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WKB Legal Alert | Employment law – upcoming changes
WKB Legal Alert | Further amendments to the act on counteracting money laundering and terrorism finansing
According to information published on the Government Legislation Centre’s website, the Ministry of Finance has prepared a draft bill of an Act to amend the Act of 1 March 2018 on Counteracting Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (the "Act"). The proposed amendments are primarily aimed at implementing the provisions of Directive 2018/843 of the European Parliament and of the Council (EU) of 30 May 2018 (the so-called 5th AML Directive).
WKB Legal Alert | Professional attorneys-in-fact may file financial statements with the National Court Register
From 1 April 2019 professional attorneys-in-fact may file financial statements with the National Court Register, pursuant to an amendment to the National Court Register Act, which comes into effect on that day. The lawyers from the company law and corporate governance team write about the details in the latest legal alert.
WKB Legal Alert | Central Register of Beneficial Owners – new obligations for companies
The Central Register of Beneficial Owners (CRBO) will launch on 13 October and this means many new obligations for companies. The company law and corporate governance team presents the details in a newest legal alert.
WKB advised PKO Bank Polski S.A. on the conclusion of a long-term lease agreement for the entire area of the SKYSAWA building
WKB advised PKO Bank Polski S.A. on the conclusion of a long-term lease agreement with Polski Holding Nieruchomości S.A. for the entire area of the new SKYSAWA building complex, currently under construction at the junction of Świętokrzyska Street and Jana Pawła II Avenue in Warsaw.
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WKB establishes a whistleblowing and internal investigations team
To meet the needs of employers, WKB has established a multidisciplinary team dedicated to whistleblowing and internal investigations. This team will provide comprehensive advice to businesses, local government entities, and other organisations during both the development and implementation of whistleblowing channels as well as on conducting internal investigations.
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2022 promotions at WKB
On 1 January 2022, Anna Flaga-Martynek (infrastructure projects), Marta Midloch (infrastructure projects and capital markets), Marcin Smolarek (banking and finance), Maciej Szambelańczyk (energy), Anna Wojciechowska (company law and corporate governance) and Anna Wyrzykowska (real estate and property development) joined the ranks of WKB’s equity partners. The following counsels were nominated as partners: Agata Szczepańczyk-Piwek (capital markets and financial services), Sergiusz Urban (environmental law) and Jordan Zafirow (dispute resolution). Promotions to counsel were granted to Wojciech Kulczyk (competition and consumer law), Bartosz Łaski (real estate and property development) and Krzysztof Sikorski (energy).
WKB lawyers co-authored Chambers Gaming Law 2021 Guide
Agnieszka Wiercińska-Krużewska, Emanuel Wanat, Paulina Maślak-Stępnikowska, and Klaudia Radwańska have co-authored the chapter on the gaming law market in Poland in the latest publication Chambers Practice Guides – Gaming Law 2021 Guide.
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Poczta Polska, with the support of WKB, received the European Commission’s approval for PLN 215 million in state aid
Poczta Polska, with the support of WKB, received the European Commission’s approval for PLN 215 million in state aid. As the first decision of its kind issued by the Commission to an EU postal operator, it could pave the way for similar decisions in other cases.
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WKB advised Avallon MBO Fund on the acquisition of the majority of shares in Norlys AS
WKB lawyers advised Avallon MBO Fund on the acquisition of 75% of the shares in Norlys AS along with its subsidiaries in Poland, Sweden and France – Norlys Group constitutes an international holding producing high-quality outdoor lighting for the professional lighting business with its main production plant based in Nowy Sącz.
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TopLegal Award in the category “Best Italian Desk of the Year” awarded to WKB
WKB’s Italian Desk has won the Top Legal Awards in the category “Italian Desk Dell’Anno” (“Best Italian Desk of the Year”). The winners of the 2021 edition were announced at a gala ceremony on 23 November 2021 in Milan.
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WKB advised EW Rywałd sp. z o.o. at the stage of contractor selection for the Wind Farm Rywałd project
WKB Wierciński, Kwieciński, Baehr law firm advised EW Rywałd sp. z o.o., being a part of leading independent investment and asset manager KGAL, at the stage of contractor selection for the Wind Farm Rywałd project in Poland. Our support consisted in the preparation of a “tailored fit” contract draft to meet the client’s individual needs, participation in the negotiation process, including assessment of changes to the Balance of Plant contract put forward by the bidders, negotiations with the preferred bidder, changes to the BoP contract, and supervision of the signing process with the preferred bidder.