We help companies navigate financial distress, creditor negotiations, and recovery plans with measured legal strategy.
Focused legal support related to restructuring / insolvency, delivered with transparent scope and timelines.
We review financial and contractual data to outline available Polish restructuring tools, informal workout options, and insolvency risks. The output is a plain-language options paper for management and key stakeholders.
We support discussions with banks, trade creditors, and landlords on standstill arrangements, amended payment schedules, and security packages.
Where a formal procedure is appropriate, we assist with petitions, creditor classifications, arrangement proposals, and coordination with court-appointed officers within the agreed mandate.
Selling a business or selected assets can preserve value. We document bid processes, buyer protections, and employee or contract transfer issues typical of distressed deals.
When solvency is uncertain, directors need careful minutes and advice on timing of filings. We help boards create a contemporaneous record of information considered and options rejected.
We prioritise which contracts to renegotiate, terminate, or preserve, focusing on supply continuity and cash impact.
Information on this website is for general informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Contact a qualified lawyer for advice specific to your circumstances. Nothing on this site creates an attorney-client relationship.
Restructuring guidance when stability matters
Roots Counsel advises companies facing financial pressure, creditor tension, or the need for a structured recovery plan. Based in Kraków, we combine insolvency awareness with commercial negotiation skills so management can stabilise operations while exploring legal options under Polish restructuring and bankruptcy frameworks.
Distress situations move quickly. Our role is to slow the chaos: identify which liabilities drive the crisis, which contracts can be renegotiated, and which formal procedures—if any—fit the company's facts. We prepare realistic cash and creditor maps, support talks with lenders and key suppliers, and document arrangements that can withstand later scrutiny.
We work with owners, interim managers, and investor sponsors who need measured counsel rather than alarmist language. Roots Counsel does not guarantee survival of every business; we clarify legal pathways, filing requirements, and negotiation levers so you can choose a strategy with open eyes.
Recovery work also includes quiet preparation for going-concern sales, employee communication scripts that stay legally accurate, and coordination with insolvency practitioners when a formal filing becomes the least-damaging path. We keep language measured so management can brief staff and lenders without creating unnecessary panic.
When informal workouts stall, Roots prepares management for the information courts and creditors expect: liability classifications, cash forecasts tied to legal options, and correspondence that does not create avoidable admissions.
Our Kraków team stays available for urgent lender calls and director briefings so decisions are recorded while facts are still fresh.
Every matter file includes a short open-points list with owners and dates so progress remains visible when counterparties move slowly or when a colleague joins mid-engagement. Advisors remain reachable during agreed business hours for clarifying questions on open drafts, so commercial teams are not left waiting while counterparties press for signatures. Written summaries after key calls keep stakeholders aligned without relying on memory alone.
Clear engagement letters state assumptions, exclusions, and reporting cadence up front. Clients receive concise status notes after material milestones so boards and managers can decide without decoding long email threads. Where tax, technical, or foreign-law input is required, we coordinate with your chosen specialists rather than overstating our remit.
Information on this website is for general informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Contact a qualified lawyer for advice specific to your circumstances. Nothing on this site creates an attorney-client relationship.
We communicate clearly when deadlines are tight and emotions run high.
Advice reflects what creditors and courts are likely to accept, not wishful scenarios.
Boards leave with records that show why a path was chosen.
We match formality to the size of the problem so fees do not consume rescue value.
Our clients include manufacturing and service SMEs, holding companies with strained subsidiaries, and creditors seeking an orderly approach to recovery. We also advise boards that must document decisions carefully when solvency is in doubt.
If you are preparing a composition with creditors, evaluating a sale of assets as a going concern, or responding to enforcement pressure, Roots provides structured legal support from first assessment through implementation.
Interim CFOs and turnaround consultants often bring Roots in as legal counterpart when cash forecasting shows a narrowing runway and creditor patience is uncertain.
Organisations that prefer candid timelines, written scope, and English communication paired with accurate Polish filings tend to work with us on a repeating basis rather than one-off fire drills.
A predictable process from first contact to closing documentation.
We gather liability, cash, and contract information needed to understand urgency and legal exposure.
You receive a structured comparison of informal workouts, formal restructuring paths, and insolvency consequences.
We prepare proposals, support talks, and draft binding amendments or arrangement documents.
After agreement or court steps, we help track covenants, reporting duties, and follow-up corporate actions.
As soon as cash shortfalls, covenant breaches, or enforcement threats appear. Earlier contact expands informal options.
No. Much of our work is preventive negotiation and informal restructuring before any court filing.
With your authorisation we participate in lender discussions and help present a coherent legal and operational plan.
No. Outcomes depend on creditor support, cash runway, and facts.
Urgent matters can often begin within days of receiving core financial and contract information.
Yes, on selected mandates where there is no conflict.
No. It is general information only and does not create an attorney-client relationship.
Recent management accounts, loan agreements, major supplier contracts, and a list of overdue liabilities.
Spaces and working contexts that reflect how Roots supports clients.
Contact Roots Counsel in Kraków to discuss restructuring or insolvency questions. Call or email during office hours; we prioritise time-sensitive matters.
Roots Counsel
ul. Floriańska 22, 31-021 Kraków, Poland
Email: info@rootsinrecovery.net
Phone: +48 12 340 2208
Hours: Mon–Fri 9:00–17:30 CET
Information on this website is for general informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Contact a qualified lawyer for advice specific to your circumstances. Nothing on this site creates an attorney-client relationship.