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Startups are keen to use motivational tools like the Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP). These programs do not burden the company with the economic cost of paying additional cash compensation. This way, startups can preserve their cash flow, which is especially sensitive during the initial stages of business development. Simultaneously, such programs effectively motivate employees, who have an interest in increasing the value of the company, as they become its co-owners. For this reason, the cap table of almost every startup today includes an entry for an option pool. However, not every founder wants or can commit to permanently transferring part of the company to employees. In such cases, the Phantom Stock Option Plan (PSOP) presents an interesting alternative.

MFW Fialek has advised investor and business angel Aniela Hejnowska and a group of investors on an investment agreement for a joint venture and the acquisition of 90% of the shares in Future Processing Healthcare, now known as Graylight Imaging. GWW reportedly advised Future Processing as the seller.

Neither Polish nor European legislation explicitly specifies how an influencer should publish their content on social media, and what they should avoid in order not to run the risk of violating Polish consumer protection rules.

On November 4, 2024, CEE Legal Matters reported that Greenberg Traurig's Warsaw office has launched a new Project and Structured Finance Practice with the arrival of Partner Piotr Nerwinski and his team, aiming to expand their services across Poland and the CEE region. Nerwinski spoke with CEE Legal Matters about his move as well as the new practice launch.

Deloitte Legal has advised Bank Pekao on financing to an MCI Capital portfolio company for the acquisition of a 55% stake in NTFY - Nice To Fit You. Baker McKenzie advised the founders of Nice to Fit You Sebastian Rabiej and Radoslaw Jezak. Dubinski Jelenski Masiarz i Wspolnicy reportedly advised MCI Capital.

Schoenherr has advised Electrum Concreo on up to PLN 400 million financing via bilateral multi-product lines and a refinancing facility from PKO Bank Polski, mBank, Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego, Credit Agricole Bank Polska, and Santander Bank Polska. Clyde & Co advised the banks.