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The database of rulings of Polish administrative courts already includes multiple ones related to entries into the Register of domains used to offer gambling games in contravention of the Polish Gambling Act ("Register").
Former PwC Legal Partner and Head of TMT/IP & Data Protection Gerard Karp has joined DWF as a Partner and Head of the firm's newly established Personal Data Protection, Cyber Security, and Technology Compliance practice in Poland. Former PwC Counsels Marian Giersz and Pawel Dudojc will be joining him in DWF's new practice as Counsels.
Polenak, working with DWF, has advised Singular and its owners on the sale of the company to Flutter Entertainment. Debarliev, Dameski & Kelesoska, working with Arthur Cox, advised Flutter Entertainment.
DWF has advised Michal Solowow's MS Innovation Impulse and Synthos Green Energy on the establishment of a joint venture with utility company ZE PAK to build and operate small modular nuclear reactors. Greenberg Traurig reportedly advised ZE PAK on the deal.
Clifford Chance, Rymarz Zdort, and DWF have advised the joint venture between Kajima Europe and Griffin Real Estate on the acquisition of a 72% stake in Poland's PAD-RES.
Over the years, all countries in the CEE region have drawn best-practice models from the West, particularly in legal, economic, and business terms. In a number of CEE countries, offices of international law firms opened in response to the needs of their global clients and market opportunities. These firms played a significant role and introduced their know-how to the legal market. Parallel to this, strong local players emerged in each of these countries, changing the competitive environment and challenging the international ones. Over the last few years, you can see a revision of the need to maintain a presence in the region by some international law firms, most notably Magic Circle and White Shoe firms.
DWF has advised Zeitgeist Asset Management on the acquisition of a 157-room student residence in Krakow from NNS. STSW Stoinski Swierczynski Zimnicka reportedly advised the seller on the deal.
DWF has successfully represented the interests of Multikino S.A. in proceedings over lease agreements.
CMS' Malgorzata Surdek-Janicka has been appointed as Vice-President of the International Court of Arbitration at the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris. Aside from Surdek-Janicka, 33 lawyers from CEE were appointed as members and alternate members of the court.
The European Commission has issued a decision finding that Daimler, BMW, Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche colluded in an agreement to infringe EU competition rules and fining them a total of €875 million.
DWF has advised Elektrownia Ostroleka and CCGT Ostroleka on an EPC contract for a 745 megawatt CCGT power plant in Ostroleka and a long-term service agreement with companies from the General Electric group.
Malgorzata Lesiak-Cwikowska and Radoslaw Cebelinski have been promoted to Local Partners at DWF in Poland.
DWF has advised the KGAL managed ESPF 4 fund on the acquisition of a 27-megawatt wind farm project from the Boryszew Group. Kutnik, Kalinowski i Partnerzy advised the Boryszew Group on the deal.
DWF Poland Partner Joanna Wojnarowska has been appointed Deputy Global Head of Real Estate at the firm.
Baker McKenzie has advised People Can Fly on its acquisition of Canada-based Game On Creative, Inc. The transaction provides for a share swap with PCF shares and the reinvestment of Game On's founder in PCF. DWF Poland advised Game On Creative on Polish legal matters and Miller Thomson advised the company on Canadian aspects.
DWF has advised Aberdeen Standard European Logistics Income on its EUR 28 million acquisition of the Panattoni Lodz City VIII logistics and distribution center from Panattoni. Miller Canfield advised the seller.
DWF Poland has helped Enter Air obtain PLN 287 million in financing under the Polish Development Fund's Financial Shield Programme for Large Companies.
Milosz Tomasik and Maciej Antoniak have been promoted to Local Partner at DWF Poland.
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