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Global law firm Dentons announced today that it has signed the Diversity Charters in seven countries across Europe: Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Poland and the Czech Republic.  Additionally, Dentons’ Luxembourg office has committed to signing the Diversity Charter at its annual signing ceremony in March 2017. Together with the latter joining, these will represent all European countries where Dentons has offices and at the same time, where Diversity Charters exist.

Diversity Charters are voluntary initiatives that provide companies with support and best practices in promoting diversity. As a signatory, Dentons commits to taking action to promote diversity and inclusion and ban discrimination in the workplace.

“As the world’s first polycentric law firm, diversity is in our DNA,” said Tomasz Dąbrowski, Chief Executive Officer of Dentons Europe. “By bringing together diverse skills, personalities and strengths, we can better understand the needs of our clients and develop more creative and innovative solutions. We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all our people feel empowered to contribute their best.”

“Dentons is one of the first law firms in Poland among signatories of Diversity Charter. I hope that other law firms will follow our lead, and that as business society in Poland we will openly respect individuals’ rights to their life choices” said Arkadiusz Krasnodębski, Poland Managing Partner.

Dentons’ global statement on diversity and inclusion is available at www.dentons.com/en/whats-different-about-dentons/as-diverse-as-you-are.aspx.

Diversity Charters
In June 2016, Dentons became a signatory of the following Diversity Charters:
•    Germany: Charta der Vielfalt, www.charta-der-vielfalt.de
•    France: Charte de la Diversité en Entreprise, www.charte-diversite.com
•    Spain: Fundacion Diversidad, www.fundaciondiversidad.org
•    Italy: Carta per le pari Oppotunitá, www.cartapariopportunita.it
•    Belgium: The Brussels Capital Diversity Charter, www.diversiteit.irisnet.be
•    Poland: Forum Odpowiedzialnego Biznesu, www.odpowiedzialnybiznes.pl/karta-roznorodnosci
•    Czech Republic: Diverzita+, www.diverzita.cz

(In 2017, Dentons’ Luxembourg office will become a signatory of Charte de la Diversité Lëtzebuerg, www.chartediversite.lu).

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About Dentons
Dentons is the world’s first polycentric global law firm. A top 20 firm on the Acritas 2015 Global Elite Brand Index, the Firm is committed to challenging the status quo in delivering consistent and uncompromising quality and value in new and inventive ways. Driven to provide clients a competitive edge, and connected to the communities where its clients want to do business, Dentons knows that understanding local cultures is crucial to successfully completing a deal, resolving a dispute or solving a business challenge. Now the world’s largest law firm, Dentons’ global team builds agile, tailored solutions to meet the local, national and global needs of private and public clients of any size in more than 125 locations serving 50-plus countries. www.dentons.com

Rödl & Partner has ranked high on Rzeczpospolita’s list of the largest tax advisory firms – in terms of the number of tax advisers it has ranked 6th and in terms of revenue – 8th. Overall, Rödl & Partner is on the 6th place in the general ranking of tax advisory firms. Furthermore, Mr Marcin Jamroży, tax adviser, attorney at law and partner at Rödl & Partner, has been distinguished with the title of a recommended international tax law expert and is the only person from among last year’s winners to receive this title for the second time in a row.

In the age of globalisation, movement of capital and workers, the rules of taxation of cross-border transactions are becoming increasingly important. Comprehensive, often complicated tax and legal regulations, which result from overlapping national and international legislation, as well as international agreements, are a big challenge for enterprises operating across borders. International groups can try to minimise tax burdens and at the same time use the state aid offered by many countries. In the last few years, countries have taken various measures to “seal” their tax systems as they claim that “aggressive” tax optimisation poses a great risk to tax revenue, tax autonomy and faith in the integrity of tax systems of all countries, which may negatively affect investments and competitiveness, and in the long run the growth and employment level worldwide. Therefore, the OECD has developed an action plan to prevent tax base erosion and profit shifting, which is known as the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) package. First of all, it must be emphasised that an agreement has been reached when it comes to minimum tax standards to be observed and monitored by countries. Enterprises operating across borders must therefore prepare themselves for a new and tighten up tax environment, and revise their current capital structure, if necessary, says Marcin Jamroży summing up the most important current challenges related to international tax planning.

Rödl & Partner has also yet again ranked among top ten audit firms and top ten law firms in the rankings published by Rzeczpospolita. In terms of revenue, Rödl & Partner has gone up a notch and taken the 9th place.

Rödl & Partner is a German firm operating in Poland for almost 25 years. It specialises in audit services, BPO, legal and tax advice services, as well as business consulting.

www.roedl.com/pl/en

Since 15 years, IGP Pulvertechnik AG has been successfully represented by its own sales organization in Poland. IGP now strengthens its activities in Eastern Europe and will invest over CHF 15 million in a local production site in Poland.

“This investment is an important step for the future of our company. We create conditions for further growth and strengthen our position as an international partner for innovative powder coating solutions, “says Marc Züllig, CEO of IGP Pulvertechnik AG.

A great demand exists in the market for wood-coating, especially in Eastern Europe and a very good growth potential is seen in this new strategic market segment. Accordingly, the focus in production is primarily on powder coatings for wood coating.

IGP Pulvertechnik AG will build the manufacturing base with the support of the local IGPManagement from scratch. “This way we ensure that the new workforce meets the high IGPquality, service standards and live our corporate culture. Also production processes will be implemented,” says Leo D’Anna, Manager Operations of IGP Pulvertechnik AG, “quality, safety and reliability, combined with fastest delivery times, this will be also the future credo of our international production IGP Operations PL. “

The start-up of the new plant is scheduled for the first half year of 2017. Fully equipped, the new plant will employ around 100 people in Poland. IGP Pulvertechnik AG employs at its headquarters and production site in Wil around 300 employees.

Dentons has strengthened its Banking and Finance practice in Warsaw with the arrival of counsel, Jarosław Bełdowski, PhD, LLM.

Jarosław Bełdowski moved from a partner’s position at SMM Business Lawyers—a leading Polish law firm—where he advised clients in the banking sector. He also held a  Senior Advisor, Financial, Regulatory Affairs position at CEC Governmental Relations. For almost two years he served as Vice President and First Deputy of the President of the Management Board at Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego, where he managed a team of over 400 people, responsible for supervision and fulfilment of government programs and funds as well as EU programs (R&D loans, Jessica and Jeremie initiatives).

During his professional career Jarosław Bełdowski served as an Adviser to the Minister in the Ministry of Justice, where he managed the Strategy and Deregulation Department, responsible for the first tranche of professional services deregulation. He was also Adviser to the Chairman of the Polish Financial Supervision Authority, where his responsibility was to develop recommendations for legal solutions for the integration of financial services within the EU, including, in particular, those aimed at protecting stability on the Polish financial services market, developing recommendations for the UKNF policy in the area of protecting financial sector clients, as well as providing substantive support for the Commission’s Chairman with recommendations and analysis relating to legislative proposals for financial market supervision. In 2007-2010 he was the President of the Board at FOR (Civil Development Forum Foundation). Previously, at the Polish Central Bank, he was the Director of the Regional Branch at Gdansk and served as Head of the International Department where, among others, he managed a team responsible for cooperation with international financial institutions, e.g. the World Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and International Monetary Fund.

Dr. Bełdowski graduated from the Law and Administration Faculty of the University of Silesia as well as the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, where he obtained an LL.M. in European law. In March 2016 he presented his doctoral thesis titled “Fundamental Breach of Contract”.

“Providing our clients with access to the best specialists is what makes Dentons stand out from the competition, at both the regional and global level. We are pleased that such a renowned and experienced expert is joining our Banking and Finance team” said Arkadiusz Krasnodębski, Poland Managing Partner.

“Jarosław Bełdowski is another very experienced specialist to join the team in recent months. This is proof positive of our strong position in this field of law, which is growing rapidly and requires specialist and broader expertise,” said Mateusz Toczyski, partner at Dentons’ Warsaw office and Head of the Banking and Finance practice in Poland and Europe.

Fracht FWO Polska Sp. z o.o. is proud to announce a special airfreight delivery from Poland to Singapore. The cargo packed in three boxes of 26 850 kg, 43 300 kg and 25 850 kg, was transported via Antonow AN124-100 Ruslan, one of the largest cargo planes in the world.

Key logistics points:
•    Checking and modification boxes for air transport; loading boxes onto trailers designed to transport of oversize cargo.
•    Transport operations conducted by night to Warsaw Chopin Airport; in convoy with additional piloting required by the road authorities; route survey before driving.
•    Direct reloading operations onto „Antonov AN124-100 Ruslan” aircraft using a 200 t lifting capacity crane with 50 tons traverse and an especially prepared aircraft ramp.

The project was implemented in cooperation with Fracht offices in Switzerland and Singapore. Effective co-operation between the offices was the key to the success of the entire undertaking.

Fracht FWO Polska Sp. z o.o.

Fracht FWO Polska is a member of the Fracht Group – a network of more than 70 logistics companies, owned by the Swiss company Fracht AG. We offer wide range of forwarding services, starting with simple trucking, up to complex logistics projects, concerning both European and global projects. Fracht FWO Polska work for big concerns, but also for the companies operating in local markets. Our advantages are the team of professionals and the stability confirmed by the fact that we have been operating in the market for 60 years now.

Fracht FWO Polska Sp. z o. o.
Ul. Kijowska 1
03-738 Warszawa, Polska

Tel.: +48 (22) 334 20 60
Fax: +48 (22) 334 20 80
@: transport@pl.fracht.com
www.FrachtFWO.pl
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Dentons was named “Professional Services Company of the Year 2016 – Legal” at the CEE Clean Energy Awards gala held in Warsaw on 9 June 2016. The award recognizes our longstanding commitment to supporting energy clients in this extremely challenging market in Central and Eastern Europe.

The CEE Energy Summit and Awards, organized by BizPoland Magazine, were established three years ago to provide insights into trends and developments in the energy industry in Central and Eastern Europe.

The CEE Energy Awards recognize companies and individuals in the Central and Eastern European energy industry for operational excellence, boldness in strategy, and innovative leadership. This year, the jury consisted of members from leading energy companies in the region as well as Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Clean energy was in focus.

Commenting on this success, Arkadiusz Krasnodębski, Poland Managing Partner and Head of the Energy practice in Europe, said: “This win for the second consecutive year is an acknowledgement of the continuous efforts of our Energy team in addressing the needs of the industry in Central and Eastern Europe, specifically on the renewables front this year.”

The awards ceremony was preceded by the CEE Clean Energy Summit, where participants discussed innovative technologies and new business models transforming CEE’s Clean Energy markets. Michał Motylewski, Counsel at Dentons’ Warsaw office, spoke at a panel focused on interdependence and independence in CEE’s gas and electricity transmission sector and presented on regulatory challenges in network integration in the CEE region.

For further information, please contact:
Iryna Batmanova, Business Development and Marketing Manager, Energy, Europe
D: +48 22 242 51 06, E: iryna.batmanova@dentons.com 

About Dentons
Dentons is the world’s first polycentric global law firm. A top 20 firm on the Acritas 2015 Global Elite Brand Index, the Firm is committed to challenging the status quo in delivering consistent and uncompromising quality and value in new and inventive ways. Driven to provide clients a competitive edge, and connected to the communities where its clients want to do business, Dentons knows that understanding local cultures is crucial to successfully completing a deal, resolving a dispute or solving a business challenge. Now the world’s largest law firm, Dentons’ global team builds agile, tailored solutions to meet the local, national and global needs of private and public clients of any size in more than 125 locations serving 50-plus countries. www.dentons.com  

Mazars  has  published  its  fourth  annual regional tax summary, covering  the most important issues of current  tax  regimes  of the  Central  and  Eastern Europe (CEE) countries.  It shows, among other things, that tax competition between different countries in the region entered a new phase that involves closer cooperation between those countries in order to prevent tax frauds.

Mazars tax advisors from selected countries define the most important new legal and regulatory trends of fiscal policies in the CEE region.

“The aim of report remains the same. Mazars, the leading audit and tax consultancy firm , wants to  provide investors interested in the region with focused information about tax in the CEE countries, and also to enable them to compare various competitiveness factors” said Kinga Baran, tax advisor, director of the Tax Advisory Department at Mazars’ Warsaw office.

“As a whole, this year’s survey finds that the region’s tax systems have been relatively stable over the past few years. No further structural changes have been necessary to address post-crisis deficit issues, and each country is moving forward with its own strategy” adds Kinga Baran.

Nevertheless there is fine-tuning everywhere. In previous years Hungary led the way with innovative tax solutions related to the financial crisis, however in 2016 it did not come up with any important innovations. Other CEE countries follow some of regulations that have been introduced in Hungary. One of the examples might be a special sector tax on banks, credit unions, insurance companies and other financial institutions based on their total assets entered into force in 2016 in Poland, which is similar to the surtax imposed on the Hungarian financial sector.

More information you can find in the attachment.

Under the patronage of the National Centre for Research and Development, the Embassies of Switzerland, Canada and the Unites States of America invite you to attend the conference Building bridges: Sharing best practices on commercialization of technology with the aim of sharing experiences and best practices in four key areas fostering the innovation capacity of the economy, namely:
•         technology transfer,
•         the contribution of venture capital,
•         the role of intellectual property rights, and
•         the need for cooperation between academia/science and business.

The conference will take place on 9th June 2016 in the Centre for Innovation and Technology Transfer Management of the Warsaw University of Technology at Rektorska 4 in Warsaw.

In order to confirm your participation, please select the following link (we advise you to register early as the number of seats is limited):

https://goo.gl/umL4ZM

The detailed program of the conference you will find in the invitation.

On behalf of Polish Professionals Association in Switzerland we would like to invite you to the meeting “Aspects of Swiss-Polish cooperation” that will take place on 09 June 2016 at 6:30 p.m. Polish Museum in Rapperswil.

Please find the attached invitation.

Zhe Qiu, has over 8 years of public audit experience by working for international audit and advisory firms in Oman, Cyprus and in the United States.

“Thanks to his broad multi-sector and multi-country experience he is now bringing his flexible, responsive, entrepreneurial spirit to Mazars in Poland and the Central and Eastern Europe,” said Michel Kiviatkowski, Managing Partner of Mazars in Poland. “We welcome Zhe’s solid audit experience and strong sales experience including to Chinese investors. Both are key for Mazars, particularly in a field we consider to be one of the drivers of growth,” added David James, Business Development Director of Mazars in Poland.

Originally from Beijing, Zhe Qui graduated from the Accounting & Finance faculty of the University of Southampton. He is licensed CPA in New York State and member of ACCA. In addition to his native Chinese, he is fluent in English and starts learning Polish thanks to his Polish wife.

Mazars has almost 25 years of experience on the Polish market with two offices employing over 200 professionals in Warsaw and Cracow which offer Polish and international companies from various sectors of economy a wide range of services including audit, business and tax advisory as well as accounting and outsourcing, HR advisory and payroll.

The China desk working closely with the Mazars Global China Services Group was created in response to market demands for high quality international audit and advisory services for Chinese companies looking to expand in Poland or in any other Central European country and to help Polish and Central European companies to start or expand business in China.
The recent merger with Zhongshen Zhonghuan made up Mazars one of the most significant players in the country with more than 1 800 professionals, including 83 partners and 15 offices across mainland China.

More information:
Renata Stefanowska
Communication Manager
Mazars  Ul. Piękna 18,  00-549 Warszawa
tel. +48 22 25 55 200; +48 605 36 71 35
e-mail: r.stefanowska@mazars.pl
    

Detailed information available on:
www.mazars.pl