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Law Firm · Katowice
Legal office Poland

We advise clients by combining legal expertise with an understanding of business realities. We treat every matter individually — discreetly, analytically, and with a focus on results.

Trusted by
Industrial sectorSteel & miningInvestment fundsPublic companiesE-commerceIT & ICTFreight forwarding
01 — The Firm

The law as a tool, not a barrier.

We advise our clients by combining legal expertise with an understanding of business realities. We understand the dynamics of decision-making processes and the responsibility that it connected with running a business.

Our work is centered on the client and the client's business.

Our advisory services focus on situations that require experience, intuition, and a strategic approach.

We do not limit ourselves to possible interpretations of the legal regulations. We present our clear, specific, and actionable recommendations.

We have many years of experience serving international clients. We provide services throughout Poland. We treat each case individually, tailoring our services to the client's needs.

We strive to ensure that the law serves as a tool for our clients, not a barrier. Please feel free to contact us to learn more about our services and schedule a consultation.

Our work is:

Discreet and responsible

Analytic, yet results-oriented

Communicative — without unnecessary formality

Proactive — identifying risks before they materialize

02 — Services

Nine areas of specialization.

Our firm's team of experienced lawyers provides comprehensive legal support, including both day-to-day advice and litigation services.

01

Legal partnership for business

We support entrepreneurs in their day-to-day business activities. Our lawyers have extensive experience in providing comprehensive legal services to entities from various market sectors, such as: the steel and metallurgical industries, the service sector, the training sector, the food service sector, and the retail sector.

We provide, among other things:
  • ongoing comprehensive legal services;
  • representation of the client in negotiations and in court and pre-trial disputes;
  • compliance of business operations with standards, recommendations, or best practices;
  • representation before administrative authorities.
02

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A)

We have extensive experience in transactions. We represent acquiring entities, target companies, individual investors, and other stakeholders in transactional processes. Our experience spans both the private and public sectors.

We provide support at every stage of a transaction, from the non-disclosure agreement (NDA) stage, through the term sheet and due diligence process, to the preparation of transaction documents and the registration of the transaction's effects.

Experience

We support both Polish and foreign entities. Our lawyers have represented clients in matters such as public calls for action, delisting proceedings, the conduct of shareholders' meetings during M&A processes, and dealings with the Polish Financial Supervision Authority (KNF) or the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK).

03

Corporate law

We specialize in corporate matters for Polish and foreign entities. We establish companies, associations, foundations, and other entities for our clients. We assist with their day-to-day operations, reorganizations, changes in ownership, the development of internal regulations, and liquidation.

We provide, among other things:
  • assistance with the formation and registration of companies, including for foreign nationals;
  • support in the process of negotiating with future members;
  • assistance with the acquisition of "shelf" companies, including the steps necessary to commence the company's operations;
  • corporate reorganizations, legal services related to changes in a company's structure;
  • support to members and shareholders, representing shareholders at company meetings, including in public companies;
  • representation in negotiations and disputes between members/shareholders;
  • drafting and negotiating agreements between shareholders (Shareholders Agreement).
04

Labor law

We specialize in providing labor law consulting services for, among others, the heavy industry sector (steelmaking, mining), freight forwarding, transportation, healthcare, temporary employment agencies, the IT industry, and multinational corporations.

Services for employers

We offer support throughout the entire employment process, from drafting and negotiating employment agreements, executive contracts, civil law contracts, non-compete agreements, confidentiality agreements, and property entrustment agreements, to the termination of employment contracts. We prepare all internal documentation: regulations, agreements, procedures, etc.

Collective labor law

We represent our clients and advise them on negotiations with labor unions and employee representatives, as well as on collective disputes, mass layoff procedures, and other forms of workforce restructuring.

Employee outsourcing

We provide advice on implementing employee outsourcing models, including drafting outsourcing agreements and ensuring compliance with applicable regulations.

Temporary employment agencies

We provide comprehensive legal support to both temporary staffing agencies and their clients, including the lawful hiring of temporary employees, such as foreign nationals.

Management contracts

Management contracts and incentive systems for management, including the adaptation of employment agreements in use within organizations to the requirements of Polish labor law.

Workforce transitions (M&A)

We support our clients in mergers and acquisitions by providing advice on the transfer of business operations and managing the resulting legal issues.

05

Disputes and arbitration

We represent clients in disputes, negotiations, and mediations. We represent clients before general and administrative courts. We also represent clients in arbitration proceedings in Poland.

We specialize in the following areas:
  • corporate disputes, including disputes between members in corporations, disputes related to the sale of shares, and disputes related to actions detrimental to the company;
  • disputes related to acts of unfair competition;
  • labor law disputes, including disputes between managers and organizations;
  • proceedings concerning the settlement of commercial claims;
  • commercial proceedings, including disputes arising in the course of business operations, with a focus on the industrial sector;
  • disputes related to industrial construction services;
  • disputes involving foreign entities and their representation within the Republic of Poland.
06

Economic crimes

We assist our clients with issues related to the criminal aspects of business operations. We provide legal protection for organizations, managers, and other stakeholders, both under the Criminal Code and the Fiscal Criminal Code.

We have experience in the following areas:
  • actions detrimental to the company (or other organizations);
  • corruption-related crimes;
  • crimes against creditors;
  • fraud;
  • crimes related to the settlement of public-law liabilities, including VAT;
  • crimes committed in connection with environmental protection issues;
  • crimes related to the breach of trade secrets and unfair competition;

We also provide compliance services in this area.

07

Industrial property law

Our law firm specializes in trademark protection, providing comprehensive support at every stage: from trademark registration with the Polish Patent Office to opposition proceedings, proceedings to invalidate trademark rights, and proceedings to declare their expiration.

Rights infringement

If trademark infringements are found, we pursue claims before specialized Regional Courts throughout Poland.

08

Legal services for foreigners

We provide comprehensive legal services to foreign nationals, in particular citizens of Ukraine and citizens of other countries outside the European Union, the European Economic Area, and Switzerland.

We assist with starting a business and with the formation and registration of companies. We provide legal advice in English.

We offer support in the following areas, among others:
  • obtaining a PESEL number;
  • visas;
  • temporary and permanent residence permits;
  • Type A and B work permits.
We represent our clients in proceedings before:
  • voivodeship offices;
  • the Director of the Office for Foreigners;
  • the Border Guard and the Commander-in-Chief of the Border Guard;
  • administrative, civil, and criminal courts.
09

Personal data protection

We have many years of experience in addressing issues related to personal data protection.

The scope of our services primarily includes:
  • analysis and evaluation of internal procedures related to data protection issues;
  • consultation and preparation of data protection and privacy documentation, and implementation of measures ensuring compliance with international and national law;
  • comprehensive support in providing information to data subjects for whom the client serves as the Personal Data Controller;
  • comprehensive support regarding proceedings before the President of the Personal Data Protection Office.
03 — Case studies

Selected projects.

Projects where our lawyers combine transactional advisory with day-to-day operational support for Polish and international clients.

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04 — Team

Partners of the firm.

The law firm was founded by attorneys-at-law: Karol Oczkowicz, Paulina Skwarek, Magdalena Urbańska, and Maciej Jużków. Each partner has many years of professional experience, gained both within previous law firm structures and through collaboration with industrial companies, public entities, and clients engaged in activities of strategic importance. All team members work in Polish and English.

MUAttorney-at-law Magdalena Urbańska

Magdalena Urbańska

Attorney-at-law · Partner

Attorney-at-law, specializes in labor law and collective bargaining law. On a daily basis, she advises large industrial entities — primarily in the steel industry — as well as local government entities, providing support in all aspects of business operations, including, in particular, matters related to labor law, civil law, and commercial law. She advises on matters related to business financing, including bank financing, as well as in the area of commercial insurance, taking into account legal and regulatory risks. She has extensive experience in drafting, implementing, and auditing employee documentation, including collective bargaining agreements, work regulations, compensation policies, and other internal company policies.

She drafts, reviews, and negotiates commercial contracts, including agreements related to key procurement processes, supply, and long-term partnerships. She provides support in establishing general terms and conditions of trade, with a focus on safeguarding the client’s interests and minimizing contractual risks. She represents clients in disputes with business partners, particularly those concerning product quality, proper performance of obligations, and contractual liability, both in pre-litigation and court proceedings.

In the area of investment processes, she conducts comprehensive real estate due diligence, including an analysis of the legal status, identification of encumbrances and risks associated with the acquisition, as well as the preparation and negotiation of transaction documentation in this area.

She has extensive experience in managing restructuring processes in the area of employment, including, in particular, carrying out mass layoffs, closing down workplaces, and resolving collective disputes, including those involving labor unions.

Labor LawCollective BargainingSteel IndustryLocal GovernmentProcurementReal Estate Due DiligenceRestructuring
MJAttorney-at-law Maciej Jużków

Maciej Jużków

Attorney-at-law · Partner

Attorney-at-law, specializes in corporate law, commercial disputes, and providing legal services to international clients and cross-border projects. Within the law firm, he is also responsible for administrative proceedings. He provides legal services to investment funds and their subsidiaries. He also has experience providing services to publicly traded companies. He represented clients in criminal proceedings involving economic matters.

Corporate LawCommercial DisputesInternational ClientsCross-borderInvestment FundsPublicly Traded Companies
PSAttorney-at-law Paulina Skwarek

Paulina Skwarek

Attorney-at-law · Partner

Attorney-at-law, specializes in civil law, intellectual property law, immigration law, and legal services for businesses, with a particular focus on commercial disputes and commercial criminal law.

She advises companies on their day-to-day operations, including identifying and mitigating legal risks, drafting and negotiating commercial contracts, and handling litigation and pre-litigation proceedings.

She has experience in conducting proceedings before public administrative authorities, including the President of the Personal Data Protection Office and the Patent Office.

She represents clients in selected economic criminal proceedings, in particular those concerning the liability of members of the management board and crimes related to business activities.

In her practice, she draws on her experience in mediation and negotiation to assist clients in reaching settlements and resolving disputes without the need for lengthy court proceedings.

She advises clients in the following industries: freight forwarding, manufacturing, training, IT, and HR.

Intellectual PropertyImmigration LawCommercial Criminal LawMediationIT · HR
KOAttorney-at-law Karol Oczkowicz

Karol Oczkowicz

Attorney-at-law · Partner

Attorney-at-law, specializes in corporate, commercial, and civil law. He has many years of experience in transactions and project work, including the execution of mergers and acquisitions involving both domestic and foreign entities — including, in particular, the preparation, execution, and structuring of M&A transactions, as well as the comprehensive implementation of large-scale commercial leasing projects under the BTS (“Build to Suit”) model and multi-tenant projects.

As part of its ongoing legal services, he has for years supported companies across a wide range of industries, including entities in the steel and IT sectors, advising clients on their day-to-day operations as well as on regulatory and compliance matters.

He represents clients in civil proceedings, with a particular focus on commercial disputes, combining a litigation-oriented approach with an understanding of the client’s business objectives. He handles selected criminal law cases for individual clients.

He also has experience in conducting proceedings before public administrative authorities, including the President of the Personal Data Protection Office and the Patent Office. He is registered on the list of permanent mediators at the Regional Court in Katowice.

Corporate LawM&ABuild to SuitCommercial DisputesComplianceInternational ClientsCross-border

Team · Associates

AWRechtsanwältin Aleksandra Wegerhoff

Aleksandra Wegerhoff

Of Counsel · Rechtsanwältin · Legal Counsel

Attorney (Rechtsanwältin) admitted to the Rechtsanwaltskammer Düsseldorf, holding the title of Fachanwältin für Internationales Wirtschaftsrecht (specialist in the field of international commercial law) in Germany, as well as a legal counsel registered with the Regional Chamber of Legal Counsels in Katowice.

She specializes in international labor law, particularly in matters related to the temporary assignment and cross-border secondment of employees to Germany, including advising on obligations arising from generally applicable collective bargaining agreements in Germany. On a daily basis, she advises German and Polish companies on commercial, corporate, and labor law, with a particular focus on cross-border business relations.

She drafts, reviews, and negotiates international commercial, service, and construction contracts, including agreements concerning the construction and modernization of industrial facilities, supplies, and long-term cooperation in the construction, IT, telecommunications, and automotive sectors. She provides support in establishing companies, branches, and representative offices of foreign entities in Germany and Poland, including notarial procedures and shareholders’ meetings. She works in German, Italian, and Spanish.

She has experience conducting due diligence in the areas of contract law and labor law in connection with cross-border transactions.

She represents clients in pre-trial and court proceedings before German and Polish courts in cases involving civil law, labor law, and intellectual property infringements.

International Labor LawEmployee SecondmentGerman LawInternational ContractsDE · IT · ES
GFDr Grzegorz Frączek

Dr Grzegorz Frączek

Of Counsel · Legal Counsel

Ph.D. in Law, legal counsel, and mediator with over 20 years of professional experience in alternative dispute resolution.

He serves as Vice Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at WSB University and as President of “OPTIMUS MEDIATOR” National Association. He also served as Vice Chair of the third term of the Public Council for Alternative Dispute Resolution under the Minister of Justice.

For many years, he has been involved in legislative and expert work related to the development of mediation in Poland. From 2012 to 2016, he was a member of the Mediation Team at the Civil Law Codification Commission, and in 2015, he served as a mediation expert on the Extraordinary Commission for Amendments to Codifications operating under the Sejm of the Republic of Poland.

He is also the founder of the Centrum Szkoleń Prawnych training company which organizes training courses in law, negotiation, and mediation.

He combines academic knowledge with many years of professional experience, specializing in mediation and the effective resolution of disputes at both the pretrial and trial stages.

MediationADRDispute ResolutionLegal Academia
ZMZuzanna Maruszczyk

Zuzanna Maruszczyk

Trainee Attorney-at-law

Attorney-at-law trainee with the Regional Attorney’s Council in Katowice. On a daily basis, she handles cases involving civil law, immigration law — particularly the legalization of residence and employment — as well as personal data protection, the drafting of contracts, and ongoing support for business owners. She is interested in intellectual property law.

Civil LawForeignersData ProtectionIntellectual Property
DPDominika Putkowska

Dominika Putkowska

Law Student · University of Silesia

A fourth-year law student at the Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Silesia.

At the law firm, she assists in handling cases involving civil, commercial, and labor law. She handles the day-to-day operations of the law firm, drafts pleadings, analyzes contracts, and prepares legal opinions.

Her interests center on commercial law, which she explores as part of the Economic and Commercial Law Research Club at the University of Silesia.

Civil LawCommercial LawLabor LawCorporate Law
05 — Cooperation model

Flexible billing.

We begin our collaboration by understanding the client's situation and defining their goals. We ensure transparency in our terms of cooperation and ongoing communication at every stage of the project.

A / Hourly

Hourly wage

Billing based on actual time spent. Ideal for projects with an unpredictable scope and one-off expert consultations.

Most flexible
B / Project

Project-based lump sum

A fixed rate agreed in advance for a precisely defined scope of work. Works well for M&A transactions, due diligence, and GDPR implementations.

Predictable cost
C / Retainer

Ongoing service

Long-term cooperation as an external legal advisor. Full operational support, a dedicated lead attorney, and a monthly retainer.

For in-house teams
06 — Area of operation

Poland and Central Europe.

Our practice covers all of Poland, and through our collaboration with the Visegrad Legal network, we also assist clients in select jurisdictions in Central and Southeastern Europe.

The network brings together law firms with established positions in their local markets and extensive experience in handling domestic and cross-border cases.

Detailed information about the network is available on the website of Visegrad+ Legal — www.visegradlegal.com. However, if you need information regarding support for a specific case or jurisdiction, we encourage you to contact our law firm directly.

07 — FAQ

Frequently asked questions.

Haven't found the answer? Feel free to contact us directly.

Do you provide legal services throughout Poland?

Yes, we provide legal services on the whole territory of Poland.

Does KPMM Legal collaborate with foreign law firms that provide support for investments outside of Poland?

As a member of the international network of law firms Visegrad Legal, KPMM Legal collaborates with foreign law firms that provide support for investments in Central and Eastern Europe. For detailed information on available assistance abroad, please visit Visegrad+ Legal — www.visegradlegal.com. If you are interested in receiving assistance in a European country that is not listed on the network's website, please contact us.

Do you provide ongoing legal services?

Yes, we support our clients through long-term partnerships, serving as their external legal counsel.

What is the first contact like?

The first meeting is for consultation purposes and allows for an initial assessment of the situation and possible courses of action.

Do you work with clients from outside the region?

Yes, we serve customers from all over Poland as well as foreign entities.

How quickly do you respond?

We ensure smooth communication because we know how important it is to stay in touch with our customers, and we respond appropriately based on the urgency of the matter.

08 — Contact

We'd love
to talk.

If you are considering working with us or need assistance with a specific matter, please feel free to contact us. We handle every case with due diligence and complete confidentiality.

Formularz kontaktowy
Addressul. Klonowa 32
40-168 Katowice, Poland
CompanyKPMM legal
Urbańska Jużków Skwarek Oczkowicz Spółka Jawna
NIP 6263060563 · KRS 0001099524 · REGON 528333514
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