Jury Awards

CMS (CMS CAMERON MCKENNA NABARRO OLSWANG POŚNIAG I BEJM )
Our Polish Team consists of 35 lawyers, including four partners and 6 counsels. What makes us stand out:
- Comprehensive Expertise and Emerging Assets: We excel in traditional real estate sectors and our specialization extends to new asset classes such as student housing, PRS, data centers, convenience stores, senior living.
- Global Reach: With 17 offices in the CEE/SEE region and a strong Western European team, we advise on significant domestic and international transactions
- Recognized Team: Our reputation as one of the leading real property practices, inc. recognition as a Band 1 real estate practice in Europe and recipient of the CEEQA award in 2024.
- Diverse Expertise: We offer guidance in JV and fund formation, environmental regulations, construction and real estate litigation and tax planning.
- Construction Excellence: We provide construction advice, including litigation
- ESG Focus: Our ESG Task Force integrates sustainability and responsible practices into our services.
Name of company CMS (CMS CAMERON MCKENNA NABARRO OLSWANG POŚNIAG I BEJM )
Department head or senior representative in Poland, real estate Agata Jurek-Zbrojska, Partner, Head of Real Estate and Construction, Poland
Department head or senior representative profile Agata Jurek-Zbrojska heads the Polish real estate and construction team. She advises local and international investors, developers, and real estate funds active in CEE. She focuses on strategic acquisitions and sale, JVs, structuring and restructuring in all market segments, incl. office, retail, logistics and residential. She advised on the first projects in PRS market in Poland, this year she also provided strategic advice on one of the largest data centres transactions on the market.
Team description including the major achievements Our Polish Team consists of 35 lawyers, including four partners and 6 counsels. What makes us stand out:
- Comprehensive Expertise and Emerging Assets: We excel in traditional real estate sectors and our specialization extends to new asset classes such as student housing, PRS, data centers, convenience stores, senior living.
- Global Reach: With 17 offices in the CEE/SEE region and a strong Western European team, we advise on significant domestic and international transactions
- Recognized Team: Our reputation as one of the leading real property practices, inc. recognition as a Band 1 real estate practice in Europe and recipient of the CEEQA award in 2024.
- Diverse Expertise: We offer guidance in JV and fund formation, environmental regulations, construction and real estate litigation and tax planning.
- Construction Excellence: We provide construction advice, including litigation
- ESG Focus: Our ESG Task Force integrates sustainability and responsible practices into our services.
Key current clients We act for a wide range of investors such as fund managers and funds, including private and listed retail funds, insurance companies, pensions funds, property companies and private investors:
AFI Europe, Atenor, BIG Shopping Centres, Bluehouse Capital, Cromwell, CTP, FM Logistics, Futureal, Greykite, Invesco Real Estate, MNK Partners, Motel One, NREP, Ocado, Otto Group, Panattoni, Peakside Capital, PIMCO Prime Real Estate, Primark, REICO, Segro, TJX, Trigea, Union Investment, VidaXL.
Participation in property sales and acquisitions between July 2023 and June 2024 Union Investment on the 373 million euro sale of Magnolia Shopping centre.
Greykite on its debut acquisition of a major logistics portfolio in Poland, representing the first phase of an investment in a new joint venture between GREYKITE and White Star Real Estate with a total value of EUR 300m.
Cromwell European REIT on the sale of Grójecka 5 office building in Warsaw.
Atenor on design, construction and other aspects of the unique project called ‘Fort 7’.
BIG Shopping Centers on the acquisition of Park Glinianki, a retail park in Łubna.
M56 on a 20-year lease in Varso Tower, the tallest building in the European Union.
mLeasing on the acquisition and lease of 6 retail parks in Poland.
White Stone Development in the sale of the HOL 7.7 complex in Warsaw to Flora Development 22.
Leumi UK in securing a 50 million euro loan to finance PRS project on the Polish market.
Confidential client on the acquisition of land for development of a data storage.
Total value of the transactions on which your company advised between July 2023 and June 2024 (in EUR) N/A
Please say why the compamy should be considered for the award CMS has the strength of expertise and depth of resources to deliver and manage a first-class service for clients. With a focus on the full range of direct and indirect real estate transactions, onshore and offshore, including joint ventures and structured sales and purchases, we advised on some of the largest deals on the market in the last 12 months.
We are a one-stop firm for real estate clients, advising them in areas ranging from JV and fund formation and management to environmental regulation, from construction disputes to tax planning.
Our proficiency extends across all traditional real estate segments, including office spaces, logistics facilities, retail properties, and hospitality sectors, covering both development and investment endeavors. Notably, we also take pride in our pioneering expertise in emerging asset classes such as PRS (Private Rented Sector), data centres, senior living, student housing, and convenience stores.
Company website cms.law
Name of company
CMS (CMS CAMERON MCKENNA NABARRO OLSWANG POŚNIAG I BEJM )
Department head or senior representative in Poland, real estate
Agata Jurek-Zbrojska, Partner, Head of Real Estate and Construction, Poland
Department head or senior representative profile
Agata Jurek-Zbrojska heads the Polish real estate and construction team. She advises local and international investors, developers, and real estate funds active in CEE. She focuses on strategic acquisitions and sale, JVs, structuring and restructuring in all market segments, incl. office, retail, logistics and residential. She advised on the first projects in PRS market in Poland, this year she also provided strategic advice on one of the largest data centres transactions on the market.
Team description including the major achievements
Our Polish Team consists of 35 lawyers, including four partners and 6 counsels. What makes us stand out:
- Comprehensive Expertise and Emerging Assets: We excel in traditional real estate sectors and our specialization extends to new asset classes such as student housing, PRS, data centers, convenience stores, senior living.
- Global Reach: With 17 offices in the CEE/SEE region and a strong Western European team, we advise on significant domestic and international transactions
- Recognized Team: Our reputation as one of the leading real property practices, inc. recognition as a Band 1 real estate practice in Europe and recipient of the CEEQA award in 2024.
- Diverse Expertise: We offer guidance in JV and fund formation, environmental regulations, construction and real estate litigation and tax planning.
- Construction Excellence: We provide construction advice, including litigation
- ESG Focus: Our ESG Task Force integrates sustainability and responsible practices into our services.
Key current clients
We act for a wide range of investors such as fund managers and funds, including private and listed retail funds, insurance companies, pensions funds, property companies and private investors:
AFI Europe, Atenor, BIG Shopping Centres, Bluehouse Capital, Cromwell, CTP, FM Logistics, Futureal, Greykite, Invesco Real Estate, MNK Partners, Motel One, NREP, Ocado, Otto Group, Panattoni, Peakside Capital, PIMCO Prime Real Estate, Primark, REICO, Segro, TJX, Trigea, Union Investment, VidaXL.
Participation in property sales and acquisitions between July 2023 and June 2024
Union Investment on the 373 million euro sale of Magnolia Shopping centre.
Greykite on its debut acquisition of a major logistics portfolio in Poland, representing the first phase of an investment in a new joint venture between GREYKITE and White Star Real Estate with a total value of EUR 300m.
Cromwell European REIT on the sale of Grójecka 5 office building in Warsaw.
Atenor on design, construction and other aspects of the unique project called ‘Fort 7’.
BIG Shopping Centers on the acquisition of Park Glinianki, a retail park in Łubna.
M56 on a 20-year lease in Varso Tower, the tallest building in the European Union.
mLeasing on the acquisition and lease of 6 retail parks in Poland.
White Stone Development in the sale of the HOL 7.7 complex in Warsaw to Flora Development 22.
Leumi UK in securing a 50 million euro loan to finance PRS project on the Polish market.
Confidential client on the acquisition of land for development of a data storage.
Total value of the transactions on which your company advised between July 2023 and June 2024 (in EUR)
N/A
Please say why the compamy should be considered for the award
CMS has the strength of expertise and depth of resources to deliver and manage a first-class service for clients. With a focus on the full range of direct and indirect real estate transactions, onshore and offshore, including joint ventures and structured sales and purchases, we advised on some of the largest deals on the market in the last 12 months.
We are a one-stop firm for real estate clients, advising them in areas ranging from JV and fund formation and management to environmental regulation, from construction disputes to tax planning.
Our proficiency extends across all traditional real estate segments, including office spaces, logistics facilities, retail properties, and hospitality sectors, covering both development and investment endeavors. Notably, we also take pride in our pioneering expertise in emerging asset classes such as PRS (Private Rented Sector), data centres, senior living, student housing, and convenience stores.
Company website
cms.law