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Internet for the masses

14/06/2010

Jacek Wilczewski, a specialist in telecommunications law at Grynhoff Woźny Maliński, estimates that Poland has over zł.5 billion in EU funds earmarked for broadband infrastructure. This money has to be spent by 2015. “There’s less and less time to contract these projects and the money remains virtually untouched,” he said. “The bill gives local governments tools to speed up investment, but we’ll see how they use them.” ...

Future talk - The Polish telecoms market is highly competitive and changing fast

19/04/2010

Jacek Wilczewski a specialist in telecommunications law at Grynhoff Woźny Maliński, elaborated: “Presently there are no laws regulating developing telecommunications infrastructure by local governments – not only are they cautious about spending money on those projects, but they are not controlled by anyone. “A positive aspect of the bill is that it sets a legal framework for local governments and puts them under the supervision of UKE,” he continued. ...

Citi Handlowy investigated over Lehman Brothers bonds

03/08/2009

The Regional Public Prosecutor’s Office in Warsaw is investigating how much Citi Handlowy, the Polish subsidiary of Citibank, knew about the real situation of Lehman Brothers last year when it was encouraging clients to buy bonds in the US investment giant. [...] Lawyer Łukasz Cieślak, who, together with the law firm of Grynhoff Woźny Maliński is representing around 20 complainants against Citi Handlowy, told WBJ that affluent, cautious customers had been persuaded to buy Lehman Brothers bonds. Cieślak said that although the bonds were risky, clients were assured that their money was completely safe and the worst-case scenario would mean breaking even. According to the lawyer, the bank did not put its clients’ interests first ...

Bird & Bird pitches into CEE with four new offices

08/09/2008

In ­addition to opening its own five-lawyer office in Warsaw, Bird & Bird has signed an alliance with Polish firm Grynhoff Wozny Malinski, one of the market’s biggest players with 90 lawyers ...

Bird & Bird secures quadruple CEE launch

08/09/2008

Meanwhile, Bird & Bird has sealed an alliance with Polish IP-specialist firm Grynhoff Wozny Malinski. The firm has eight other practice areas and a total of around 90 lawyers. Stephen Kines, Head of the Central European offices, said: 'The association deal with Grynhoff Wozny Malinski will be mutually beneficial to the clients of both firms as we share areas of specialism and sector expertise, and will help us take advantage of the major opportunities in Poland in areas such as IT infrastructure.' ...

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