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For founders with ties to Poland

Polish legal counsel for startups

Building a Polish company, working with a local team or selling into Poland? We help you agree founder roles, secure product rights and prepare for customers and investor questions.

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From MVP to investment

Support for the stage you are in

The next milestone sets the priorities. The scope changes as the product, team and customer base grow.

01

MVP / pre-seed

Before the product and the company take shape.

You may be setting up a Polish company, building with a Polish co-founder or commissioning local developers. Start by agreeing who makes decisions and who owns the work.

  • Founder roles, decision-making, vesting and departure arrangements
  • Rights in code, design and content created before incorporation
  • Polish contractor agreements and copyright assignments
  • Terms, privacy notices and cookies for the first users
  • Rules for the team’s use of AI tools
02

First customers / seed

When pilots turn into paid contracts.

A customer in Poland may bring its own contract, data processing terms or security requirements. We help you agree terms that fit the service you can deliver.

  • SaaS terms, order forms and Polish-law B2B agreements
  • Payment, liability, acceptance and service levels
  • Data processing agreements, vendors and data transfers
  • IP and licensing clauses for customer work
  • Responses to client security and compliance questionnaires
03

Scaling / investment

Before a round or a larger customer deal.

Investors need a clear record of ownership, contracts and company decisions. A growing sales team also needs terms it can reuse, with a clear view of what can be negotiated.

  • Polish company and founder documentation for due diligence
  • IP chain of title and outstanding contractor paperwork
  • Contract templates and negotiation guidelines
  • GDPR, information security and AI procedures
  • Trademark protection and the IP portfolio
Founders, company and investor

Make the ownership story clear

A product can be built before there is a company to own it. Code may come from founders, a Polish employee or an agency. We help trace that chain of title and document the rights the company needs.

Founder roles, vesting and departure rules should fit the company’s governance. Before an investment, we check the Polish documentation and help address gaps that could delay due diligence.

IP and product rights Meet the lawyers

The decisions behind the documents

Company arrangements, product rights and customer terms need to describe the same business.

  1. 01

    Founders and governance

    Agree roles, voting, reserved decisions and what happens if a founder leaves. Align the founder arrangements with the Polish company’s documents.

  2. 02

    IP and the product

    Make sure rights from founders, employees and contractors reach the intended owner. Identify licences and open-source components the product depends on.

  3. 03

    Customers and contracts

    Prepare terms for selling into Poland, including subscriptions, implementation, support, payments and termination. Review the customer’s terms before you sign.

  4. 04

    Data and AI

    Match privacy documents to the product’s data flows. Set rules for vendors, incidents and AI tools, including what the team may enter into them.

Explore all service areas

When founders get in touch

Often, one contract or investor question is the right place to start.

  1. 01

    A Polish enterprise customer sends its contract

    We review the risk, propose changes and help negotiate the terms that affect your delivery and liability.

  2. 02

    A Polish developer builds part of the product

    We check ownership, licences and contractor terms so the IP record matches the work actually delivered.

  3. 03

    An investor asks for company and IP documents

    We review the Polish documentation, identify gaps and help prepare responses for due diligence.

  4. 04

    You launch a SaaS product in Poland

    We help with local customer contracts, subscription terms, data processing and the rules for ending the service.

Before the next deal or round

Use these questions to identify what needs attention. You do not need to solve every issue at once.

  • Does the intended owner hold the rights in the code, design and content?
  • Do Polish contractor agreements cover the rights the business needs?
  • Are founder decisions and departure arrangements documented?
  • Do customer terms reflect the product, billing and support model?
  • Are controller, processor and subprocessor roles clear?
  • Can the team explain how it handles incidents and confidential data?
  • Can you show an investor the Polish company’s key contracts and IP records?

How we work with your team

We advise on Polish law and technology regulation applicable in Poland. We agree the Polish scope before starting a cross-border matter.

  1. 01

    Understand the next milestone

    We look at your stage, business goal, deadline and the Polish legal questions that need a decision.

  2. 02

    Agree the priorities

    We explain the risks and options, then agree what to address now and what can wait.

  3. 03

    Prepare and put into practice

    We draft or review documents, support negotiations and help the team apply the agreed decisions.

Ongoing legal support

Keep legal support close as the product grows.

One or two legal hours are added to your balance each month, and unused time carries forward. The same lawyer keeps the context of your product and team, ready to help when a concrete Polish-law matter comes up.

See the legal subscription

from95 EUR/ month, net

Fixed reference price. VAT will be added where applicable.

Founder questions

Can you help before we register a company?

Yes. Founder arrangements, rights in work already created and Polish contractor relationships often need attention before incorporation. We can agree a scope for that stage.

Can you work with a company based outside Poland?

Yes, on matters involving Polish law. This may include a Polish customer, co-founder, employee or contractor, or documentation for a Polish company.

Do we need full GDPR documentation at the MVP stage?

The scope depends on what data you process, why, which tools you use and who receives it. We identify those facts first, then agree the documents and processes needed for your product.

Can we start with one customer contract?

Yes. We can begin with a review or a template. If the work reveals other legal questions, we explain them so you can decide what to address next.

Can you support us regularly?

Yes. We can agree a package of hours or ongoing legal support as contracts, product and team questions arise. Contact us to discuss the scope and working arrangements.

What is your next milestone?

Tell us about your product, the connection to Poland and what needs a decision. We can start with a free 30-minute introductory consultation.

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