JDP Drapala & Partners has announced the launch of its new Energy and Renewables practice in Warsaw with the arrival of Practice Head Michal Drozdowicz.

Former DWF Partner Oskar Waluskiewicz has joined DLA Piper as a Partner and Head of the firm's Energy practice in Poland.

Former Counsels Klaudia Fratczak-Kospin and Piotr Grabarczyk have been appointed as Partners with WKB.

Wardynski & Partners, working with Morrison Foerster, has advised Nouryon Chemicals International on its acquisition of Adob Fertilizers. GWW Legal advised the seller.

On January 9, 2023, WKB announced that the sale of Health Labs Care to Medvic (reported by CEE Legal Matters on September 28, 2022) had closed following regulatory approval.

Shearman & Sterling has advised Elemental Holding on a USD 290 million equity private placement and investment from the International Finance Corporation, EBRD, and Polish Development Fund.

The Polish Medical Devices Act of 7 April 2022 (the MDA) imposes certain restrictions on the medical device advertising that is addressed to the general public. Such advertising activities must not be misleading (Article 7 of the MDR or the IVDR, and Article 55(3) of the MDA), but also must not:

Clifford Chance has advised ING Bank Slaski, Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego, and Alior Bank on a sustainability-linked corporate refinancing for the Paged Group. Baker McKenzie advised the borrowers.

GFKK Grzybczyk Kaminski Gawlik has advised German company IAV on entering the Polish market to operate as IAV Poland Spolka.

Marszalek & Partnerzy has advised Dom Development on its PLN 90 million sale of a property to an institutional investor in the private rental sector as well as the conclusion of a contract to build four residential buildings worth PLN 200.4 million.

CDZ Chajec & Partners has advised Centerscape Poland on its acquisition of five retail parks located in Warsaw, Lodz, Bydgoszcz, Jablonna, and Lewin Brzeski with a total retail area of 10,000 square meters.

The EU regulations (Regulations 2017/745 on medical devices (the MDR) and 2017/746 on in vitro diagnostic medical devices (the IVDR)), introduced a prohibition of misleading advertising of medical devices.

WKB Partners Agnieszka Wiercinska-Kruzewska and Aleksander Stawicki have been appointed as the new Managing Partners of WKB, taking over the role from Partner Jerzy Baehr.

Clifford Chance has advised Xebia on the acquisition of GetInData. DLA Piper advised GetInData.

Brockhuis Jurczak Prusak Sroka Nilsson has advised DB Schenker on the construction of its Szczecin transshipment terminal.

Partner Krzysztof Szczecina has been elevated to Equity Partner with Drzewiecki Tomaszek & Partners on January 1, 2023.

E+H has advised Wienerberger on its acquisition of the Terreal operations in France, Italy, Spain, and the US together with the Creaton business in Germany and Benelux from France's Terreal Group. Latham & Watkins, Advant, Garrigues, Masotti Cassella, Holland & Knight, and Stibbe reportedly advised Wienerberger as well.

Norton Rose Fulbright Lawyer Tomasz Rogalski has been appointed a Partner with the firm's Warsaw office.