Maciej Arczyński Attorney-at-Law

Legal Consulting for Business

I am an attorney-at-law. I provide legal services for entrepreneurs. I have gained experience in large Wrocław-based law firms and as an in-house lawyer, acting as an advisor and the right hand for dozens of companies. This allows me to combine my knowledge and experience with commitment and a practical, business-oriented approach. I aid businesses both in their creation and their development and make the company’s day-to-day operation easier and safer. I support you in making your environment a product of you. I care about your success and peace of mind – to your benefit.

My Mission

Providing opportunities

I like to share my knowledge. My role is to show you what you cannot see or do not know. A vision without acting is a dream, but acting without a vision is a nightmare. This is why I help you to act, I look for solutions and I care about your clear vision and goal. Knowledge, opportunities and self-agency all combine to create a success.

Solving problems

I have been doing my job for years and I know how to be effective. We drown not because we submerge ourselves, but because we remain underwater. My role is to help you get out of the water. But first and foremost I aim to solve problems before they even occur, keeping track of several possible scenarios simultaneously. Certain problems cannot be avoided and need to be faced. It is best to do this by being prepared with optimal solutions.

Maintaining high standards

I work as an attorney-at-law and at the same time I follow my passion – leading others to success gives me great satisfaction. This approach enables me to become profoundly engaged, showing greater initiative and delivering support at a level that exceeds the standards of most lawyers.

Ensuring a business approach

I focus on real support in business. I am not interested in legal details for their own sake without considering their significance for achieving success. I provide clear and practical solutions aimed at achieving specific goals.

Using a simple language

Law in Poland is usually created by people without a vision and applied by people who are unable to communicate its meaning in a clear way. Law should be applied in a way that makes it compatible with daily life, and it should be understandable. That’s why I don’t hide behind incomprehensible legalese – I help you to understand law.

Being transparent

Transparency brings trust. It applies to every aspect of my support. Because of this, you can be certain about your situation and expectations. I am equally transparent about remuneration.

Listening

This is an important element – it leads me to understand your needs and deliver better values tailored to them.

Areas of expertise

My support begins with a simple meeting and often develops into long-term business relationships. From the first conversation about solving a single problem, to continuous advice and ongoing pursuit of achieving further success. Clients appreciate me for professionalism, meticulousness, understanding their path, and showing possibilities. My ways of solving your problems go beyond the standard framework of legal advice. You receive solid, substantive support in the development of your company and gain confidence that your actions are planned and secured. Although you cannot avoid all risks, together we can control and minimize them. If you don't know the right question, start with how I can help you. Below you will find my areas of expertise:

I offer comprehensive legal services for companies and entrepreneurs. I provide legal support in current matters related to running a business. I help in avoiding and resolving legal problems. As a legal partner, I support you in making business decisions and ensure that your interests are secured at every stage of your activity. In this way, I assist in achieving constant success, continuous business development, and managing legal risk. I advise at all stages of transactions and continuously monitor the execution of planned processes, prepared agreements, or developed strategies. This allows proposing a specific action plan, successfully implementing it, verifying its assumptions, adjusting it, and actively managing it towards a successful conclusion.

I assist in drafting, reviewing, analyzing contracts, providing comprehensive negotiation support, and ensuring proper execution of contracts. My belief is that a good contract acts as an instruction manual, rather than just a "paper for bad times". By having a well-crafted agreement, you gain security and comfort in conducting business, maintain good relations with clients, optimize reimbursement, clearly define the scope of services provided or received, and limit your risks. In addition to drafting and negotiating contracts, my support includes monitoring the performance of agreements and cooperation with clients, as well as using appropriate safeguards. Sometimes, instead of lengthy contracts and negotiations, it's worth striving for a "handshake deal" or simplifying legal processes, which when skillfully applied, can save time and money. It's also important to remember that if you want peace, you must prepare for the possibility of war.

I offer full legal assistance in the creation and operation of companies. I provide corporate services for commercial law companies - general meetings of shareholders, annual general meetings of shareholders, supervisory boards, management boards, as well as partners and shareholders. I support the exercise of shareholder supervision and assist in resolving corporate disputes. I draft corporate documentation - partnership agreements, company agreements, statutes, minutes, resolutions, procedures, and policies. On behalf of companies, I make changes to the National Court Register. I often represent shareholders at general meetings, ensuring their best interests are taken care of.

I offer comprehensive legal assistance in conducting mergers, divisions, acquisitions, and corporate transformations, as well as the sale or acquisition of shares, stocks, and the entire or partial enterprise. Legal business reorganization can have various purposes and forms, ranging from avoiding personal liability risks, separating personal assets from company's assets, separating safe areas of business from riskier ones, to enabling investor acquisition or entry into a regulated market. I provide support throughout the process of asset relocation, making an investment entry or divestment, restructuring, and transformation. As part of my assistance, I plan the process, prepare documentation, negotiate terms, help settle parties, and finalize proceedings.

I offer comprehensive support at every stage of the investment process, from selecting the best transaction structure, conducting due diligence, negotiations, to implementing the transaction and protecting intellectual property rights. My assistance also includes advice on investment management, exit strategies, and dispute resolution. With my support, your investment will be carried out effectively and in accordance with the highest standards, and the start-up will be secured. I advise founders at every stage of running a start-up, from drafting terms of cooperation between founders (founders agreement), establishing the start-up, through preparation for investment and due diligence, negotiations, continuous startup development, securing the company and its assets, to exit strategies. I support start-ups on issues related to investment conditions and capital acquisition, and develop employee stock option plans (ESOPs). My substantive, practical support in this area is guaranteed by over four years of experience in servicing several investment funds (VC) and dozens of start-ups.

I provide fractional in-house lawyer services. An internal lawyer is a professional support that allows you to operate in compliance with the law and minimize risk, which in turn translates into greater business success. Hiring an internal lawyer for a part-time position is a very beneficial solution, especially if the number of legal issues increases. This way, you can supplement or relieve your team and gain professional, cost-effective legal support. As an in-house lawyer, I am better informed about current issues. Fractional in-house lawyer services can also be beneficial for smaller companies that do not need a full-time lawyer.

I offer support in cross-border matters both for clients from Poland and abroad. In the business world, transactions involving a foreign element are commonplace. To this end, I cooperate with lawyers from other countries to ensure comprehensive and effective solutions. These matters may relate to legal assistance in cooperation with foreign partners, support in starting and conducting business in Poland for foreign clients, resolving disputes with foreign entities, and enforcing claims. I have successfully participated in transactions and disputes resolution for clients from the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Finland, and even Mongolia. The primary means of communication is English. I also provide translations – borders and foreign languages are never a barrier.

Ensuring compliance with constantly changing laws and regulations is an important but challenging aspect of running a business. I provide advice on risk management related to compliance, conduct legal audits, create documentation, and conduct training for management and employees. The scope of my advisory services includes issues related to GDPR, confidentiality obligations, unfair competition law, anti-mobbing policies, and privacy policies. This ensures that your business and employees are operating in accordance with the law, avoiding sanctions, and allowing you to focus on growing your business.

Legal due diligence, or DD, is a key investment element for investors, partners, and the company itself, especially startups. Conducting DD provides a clear overview of the company's situation, as well as precise recommendations for improving and securing the company. Company owners can use the results of DD to improve its situation before investment, which translates into increased value and investor confidence. For investors, DD is a way to minimize investment risk or avoid losses. Through a thorough analysis of the company's legal situation, investors can better understand potential risks and benefits of the investment. As a result, DD can significantly impact the terms of the agreement. Adequate preparation for due diligence is also beneficial for the company and partners. By preparing for DD, investment in the company is perceived as safer and facilitates the path to funding.

Securing intellectual property rights is a key element of protecting the assets of any company. That's why I offer comprehensive assistance in this area. I draft licensing agreements and agreements transferring intellectual property rights, to protect your interests. I provide support for the trade and protection of these rights, as well as advising in case of their infringement. I also handle the registration of trademarks with the Polish Patent Office and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). I assist in managing trademark portfolios and protecting them from unfair competition. With my help, you can be sure that your intellectual property rights are fully secured and protected.

I offer comprehensive support in resolving disputes and collecting outstanding payments – both out-of-court and before courts and enforcement officers. I assist in negotiating agreements and settlements, and in case of impossibility of an amicable resolution, I represent you in the appropriate proceedings. I deal with, among others, debt recovery in civil and commercial matters – for payment of remuneration, compensation, contractual penalties, in disputes between shareholders of companies, disputes between investors and startups, in employment cases, in real estate cases against unscrupulous developers, and many others. I am ready to represent your interests regardless of the stage of the proceedings.

There's nothing worse than unpaid debts that directly affect your company's financial condition. That's why it's worth using the tools that the law provides to secure your interests. Together, we can utilize many legal and organizational forms of securing your rights or receivables to protect your company from losses. My knowledge and experience enable me to suggest the most effective solutions that will help you avoid problems related to contract fulfillment or lack of payment.

We live in a complex world where not everything depends on us. However, receiving a lawsuit or losing a court case and the risk of enforcement does not mean the end of the fight. If you don't have adequate protection, it's always worth taking action that will allow you to obtain more favorable repayment terms or avoid personal liability. There are also effective mechanisms to protect your assets, but to implement them, you need to act early enough. Delayed action may result in these mechanisms being challenged (e.g. fraudulent conveyance) or even criminal proceedings (apparent bankruptcy, preferential treatment of creditors, hiding assets, etc.). Therefore, it is worth taking care of defense against unjustified claims, even before receiving a lawsuit. In any situation, I offer comprehensive support at every stage of the proceedings, caring for your interests and safety. As your partner, I always strive to achieve the best results for you.

I help entrepreneurs terminate their company's operations in a manner that is compliant with the law and safe for their interests. My services include comprehensive advice and support for the liquidator and shareholders at every stage of the company's liquidation - starting from the preparation of the liquidation plan and corporate services, through formal and legal procedures and the conduct of the liquidation process, to the submission of the liquidation to the National Court Register and the removal of the company from the register. I cooperate with notaries, accountants, and tax advisors to provide you with full support at every stage of the liquidation. With my assistance, you can be sure that the company liquidation process will proceed quickly, efficiently, and minimize the risk of unforeseen complications. I ensure that your interests are protected and that you have time for new business challenges. As part of my services, I offer to act as a liquidator only in exceptional situations.

If you are looking for help with other legal issues, please contact me - you will definitely receive support.

My Way of Working

I support you in your business. It means that we:

Talk

We determine potential problems, plan possible actions, envisage opportunities and their implementation, make important decisions, establish difficult objectives.

Perform

We implement solutions, monitor their performance, take care of the details, strive to meet the target goals.

Negotiate

We determine negotiation goals that are always broad – we negotiate contract wording as well as documents required during disputes.

Go to court

A last resort, but sometimes a necessity – we meet target goals when amicable means are unable to reach a rational solution with the other party or when we defend unjustified claims.

Enforce

In the event that another party does not want to obey a binding court decision, we enlist a bailiff’s support.