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Compliance
procedures / risk management / whistleblowing / audit / internal investigation / harassment / discrimination / personal data / AML / fraud / corruption
Expertise
Ensuring compliance of an organisation's activities with the applicable laws and internal regulations is one of the most significant challenges entrepreneurs face nowadays. A way to effectively reduce the risk in this area is to introduce a compliance system within the organisation, i.e. a set of internal procedures to protect the enterprise against irregularities and abuse resulting from a violation of the law or established rules of conduct.
We provide comprehensive support to businesses in compliance audits and designing, implementing, and enforcing compliance systems and internal procedures.
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Audit of the company to identify risks of non-compliance with legislation
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Development and implementation of a business-specific compliance system
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Development and implementation of procedures (including anti-bribery procedures, anti-corruption procedures, whistleblower and whistleblower protection procedures, procedures for dealing with inspections by state authorities, internal investigation procedures, procurement procedures)
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Conducting internal investigations aimed at detecting and documenting abuses in the organisation and identifying their perpetrators
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Training for employees on the rules of conduct in the event of crisis situations in the company (e.g. dawn raid, office search, retention of documents)
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Representation of the organisation and management in proceedings before state authorities
Experience
Conducting internal investigations
We conducted an internal investigation into harassment at a logistics company belonging to a international capital group.
We carried out an internal investigation on behalf of an international production company into suspected sexual harassment by one of the participants in a popular reality show.
We conducted an internal investigation into the fraudulent conclusion of unfavourable commercial contracts in a Polish-listed company.
We undertook an internal investigation into mobbing and sexual harassment at a Polish-listed company.
Development and implementation of internal procedures
We developed a purchasing procedure for a marketing company that is part of international capital group.
We designed a procedure in the event of inspection by state authorities in a Polish-listed company.
Project leaders
Our long-standing experience in civil and criminal liability cases related to business allows us to support clients by providing strategic advice on preventive measures to reduce the risk of irregularities in their companies.
News
Anti‑SLAPP Act Enters into Force in Poland. Commentary by Attorney Maciej Ślusarek in Dziennik Gazeta Prawna
As of 8 July, Poland’s new anti‑SLAPP Act is in force, introducing specific protective measures for participants in public debate – including journalists, activists and civil society […]
Warsaw Court of Appeal: Meta Platforms may be held liable for disseminating advertisements infringing the rights of Ms. Omena Mensah and Mr. Rafał Brzoska
The Warsaw Court of Appeal has issued a landmark ruling in the case against Meta Platforms, which we are handling on behalf of Ms. Omena Mensah and […]
Maciej Ślusarek at the “Wyobraź Sobie” Competition – Legal Aspects of Screenplay Protection
As part of “Wyobraź Sobie” competition – an initiative that has long supported young creators in the Polish film industry – Maciej Ślusarek once again led a […]
