Legal services for startups

Startup Lawyer

Our lawyers have many years of experience in the negotiation of investment agreements and partner agreements, both with Polish, as well as foreign investors. We have extensive experience in cross-border transactions venture capital and preparing exit strategies.

What sets us apart in the legal services market is our business approach to every case we engage in. We are actively involved in the development of the Polish startup ecosystem — we advise many Polish accelerators and incubators, such as foodtech.ac, Orlen Skylight Acelerator, APX by Axel Springer & Porsche or Krakow Science and Technology Park. As part of cooperation with PFR, we prepared training on investment agreement and negotiations with investors, as well as created model documents for the investment process (termsheet and investment agreement).

Startup Legal Services

The legal services we offer for a startup include, first of all support in the investment process. We prepare and analyze transaction documentation such as termsheet, investment agreement or company agreement. We support founders in the process of negotiations with investors. Before the investment, we prepare the company for legal due diligence, thanks to which we significantly speed up the whole process.

Legal services for startups that we offer also include consulting in business organization, by which we mean, first of all, assistance in Choosing the best form of management economic activity and registration of companies, including Simple Joint Stock Companies. We provide comprehensive legal support in the processes of transformation, merger and division of companies.

Legal services for startups that we offer also include support for the creation of incentive programs (ESOP), which is currently one of the basic regulations that investors expect when entering a company. We have developed several different models, including for zoo companies. We also provide training for employees covered by the optional program so that they understand the essence of its objectives as best as possible.

Legal advice — startup

In our law firm in Warsaw legal services for startups are comprehensive support, also covering issues of labor law and contracts with colleagues. Our team of experts helps you create and negotiate employment contracts, B2B contracts and confidentiality agreements. We advise on labor laws to ensure compliance with applicable regulations and protect the interests of your startup. We also provide support in resolving labor disputes. With our experience, you can focus on business development with confidence that employee issues are in good hands.

Lawyer for Startups

We are lawyers for startups. We started when the VC market in Poland practically did not exist yet, we introduced in Poland A new type of “founders agreement” (then still popular only in the US), which is now the first contract signed by most founders of any startup. For more than 11 years we have been actively participating in the development of the Polish startup ecosystem — we have advised more than 800 startups, with many we have gone through the full path of legal services — from the founding of the company, through negotiations with the first investors, to the exit, such as with the founders of daily.pl. who were eventually acquired by the Finnish company WOLT (https://lawmore.pl/lawmore-doradca-daily-w-transakcji-przejecia-przez-finska-spolke-wolt/)

We have also provided numerous support and legal services of the company through such programs and grants as Startup Platforms whether Legal support program for startups PARP.

Startup Lawyer

The legal support we offer for startups is also support in the field of intellectual property — we register trademarks, industrial designs and patents. We help with the registration of domains in bad faith. We advise on combating unfair competition. We also handle the process of selling the company's assets, also in terms of contributions involving intellectual property rights.

Legal Assistance for Startups

Legal assistance for startups also includes the creation of terms and conditions and privacy policies for websites and mobile applications. We investigate the legality of solutions in the field of new technologies and conduct legal audits of cloud computing services and mobile applications. We design and analyze contracts for the implementation and implementation of IT systems, outsourcing contracts or for ensuring a set level of service provision.

The legal assistance we provide on a daily basis is also a permanent legal service for startups, that is, the preparation of the necessary documents in the current activities of companies and their bodies (management board, supervisory board, shareholders' meetings and general meetings). We also represent our clients in pre-trial and court proceedings.