Name of company
Addleshaw Goddard
Department head or senior representative in Poland, real estate
Janusz Dzianachowski – National Managing Partner, Head of Real Estate
Department head or senior representative profile
Janusz Dzianachowski, National Managing Partner of Addleshaw Goddard Poland since 2024 and Head of Real Estate, has over 20 years of experience in major real estate transactions. Recognized as Band 1 by Chambers Europe, he specialises in acquisitions, joint ventures, and developments. In 2024 - 2025, he advised on landmark deals, further strengthening his reputation as a trusted advisor and a leading figure in the Polish real estate market.
Team description including the major achievements
In May 2025, the entire Polish office transitioned from operating under the Linklaters brand to joining Addleshaw Goddard (AG), marking a significant expansion of the firm’s international footprint. AG is an international law firm with 21 offices globally, with real estate as one of its core areas of expertise, further boosting our already very strong real estate practice in Poland.
The Polish real estate team consists of over 20 lawyers, offering full-service legal support across all asset classes. In 2024, the investment volume in the Polish real estate market exceeded EUR 4.5 billion. Our team advised on transactions totalling nearly EUR 2.5 billion - which means we worked on deals worth over half of the total market volume. For years, our real estate practice has been consistently ranked Band 1 in Chambers Europe and Tier 1 in Legal 500, reflecting its market-leading position and client trust.
Key current clients
7R, AEW Europe, Bain Capital Credit, Cerberus Capital Management, CBRE Investment Management, Clarion Partners, Develia, ECE, EPP, FFA Real Estate, Generali Real Estate, Globalworth, Griffin Capital Partners, Grosvenor, Hillwood, Hines, Investika, LeadCrest, NEPI Rockcastle, Nhood, Niam, Nrep, Oaktree, Patron Capital, Panattoni Europe, PIMCO, Prologis, REINO Partners, Resi4Rent, Signal Capital Partners, Stena AB, Stoneweg, Syrena Real Estate, Union Investment, W. P. Carey, Żabka Group.
Participation in property sales and acquisitions within the timeframe specified by the organizer
We advised, among others:
• NEPI Rockcastle on the EUR 405 million acquisition of Silesia City Center - one of the largest shopping centre transactions in CEE in recent years;
• Signal Capital Partners, acting as the preferred equity partner, on the joint venture with Ghelamco, followed by the EUR 280 million sale of the Warsaw UNIT office building by Ghelamco to Eastnine AB. This sale was the largest office transaction in Europe in 2024;
• W. P. Carey on the acquisition, in a sale and leaseback formula, of 123 Żabka retail stores in Poland, named Retail Lease Transaction of the Year, 2024 at CEE Property Forum Awards;
• Develia on the acquisition of the Polish subsidiary of Bouygues Immobilier, for EUR 65.9 million;
• INVESTIKA and Bud Holdings on the acquisition of a logistics portfolio in Poland from 7R for over EUR 150 million - the largest logistics transaction in Poland in 2024 and the second largest in Central Europe.
Total value of the transactions on which your company advised within the timeframe specified by the organizer (in EUR)
Total volume of transactions between August 2024 and August 2025 - in excess of EUR 2.5 billion (including pending transactions).
