Jury Awards

GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL
Gide's real estate team, comprising nine lawyers, assists clients at all stages of projects, from structuring, due diligence and negotiation through to the development and/or investment/divestment phase. Over the last year we have been very active in the investment field, including in the office sector (securing an acquisition of an office building of over 20,000 sq.m. GLA for a client) and retail sector (advising on one of the largest retail transactions in recent years - FREY’s acquisition of the Matarnia Retail Park; as well as on one of the largest forward sales transactions involving retail parks in Poland, i.e. the sale of a retail park in Bielsko-Biała by Redkom Development to NGI). We have a well-recognised expertise in advising developers on land acquisitions and have remain active in this field. We are also active in asset management (representing landlords and tenants in negotiating lease agreements), where we advise on office, hotel, retail and logistics leases.
Name of company GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL
Department head or senior representative in Poland, real estate Błażej Czwarnok
Department head or senior representative profile Błażej is one of the leading real estate lawyers on Polish market, with 18 years of experience in advising on real estate transactions and investment processes. He was recognised as a Next Generation Partner in Real Estate in the Legal 500 EMEA 2024 ranking and was named one of the nine most active real estate lawyers in the 2023 edition of the Property Forum’s list of the 50 Most Influential People in Poland's Real Estate Market.
Team description including the major achievements Gide's real estate team, comprising nine lawyers, assists clients at all stages of projects, from structuring, due diligence and negotiation through to the development and/or investment/divestment phase. Over the last year we have been very active in the investment field, including in the office sector (securing an acquisition of an office building of over 20,000 sq.m. GLA for a client) and retail sector (advising on one of the largest retail transactions in recent years - FREY’s acquisition of the Matarnia Retail Park; as well as on one of the largest forward sales transactions involving retail parks in Poland, i.e. the sale of a retail park in Bielsko-Biała by Redkom Development to NGI). We have a well-recognised expertise in advising developers on land acquisitions and have remain active in this field. We are also active in asset management (representing landlords and tenants in negotiating lease agreements), where we advise on office, hotel, retail and logistics leases.
Key current clients Apart, Archicom, B&B Hotels, BNP Paribas Bank, Bouygues Immobilier, BPI Real Estate, Chep, Cordis, CPI Property Group, Dassault Systemes, ECE Projektmanagement, Electropoli, Emeis Polska, Essilor Optical Laboratory, Frey, Hines, Intermarché, Klepierre, Leclerc, Lincoln Property Company, LNA Santé, Louis Vuitton, Mindspace, MBDA, MNK Partners, Neinver, Noho Investment, Okam, P3, Redkom Development, Reino Partners, SGI, Skanska Residential Development, Thales DIS, Wyndham, Yareal Polska, 7R
Participation in property sales and acquisitions between July 2023 and June 2024 Over the past year, we have advised on a number of significant real estate sales and acquisitions, including: securing an acquisition of an office building in Warsaw of over 20,000 sq.m. GLA for a client; an acquisition of the Matarnia Retail Park by Frey (one of the largest retail transactions in recent years); a forward sale of a retail park in Bielsko-Biała by Redkom Development to NGI; acquisitions of a number of properties for development located in major Polish cities, including obtaining so-called lex developer resolutions; an acquisition of land in Warsaw by an international company from defence sector for its production facilities; an acquisition of land in a prime logistics location by ECE; an acquisition of development land by P3 for the expansion of P3 Poznań Park.
Total value of the transactions on which your company advised between July 2023 and June 2024 (in EUR) EUR 460 mln
Please say why the compamy should be considered for the award The real estate practice is one of the Gide’s core practices and it has been constantly strengthening its presence on the market in recent years. We are a well-established and recognised market player providing comprehensive legal and tax advice at all stages of real estate projects, from structuring investments, through due diligence reviews, preparing and negotiating documentation, to implementing projects.
We believe that this diversity of work, our expertise and experience in different areas of the real estate market is our great asset, which is also highly valued by our clients. Our real estate practice has been recommended as top tier in some of the most important legal rankings such as Legal500 EMEA, Chambers Europe and Chambers Global.
Company website https://www.gide.com/en/poland
Name of company
GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL
Department head or senior representative in Poland, real estate
Błażej Czwarnok
Department head or senior representative profile
Błażej is one of the leading real estate lawyers on Polish market, with 18 years of experience in advising on real estate transactions and investment processes. He was recognised as a Next Generation Partner in Real Estate in the Legal 500 EMEA 2024 ranking and was named one of the nine most active real estate lawyers in the 2023 edition of the Property Forum’s list of the 50 Most Influential People in Poland's Real Estate Market.
Team description including the major achievements
Gide's real estate team, comprising nine lawyers, assists clients at all stages of projects, from structuring, due diligence and negotiation through to the development and/or investment/divestment phase. Over the last year we have been very active in the investment field, including in the office sector (securing an acquisition of an office building of over 20,000 sq.m. GLA for a client) and retail sector (advising on one of the largest retail transactions in recent years - FREY’s acquisition of the Matarnia Retail Park; as well as on one of the largest forward sales transactions involving retail parks in Poland, i.e. the sale of a retail park in Bielsko-Biała by Redkom Development to NGI). We have a well-recognised expertise in advising developers on land acquisitions and have remain active in this field. We are also active in asset management (representing landlords and tenants in negotiating lease agreements), where we advise on office, hotel, retail and logistics leases.
Key current clients
Apart, Archicom, B&B Hotels, BNP Paribas Bank, Bouygues Immobilier, BPI Real Estate, Chep, Cordis, CPI Property Group, Dassault Systemes, ECE Projektmanagement, Electropoli, Emeis Polska, Essilor Optical Laboratory, Frey, Hines, Intermarché, Klepierre, Leclerc, Lincoln Property Company, LNA Santé, Louis Vuitton, Mindspace, MBDA, MNK Partners, Neinver, Noho Investment, Okam, P3, Redkom Development, Reino Partners, SGI, Skanska Residential Development, Thales DIS, Wyndham, Yareal Polska, 7R
Participation in property sales and acquisitions between July 2023 and June 2024
Over the past year, we have advised on a number of significant real estate sales and acquisitions, including: securing an acquisition of an office building in Warsaw of over 20,000 sq.m. GLA for a client; an acquisition of the Matarnia Retail Park by Frey (one of the largest retail transactions in recent years); a forward sale of a retail park in Bielsko-Biała by Redkom Development to NGI; acquisitions of a number of properties for development located in major Polish cities, including obtaining so-called lex developer resolutions; an acquisition of land in Warsaw by an international company from defence sector for its production facilities; an acquisition of land in a prime logistics location by ECE; an acquisition of development land by P3 for the expansion of P3 Poznań Park.
Total value of the transactions on which your company advised between July 2023 and June 2024 (in EUR)
EUR 460 mln
Please say why the compamy should be considered for the award
The real estate practice is one of the Gide’s core practices and it has been constantly strengthening its presence on the market in recent years. We are a well-established and recognised market player providing comprehensive legal and tax advice at all stages of real estate projects, from structuring investments, through due diligence reviews, preparing and negotiating documentation, to implementing projects.
We believe that this diversity of work, our expertise and experience in different areas of the real estate market is our great asset, which is also highly valued by our clients. Our real estate practice has been recommended as top tier in some of the most important legal rankings such as Legal500 EMEA, Chambers Europe and Chambers Global.
Company website
https://www.gide.com/en/poland