DLA Piper has advised OEX on the buy-back of its shares.

DLK Legal has advised Nest Bank S.A. on the launch of Nest Bank API – a project in which the bank provides FinTech firms and other institutions with an interface for integrating their services with its own.

WKB has advised the Intel Corporation on Polish aspects of its acquisition of Habana Labs, an Israeli company specializing in the design of processors for machine learning and artificial intelligence applications. Paul Hastings was global counsel to the Intel Corporation on th deal, which was valued at approximately USD 2 billion.

Norton Rose Fulbright today named Ayse Yuksel Mahfoud as its Head of Cross-Border Practices, a new position at the firm that it says "will strategically address clients’ needs for high-quality cross-border legal advice and cutting-edge market intelligence."

SSW Pragmatic Solutions has advised Venture Capital fund Cofounder Zone on its acquisition of an undefined stake in Ekobilet S.A., the owner of a technology platform for selling tickets for artistic and sporting events.

A new labor and employment boutique, PCS Paruch Chrusciel Schiffter, has opened for business in Poland.

Penteris has advised Apollo Rida on the acquisition of the Equal Business Park in Krakow from Cavatina Holding. Dentons reportedly advised the sellers.

Marcin Bejm, already the head of CMS's Infrastructure and Project Finance practice, has become the head of the Energy and Projects department as well, taking over from Tomasz Minkiewicz.

White & Case has advised the Polish Aviation Group, which owns LOT Polish Airlines, on the acquisition of Germany's Condor Flugdienst GmbH. The sellers, UK's Thomas Cook, were advised by Noerr.

Kondrat & Partners has successfully represented the interests of the Warsaw School of Economics in a ten-year long dispute with the International Olympic Committee.

Managing Associate Adam Kraszewski has taken over from Dorota Bryndal as the new Head of Labor Law and Life Sciences/IP at the Gessel law firm.

Mrowiec Fialek and Partners has advised Centrum Rozliczen Elektronicznych Polskie ePlatnosci S.A., a portfolio company of Innova Capital, on the acquisition of 100% of shares in Poznan-based TopCard.

Jacek Kosinski Adwokaci i Radcowie Prawni has helped PGE Baltica obtain environmental permits to construct two offshore wind farms from the Regional Director for Environmental Protection in Gdansk.

In an effort to streamline the adjudication of IP cases in Poland, specialized courts will be introduced next year. The courts will very likely improve the speed, efficiency, and expertise with which IP cases are handled – a win for all parties involved.

Domanski Zakrzewski Palinka has advised the Ingka Group on on a merger of its IKEA Retail and IKEA Property Poland subsidiaries in Poland.

Eversheds Sutherland has advised Cogito Capital Partners on investing in London-based Applica.AI ltd, and its subsidiary Applica.AI sp.z.o.o., a software company and a developer of AI-based robotic text automation platform. The Series A funding also included Barclays and Techstars. Applica was advised by Ignition Law.

Greenberg Traurig has advised Madison International Realty on its acquisition of a 46.5% stake in European Logistics Investment, which holds a Polish real estate warehouse portfolio valued at approximately EUR 500 million, from its majority owner Redefine Properties Limited. Rymarz Zdort advised Redefine on the transaction, which remains subject to regulatory approval.

Gessel has advised Polish Enterprise Fund VII, a private equity fund managed by Enterprise Investors, on the EUR 140 million sale of Danwood Holding to GS Engineering & Construction.