LEGALWISE is a modern law firm co-created by experienced attorneys and legal advisors. Our primary goal is the SUCCESS of our clients. Regardless of whether the client's SUCCESS in the case entrusted to us is the conclusion of a profitable transaction, winning a court dispute, or the efficient implementation of new regulations in the company, each time we derive full satisfaction from it and identify it with our own SUCCESS. We believe that the way to SUCCESS for both corporate and individual clients is personalization of legal services , perfect understanding of business needs and the highest degree of specialization.

 

When providing legal assistance, we act dynamically and proactively. We are fully committed to each case entrusted to us, in our daily work we are characterized by steadfastness, inquisitiveness and creativity. Our advantage is crossing borders and using unconventional solutions. We are also distinguished by openness in communication - we always want to be close to our clients to know and understand their needs.

About LEGALWISE Law Firm

Founded in 2000

2 Offices

10 people in their team


Practice areas
Lawsuits & Disputes
Real Estate
Business
Employment & Labor
Intellectual Property

Languages spoken
Polish
English

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Practice areas

Lawsuits & Disputes

Our leading field of expertise are dispute resolution and litigations. The team has extensive experience of representing business entities and natural persons in complex and interconnected court, arbitration and administrative proceedings. We are here to defend the interests of our clients in common courts of all instances, the Supreme Court, administrative bodies, administrative courts, the Supreme Administrative Court, and the Constitutional Tribunal.

We believe that even the most complicated case can be won with the appropriate approach, involving reliable and objective assessment of the legal situation of our client. Such an extensive insight determines the negotiations baseline, the strategy of actions taken, as well as the possible litigation strategy. There is no doubt that disputes are a part of each business, however, it is important to seek for amicable settlement or mediation whenever possible. Keeping a cool head during mediation is not always feasible, therefore, entrusting it to professionals allows you to control your emotions and focus only on the substantive issues related to the source of the dispute, which de facto increases a chance of reaching an agreement.

However, if amicable solution on terms and conditions satisfactory to our client, is not possible, we pursue the case in judicial or administrative proceedings. What is distinctive about us is not only our extensive and comprehensive preparation, but also individual approach to each case and the highest substantive

ADR Mediation & Arbitration
Appeal
Class Action
Litigation

Real Estate

Construction investment services

In LEGALWISE we are aware of the multidimensional nature of construction investments, both in terms of legal and factual issues. If you really want to understand the needs of clients participating in the construction investment process and properly secure their legal situation, you often need to go a step further, and analyze the investment not only in terms of necessary documentation. Our people are ready to put the protective helmet on and support our Clients on the construction site as well.

Construction industry is quite specific branch where the situation may change dynamically, to the extent when preserving the initial form of the contract is simply impossible. In such unexpected situations we provide or assistance and manage the crisis arising from the clash of legal regulations with the construction reality by providing ‘tailor-made’ solutions for a given crisis.

We get involved in construction projects, regardless of its magnitude, from small, individual construction or renovation projects, through the implementation of ‘fit out’ contracts, to complex investments related to the construction of buildings and infrastructure facilities. We support all parties of the construction process - investors, developers, construction companies, designers.

Our extensive experience in complex construction investments analysis make our people a trustworthy and dependable team of professionals who will represent you in court disputes arising from large-scale construction investments.

Within the scope of this expertise, we offer:

  • advice and legal support at the investment planning stage – e.g. purchase of real estate, including checking its legal status, and in the legal aspects of investment financing;
  • legal support and representation before administrative authorities during proceedings related to obtaining a building permit, planning permission, environmental decisions, etc.
  • drawing up, giving opinions and negotiating design and construction contracts, including FIDIC contract templates;
  • representation in construction investments disputes related to the recovery of remuneration for the completed works (including additional and replacement works), pursuing claims for defects, contractual penalties, additional remuneration for increased direct and indirect construction costs due to exceeding the contractual deadline of the investment and in any other claims for non-performance of obligations at the implementation stage, as well as after its completion (including warranty and guarantees claims, or settlement of collected guarantee deposits).

Real estate law:

Na bazie wieloletniego doradztwa w zakresie inwestycji budowlanych, rozwinęliśmy w LEGALWISE obszar praktyki prawa nieruchomości - niemalże każda Based on our long-term experience in construction investments area, we have developed practice of real estate law, as nearly all construction investments is related to real estate sourcing.

Legal support related to the broadly understood real estate law constitutes a component of not only the investment process, thus you can rely on our legal assistance in all aspects related to land property, buildings and premises for individual and business clients.

We not only provide support in terms of verification and regulation of the legal status of real estate but also effectively represent our clients in proceedings of acquisitive prescription, return of expropriated real estates, or proceedings for the abolition of joint ownership. We provide legal assistance and provide optimal solutions in complicated factual circumstances, including those related to land easements, foundation of buildings on someone else's land, as well as in legalization proceedings.
 
  Our expertise in this area covers mainly:

  • conducting legal audits of real estate in order to identify investment risk;
  • assistance in verifying and regulating the legal status of real estate - we help, among others, with inheritance proceedings, abolition of joint ownership, and update entries in the land and mortgage registers;
  • consulting and representation on issues related to the existence of transmission facilities on the property. We represent transmission companies as well as owners of real estates on which these devices are located;
  • advising and representation in cases of real estate acquisitive prescription (including unconventional and controversial proceedings regarding road plots);
  • advising and representation in cases concerning the return of expropriated real estate;
  • support and representation in matters of compensation claims, including those for non-contractual use of real estate;
  • full transaction support consisting of drawing up of contracts, giving opinions and negotiating of agreements, including preliminary and the main real estate sale agreements, support on financing the purchase, rental and lease agreements, including commercial premises and commercial space;
  • advising on disputes arising from rental, lease or lending agreements relating to real estate, including recovery of due rents, removing problematic tenants from real estate, or pursuing claims for lowering the rent;
  • legal services for communities and housing cooperatives and property managers.
Brokerage
Commercial Real Estate
Foreclosure
Housing, Construction & Development
Land Use & Zoning
Landlord & Tenant
Mortgage
Real Estate Contracts and Negotiations
Real Estate Due Diligence

Business

Most of the companies present on the market nowadays operates in the form of commercial law companies, which has many advantages, e.g. limits the liability of investors, or creates more possibilities of obtaining financing, thus, making them more competitive on the market.

In LEGALWISE we believe that professional legal advice in the field of company law can be a key factor determining the success or failure of a planned or implemented business enterprise.

We provide our Clients, including companies, members of corporate bodies as well as partners and shareholders, with comprehensive corporate services both during creation and transformation stages as well as winding-up. Our team is ready to provide support in all aspects of daily operation of the company by drawing-up resolutions of legislative bodies or filing all required applications to the National Court Register.

We have gained our experience during long-term cooperation with many leading business entities; therefore, we perfectly understand the business needs of our clients and are able to help in achieving the intended goal even for the most demanding projects.

In the scope of commercial law companies support we offer the following services:

  • companies set-up, both in Poland and abroad, depending on Client’s preferences, company type and field od business activity,
  • transformation – we help to change the existing companies into another commercial company,
  • winding up of companies,
  • legal services for acquisitions and mergers of companies, including due diligence, drawing-up of all required resolutions and applications,
  • drawing-up of resolutions for companies' legislative bodies, including those related to changes in company governing bodies, or the increase or decrease of the share capital,
  • representation during all court proceedings and hearings, including appeal filed by any of the party,
  • legal advice on the purchase and sale of shares and stocks,
  • creating consortia,
  • advice on the sale of an organized part of the enterprise,
  • minutes of meetings and resolutions of company bodies.

In addition, we represent business entities in corporate disputes:

  • related to appealing against resolutions adopted at shareholders' meetings or at general meetings (both claims for the annulment of resolutions contrary to the articles of association or good practice and detrimental to the interests of the company or aimed at harming a shareholder or shareholder, as well as actions for the annulment of resolutions contrary to law),
  • over the exclusion of a partner and dissolution of the company,
  • over claims related to the liability of management board members for the obligations of a limited liability company,
  • related to claims for damages against members of the company's governing bodies for damages caused in connection with the performance of their functions, ,
  • regarding violation of the non-competition clause,
  • between partners in partnerships.
Administrative
Banking & Finance
Business Registration
Contract
Due Diligence
Employer
Franchising
Investment
Legal Document
Licensing
Merger & Acquisition
New Business Formation
Office Solutions
Oil, Gas & Energy
Tax

Employment & Labor

Proper employer-employee relations shouldn’t be underestimated, as they are in fact fundamental for the effective functioning of the enterprise. Moreover, any error, committed by the employer, whether at the first stage of employing (e.g. by not regulating the issue of non-competition and confidentiality clause), or at the stage of termination of the work relationship (e.g. by incorrect reason for termination) - may lead to severe financial consequences, as well as organizational problems on employer’s part. We do realize that even compliance with all employment law provisions may not be enough to ensure the smooth operation of the company. Therefore, we offer our clients legal support including the identification and minimization of potential risks, which in case of arising are handled by our team who implement proper strategies and procedures for crisis management, caused either by internal events or external circumstances, beyond employer’s control.

We provide comprehensive legal assistance in the scope of employment law and employment relations based on civil law contracts. We advise employers on all issues related to the broad spectrum of HR policies - from creating the employment relationship, its modification at all stages and termination of the contract.

We support HR departments in enterprises, as well as provide legal assistance to individual clients in scope of drawing-up and analysis of all employment documents, individual and collective redundancies, representing business clients in contacts with employees and their representatives, as well as trade unions, including negotiations, both in individual and collective disputes.

We take part in court disputes arising from employment relations, and represent our clients before supervisory and control authorities for compliance with labor law, including ZUS (Social Insurance Institution) and PIP (The National Labor Inspectorate).

We provide legal assistance both to employers of small, medium and large enterprises, as well as employees themselves in individual matters related to employment.

Our advantage over the competition is contemporary and unconventional approach to issues related to employment law and flexible solutions which, on one hand, ensure compliance with applicable labor law provisions, and on the other, are tailored to individual business needs and maximize the protection of the client's interests.

In the scope of employment law our Clients will find the following services:

  • support related to the hiring of employees – drawing-up of employment contracts, contracts for the provision of services, management contracts, we advise on the selection of the most advantageous form of employment, and on employment of foreigners;
  • advice on termination of employment - we advise on both individual and collective redundancies;
  • securing the employer's interests in terms of the protection of company classified information and non-competition - we draw-up non-competition and confidentiality agreements, and pursue claims for breach of these agreements;
  • counselling on framing and implementation of anti-harassment and anti-discrimination procedures, and identification of potential related risks;
  • drawing-up of work documentations, including remuneration, bonus, and the company's social benefits fund regulations;
  • counselling in crisis situations, including those related to accidents at work or unexpected downtime of the company (including the consequences of COVID - 19);
  • representation in court proceedings, before the National Labor Inspectorate and the Social Insurance Institution – we are proud of our extensive experience in conducting labor law disputes on behalf of employers, employees, and civil law entities. We always conduct in-depth analysis of factual status, which enables our team to collect and secure the necessary evidence, and prepare an optimal litigation strategy;
  • we assist employers in implementation of rules related to the processing of personal data of employees, we conduct detailed analysis in terms of compliance of procedures and the content of documentation adopted in the company with the GDPR, we offer trainings for both employers and employees on collection and processing of personal data.
Employment Rights
Hiring & Firing
Job Discrimination
Labor Law
Pension
Retirement
Sexual Harassment
Social Security
Wage & Hour
Wrongful Termination

Intellectual Property

Nowadays, innovation and computerization are the decisive factors in terms of competitive advantage, therefore, in our daily work we are not only innovative but also use modern technological and legal solutions. We are aware of importance of intellectual property collateral and supporting entrepreneurs in the field of creating, developing and investing in new technologies, including legal protection of implementation process of innovative solutions in the company's structure.

Moreover, we focus on customization of our services, which depends on type of industry and the needs of clients. We work in aligned teams composed of experienced lawyers and experts.

Copyright
Patent
Trademark

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