court trial for payment for changes and improvements left in the premises after termination of the lease
- Representation of clients in court proceedings won and effective enforcement proceedings for payment of receivables
- Representation of employers in won trials before labor courts in disputes with employeesParticipation in a team advising a foreign contractor of construction works in a dispute with a Polish investor from the public sector under international arbitration on the basis of the Arbitration Court at the International Chamber of Commerce ICC in Paris
COMMERCIAL LAW AND LAW
- Advising leading international real estate agencies within the scope of corporate law, labor law and representation in proceedings before common and arbitration courts regarding the recovery of agency receivables
- Advising funders, Polish and foreign investors on matters related to company law, including representation at shareholders’ meetings and before courts in proceedings for annulment or annulment of resolutions, as well as advice on matters relating to labor law, including representation before courts work in disputes with employees
- Advising Polish and foreign clients in matters related to bankruptcy law, including representation of a foreign client from the food industry in proceedings to exclude a production line from the bankruptcy estate
- Advising Polish and foreign clients on changes in share capital, including for foreign funds and their special purpose vehicles in Poland, as well as preparing corporate documentation and entering into registered pledge agreements constituting one of the securities in the loan agreement
- Advising Polish and foreign clients on the organizational structure of companies and foundations, including the rights and obligations of partners, shareholders and company bodies, including representation before registration courts
- Advising on conclusion and termination of employment law contracts with management and key employees, including creation of incentive programs, issuing opinions on regulations and internal documents regarding labor law matters, personal data protection and non-competition