Cases
Experience: Employment Restructuring
Mass Redundancies: Advised Velo Bank
Cerberus on employment aspects in connection with the PLN 1.1 billion acquisition of Bank H
lowy's consumer business in Pol
.
Advised Deutsche Bank Group on overall employment aspects of the de-merger of Deutsche Bank Polska
its sale to Sant
er Bank Polska, including employment reorganization related to the de-merger.
Advised Naspers
Allegro on employment restructuring in Allegro Group.
Advised Mondelez on all the employment aspects of the merger of the Mondelez Group with Douwe Egberts.
Led the team advising on multi-stage employment restructuring in PZU Group involving 15,000 employees of which almost 5,000 were made redundant
the terms of employment of those remaining were changed. The project included preparation of comprehensive individual
collective employment documentation as well as negotiations with 29 trade unions. This was the largest restructuring project in Pol
in recent years.
Advised HSBC on two stages of mass redundancies
reorganization including the opening of a shared services center in Krakow
closure of retail banking services. This covered, in particular, aspects of mass redundancies, employee relocation
changes of their employment terms.
Advised Axel Springer on the employment restructuring of Dziennik, one of the largest Polish dailies,
merging it with
Gazeta Prawna to form
Dziennik/Gazeta Prawna, a daily newspaper focused on legal
business news.
The above representations were h
led by Ms. Halas-Krawczyk prior to her joining GREENBERG TRAURIG Nowakowska-Zimoch Wysokinski sp.k. Management Contracts & Share Option Schemes for Top Management: Advised Madison International Realty LLP, a global real estate private equity firm, on overall employment aspects in connection with the indirect acquisition of a majority stake in Capital Park S.A.
Advised Goldman Sachs on management share participation scheme in Robyg S.A.
Advised the management of Private Equity Managers S.A. on their share option schemes.
Advised the management of AmRest S.A. on their share option schemes.
Advised Wirtualna Polska S.A. on the share option scheme based on subscription warrants for its top management.
Advised MCI private equity fund on the share incentive plan
preparation of the management contracts for the key management staff.
Advised Penta private equity fund on management contracts in EMC.
Advised Innova Capital private equity fund on the share incentive plan for the key management staff in Ujastek Group.
Advised Advent International private equity fund on management
advisory contracts for American Heart of Pol
Group.
Advised Innova Capital on the share option plan for the management of GTS Group, including CEE countries.
The above representations were h
led by Ms. Halas-Krawczyk prior to her joining GREENBERG TRAURIG Nowakowska-Zimoch Wysokinski sp.k. Implementation of CRD III
CRD IV in Financial Institutions: Advised Alior Bank S.A. on comprehensive aspects of the CRD IV Directive in Pol
.
Advised Eurobank S.A. on the policy on variable components of remuneration for management.
Advised BGZ BNP Paribas S.A. on comprehensive aspects of the CRD IV Directive in Pol
.
Prepared the general policy on variable components of remuneration for management in Citibank in Pol
as well as all related employment
corporate documentation.
Advised the Polish Chamber of Brokerage Houses on implementation of the CRD III Directive in Pol
in relation to brokerage houses.
The above representations were h
led by Ms. Halas-Krawczyk prior to her joining GREENBERG TRAURIG Nowakowska-Zimoch Wysokinski sp.k. High Profile Employment Litigation: Represented a global spirits
wine producer in litigation against the former management.
Represented a private equity fund in litigation over the management incentive scheme with a former manager.
Represented a major Polish company from the heavy industry sector in the litigation relating to the alleged harassment
intimidation.
Represented a global pharmaceutical company in an internal investigation relating to fraud carried out by management staff
in the litigation that followed.
Representing an international media group company in an internal investigation in relation to alleged mobbing
in the litigation that followed.
Represented an international group from the chemical industry in an internal investigation relating to fraud carried out by management staff
further in litigation in relation to alleged mobbing as well as discrimination against a senior manager in the company.
Represented several financial institutions in an internal investigation in relation to alleged mobbing
in the litigation that followed.
Represented the Polish branch of a German bank in an internal investigation in relation to alleged harassment
intimidation (mobbing),
in the litigation that followed (a settlement was reached).
The above representations were h
led by Ms. Halas-Krawczyk prior to her joining GREENBERG TRAURIG Nowakowska-Zimoch Wysokinski sp.k. General Employment Advice: Provided comprehensive employment advice to clients from various sectors such as, in particular, healthcare (DaVita Euromedic, American Heart of Pol
), finance
insurance (Franklin Templeton, Goldman Sachs, Pramerica, HSBC, Citibank), real estate (Peakside, Panattoni), automotive (Toyota Boshoku, AD Polska)
others.
The above representations were h
led by Ms. Halas-Krawczyk prior to her joining GREENBERG TRAURIG Nowakowska-Zimoch Wysokinski sp.k.
