Kochański & Partners Has Advised on the Strategic Baltic Pipe Energy Project
On 27 September this year, the Baltic Pipe – the first ever offshore gas pipeline connecting Poland with the European energy system – was officially opened and symbolically launched. This is the first such large-scale project in the Polish area of the Baltic Sea. The Baltic Pipe is of strategic importance for energy security, as …
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The Work-life balance directive — Changes to the Labour Code and new rights for employees
Directive (EU) 2019/1158 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on the work-life balance for parents and carers and repealing Council Directive 2010/18/EU, commonly referred to as the work-life balance directive, is due to be implemented into the Labour Code by the Polish government.
We are ready to change the world – step by step
Making the world a better place is the key to our vision for building a new future. For nearly 25 years, we have been creating and initiating change, and not only when it comes to the legal market. We believe that we also have a responsibility to set benchmarks and trends in the wider social …
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We advised Klima Energy, supporting the development of green energy
Our M&A team, led by Pawel Mardas, assisted Klima Energy, the Spanish Alantra Group VC fund, in their PLN 70 million investment into SunRoof. Sunroof is a Polish-Swedish start-up, offering pholtovoltaic roof panels to produce green energy for powering homes, in countries including Poland, Germany, Sweden and Norway.
SLAPP – a global legal problem that, if unchecked, could stifle freedom of expression
History shows that the last bastion of freedom of speech, which guarantees these values, is the free press. But it’s no secret that since 2015, key constitutional values have been in crisis. Over the past three years, there have been repeated legal actions by state institutions, state-owned companies, businessmen and other lobbying organizations aimed at …
Paweł Cholewiński heads up Kochański & Partners’ Transactional Practices Group
Paweł Cholewiński has been appointed Partner in charge of Kochanski & Partners Transactional Practices Group, with both the Sectorial Real Estate and Mergers & Acquisitions Practices now falling under his remit.
Draft Declaration of “Inter-American Principles on the legal regime for the creation, operation, financing, and dissolution of non-profit civil entities”
A team of legal experts led by Eduardo Szazi, of Szazi Bechara Storto Reicher and Figueiredo Lopes Advogados of Brazil, has compiled and analyzed the laws and practices regulating civil society organizations (CSOs) lifecycles of thirty-five of the Organization of American States (OAS) member countries, comparing them to relevant international standards.
New Family Business Law: Regulates the benefits, incentives and work of family businesses, governance, management, transfer of shares and dispute resolution in order to enhance their role in the national economy
On 10 October 2022, Decree-Law No. (37) on Family Businesses was issued and published in the Official Gazette and it will come into force three months after the date of publication, i.e. from 10/01/2023. The law has identified the family companies as any company established in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Law and …
TRANSACTION SUMMARY
DSK Legal advised i3 Verticals, Inc. (“i3”) on Indian-leg of its acquisition of a leading provider of enterprise software solutions for the motor carrier and motor vehicle markets in the U.S. States and Canada, with effect from October 1, 2022. This is i3’s second largest acquisition to date.
Eversheds Sutherland baut IP- und Life Sciences-Praxis in Europa mit Partnerzugang aus: Dr. Anette Gärtner verstärkt das neue Frankfurter Büro im Bereich Patent Litigation
Die internationale Wirtschaftskanzlei Eversheds Sutherland setzt den Ausbau des neuen Frankfurter Büros mit einem strategischen und renommierten Partnerzugang fort: Dr. Anette Gärtner wird die IP- und Life Sciences Praxis von Eversheds Sutherland verstärken. Sie kommt von Reed Smith.