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Cross-border legal

We support businesses in overcoming boundaries between legal jurisdictions. We are a Polish law firm specialising in providing services to international companies and corporations operating or intending to start operating in Poland. For 15 years, we have been successfully advising on M&A transactions, real estate investments, construction investments, cross-border employment of management staff, tax structuring, and we conduct litigation and arbitration proceedings.

Paulina Meller-Kmiecik

Head of practice

Paulina Meller-Kmiecik
Attorney-at-law, Partner
+48 669 66 44 88

Partner at GJW Law Firm, Attorney-at-law, head of the Company Law practice – transactions, transformations, audits and Cross-border legal practice. Her areas of expertise also include investment processes and labour law. She has over a decade of professional experience and has managed numerous high-value projects.

Our services

What we offer

Our clients

Who we advise

Investors

We advise both public investors who carry out construction projects under public procurement procedures and private entities with an established market position (including companies with foreign capital) as well as companies taking their first steps in the industry.

Construction companies

We support companies implementing projects in Poland and other EU countries.

Manufacturing, logistics and engineering companies

We provide professional advice on entering the Polish or European market.

Financial institutions, fintech companies, and technology start-ups

Consulting and service companies implementing cross-border projects

Beneficiaries of European funds

We advise applicants implementing projects co-financed by European funds.

International corporations with dispersed teams and hybrid working models

Our work

Selected projects

Due diligence and support for the acquisition of commercial real estate located in the centre of one of Poland’s largest cities.

Advice to a Dutch developer investing in the student living sector.

Legal advice during the acquisition of EDF Investment SAS assets in Poland

Legal support for a fuel and energy company interested in acquiring assets.

Obtaining financing from the European Investment Bank (EIB) in the amount of PLN 950,000,000

Legal advice on a project to obtain financing for investment projects in the field of electricity distribution.

Establishment of a bond issue programme in the amount of PLN 4,000,000,000

Legal advice on a project to obtain financing for investment projects carried out by a company belonging to a fuel and energy sector concern.

Development of a set of contract templates and related documents in the process of commercialising a residential investment project in the institutional rental sector.

Legal advice for a Dutch investor.

Participation in the restructuring process of one of the largest energy contracting companies in Poland

Specialist legal advice for a distribution system operator covering southern Poland.

Our team

Dedicated experts

Paulina Meller-Kmiecik

Attorney-at-law, Partner, head of practice

Czesław Starosta

Attorney-at-law

Maciej Gramza

Attorney-at-law

Marta Rospądek

Attorney-at-law

Filip Kaplita

Attorney-at-law

Mikołaj Labijak

Attorney-at-law
From our blog

Recent articles

Double payment in the construction process – investor risks resulting from direct payments to subcontractors

The institution of direct payment to subcontractors was introduced into the Civil Code (CC) in order to protect entities participating in the implementation of construction projects. Pursuant to Article 647¹ of the CC, an investor may be jointly and severally liable for remuneration due to a subcontractor, provided that the subcontractor's participation in the performance of the works has been formally reported to the investor and the investor has not raised an effective objection.

Access of third-country contractors to the European Union public procurement market

The issue of awarding contracts to entities from third countries has not been comprehensively regulated by EU legislators. This issue is only partially covered by the provisions of two Directives of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on procurement, i.e. Directive 2014/24/EU (the so-called classic directive) and Directive 2014/25/EU (the so-called sectoral directive).

Energy transition – dynamic development of regulations conducive to investment in energy storage facilities

Energy storage facilities are undoubtedly an extremely important element supporting the energy transition. Their use allows for increased utilisation of energy produced from renewable sources with unstable characteristics, thereby increasing the level of self-consumption of cheaper energy and reducing the dependence of renewable sources on the operator's network.