Patryk Hatak – Attorney-at-Law, Poland
Business lawyer for foreign companies · Kraków, Poland
I help foreign entrepreneurs and investors set up, invest and operate in Poland. I co-built the first legal department in a GBS centre in Poland delivering legal services to other markets – and I share that experience with companies building their teams here.
Practice areas · Polski
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Practice areas
I advise foreign entrepreneurs, investors and international groups on setting up, investing and operating in Poland. Matters are handled remotely in English; court and administrative proceedings are conducted throughout Poland.Market entry and company setup
Choice of legal form (limited liability company – sp. z o.o., branch, representative office), articles of association, registration in the National Court Register (KRS), first commercial and employment contracts.Investing in Poland
Investment and shareholder agreements, joint ventures, legal risk review of Polish partners and targets, contracts with suppliers and contractors.GBS and shared service centres
Legal set-up and operation of GBS/SSC centres: scope of services, intra-group service agreements, data transfers, employment and B2B contractor models, compliance. I co-built the first legal department in a GBS centre in Poland delivering legal services to other markets and share that experience with companies building their own legal and business functions in Poland.GDPR, NIS2 and cybersecurity
GDPR compliance of Polish entities, data processing and transfer agreements, classification and obligations under the amended Polish National Cybersecurity System Act (UKSC) implementing NIS2.IT, SaaS and commercial contracts
Software development, implementation and SaaS agreements, licensing and transfer of copyright, SLAs, AI Act readiness.Employment law
Employment contracts and B2B contractor arrangements, internal regulations, non-compete clauses, terminations, whistleblowing procedures.Construction contracts and contractors
Construction and subcontracting agreements, contractor remuneration, contractual penalties, acceptance, warranty and defect claims.Litigation, debt recovery, restructuring and insolvency
Commercial lawsuits and debt collection before Polish courts, enforcement, restructuring proceedings, bankruptcy filings and lodging claims against Polish debtors.A written answer to a short question is available through the paid online consultation – within 15 minutes.
Frequently asked questions
How can a foreign company start doing business in Poland?
The most common options are a Polish limited liability company (spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością, sp. z o.o.), a branch of the foreign company, or a representative office limited to promoting the foreign company. The choice affects liability, taxation and reporting, so it is best made before signing contracts or hiring staff.Can a foreigner own 100% of a Polish company?
As a rule, yes – Polish law does not require a Polish shareholder or a Polish management board member. Specific rules apply in certain regulated sectors and to the acquisition of real estate by persons and companies from outside the European Economic Area.Do NIS2 rules apply to my Polish subsidiary or GBS centre?
Possibly. Under the amended Polish National Cybersecurity System Act (UKSC), which implements NIS2, the sector and size of the Polish entity determine whether it is an essential or important entity. Managed ICT service providers – including some service centres – are often covered.What experience do you bring to GBS and shared service centres?
I co-built the first legal department in a GBS centre in Poland delivering legal services to other markets. I can help you define the scope of a legal or business function, draft intra-group service agreements, organise data transfers and set the regulatory boundaries for services provided from Poland.How much does a question cost?
A written answer to a question of up to 280 characters costs EUR 29 gross (incl. VAT) and is delivered by email within 15 minutes.The answers above are general and do not constitute legal advice in an individual matter.
Terms of Service
Terms of Service for electronic services, including paid legal consultations, provided via hatak.eu§ 1. General provisions
1. These Terms set out the types, scope and conditions of services provided electronically via the website hatak.eu, including the rules for concluding and performing paid legal consultation agreements.
2. The services are provided by Patryk Hatak, conducting business under the name Kancelaria Radcy Prawnego Patryk Hatak, with the principal place of business at [ul. Hugo Kołłątaja 4, 28‑200 Staszów, Poland], correspondence address: ul. R. Ciesielskiego 24/348, 31‑589 Kraków, Poland, tax identification number (NIP) 8661737173, email: [email protected] (the “Provider”).
3. The Provider practises as a radca prawny (attorney-at-law) under Polish law. The professional title was obtained in the Republic of Poland. The Provider is a member of the Polish bar of legal advisers and is entered on the list of legal advisers kept by the Council of the Kraków Bar of Legal Advisers (Okręgowa Izba Radców Prawnych w Krakowie) under No. KR‑4622.
4. The Provider is bound by the Code of Ethics of Legal Advisers (Kodeks Etyki Radcy Prawnego), available on the website of the National Council of Legal Advisers (kirp.pl), and holds mandatory professional liability insurance.
5. These Terms are made available free of charge on the Website in a form that allows them to be downloaded, reproduced and stored. Services ordered via pl.hatak.eu are governed by the Polish-language terms published there.§ 2. Definitions
1. Website – the website available at hatak.eu;
2. Client – a natural person, legal person or organisational unit without legal personality using the services provided via the Website;
3. Consumer – a Client who is a natural person concluding an agreement with the Provider that is not directly related to their business or professional activity;
4. Consultation – a paid service consisting in the Provider giving a written answer to one Question;
5. Question – a message of up to 280 characters sent via the Form after the Consultation has been paid for;
6. Form – the form made available to the Client on the Website after payment;
7. Answer – the Provider’s written answer to the Question, sent to the email address given in the Form;
8. Payment Operator – Stripe Payments Europe, Limited, Dublin, Ireland;
9. Business Day – Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays in Poland.§ 3. Services
1. The Provider offers via the Website:
a) free access to the content of the Website, including video content;
b) paid Consultations.
2. A Consultation is legal advice given by a Polish attorney-at-law within the limits of the Question. The Answer is based solely on the information provided in the Question, without reviewing documents, and concerns Polish law unless agreed otherwise.
3. A Question may not exceed 280 characters. Each further question, including a follow-up question, requires a separate Consultation agreement.
4. A Consultation does not include representation or the drafting of documents, which require a separate engagement.
5. The Answer is given in English or Polish, in the language of the Question.
6. No registration or account is required to use the Website.§ 4. Price and payment
1. The price of a Consultation is EUR 29, including Polish VAT at 23%. Clients paying from Poland are charged the equivalent amount of PLN 127, as shown on the Payment Operator’s page. [Business customers established outside Poland: VAT treatment to be confirmed – reverse charge.]
2. Payment is made in advance via the Payment Operator, by card or by other payment methods shown on the Payment Operator’s page. BLIK is available for payments in PLN.
3. The Provider issues an invoice to a Client who provided a tax identification number in the payment form or requested an invoice.§ 5. Conclusion of the agreement
1. To order a Consultation, the Client selects “Get legal advice” on the Website, accepts these Terms and pays on the Payment Operator’s page.
2. The Consultation agreement is concluded upon payment. The Client receives a confirmation at the email address provided for payment.
3. After payment, the Client is redirected to the Form and submits the Question together with their name or company name and email address.
4. If the Client does not submit a Question within 7 days of payment, the agreement expires and the Provider refunds the payment within 14 days.§ 6. Performance of the Consultation
1. The Provider gives the Answer within 15 minutes of receiving the Question [if received on a Business Day between 9:00 and 17:00 Polish time; Questions received at other times are answered within 15 minutes of the start of the next Business Day].
2. If the Answer cannot be given within that time for reasons beyond the Provider’s control, the Provider will inform the Client and give the Answer without undue delay.
3. The Provider will decline to answer if:
a) answering would create a conflict of interest;
b) the Question falls outside the Provider’s areas of practice or concerns the law of a country other than Poland;
c) a reliable Answer requires reviewing documents or facts beyond the Question;
d) the Question contains unlawful content referred to in § 9.
4. In the cases listed in section 3, the Provider will inform the Client and refund the full payment within 14 days.
5. The Provider answers with due professional care, on the basis of the law in force on the date of the Answer and the information provided in the Question. The Client is responsible for the accuracy and completeness of that information.
6. The Provider keeps the content of Questions and all information obtained in connection with a Consultation confidential, in line with the professional secrecy of legal advisers.§ 7. Right of withdrawal (Consumers)
1. A Consumer may withdraw from the Consultation agreement without giving reasons within 14 days of its conclusion by sending a statement to the Provider, in particular to [email protected]. The model withdrawal form attached to these Terms may be used, but its use is not obligatory.
2. It is sufficient to send the statement before the deadline expires.
3. The right of withdrawal does not apply once the Provider has fully performed the Consultation with the Consumer’s express prior consent and the Consumer’s acknowledgement that they will lose the right of withdrawal once the Consultation has been fully performed. The Consumer gives this consent and acknowledgement by ticking the relevant box in the Form.
4. Following an effective withdrawal, the Provider refunds the payment without undue delay and no later than 14 days after receiving the statement, using the same payment method as the Consumer used.
5. The provisions on Consumers also apply to a natural person concluding an agreement directly related to their business activity where the agreement is not of a professional nature for that person.§ 8. Technical requirements and risks
1. Using the Website requires a device with internet access, an up-to-date web browser supporting HTML5, JavaScript and MP4 video playback, and an active email account.
2. Using electronic services involves typical internet risks, including malware, phishing and interception of data in transit. The Website uses an encrypted connection (HTTPS). The Provider never asks for passwords or payment card details outside the Payment Operator’s page.
3. The Website uses cookies as described in the Privacy and Cookie Policy.§ 9. Prohibition of unlawful content
The Client may not provide unlawful content via the Website, in particular content infringing personal rights or the rights of third parties, offensive content or malware.§ 10. Complaints
1. Complaints concerning the services may be sent to [email protected] or to the correspondence address given in § 1(2).
2. A complaint should include the Client’s contact details and a description of the issue.
3. The Provider will handle the complaint within 14 days of receipt and reply by email or post.§ 11. Consumers – out-of-court dispute resolution
1. These Terms do not exclude or limit any rights of Consumers under mandatory provisions of law, including mandatory consumer protection rules of the Consumer’s country of habitual residence.
2. Consumers may use out-of-court complaint and redress procedures, including assistance from consumer protection authorities and European Consumer Centres.§ 12. Personal data
The processing of Clients’ personal data is described in the Privacy and Cookie Policy.§ 13. Final provisions
1. The Provider may amend these Terms for important reasons, in particular changes in the law or in the scope of services. Agreements concluded before the amendment are governed by the Terms in their previous version.
2. These Terms and agreements concluded under them are governed by Polish law, subject to § 11(1).
3. Disputes with Clients who are not Consumers are resolved by the court having jurisdiction over the Provider’s correspondence address.
4. These Terms apply from October 1st 2026.Annex – model withdrawal form
(complete and return this form only if you wish to withdraw from the agreement)
To: Patryk Hatak, Kancelaria Radcy Prawnego Patryk Hatak, ul. R. Ciesielskiego 24/348, 31‑589 Kraków, Poland, [email protected]
I/We(*) hereby give notice that I/We(*) withdraw from my/our(*) contract for the provision of the following service: legal consultation (question to an attorney-at-law).
Concluded on: ……………
Name of consumer(s): ……………
Address of consumer(s): ……………
Signature of consumer(s) (only if this form is notified on paper): ……………
Date: ……………
(*) Delete as appropriate.
Privacy and Cookie Policy
Privacy and Cookie Policy of hatak.eu§ 1. Controller
1. The controller of personal data is Patryk Hatak, conducting business under the name Kancelaria Radcy Prawnego Patryk Hatak, principal place of business [ul. Hugo Kołłątaja 4, 28‑200 Staszów, Poland], correspondence address: ul. R. Ciesielskiego 24/348, 31‑589 Kraków, Poland, tax identification number (NIP) 8661737173 (the “Controller”).
2. You can contact the Controller about personal data at [email protected] or by post at the correspondence address. The Controller has not appointed a data protection officer.
3. This Policy provides the information required by Article 13 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 (“GDPR”).§ 2. Purposes, legal bases and retention
1. Concluding and performing the Consultation agreement – name or company name, email address, content of the Question, payment identifier; legal basis: Article 6(1)(b) GDPR and, for persons acting on behalf of businesses, Article 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in performing the agreement with the represented entity); retention: until the agreement is performed and then until claims become time-barred.
2. Payment processing, invoicing and accounting – name or company name, tax identification number, address, email address, transaction data; legal basis: Article 6(1)(c) GDPR in conjunction with Polish tax and accounting laws; retention: 5 years from the end of the calendar year in which the tax payment deadline expired.
3. Conflict-of-interest checks – name or company name, information provided in the Question; legal basis: Article 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in complying with professional ethics); retention: until the check is completed or, if the matter is taken on, for the duration of the matter.
4. Establishing, pursuing or defending legal claims – correspondence and transaction data; legal basis: Article 6(1)(f) GDPR; retention: until claims become time-barred.
5. Operation and security of the Website – IP address, browser and device data, the cookie described in § 7; legal basis: Article 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in protecting the Website against abuse); retention: as described in § 7.
6. Providing data is voluntary but necessary to conclude and perform the Consultation agreement.
7. Please do not include special categories of data referred to in Article 9(1) GDPR or third parties’ data beyond what is necessary to describe your matter. The Controller deletes unnecessary data.
8. The Controller does not take decisions based solely on automated processing, including profiling, that produce legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affect you.§ 3. Recipients
1. Data may be disclosed to processors acting on the Controller’s behalf:
a) Carrd Inc. (USA) – website hosting and delivery of Form messages;
b) Cloudflare, Inc. (USA) – content delivery network and protection against automated traffic, used by Carrd Inc.;
c) Google Ireland Limited (Ireland) – email services for receiving Questions and web fonts (Google Fonts), which receives your device’s IP address when the Website is displayed;
d) Bookkeeping and tax settlements.
2. Payments are processed by Stripe Payments Europe, Limited (Ireland), which acts as an independent controller of payment data under its own privacy policy.
3. Data may be disclosed to public authorities only where required by law, subject to the professional secrecy of legal advisers.§ 4. Your rights
1. You have the right of access to your data and to receive a copy (Article 15 GDPR), rectification (Article 16), erasure (Article 17), restriction of processing (Article 18), data portability for data processed on the basis of a contract (Article 20) and to object to processing based on the Controller’s legitimate interests (Article 21).
2. You may lodge a complaint with the President of the Polish Personal Data Protection Office (Prezes Urzędu Ochrony Danych Osobowych), ul. Stawki 2, 00‑193 Warsaw, Poland, or with the supervisory authority of your EU Member State of residence or work (Article 77 GDPR).
3. These rights may be limited under specific provisions to the extent that exercising them would breach the professional secrecy of legal advisers.§ 5. Transfers outside the European Economic Area
1. In connection with the services of the recipients listed in § 3(1), data may be transferred to the United States.
2. Transfers to recipients certified under the EU‑U.S. Data Privacy Framework are based on Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/1795 of 10 July 2023. Other transfers are based on standard contractual clauses adopted by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/914 of 4 June 2021.
3. You may obtain a copy of the safeguards by contacting the Controller.§ 6. Security and confidentiality
The Controller applies technical and organisational measures appropriate to the risk, in particular an encrypted connection (HTTPS) and restricted access to the mailbox receiving Form messages. The content of Questions is covered by the professional secrecy of legal advisers.§ 7. Cookies
1. Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you use the Website.
2. The Website uses only one cookie necessary for its operation: __cf_bm (Cloudflare, Inc.) – distinguishing human from automated traffic and protecting the Website against abuse; stored for up to 30 minutes of inactivity.
3. Storing a strictly necessary cookie does not require your consent because it is necessary to provide the service you request.
4. The Website does not use analytics or marketing cookies. Any such cookies will be introduced only after this Policy has been updated and your consent obtained.
5. The payment page is operated by the Payment Operator on its own domain and is subject to its cookie rules.
6. You can delete cookies or block them in your browser settings at any time. Blocking the necessary cookie may affect how the Website works.§ 8. Changes
This Policy may be updated if the law or the way the Website operates changes. The current version is always available on the Website.
Last updated: October 1st 2026.