Business first,
then the law

In the field of personal data processing we support our Clients through:

• conducting audits of compliance with provisions governing protection of personal data;
• provision of general as well as specific trainings. The latter are dedicated, among others, to HR, IT, marketing and sales specialists. There is also separate programme for Data Protection Officers. In addition, we provide sector-specific courses;
• drafting obligatory documentation (all documents and procedures demanded by the GDPR or required as a result of the Client needs);
• updating documentation which is already in place;
• drafting clauses (e.g. contractual or consent clauses) required by law;
• assisting them in the GDPR implementation;
• drafting codes of conduct;
• drafting legal analysis;
• representing them in the contact with the Polish supervisory authority (PUODO), administrative courts as well as contractors and customers;
• assisting them in case of supervisory authority inspection or in case of personal data breach occurrence;
• assisting them in any case which requires professional support from practitioners in the field of personal data with years of experience.

In the field of whistleblowing, i.e. the protection of whistleblowers, we support our Clients through:

• Drafting and implementing a Policy on reporting and counteracting irregularities — we have many years of experience in designing security procedures that have proven themselves in our Clients’ crisis situations and allowed problems to be resolved efficiently.
• Identifying business processes and areas where there is a risk of irregularities — we analyse risks in legal and business areas, including at the interface between business and public authorities.
• Training employees on how the whistleblower protection system works — the training familiarises employees with the issue of irregularities and the protection of whistleblowers, as well as with the rights they are entitled to.
• Acting as the external contact point for reporting irregularities — as an entity independent of the organisation, we can objectively assess reported suspicions and communicate appropriately with the whistleblower. We have many years of experience as a contact point for the Personal Data Protection Office and data subjects as an external Data Protection Officer.
• Advising on labour law in matters related to imposing a disciplinary penalty or terminating an employment contract — with our experience in labour law, we know how to keep organisations safe in this area.

In the field of new technology law we support our Clients through:

• provision of opinions concerning documentation and advising on provision of services by electronic means, especially on-line sale services;
• drafting documents concerning provision of services by electronic means, including privacy policy and cookies;
• advising in case of domain name infringement;
• issuing opinions on documentation and advising on use of the IT outsourcing services, especially in cloud environment;
• drafting and negotiating IT application agreements;
• advising on legal risk assessment of use of artificial intelligence technologies;
• issuing opinions on actions taken by the Clients through social media, especially Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.

In the field of e-commerce we support our Clients through:

• compliance assessment of procedures concerning conclusion and execution of electronic contracts;
• drafting and negotiations of implementation agreements, licence agreements as well as agreements concerning establishment of on-line platform infrastructure;
• drafting required clauses and statements on websites;
• audits of B2B, B2C, C2C as well as Supplier2Client platforms,
• drafting and negotiations of agreements concerning development and implementation of IT systems, websites graphical user interfaces as well as IT systems supply;
• comprehensive support in selection of digital content provision model for consumers (including negotiations of agreements with content providers, as well as agreements on IT and personal data security);
• assessment of mail order and direct sale models;
• assessment of distribution and operation of mobile applications;
• provision of legal assistance services in case of unfair commercial practices on the Internet;
• assisting in protection of trade secrecy (including know-how);
• drafting confidential contracts with employees and co-workers.

In the field of consumer protection law we support our Clients through:

• drafting rules of on-line shops containing customer protection provisions;
• checking agreements for prohibited clauses;
• assisting in disputes concerning infringement of consumers rights;
• developing business models taking into account legal restrictions in trade on mass consumer market;
• representation in the proceedings before the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection and Court of Competition and Consumer Protection;
• drafting rules of contests and loyalty programmes;
• assessment of projects concerning provision of financial services to consumers (consumer credit, group insurances, etc.).

In the field of labour law we support our Clients through:

• drafting internal sources of labour law (e.g. work, salary, social benefits or remote work regulations);
• drafting individual contracts subject to labour law (e.g. employment contracts, non-disclosure agreements);
• provision of comprehensive legal advisory on personal data protection in HR field, including recruitment processes and employees monitoring,
• advising on individual termination of employment contracts (e.g. analysis whether termination without notice or termination with notice is permissible, drafting required documentation and provision of advice in the course of consultation of termination with labour unions),
• drafting legal analysis in the labour law area;
• representing our Clients in the proceedings before the Court of labour and social insurances.

In the field of industrial property law we support our Clients through:

• assisting in registration proceedings of trade marks, industrial designs, utility models and patents in Poland and worldwide;
• intermediation in acquisition of industrial property laws all over the world;
• examination of patentability as well as of “purity” of industrial property subject matters;
• advising on strategy of trade mark protection and assisting in trade mark portfolio management;
• drafting and negotiating industrial property agreements, especially license agreements, exclusive right lease agreements, know-how agreements, joint rights agreements, exclusive right pledge agreements, franchise agreements, as well as patent application agreements;
• conducting pre-trial negotiations concerning use of industrial property law;
• representing them before Polish Patent Office, European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), courts, institutions, as well as other entrepreneurs;
• monitoring of industrial property law infringements;
• drafting applications for trade mark custom protection and cooperation with Prosecutors, Police and Customs and Fiscal Offices with relation to combating trade in counterfeit goods.

In the field of copyright law we support our Clients through:

• advising on copyright transfers;
• drafting license agreements, including software licenses;
• assisting in case of image rights infringement claims;
• representing them in court proceedings concerning copyright infringement of any type of works, including literary, musical and cinematographic works as well as computer programmes;
• advising them on relations with copyrights collectives;
• advising them on moral rights protection;
• advising them on strategy of copyright management;
• defining the scope of permissible use of copyrights by third parties;
• representing them in case of their copyright infringement, especially in on-line environment, in matters concerning internet piracy, including illegal linking and work streaming, as well as in cases concerning hosting services;
• assisting them in case of works modifications.

In the field of media and advertising law we support our Clients through:

• provision of comprehensive consultation on advertising campaign and materials assessment, risk analysis and its minimization;
• consultation in the course of drafting and negotiating sponsorship agreements of any kind;
• consultation and their representation in the court proceedings concerning advertising, promotional activities and commercial contracts;
• analysis and assessment of advertising activities and materials (Internet, press, radio, television, outdoor) during their development and application;
• analysis of advertising actions concerning products in sensitive areas (alcohol, medicinal products, tobacco, financial services);
• drafting and negotiating product placement agreements;
• qualification of advertisement as misleading, burdensome or constituting aggressive commercial practice.

In the field of marketing we support our Clients through:

• developing legal models of conducting marketing campaigns, which includes drafting clauses, statements and information sent to the Clients;
• drafting, negotiating and assessing agreements concerning distribution of marketing databases;
• assisting them in establishing their own databases, in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR);
• drafting and negotiating agreements on marketing activity, especially concerning sponsorship activities, barter activities and promotional campaigns;
• drafting and consulting lottery, contests and promotional actions terms of use, irrespectively of their form (retail points, websites or social media);
• advising on digital advertising – banners, behavioural, video, social media and games advertisement;
• drafting framework and implementing agreements on operation of advertisement campaigns;
• representing them in disputes, especially concerning compliance of the advertisement and spamming;
• issuing opinions on use of the intangible goods protected by copyright laws in advertisement and marketing campaigns;
• drafting, issuing opinions and negotiating sponsorship agreements concerning cultural, commercial, artistic and sport events.

In the field of protection of personal interests we support our Clients through:

• representing them in cases concerning privacy infringement on the Internet, including stalking and identity theft;
• conducting proceedings concerning infringement of personal interests (name, image, dignity, privacy right);
• advising them on the protection of personal interests;
• assisting them in increasing value of those interests in business transactions.

In the field of ISO 27001 implementation we support our Clients through:

• auditing processes within the organisation, implemented procedures as well as law provisions affecting operations and strategy of organisation;
• assessment of the required extent of actions that should be taken on the basis of audit results, expectations of the organisation as well as possible expectations of external entities (clients, suppliers);
• identification of the information assets within the organisation;
• conducting process of risk assessment and drafting risk management plan;
• developing Information Security Management System (ISMS), containing set of required documents, procedures and policies;
• providing trainings for all employees occupied with ensuring information security.

In the field of company law we support our Clients through:

• assisting them in establishing commercial law companies, branches and representative offices;
• ongoing corporate services;
• representing members and shareholders during meeting of shareholders and annual general meetings;
• representing companies in registration proceedings;
• establishing new legal entities, including foundations and associations.

In the field of foundation law we support our Clients through:

• assisting them in establishing and operating foundation, starting with defining its purpose, target group and drafting its statute, through registration process, evaluation of possible economic activity up to general reporting;
• drafting full documentation required for foundation registration, i.e. rules and regulations and statement on establishment of the foundation;
• drafting and lodging in official requests to: National Court Register, Social Insurance Institution (ZUS), Central Statistics Office, tax office;
• provision of day-to-day support to the foundation with relation to its functioning, reporting and conducted economic activity.