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Industries:
Practices:
BIO:
- Senior Counsel
- Head of Immigration Team, member of Corporate Team
- Graduate of Voronezh State University in Voronezh, Russia (Specialist in Russian Law, recognised in Poland)
- Graduate of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (Master of European Law)
- Assistant Investigator at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań in 2017-2019 (implementation of the project entitled “Regulation of the energy sector in European Union and Ukraine")
- Member of Bar Association in Poland
- Experience in providing legal services to Russian enterprises (in the building and gas industry mainly)
- Has been serving foreign companies operating on the Polish market for over 8 years
- Fluent in Polish, Russian, Ukrainian and English
CORPORATE ATTORNEY:
- Due diligence of companies
- Drafts, advises and negotiates terms of share transactions
- Optimizes corporate governance
- Supports foreign NGO’s / non-government organizations (foundations, associations) in Poland
- Represents shareholders / stockholders on General Meetings
- Carrying out company incorporation, transformation and liquidation processes
- Branches and representative offices’ registration
- Regular reporting, including approval and submission of companies’ annual financial statements
IMMIGRATION:
- Due diligence of foreigners’ employment in Polish companies
- Foreigners’ legalisation of stay and work for any purpose of stay with particular emphasis on business purposes or providing work in positions requiring high qualifications (EU Blue Card)
- Immigration plan optimization
- Foreigners’ representation before consuls, immigration authorities and administrative courts
- Granting and confirming Polish citizenship
My articles
![New regulations on legalization of residence of Ukrainian citizens starting July 1, 2024](https://www.dudkowiak.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/nowe-przepisy-w-sprawie-legalizacji-pobytu-obywateli-ukrainy-juz-od-1-lipca-2024-4-770x510.png)
Immigration law
New regulations on legalization of residence of Ukrainian citizens starting July 1, 2024
![Some consulates, including those of Poland, have ceased to accept applications and documents from Ukrainian men who meet the conscription criteria.](https://www.dudkowiak.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/nowa-rzeczywistosc-zmiany-w-dzialaniu-konsulatow-dla-ukraincow-w-polsce-3-770x510.png)
Immigration law
A new reality? Changes in the operation of consulates for Ukrainians in Poland
![8 key changes after the amendment of the Special Act on assistance to citizens of Ukraine](https://www.dudkowiak.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/trademark-registration-2-770x510.png)
Immigration law
Helping refugees from Ukraine – 8 key changes after the amendment of the Special act
![Suspension of Poland.Business Harbor program. What's next for relocation to Poland?](https://www.dudkowiak.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/suspension-of-poland.business-harbor-program.-whats-next-for-relocation-to-poland-770x510.png)
Immigration law
Suspension of Poland.Business Harbor program. What’s next for relocation to Poland?