Our law firm provides legal advisory services in matters related to the application of European Union law, in particular EU commercial and economic law, competition law, state aid law, public procurement law and economic policies of the European Union (Cohesion Policy, Common Agricultural Policy, Common Fisheries Policy, etc.), sector regulations in the field of energy, rail, air and sea transport and financial markets. We have extensive experience in the negotiation of international works contracts, taking into account EU public procurement law.
Our firm prepares legal analysis regarding the interpretation of EU law, including regulations connected transport sector, as well as analysis regarding the harmonization of Polish law with this law. Due to the primacy of EU law over national law, in its cases, the firm takes into account the direct effect of EU law, also indicating the possibility of invoking these provisions before national authorities. We represent clients before the European Commission, the Court of Justice of the European Union (direct actions and preliminary references), and we prepare appeals to the General Court of the European Union against decisions of the EUIPO Boards of Appeal. We represent our clients before the European Commission on merger control issues and we cooperate with EU agencies within their competence. In addition, we offer our legal representation in cases regarding administrative fines and penalties directed against those found violating EU law.
We provide legal advice for the beneficiaries of EU funds in the implementation of projects co-financed from European Structural and Investment Funds, as well as in the process of applying for funding. The Law Firm specializes in matters of financial corrections and irregularities related to the spending of financial resources from subsidies.
Our firm provides legal advisory services in the field of State aid to both entrepreneurs and administrative agencies. These advisory services include in particular investment aid, aid for research, development and innovation, aid for environmental protection, including in the field of renewable energy sources, rescue and restructuring aid, sector aid and support related to the provision of services of general economic interest.
The firm provides services to Polish and foreign enterprises planning to take advantage of investment incentives, including undertaking or expanding operations in special economic zones, other tax breaks and direct subsidies. The law firm advises, among others, on greenfield investments and large investment projects.
We also advise entrepreneurs applying for support from structural funds constituting State aid, as well as in the scope of government support programs implemented through banks or financial institutions. In terms of restructuring aid, the firm helps, among others, develop restructuring plans so they meet the conditions for the admissibility of this type of aid. We also render assistance in shaping planned projects in order to demonstrate compliance with the private investor test or private creditor test.
With respect to planned assistance, the law firm helps in preparing applications for assistance and in structuring the conditions of planned transactions in order to demonstrate compliance with the conditions of admissibility of assistance.
We advise on proceedings before the President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection and the European Commission regarding the aid deemed incompatible with the internal market as well as the recovery of such aid.
Our experience in this field includes, inter alia, the pharmaceutical industry, energy sector, airports and seaports, and the rail transportation sector.
The law firm also offers comprehensive training services in the field of state aid law.
Attorney-at-Law, P. Kamil Rosiak is our leading lawyer in the area of European Union Law, State aid and EU funds. He is supported by other lawyers.