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Type of firm

Law firm

Company description

Type of business

Our legal services include private equity, capital markets, M&A, banking and finance, dispute resolution, real estate, privatization, energy and project finance, tax, competition law, restructuring and insolvency and labor law.

White & Case is a truly global law firm with lawyers in 44 offices in 30 countries. We provide counsel and representation in virtually every area of law that affects cross-border business. We are consistently ranked as one of the top international law firms in Poland. Chambers Global 2012 ranks us at the top of several categories.

Relation to VC/PE industry

White & Case advises PE/VC clients in structuring and completing domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, joint ventures, as well as exits by sale or through the capital markets. Industries in which our clients have invested include, among others, telecommunications, financial services, media, advertising, retail and manufacturing. We advise on PE/VC fund formations.

Areas of particular interest

White & Case represents corporate venture capital (CVC) investors and their portfolio companies in a variety of industries with a focus on the technology sector. We are experienced in assisting investors and issuer companies to successfully navigate the complex legal and business challenges they face. Our lawyers routinely advise on a host of business and legal issues relating to VC and CVC financing, IP issues and licensing, venture investments, governance, employment, tax, joint ventures and other key transactions. We offer an understanding of all phases in the start-up life cycle from the initial concept to formation through exit, and strategic advice and problem solving that is both local and global in focus. Furthermore, we have a keen understanding of the commercial relationships that often motivate a CVC investment and how best to manage legal issues, risks and challenges strategically.

Partners, key shareholders

Marcin Studniarek