Foundations, along with associations, are the most widely chosen legal form for Polish non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Due to the specific nature of their relationships with the state, doubt may sometimes arise as to whether foundations may be legally obliged to organize tender proceedings. This is because the Public Procurement Law (PPL) does not list foundations among other types of entities which may act as ‘contracting authorities’. Does this mean that no foundation under any circumstances will ever have to observe public procurement laws? Naturally, this question can only be answered in the negative, as in some cases a foundation may acquire ‘contracting authority’ status under the above-mentioned laws.

MFW Fialek has advised Milestone Real Estate on its acquisition of shares in the project companies that own the development projects of BlueRock in Poland.

Crido Legal has advised Amplifon on its full acquisition of a medical products company to expand its portfolio and market share in Poland.

On November 7, 2022, Sobczynscy i Partnerzy announced that Tar Heel Capital's acquisition of SmakMak (as reported by CEE Legal Matters on September 13, 2022) had closed.

The Life Sciences & Healthcare industry is not free of criminal activity that may give rise to the companies’ liability for criminal offences. However, the corporate criminal liability in Poland is not effectively enforced now. The government presented its proposal to change that in the new draft law amending the Corporate Criminal Liability Act (the “draft”).

Kochanski & Partners, the authors of the first metaverse report in Poland, published a follow-up tax themed report on 27 October. “Taxation of Cryptocurrencies and NFTs, and Challenges in the Metaverse” is a comprehensive overview of the tax consequences of events and transactions involving cryptocurrencies and NFTs. The publication was coupled with presentation of the report and an expert debate featuring the participation of representatives of business, new technology market practitioners who deal on a daily basis with crypto, NFTs and the Metaverse, and lawyers specialising in digital economics and taxes.

Wardynski & Partners has advised Dar Al-Handasah Consultants on winning bid for the contract to serve as the master civil engineer in the Solidarity Transport Hub planning process.

Former Senior Associate Grzegorz Dudek has been appointed a Partner with Wozniak Legal in Poland.

Linklaters Managing Associate Szymon Sieniewicz has been appointed as Head of the firm’s TMT/IP practice in Warsaw as of November 1, 2022.

CMS has advised Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego on a EUR 600 million bond issuance related to providing support to Ukraine.

CMS has advised a company from the SINO-CEEF group on the construction and sale of a 51-megawatt photovoltaic power plant portfolio in Poland to a consortium of two Chinese investors. B2RLaw, working with King & Wood Mallesons, advised the unidentified buyers on their acquisition.

Rymarz Zdort has advised PKO Bank Polski on the accelerated book-building transaction concerning the sale of shares in Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen to domestic and foreign investors.

SSK&W Stoklosa Syp & Wspolnicy has advised CofounderZone and business angels including Mateusz Bodio and Bartosz Hojka on investing in Carein.

B2RLaw, working alongside BDB Pitmans, has advised Westcoast on Polish aspects of its merger with Komsa.

Clifford Chance has advised Hillwood Polska on a joint venture agreement with Develia for the development of a Malin logistics center. MFW Fialek advised Develia.

Drakopoulos has advised the European Commission's Directorate-General for Energy on reviewing the transposition process of Directive 2018/2001 (RED II) on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources into the Greek legal framework. Dimitrov Petrov & Co, Kirm Perpar, Wardynski & Partners, and Kinstellar Croatian affiliate Zuric i Partneri advised on the transposition review in Bulgaria, Slovenia, Poland, and Croatia, respectively. CLM Bitai & Partners and Vojcik & Partners also reportedly advised the European Commission.

Poland has been experiencing a boom in its renewable energy sector – with work originating from the auction support system and also from corporate PPA transactions – which is flowing over to other market segments, according to Dentons Partner Christian Schnell.

CMS has advised Volkswagen Financial Services on a PLN 410 million bond issuance under an updated bond program with a new total maximum of PLN 5 billion.