Norton Rose Fulbright has advised PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna on a PLN 2.3 billion ESG financing from a banking consortium. DLA Piper advised the banks.

Greenberg Traurig has announced the establishment of its new Data Center practice in the firm's Warsaw office, to be headed by Counsel Adam Narloch.

Selling a part of an undertaking and the consequent transfer of a part of the business to another employer raises several practical and legal issues. This applies in particular to employees assigned to several organisational units, including the transferred part of the undertaking. According to CJEU case law, such employees' employment contracts may be divided as long as this does not entail a deterioration in the working conditions and does not adversely affect safeguarding employee rights.

Rymarz Zdort Maruta has advised Kajima Partnerships and Griffin Capital Partners company Cerceda on its acquisition of Hymon Fotowoltaika from BNS Capital. Gessel and HWW Hewelt Wojnowski i Wspolnicy advised the seller.

Lewczuk Lyszczarek i Wspolnicy has advised Contec on its EUR 10 million financing round led by HiTech ASI. SSW Pragmatic Solutions reportedly advised HiTech ASI.

CMS has advised the Alpla Group on establishing a pharmaceutical packaging market joint venture with Spain's Inden Pharma.

Gessel has advised Urteste on the public offering of its new share issuance and switching its market listing from the ASO NewConnect to the regulated market of the Warsaw Stock Exchange.

Wardynski & Partners has advised multinational chemical company LyondellBasell Industries on the acquisition of the Mepol Group, including Industrial Technology Investments Poland and the Mepol and Polar companies in Italy. 

The Polish Parliament is finally moving forward with the implementation of the EU directive on predictable and transparent working conditions (Directive (EU) 2019/1152).

DWF has advised Multikino on its sale of a property in Warsaw's Ursynow district to GH Development 11. Goralski & Goss Legal reportedly advised the buyers.

Polish lawyers are actively discussing two legislative acts – one regulating family foundations and the other focused on remote work – set to impact their practices, according to KWKR Konieczny Wierzbicki & Partners Managing Partner Michal Konieczny.

CMS has advised the Constantia Flexibles group on its acquisition of Drukpol Flexo in Poland.

When the Russian military launched its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, many countries in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) responded immediately by amending their legal framework to provide shelter for Ukrainian refugees. These neighboring nations not only provided immediate humanitarian help, but also changed their immigration law to allow Ukrainian refugees to work and live in their country.

Gessel has advised Finnish plastics and chemicals distributor Telko on the full acquisition of specialty chemical raw materials distributor Eltrex in Poland.

Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak has advised veterinary clinic chain AniCura on its partnership with the Wroblewscy veterinary clinic in Dabrowa Gornicza, Poland. Roedl & Partner reportedly advised AniCura as well.

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MFW Fialek has advised the Renters.pl shareholders on their sale of a majority stake in the company to the Enterprise Investors-managed Polish Enterprise Fund VIII. DLA Piper advised the buyer.

The legal battle between Hermès brand owner and artist Mason Rothschild, the creator of ‘MetaBirkin’ NFTs, has lasted more than a year. But in February, the Court ruled that the NFT version of the famous Birkin handbags infringes the rights of the Hermès fashion house.