On 16 July 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJUE) issued a landmark judgment in case C-311/18 (Data Protection Commissioner v. Facebook Ireland Limited, Maximillian Schrems), in which it concluded that Decision 2016/1250 on the adequacy of protection provided by the EU-US Privacy Shield is invalid.

Norton Rose Fulbright has advised a consortium of ten banks on a PLN 5.5 billion loan to Gaz-System, Poland’s designated natural gas transmission system operator.

Linklaters has advised Chariot Top Group BV on the EUR 1 billion sale of a 1.8 hectare investment plot on Gornoslaska st. in Katowice, Poland, to unnamed buyers.

Gessel has advised Creepy Jar and Ipopema Securities shareholders on the sale of Creepy Jar shares in a public offering via an accelerated book-building procedure.

WKB has advised Orbico and Distribev Orbico on the sale of 80% of shares in the share capital of Distribev Orbico to United Beverages. Grant Thornton advised United Beverages. BCGL advised Bank Pekao S.A. on its provision of financing for the acquisition.

Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Accolade Group on its acquisition and development of a new multi-tenant logistics park in Gorzow Wielkopolski, Poland.

SMM Legal has assisted PKN Orlen-controlled Grupa Energa S.A. on matters related to the July 7, 2020 launch of the Przykona Wind Farm in Poland.

Clifford Chance has advised mBank S.A. on Echo Investment S.A.'s up-to-PLN 150 million bond issuance.

Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Bank Polska Kasa Opieki S.A. on refinancing the debt of Polska Zegluga Morska Group companies in connection with the acquisition of five vessels. Rosicki, Grudzinski & Co. reportedly advised Polska Zegluga.

Greenberg Traurig has advised Lee Hecht Harrison on the acquisition of the enterprise of Development & Business Consulting Gniazdowski i Partnerzy sp.k., which had been operating as the Polish Lee Hecht Harrison representative.

DLA Piper has advised private equity investor Resource Partners on the sale of a majority stake in Golpasz to De Heus, an international animal feed manufacturer. Baker McKenzie advised De Heus on the deal.

DLA Piper has advised Katoen Natie, an international logistics service provider and port operator, on the acquisition of the Polish warehousing activities of the Nijhof-Wassink logistics company. The sellers were reportedly advised by solo practitioner Boguslaw Kanski.

Mrowiec Fialek & Partners has advised Mota-Engil Real Estate Management on its issuance of private corporate bonds.

After operating under the brands Andersen Tax, Andersen Legal, and Andersen Tax & Legal, the member firms of Andersen Global in Europe, will now operate under a single brand: "Andersen".

Gessel has advised the Polish Stem Cell Bank on the signing of a preliminary contract for the purchase of 100% of shares in Germany's Eticur from InGeneron and another owner.

SSW Pragmatic Solutions has advised Fitch Ratings, a big-three rating company, on a multi-stage restructuring of the Fitch Group in Europe.

Marcin Pieklak has been promoted to Partner at Domanski Zakrzewski Palinka.

Rymarz Zdort has represented Polskie Goornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo S.A. in arbitration proceedings against PAO Gazprom and OOO Gazprom Export involving PGNiG's demand that the contract price for gas supplied by Gazprom under an agreement commonly known as the Yamal Contract be revised.