DKLAW

What DKLAW does

DKLAW is a Kraków, Poland-based boutique law firm (legally operated as the sole proprietorship 'PAULINA JACHNA Kancelaria Radcy Prawnego') founded in 2016 by solicitors Paulina Jachna and Marta Kwiatkowska. The firm provides corporate, commercial, and international legal services to technology companies, startups at all funding stages, VC/PE funds, and Polish/British companies operating within cross-border capital groups, with particular specialization in IT-sector legal work, GDPR and compliance, intellectual property registration, and Alternative Investment Company (ASI) setup for private equity and venture capital funds. Its core offerings are organized as discrete legal products — corporate structuring, commercial contracts, GDPR implementation, ASI registration, IP audits and trademark registration, real-estate pre-transaction audits, and online-business legal support — delivered through three engagement models: one-time consultations, monthly subscription retainers with a dedicated Client Manager, and fixed-scope legal products. The firm monetizes via quote-based pricing with no publicly disclosed rates, and acquires clients primarily through its website, a content-marketing blog, LinkedIn/Facebook presence, and a referral network of accounting offices, interactive agencies, investment advisors, and chambers of commerce. Operations are single-jurisdiction (Poland) with cross-border UK-law advisory capability, and the team consists of approximately six to eight lawyers and legal professionals, including the two founding partners.

Name

DKLAW

Legal name

PAULINA JACHNA Kancelaria Radcy Prawnego

Website

https://dkradcaprawny.pl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

DKLAW is a Kraków-based boutique law firm founded in 2016 that provides Polish and British corporate, technology, GDPR, IP, and VC/PE legal services to startups, tech companies, and cross-border Polish/British businesses through consulting, subscription, and fixed-scope engagements.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Kraków

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Ongoing Legal Services (Subscription): Monthly subscription-based legal services providing day-to-day security with flexible hourly packages. Clients receive a dedicated Client Manager and access to multiple legal specialists.
2. One-time Consultation: Ad-hoc legal consultation services for entrepreneurs facing specific legal problems or important business decisions.
3. Legal Products: Stand-alone legal products that can be used on an ad hoc basis at various stages of business development, including company registration, contracts, GDPR implementation, and IP audits.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

DKLAW is a Kraków-based law firm providing corporate, commercial, and international legal services to businesses, with a specialization in technology companies, startups, VC/PE funds, and Polish/British companies operating within international capital groups. Services are delivered through three engagement models: one-time consultations, ongoing subscription-based legal services with flexible hourly packages and a dedicated Client Manager, and specific stand-alone legal products such as company registration, GDPR implementation, contracts, and IP audits.

Product overview

DKLAW is a Kraków-based law firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of legal services to businesses. The firm operates as a unified service practice organized around key legal disciplines rather than a software product with discrete modules. The core offerings include: corporate and commercial law services (covering company formation, corporate changes, and contract drafting), international law and tax advisory, startup and new technology law, alternative investment company registration, GDPR and compliance implementation, intellectual property management, real estate legal audits, e-commerce and online business legal support, labor law, and court dispute resolution. The firm provides services through three engagement models: one-time consultations, ongoing subscription-based legal services, and specific stand-alone legal products. DKLAW specializes in serving technology companies, startups at various development stages, VC/PE investors, and British/Polish companies operating within international capital groups.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Set-up of Legal and Tax Corporate Structure Comprehensive legal and tax advisory service for domestic and foreign companies, including development of optimal legal structures, identification of penalties and risks in international transactions, tax optimization solutions, and preparation of intercompany agreements. For Polish and international businesses seeking cross-border structuring.
• Legal Services for Commercial Companies Comprehensive legal services for Polish and international commercial companies covering incorporation, transformation, liquidation, documentation drafting, and corporate structure changes, including incorporations, corporate changes, corporate contracts, conversions, and liquidations. For businesses throughout the company lifecycle.
• Contracts with Business Partners and Employees Drafting and reviewing of all types of business agreements including service and license agreements, share sale agreements, cooperation and B2B agreements, NDAs, agency agreements, distribution agreements, employment agreements, implementation agreements, and real estate contracts. For businesses needing contract support across their operations.
• Implementation of GDPR and Compliance in Your Company GDPR and compliance advisory services including personal data protection implementation, AML systems, employee compliance training, and whistleblower procedure development, along with compliance audits and penalty risk mitigation. For businesses needing data protection and regulatory compliance.
• ASI (Alternative Investment Company) Registration for PE/VC Funds Registration and setup services for Alternative Investment Companies designed for Private Equity and Venture Capital funds, including structure determination, investment policy development, representation before the Financial Supervision Authority, and ongoing legal support for ASI operations. For PE/VC funds operating in the Polish market.
• Legal Support for Online Businesses Legal services for e-commerce businesses including preparation of mandatory documentation (Terms & Conditions, privacy policies, cookie policies), legal audits of online stores and SaaS services, consumer protection compliance, and protection of internet domains and application IT layers. For e-commerce and SaaS businesses.
• Audit and Implementation of IP Package Intellectual property audit and protection services including know-how and trade secret protection, IP agreements drafting, trademark registration in Poland, EU, UK, and US, trademark monitoring for infringements, and IP management system implementation. For businesses needing IP protection internationally.
• Pre-transaction Legal Audit of Real Estate Legal audit services examining property legal status including land and mortgage registers, administrative fees and tax arrears, zoning plan designation, environmental decisions, conservation issues, pending proceedings, and property encumbrances. For businesses and investors undertaking real estate transactions.

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered supporting.

• Accounting Offices (Partner Network)supportingOthersDKLAW cooperates with accounting offices to provide comprehensive services to clients. These partners refer clients requiring legal support and work together on corporate servicing for British companies and contracts.
• Interactive Agencies (Partner Network)supportingOthersPartnership with interactive agencies such as JustIdea for creating reliable documentation for websites and online stores. Medializer, an e-commerce agency, refers clients for website regulations, GDPR, trademark registration, and contracts - nearly 50 clients served through this partnership.
• Investment Advisors (Partner Network)supportingOthersCooperation with investment advisors for clients needing professional legal support in investment company formation and PE/VC fund structuring.
• Chambers of CommercesupportingOthersCooperation with chambers of commerce for professional and comprehensive care of client companies.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Schoenherr: Full-service CEE-focused law firm with offices in Kraków and Warsaw advising corporates, investors, and tech companies across the region. Comparable to DKLAW for its CEE tech and corporate client base, though broader in geographic and practice coverage.
• Bird & Bird: Global law firm with one of the strongest dedicated technology, media, and communications practices in Europe, regularly advising tech companies and VC investors. Comparable to DKLAW in target clientele and tech/IP specialization, though operating at vastly greater scale.
• Taylor Wessing: International law firm with a recognized technology, life sciences, and private client practice serving VC/PE-backed tech businesses across Europe. Closely aligned with DKLAW's tech/startup/VC client focus and recurring non-transactional service model.
• Wolf Theiss: Leading Austrian-CEE law firm with offices across Central and Eastern Europe including Warsaw, with strong corporate, M&A, and tech-adjacent practices. Overlaps with DKLAW in serving international capital groups and tech-sector clients operating across Poland and Western Europe.
• Wardyński & Partners: One of Poland's leading commercial law firms with a well-known technology, media, and telecommunications practice and dedicated startup/VC support. Closely comparable to DKLAW in serving Polish tech companies, scale-ups, and VC investors, though significantly larger in headcount and geographic reach.
• Kochański & Partners: Major Polish full-service law firm with deep corporate, M&A, and technology practices serving tech companies, startups, and investment funds. Comparable to DKLAW in its domestic-and-international corporate law orientation and focus on the Polish tech ecosystem.

Broad incumbents

• DLA Piper: Global law firm with a substantial Warsaw office covering corporate, technology, and IP matters for international and Polish clients. Overlaps with DKLAW's cross-border corporate and technology practice as part of a much broader global offering.
• Linklaters: Magic Circle firm with a Warsaw office handling corporate, M&A, and capital markets work for Polish and international clients. Comparable end-client profile (LSE-listed and international capital groups) to DKLAW's, but at vastly greater scale and practice breadth.
• Clifford Chance: Magic Circle firm with a Warsaw office advising on cross-border corporate, finance, and regulatory matters. Overlaps with DKLAW's UK-Poland cross-border focus and international capital-group client base as part of a much wider global practice.
• CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang: Global law firm with a long-standing Warsaw presence advising on corporate, tech, and finance mandates. Serves many of the same international capital-group and tech-sector clients as DKLAW but as part of a pan-European full-service platform.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/DKlaw8
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dk-law-drzewiecka-kwiatkowska-radcowie-prawni

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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