Company Law & Corporate Governance
The scope we cover includes:
- current business activities,
- formations and dissolutions of companies,
- acquisitions, mergers, division and transformation processes, restructurings (corporate, tax, employee and regulatory issues),
- negotiation processes of joint venture arrangements and shareholder agreements,
- non-standard share capital increases,
- voluntary or compulsory share acquisitions (squeeze-outs), share redemptions and shareholder entry or exit processes, and operations on companies’ equity,
- drafting and implementing principles of corporate governance,
- performing corporate governance audits,
- arranging and chairing company meetings,
- issuing opinions on contracts and drafting contracts as well as handling counterparty reviews,
- representing clients before common courts (including in registration proceedings, management board members liability matters and corporate disputes).
Our competitive advantage:
- many years of experience advising both public and private companies at all stages of their development,
- providing both ongoing legal assistance and advice on complex restructuring processes (including within groups of companies),
- offer tailored to clients’ business needs and their companies’ development stage,
- we are a member of an innovative legal service – Legal Cross Border – that offers support when changing board members in companies in 50 foreign jurisdictions.
Practice managers:
Team
News
Real Estate
30.04.2024
Anna Wyrzykowska shortlisted as the Real Estate Lawyer of the Year for Women in Business Law Awards EMEA 2024
Mergers & Acquisitions
09.04.2024
WKB lawyers advised Euroklimat sp. z o.o. on the purchase of 100% shares in Instal Bud Pecyna sp. z o.o.
Mergers & Acquisitions
29.03.2024
WKB advised Selvita S.A. on the acquisition of 100% of shares in PozLab sp. z o.o.
Recommendations
Capable partners and strong negotiators. Large team providing detailed knowledge of various legal areas.
Legal500 EMEA 2023, Commercial, Corporate and M&A
Feels like an extended arm of our own team. Pragmatic and solution oriented.
Legal500 EMEA 2022, Commercial, Corporate and M&A
They go the extra mile for their clients’ interests.
Chambers Europe 2019
They never lost sight of the objective, providing tailored guidance to further support our business goals.
Chambers Europe 2019
Selected experiences
Some of our recent clients include:
- Ryanair
- PKO BP Group
- BC Bavarian Candles
- Localised Holdings
- Specialized Bicycles
- ABB group
- Polskie ePłatności
- Grupa EDF