Automotive

For over 30 years, our team of multidisciplinary lawyers in Poland has been providing comprehensive legal services to companies in the automotive sector, including manufacturers and importers of various types of vehicles and car parts for passenger cars, trucks and motorcycles.

Our experience covers a wide range of areas, such as corporate law, commercial law, contract law, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property, regulatory law, antitrust and competition law, litigation, labor law, consumer protection and tax law.

Electromobility is Our Priority

Our experts support electromobility on a daily basis. We are members of PSNM – Polish New Mobility Association and PIRE – Polish Chamber of Electromobility Development.

In an era of growing importance of green energy and ambitious goals related to climate protection, the e-mobility sector has become a priority. Modern technologies and innovative mobility concepts are gaining importance in the face of challenges such as growing urbanization and the increasing number of transported goods and people. In addition, state subsidies and financial programs create incentives for companies to invest in research and development in the field of electromobility.

Legal Challenges of E-Mobility in Poland

Technological progress in the field of e-mobility brings with it new legal challenges in various areas, such as:

• energy law,
• certificates and technical standards,
• safety and product liability,
• waste management,
• infrastructure development,
• distribution,
• research and development,
• data protection.

Our team of lawyers is ready to support you in all these areas, offering comprehensive advice tailored to the needs of the automotive and e-mobility sectors.

Scope of Legal Services for the Automotive Industry in Poland

Distribution

automotive industry contracts,
charging station development,
introduction of batteries and new electric vehicles to the market.

Energy contracts

• legal aspects related to the installation and operation of charging stations,
• proceedings on access to the network and price abuses,
• the process of registration with the Energy Regulatory Office,
• energy supply contracts.

Infrastructure

• charging infrastructure,
• competition law and public procurement law.

Data protection

• information and communication technologies related to charging infrastructure,
• development of business models involving personal data,
• intervention in the event of data breaches.

Intellectual property

• inventions and patents (trademarks, utility models).

Product liability

• product safety,
• obligations to provide instructions and warnings, product recalls,
• damage claims.

Banking law and regulations

• law on state aid and subsidies.

Mergers and acquisitions

• domestic and international joint ventures and M&A transactions,
• private capital and venture capital investments.

Tax law

• tax structuring of investment projects,
• reviewing tax structures for new business models.

Local government law, environmental protection law, public procurement law

• construction of installations (automotive industry, charging stations),
• public-private partnerships between public authorities and private suppliers,
• licensing and permitting procedures,
• obtaining a spatial development plan,
• conducting an environmental impact assessment process,
• waste management strategies,
• battery recycling,
• tendering processes and verification procedures.

Competition / Antitrust law

• joint venture agreements, development and production agreements.

Your Law Firm in the Automotive Industry

Our team of experts provides support at every stage of activity in the e-mobility sector, helping you successfully achieve your business goals, regardless of whether you are a vehicle manufacturer, battery supplier or charging station operator.