Our legal services are addressed to business entities and individual customers. Depending on the needs, we provide legal advice, prepare procedural documents, represent the client before courts and administrative authorities.
We provide legal advice in the following areas:
- • Merger, division and transformation (M&A),
- • Comprehensive corporate customer service,
- • Support for family businesses,
- • Criminal and criminal-tax liability,
- • Contract law – contracts, regulations, contracts,
- • Real estate law – trading and investment,
- • Labour law and social security,
- • Judicial disputes – civil and administrative proceedings,
- • Startup support,
- • Handling of proceedings in frank cases.
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As part of our M&A services, we support our customers at every stage of the transaction from the initial idea through the implementation of all stages to the final closure. The M&A team is composed of experienced lawyers who successfully executed many of these transactions.
As part of our services, we will ensure, among others:
- • due diligence to identify legal and tax risks,
- • planning the optimal transaction structure,
- • preparation of a detailed plan and implementation of all necessary steps,
- • support in negotiations with counterparties,
- • development of complete transaction documentation,
- • handling of all necessary activities before courts and offices,
- • post-trade legal advice.
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Russell Bedford has been in corporate affairs management since the beginning of our operation. A team of experienced legal advisors and lawyers has competence in all matters related to the functioning of your organisation.
As part of our services, we will ensure, among others:
- • establishment and liquidation of companies, branches, representations, foundations and associations,
- • ongoing legal support for companies, capital groups and other economic operators,
- • advice on ownership and corporate governance,
- • Opinion, preparation of all corporate documents, including company contracts, statutes, changes thereto,
- • verification and preparation of management contracts, investment contracts,
- • handling of registration proceedings (KRS, Register of Services, Patent Office, etc.).
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At Russell Bedford, we understand the importance of family-capital companies in the economy. Each such company is a unique result of work and experience, often multigenerational. Family companies can count on the support of our experienced specialists in this area.
As part of our services, we will ensure, among others:
- • selection of the optimal form of business taking into account the individual characteristics of the company and ownership structure,
- • securing the ownership of the company, taking into account the interests of family members,
- • implementation of optimal solutions for succession,
- • conducting the process of joining the company, taking into account ownership changes,
- • audit and security of intangible assets generated during the development of the company,
- • preparing the company or its parts for sale to the investor.
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The risk of doing business is inherent in the possibility of criminal or criminal-tax charges. This applies to both business owners and management bodies but also employees. In the case of criminal matters, appropriate support is essential from the earliest stage of the investigation. Our lawyers have comprehensive experience in this area and ensure competent handling of each stage of the procedure.
As part of our services, we will ensure, among others:
- • comprehensive support for all economic crime cases,
- • support in criminal-tax proceedings concerning tax liabilities and other public-law claims,
- • handling of proceedings concerning the criminal liability of management boards,
- • advice on preparatory proceedings from first proceedings (e.g. hearing, request for clarification),
- • defence before a criminal court at every stage of the proceedings.