Kazimierz Romaniec
counsel

As Counsel he is responsible for the Taxation Law and Sports Law Industries. His professional experience encompasses tax lawyer practice acquired throughout his many years working with nationally renown and foreign law firms and consulting companies such as Arthur Andersen, Dewey Ballantine, Wardynski I Wspolnicy. For over 10 years he was responsible for the taxation practice at Miller Canfield.

When it comes to the practice of Taxation Law Kazimierz:

  • Supports the M&A department when it comes to the tax-related effects of investments and/or acquisitions;
  • Drafts opinions regarding projects implemented by our clients as well as the contracts they enter into from the perspective of tax-consequences (while considering potential risks and identifying tax savings);
  • Represents DGTL clients in taxation and control proceedings in front of tax authorities as well as administrative courts including the Supreme Administrative Court, drafts appeals to rulings and complaints to administrative courts and cassation appeals

When it comes to the world of Sports Law, Kazimierz advises clubs and sports associations, athletes and agents as well as other entities in the sports industry when it comes to:

  • National and international football regulations;
  • Legal aspects of football players transfers,
  • Contracts that pertain to professional sportsmanship;
  • Taxation of athletes and athletic events;
  • Disputes in front of courts, administrative authorities as well as national and international tribunals, courts and judiciary authorities assigned to athletic associations.

The selected projects implemented by Kazimierz in recent years include:

When it comes to Tax Law:

  • Representing a Shopping Center owner in tax proceedings which pertained to product/service tax as well as corporate income tax;
  • Drafting legal opinions about legal/taxation aspects of investment structures, appeals against decisions of tax authorities and complaints to administrative courts for one of the leading hypermarket chains;
  • Representing a leading car producer during proceedings pertaining to the introduction and development of his business in Poland;
  • Consulting on taxation law for a subsidiary of an international holding company that manages a network of retail stores;
  • Representing a minority shareholder in one of the leading corporation in the transport business during negotiations that lead to the sale of their shares of one of the largest international transport companies. Development of a tax structure for the above-mentioned transactions;
  • Providing legal counsel when it comes to tax law in real estate development projects carried out by the owner of a supermarket chain;
  • Representing a client from the retail industry in tax proceedings in front of an administrative court which includes drafting an appeal against a court ruling as well as a complain to the Provincial Administrative Court;
  • Taxation Consulting during the sale of shares of a company in the telecommunication industry;
  • Representing companies from the IT and construction sectors in proceedings related to obtaining interpretations of tax law

When it comes to sports law:

  • Consistent legal counsel for the Ekstraklasa sports club;
  • Negotiating and legally supervising transfers of professional football players;
  • Legal and tax counsel for the Ekstraklasa club pertaining to designing and implementing and tax-effective structure when it comes to the hiring of players;
  • Consistent legal and tax counsel for a football management agency when it comes to overall functioning;
  • Representing a coach in a dispute regarding the settlement of mutual obligations agreed upon the process of hiring, with the Ekstraklasa club;
  • Legal counsel for an investor regarding the process of acquiring a professional sports club;
  • Preparing analyses pertaining to interpretation and application of the provisions of the law of Polish sport associations;
  • Preparing documentation for sports union delegate meetings of a reporting/electing nature;
  • Creating, negotiating and advising on contracts with a successful outcome, representing a candidate for president of a sports association in the process of his election;
  • Taxation counsel for an Ekstraklasa player when it comes to tax-aspects of fulfilling a contract for professional football practice

Kazimierz is also involved in educational activity. For three years now he has been a lecturer for the post-graduate course in “Tax Law” organized by the Lazarski College in Warsaw.