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Norton Rose Piotr Strawa and Partners LP

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What we say about the firm's legal practice in Poland

Banking and finance

Within Banking and finance, Norton Rose LLP is a third tier firm,

‘Value for money’ Norton Rose Piotr Strawa and Partners LP advised Bank Zachodni, Kredyt Bank and Bank Polska Kasa Opieki with regard to the PLN114m loan facility for Hoop Polska and assisted the sponsors, Invenergy, on the financing of the Darlowo project, comprising a portfolio of wind farms. Grzegorz Dyczkowski is a key practitioner.

Capital markets (equity)

Within Capital markets (equity), Norton Rose LLP is a third tier firm,

Norton Rose Piotr Strawa and Partners LP is ‘widely experienced and committed to the projects it advises on’. The team acted for energy group Tauron on the successful Euro €1bn IPO, one of the largest IPOs in Europe in 2010. Piotr Strawa is ‘a brilliant corporate finance lawyer’.

Corporate and M&A

Within Corporate and M&A, Norton Rose LLP is a third tier firm,

Clients rate Norton Rose Piotr Strawa and Partners LP’s ‘response times and quality of work’. The practice advised Nestlé Polska on the merger with Alima Gerber. Piotr Strawa is ‘very familiar with the particularities of the market’.

Energy and natural resources

Within Energy and natural resources, Norton Rose LLP is a first tier firm,

Norton Rose Piotr Strawa and Partners LP provides the full scope of legal services to the energy industry, including regulatory advice, development and financing of new infrastructure, energy and CO2 trading, M&A and capital markets. Highlights included advising Vattenfall on the development of a 1600MW coal power plant and acting for Invenergy on the largest wind project in Poland. Rafal Hajduk is a ‘leading energy lawyer’.

Real estate

Within Real estate, Norton Rose LLP is a third tier firm,

Norton Rose Piotr Strawa and Partners LP’s Agnieszka Stankiewicz and David Dixon ‘handle all issues professionally’. The team represented a real estate company in the acquisition of part of the former Gdynia Shipyard, assisted with property refinancings and advised on the acquisition of logistics properties.

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Legal Developments in Poland

Legal Developments and updates from the leading lawyers in each jurisdiction. To contribute, send an email request to

Dispute Resolution Review - Poland 2011

Poland is a civil law country. The Polish legal system follows the Continental, code-based tradition. The hierarchy of universally binding law includes the Constitution, treaties, statutes, and executive regulations. Judicial authority is exercised by courts and tribunals. Courts include the Supreme Court, the common courts, administrative courts and military courts.

- Laszczuk & Partners
Poland Arbitration 2011

One issue under discussion is whether Poland should become a party to the Washington (ISCID) Convention. Because Poland is a party to more than 60 bilateral investment treaties (BITs) and has recently been a party to several high-profile investment arbitration proceedings, becoming a party to the ISCID Convention is discussed among practitioners, but faces strong opposition on the government side. Apart from that, another issue is whether Poland should continue to maintain BITs at all with other countries within the EU.

- Laszczuk & Partners
Catch me if you can

Agnieszka Galazka and Marek Lazewski of LDS Lazewski Depo & Partners give advice on obtaining a preliminary injunction in Poland

- LDS Lazewski Depo & Partners
Single color protection as trademark protection.

Currently a contentious court case is taking place in the United States of America, in which a famous producer of luxury footwear, Christian Louboutin, demands a ban on the sale of shoes with a red sole characteristic for the French fashion house – Ives Saint Laurent.

- Kochanski Zieba Rapala & Partners
Free choice following the dot – new generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs)

On 12 January 2012, the procedure of registration of new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) has been launched. Check for the related chances and threats for your business.

- Kochanski Zieba Rapala & Partners
Significant changes in civil proceedings–the liquidation of a separate procedure in commercial cas

With the Act from 16 September, 2011 on the change of act – Code of Civil Procedure and some of other acts, there has been introduced a number of changes in the civil procedure. One of the most significant and meaningful changes is the harmonization of procedures of claiming default in all civil cases, regardless whether the party is an entrepreneur or a person who does not conduct business activity.

- Kochanski Zieba Rapala & Partners
PROTECTING COMPUTER PROGRAM USER INTERFACES

it is not always obvious which part of a computer program can be protected using intellectual property. Piotr Niezgódka takes a look.

- Kochanski Zieba Rapala & Partners
New Top Level Domain Names .XXX

Registration procedure of a new top-level domain name (TLD) .xxx. begins today. Find out: what opportunities and threats does the introduction of this domain name entail for your business?.

- Kochanski Zieba Rapala & Partners
INFORMATOR PRAWNICZY SIERPIEŃ 2011

Kary finansowe za naruszenie prawa konkurencji a wymiana informacji między przedsiębiorcami.

- Kochanski Zieba Rapala & Partners
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- Kochanski Zieba Rapala & Partners