Name of company
Hogan Lovells (Warszawa) LLP
Department head or senior representative in Poland, real estate
Katarzyna Dębińska-Pietrzyk
Department head or senior representative profile
Katarzyna Dębińska-Pietrzyk joined the Warsaw office of Hogan Lovells in June, 2022 as the head of real estate practice. Katarzyna has many years of transaction experience in the real estate sector. During her more than 20 years’ professional practice she has carried out a number of significant M&A transactions on the real estate market in Poland. Before joining Hogan Lovells she was a partner responsible for the real estate practices in various international law firms.
Key current clients
Key, publishable clients of Hogan Lovells and Hogan Lovells' lawyers (from real estate / infrastructure sectors only) - in alphabetical order:
abrdn (Aberdeen),
Ares Management,
Bacoli Properties,
BBI Development,
Centerscape Investments Poland,
CPI Property Group,
Ghelamco,
ISOC Group,
Leoff Holding / Gutenberg Capital,
M&G,
Patrizia,
Prologis,
Webuild (previously Astaldi).
Participation in property sales and acquisitions between October 2020 and June 2022
A cross-border Hogan Lovells team, including the Warsaw office, advised CPI Property Group (CPIPG), one of the largest real estate companies in the Central and Eastern Europe (“CEE”) region, on the joint takeover offer by CPIPG and Aroundtown, for the entire issued share capital of Globalworth Real Estate Investments Limited.
Advising BBI Development S.A. and the Archdiocese of Warsaw on legal and tax aspects of the investment agreement with Liebrecht & WooD concerning the "Roma Tower" development project in Warsaw.
Advising Gutenberg Capital (Leoff Holding) on the legal and tax aspects of the acquisition of Power Park Opole from EPP.
Advising Patrizia of tax aspects of the following transactions:
1. the sale of (i) Norway House at 19 Lwowska Street, (ii) CH25 at 25 Chmielna Street as well as (iii) N21 at 21 Nowogrodzka Street to VIG Fund, a real estate vehicle from Vienna Insurance Group,
2. the sale of the Le Palais office building to Generali Real Estate.
Participation in development projects between October 2020 and June 2022
Advising BBI Development and the Archdiocese of Warsaw on legal and tax aspects of the investment agreement with Liebrecht & WooD concerning the "Roma Tower" development project in Warsaw.
Advising one of the largest industrial real estate developer in Europe on the tax aspects of the purchase of a number of real properties located is Poland for the purposes of developing warehouse and office buildings.
Advising a leading global alternative investment manager on the acquisition of the on-going logistic developments in different locations.
Advising the consortium of Kravco and Master Management on the sale of the on-going development of one of the largest shopping malls in Poland.
Advising banks on a number of transactions - credit facilities for the construction / (re)development of real estate projects in different sectors (warehouse, office, housing, retail, mixed-used, etc.)
Advising investor on the construction and operation of student hostels / dormitories in Silesia.
Total value of the transactions on which your company advised between October 2020 and June 2022 (in EUR)
Over EUR 2 billion
Please say why you should be considered for the award
We are active in all sectors of the market including logistics, offices, and retail and residential properties, both in transactions and development. We believe that we should be considered for the award due to the high profiles of our clientele and transactions, our specialist skills, the range of services we offer, and our capacity to assist our clients in cross-border deals. We have been involved in the largest real estate transactions in Poland which confirms our high position on the Polish market. We are convinced that the volume of the transactions, and quality of our lawyers, qualifies us to be considered for the award.
