Nikoletta Bielut

BIOGRAPHY

A DECADE OF CROSS-BORDER COMMERCIAL PRACTICE

Nikoletta Bielut is a Partner at Northline Counsel, resident in Rzeszów, where the firm maintains its European hub. Southeastern Poland's growing industrial base, its role as a gateway between Western Europe and Ukraine, and its concentration of foreign-capital enterprises create sustained demand for the corporate structuring, regulatory compliance, and cross-border contract work that defines her practice.

Nikoletta brings over a decade of experience in Polish and international commercial law. She founded and leads NB Legal, a boutique law firm in Rzeszów specializing in drafting and negotiating commercial contracts in Polish and English, commercial litigation, compliance and GDPR implementation, intellectual property protection, and legal advisory for foreign-owned enterprises operating in Poland.

Before founding her own practice, Nikoletta trained and practiced at several established Polish commercial law firms — advising English-speaking investors on company formation, providing legal services to State Treasury entities on public procurement, representing foreign entities in obtaining regulatory licenses and permits for controlled activities, and advising on corporate restructuring through divisions, transformations, and mergers. She also brings a distinctive background as a Legal English instructor, giving her a native-level command of English legal terminology that is rare among Polish-admitted practitioners.

At Northline Counsel, Nikoletta oversees the firm’s European legal and compliance architecture, with particular focus on structuring multi-jurisdictional industrial and commercial entities, negotiating cross-border commercial agreements, and advising foreign investors on regulatory compliance within the Polish and EU legal framework.

PRACTICE AREAS

What Nikoletta advises on.

• Cross-Border Commercial Contracts
  Drafting, negotiating, and reviewing commercial agreements in English and Polish for defense-industrial and dual-use transactions.
• Corporate Structuring & Entity Formation
  Company formation and registration for foreign-capital enterprises in Poland. Selection of optimal legal form for tax, regulatory, and risk management purposes.
• Defense Procurement Compliance
  Regulatory compliance architecture for defense contractors operating within the Polish and EU legal framework. Export control advisory in coordination with the firm's U.S. practice.
• Foreign Investment Advisory
  Comprehensive legal support for foreign enterprises establishing or expanding operations in Poland and the CEE region. Regulatory licensing, permits, and controlled-activity authorizations.
• Employment Law for International Operations
  Legal support for hiring foreign personnel, secondment structures, work and residence permits, and cross-border employment compliance.
• Intellectual Property & Technology Transfer
  Trademark registration, patent advisory, IP contract drafting, and technology transfer structuring for defense-industrial and dual-use applications.

CREDENTIALS

Bar admissions & qualifications

• Izba Adwokacka (Polish Bar) — Adwokat

Professional history

Education

• University of Rzeszów — Master of Laws (Magister Prawa)