Olesinski & Wspolnicy

State aid, EU funds, government grants, Controls on the use of public aid, Recovery proceedings, Tax reliefs for innovative activity

Senior Manager, Attorney-at-law

Jacek advises on competition law (State aid), public finance and tax law.

His consulting practice focuses on the strategic planning of optimal and safe use of aid funds, including a secure combination of public aid from various sources (national and EU grants, tax exemptions, preferential loans), while ensuring full compliance with EU and national competition, public finance, tax and public procurement laws.

He represents clients from the industrial sector (in particular automotive, petrochemical, financial) in proceedings and negotiations with, inter alia, the European Commission, ministries, the Polish Investment and Trade Agency, economic zones, The National Centre for Research and Development.

He took part in the implementation of the Polish regulations on funding rules for Important Projects of Common European Interest (IPCEI).

He conducts notification procedures before the European Commission to confirm the compatibility of state aid with the internal market, in particular regional investment aid in the automotive sector. He also advises on notification procedures for the approval of public (individual) aid in the maritime transport sector.

He successfully participated in the notification to the EC of individual aid under the Important Projects of Common European Interests mechanism (IPCEI on hydrogen).

He has carried out several dozen projects implementing tax incentives in the form of income tax exemptions in SEZs/PIZ. He supports clients in the process of ensuring compliance with the regulations on state aid, tax and public finance when they take advantage of CIT/PIT exemptions, property tax exemptions, R&D relief, IP Box and national and EU subsidies (compliance).

He has advised and participated in several dozen external audits of public aid and tax audits carried out by internal revenue authorities, the National Revenue Administration, the Ministry of Regional Funds and Policy, the Ministry of Development and Special Economic Zones managers.

He conducts administrative proceedings concerning the return of public funds, including those from structural funds (before the National Centre for Research and Development / the Polish Agency for Entrepreneurship Development).

Polish, English

A graduate of the Faculty of Law, Administration and Economics of the University of Wroclaw.