I combine law, tax and the owner's perspective, supporting family businesses in succession, reorganisation, asset protection and current challenges.
In family businesses, legal and tax issues rarely arise in isolation. A decision about the structure of the business may affect the owners' liability, the family's situation, the future of the assets and the possibility of passing the business on to the next generation. The same applies to decisions taken in day-to-day operations: their significance often goes beyond a single contract, transaction or settlement.
law · tax · ownership · relationships · the family's future
Your situation
I organise the scope of cooperation into three pillars. Each of them addresses a different kind of need, but in practice they often overlap.
I help plan the relationship between ownership of the business, responsibility for running it and the security of the family and its assets. I also support owners in day-to-day decisions on exercising ownership rights, rules of cooperation and the use of assets.
I support owners in designing a structure that reflects the current scale of the business, allows decisions to be made efficiently and does not limit further growth.
I help identify the tax consequences of current and planned decisions, limit risks and build solutions that can be applied in day-to-day operations.
How I work
First we put the situation in order. Only then do we choose a solution.
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Law and tax are only tools. The starting point is your situation.
A family business combines at least three perspectives: the business, the owners and the family. Each of them has its own needs, rules and time horizon.
What is good for the business today does not always match the family's plans for the years ahead. A solution that is correct from a tax point of view may not take account of the relationships between shareholders. Conversely, a well-planned transfer of assets does not always resolve the question of responsibility for running the business going forward.
That is why, when working with family businesses, I do not start by choosing a specific legal instrument. A family foundation, the conversion of a company or a shareholders' agreement can be useful tools, but only when they serve a clearly defined goal.
About me
My name is Jakub Owczarek. I am an attorney-at-law and I support entrepreneurs in matters that combine law, tax and ownership decisions.
I specialise in advising family businesses, particularly on succession, family foundations, business reorganisation, asset protection and day-to-day legal and tax security.
In my work I combine legal and tax knowledge with an understanding of the business consequences of the decisions being made. I want the client to know not only which solution is possible, but also why it is worth considering, what consequences it entails and what alternatives exist.