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WKB Legal Alert | Cyber – compliance in the shadow of pandemic. A cyberfraud case study
Running a business in the pandemic era, including switching to remote working, has opened multiple doors for cyberattacks. Cybercriminals become more skilful in using new technologies and social engineering to their advantage. A cyberattack may cause severe losses, including financial ones, for the company. To minimise potential losses, cybersecurity guidelines adopted by organisations should be given a closer examination.
WKB asissted in the merger of Gaz-System and Polskie LNG
On March 31, 2021, Gaz-System S.A. and Polskie LNG S.A. merged pursuant to Article 492 § 1 point 1 of the Polish Code of Commercial Companies (as a result of the merger Gaz-System took over Polskie LNG). According to Gaz-System, the main goal of the process of integrating the entities was to increase the efficiency of managing investment processes, which had been carried out by the companies separately until the merger.
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WKB with Slaughter and May advised Aviva plc on EUR 2.5 billion deal – the biggest on the Polish insurance market
WKB advised Aviva plc on the Polish legal aspects of its exit from Poland through the sale of its entire shareholding in Aviva Poland companies to Allianz for a cash consideration of €2.5 billion. This is historically the largest transaction on the Polish insurance market.
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WKB advised Orkla Group on the acquisition of the enterprise of Ambasador 92
WKB advised Orkla Group on its acquisition, through a Polish subsidiary, of the entire confectionery and foodstuff supply enterprise, together with the enterprise’s owned and leased warehouse facilities and a fleet of trucks, of Ambasador 92 sp. z o.o. sp.k. which closed on 1 March 2021. The preliminary enterprise purchase agreement was signed on 10 July 2020 and was conditional on, among others, receiving antimonopoly approval from the Polish Office of Competition and Consumer Protection.
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WKB in Chambers Europe 2021
We are pleased to announce that thanks to the opinions of our clients, WKB has once again been included in the latest edition of Chambers Europe 2021, the most prestigious ranking on the legal services market. Recommendations were received by 11 teams of the law firm, and our lawyers won 15 individual distinctions.
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Dr Jarosław Kola co-authored a chapter of the monograph “Electromobility as a megatrend of contemporary economy”
In February 2021, the PWN publishing house published a monograph entitled "Electromobility as e megatrend of contemporary economy", which contains an analysis of the key economic and legal challenges faced by all entities involved in the process of electromobility development in Poland.
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WKB top-ranked in Media Law International 2021
WKB Wierciński, Kwieciński, Baehr law firm has again been ranked by Media Law International – the most important international ranking published as a specialist guide to the world’s leading media law firms. 
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WKB advised P. Van de Velde Group on the acquisition of Drukarnia Impresta’s enterprise
WKB advised P. Van de Velde Group on the acquisition of Drukarnia Impresta’s enterprise - a Polish manufacturer of paper and cardboard packaging company based in Poznań, together with its production facility.