| Award: |
Law Firm of the Year, Poland |
| Name of company: |
Hogan Lovells (Warszawa) LLP Oddział w Polsce |
| Department head or senior representative in Poland, real estate: |
Jolanta Nowakowska-Zimoch |
| Short description of the company and team: |
The Real Estate Department supports all property and project-finance transactions, such as acquisitions, long-term leases, construction, as well as representing clients in court and in arbitration |
| Major clients: |
Panattoni Group, Ghelamco, Immofinanz Group, Heitman International GmbH, Union Investment Real Estate GmbH, GLL Real Estate Partners GmbH, Kulczyk Silverstein Properties, SEGRO, BBI Development, , PZU Investment Fund, Immoeast Immobilien Anlagen, IVG Immobilien, Yareal, major banks |
| Portfolio (major deals): |
GLL Real Estate Partners GmbH-advising (cooperating with our office in Hungary) on the sale of 3 office buildings: Liberty Corner and Griffin Park (Poland) and Roosevelt office building (Hungary). Ghelamco Poland–advising on the sale of the Senator Office building to Union Investment; advising on the sale of Mokotów Nova office building to the CCPIII fund. Panattoni–advising on the sale of 2 portfolios of logistics assets located in Poland to affiliates of LogiCor (The Blackstone Group L.P.) |
| Participation in property sales and acquisitions: |
GLL Real Estate Partners GmbH-advising (cooperating with our office in Hungary) on the sale of 3 office buildings: Liberty Corner and Griffin Park (Poland) and Roosevelt office building (Hungary). Ghelamco Poland–advising on the sale of the Senator Office building to Union Investment. |
| Participation in development projects: |
Panattoni-advising on the development agreement and lease agreement concluded with Castorama in relation to the biggest construction project in the Polish market in 2012-central warehouse in Stryków;advising on the lease agreement and development contract concluded with Polaris Industries Inc. |
| Please say why you should be considered for the award.: |
The Real Estate Department works on a regular basis with other jurisdictions aiming to understand clients' business needs. We have a global real estate team of close to 300 dedicated partners and lawyers. It allows the firm to provide an effective and seamless assistance on complex cross-border transactions. Our department is made up by a multidisciplinary team, which is strongly integrated and allows us to tackle all issues related to real estate transactions. We have an in-depth knowledge of a number of industries enabling us to deliver a more commercial approach, one that takes account of best practices and potential issues in the market and industry sector in which the project or transaction is taking place. |
| Company website: |
www.hoganlovells.com |
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