Firm | Barabasz kancelaria adwokacka

Who we are and how we work

The law firm is run by attorney Emilia Barabasz.

We are a small team of professionals specializing in our fields of expertise.

We provide services in the field of intellectual property, in particular copyright, and related rights. We are well versed in the legal aspects of the music, theatre, film, and advertising industries.

We provide legal support for R&D projects financed by European funds. We advise on matters concerning the commercialization of scientific research and development work.

We draft and negotiate all types of agreements, in particular in the field of intellectual property.

We deal with protection of personal rights. We advise on personal data protection regulations and prepare all the necessary documents to make the processes in the organization compliant with the GDPR.

We draft codes of ethics, anti-mobbing and anti-discrimination procedures for organizations, and entrepreneurs.

Within the scope of the subject matter handled, we conduct civil court proceedings, administrative proceedings, and court-administrative proceedings.

We are passionate about human rights. Our entire team works pro bono in the field of human and civil rights. We address equality issues, particularly the rights of LGBT+ persons in Poland, the crisis of the rule of law in Poland, and access to public information. Our firm participates in the Pro Bono for Equality program (Poro Bono dla Równości) run by the Polish Society of Anti-Discrimination Law. We also pursued pro bono cases as part of the “Advocates on the Border” campaign in 2017-2019; all were won before the Supreme Administrative Court.

We work in Polish, English and French.

Who we can help

Cultural institutions

copyright and related rights
civil law
contracts
access to public information
anti-discrimination law
public procurement law
administrative law
labor law
public finance

We provide services to local government cultural institutions in the full scope of their activities. We participate in every phase of production of cultural events, advising in particular on copyright law and related rights. In addition, we render day-to-day assistance to these entities, in particular with regard to labor law, administrative law and public finance law. We also advise on public procurement. We provide assistance with respect to regulations concerning access to public information, draft codes of ethics, equality procedures, anti-mobbing, and anti-discrimination procedures. We ensure compliance of personal data processing processes in institutions with GDPR. We represent cultural institutions in civil and administrative proceedings.

Entrepreneurs

civil law
company law
European funds
intellectual property rights
commercialization of scientific research
combating unfair competition
personal data protection
contracts
anti-discrimination law

We advise entrepreneurs on day-to-day matters and on conducting proceedings before courts and public administration bodies. We have experience in setting up and registering, as well as liquidating civil law partnerships, partnerships, and limited liability companies. Our key customer group are companies operating in the field of intellectual property rights: music labels, production houses and advertising agencies operating on the cultural market. We provide legal support for the processes of commercialization of scientific research and development work. We deal with trade secrets and know-how protection. We prepare codes of ethics, equality procedures, anti-mobbing and anti-discrimination procedures. We ensure compliance of personal data processing in companies with GDPR.

NGOs

civil law
European funds
human and civil rights
access to public information
anti-discrimination law
labor law

We help found, register and liquidate NGOs. We advise on day-to-day business, draft partnership and consortium agreements, and negotiate the terms of contracts with sponsors. We have extensive experience in preparing agreements within projects financed from European funds. We provide comprehensive legal services for projects from their commencement to settlement. We assist in regulations regarding access to public information. We prepare codes of ethics, equality procedures, anti-mobbing and anti-discrimination procedures. We ensure compliance of personal data processing in organizations with GDPR.

Authors and artists

We draft contracts between authors or artists and cultural institutions, music labels, film producers and publishers. We draw up contracts between artists, managers and agencies. We negotiate the terms of contracts. We represent authors and artists in copyright and related rights infringement civil proceedings. We have long standing experience in the music industry on the Polish and foreign markets, in the cultural industry, as well as in the film, and advertising industry. We also provide services in English and French.

Research institutes

civil law
European funds
intellectual property
commercialization of research results
management of scientific data
access to public information
personal data protection

We draw up partnership and consortium agreements for R&D projects. We are well versed in the law of science and deal with the commercialization of scientific research and development work. We are proficient in the legal aspects of scientific data management. We have extensive experience in preparing contracts for projects financed from European funds. We provide comprehensive legal services for projects from their launch to settlement. We provide assistance with regard to regulations on access to public information. We ensure compliance with GDPR of personal data processing processes in scientific entities.

Scientists and researchers

intellectual property
commercialization of research results
management of scientific data
contracts

We negotiate contract terms and prepare contracts between scientists or researchers and entrepreneurs or research centers. We take care of the intellectual property of scientists and researchers. We provide legal services for R&D projects, especially those financed from European funds. We deal with the commercialization of scientific research and development work, as well as the legal aspects of scientific data management. We also provide services in English and French.