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White & Case M. Studniarek i Wspólnicy – Kancelaria Prawna sp.k.

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Law Firm of the Year, Poland
Our real estate group in Warsaw has extensive experience in advising on all Polish and cross-border real estate transactions involving purchase, sale, financing, construction, development, ownership and management of real estate assets, including retail, office, logistics, mixed-use and hotels. Our team has also been closely cooperating with our banking practice on various major real estate finance transactions on the Polish market. Thanks to the exceptional experience, every year we render advice to global and domestic clients including institutional investors, developers, owners, lenders and underwriters participating in the most complex transactions both in the Polish market and in CEE as a whole.
Name of company
White & Case M. Studniarek i Wspólnicy – Kancelaria Prawna sp.k.
Department head or senior representative in Poland, real estate
Maciej Zalewski, Local Partner
Department head or senior representative profile
Maciej Zalewski is a Local Partner who heads the Real Estate practice in the Warsaw office of White & Case. He focuses on real estate transactions, in particular in the logistics and commercial sectors, disputes regarding construction projects. He also advises on merger and acquisition transactions and procurement matters.
Key current clients
M7 Real Estate, Generali Real Estate, Echo Investment S.A., REICO investiční společnost České Spořitelny, a.s., Blackstone Real Estate, FTF Columbus, Ghelamco, Panattoni Europe, FLE, AEW Europe, Skanska Property Poland, Cerberus Capital Management, L.P., Garvest Real Estate, mLeasing sp. z o.o., Berlin Hyp AG, Bank Pekao S.A., mBank S.A.
Participation in property sales and acquisitions between October 2018 and September 2019
Representation of M7 Real Estate in connection with the acquisition of eight commercial properties in Poland for a total amount of €110 mln. The acquired assets are Cristal Park, Mokotów Plaza an Mazovia Plaza in Warsaw, the office and warehouse properties Eurologis I, Eurologis II, Długosza BC, Delta 44 in Wrocław and Green Park in Katowice.

Representation of FLE, an investment advisor headquartered in Vienna, in connection with the purchasing of K1, the tallest office building in Kraków.

Representation of Generali Real Estate in connection with the acquisition of the prestigious 8-story Piękna 2.0 office building in downtown Warsaw, offering approx. 15,800 m2 of first-class office space and commercial premises on the ground floor.

Representation of Echo Investment S.A. in connection with the sale concerning real property of its subsidiary, including land in Warsaw on which the development of Gatehouse Offices - the first office building of the project Warsaw Brewery was made.
Participation in development projects between October 2018 and September 2019
Representation of R.Power in connection with the sale of several PV projects in Poland.

Representation of a consortium of lenders in connection with the financing of construction of a new CCGT power project in Poland.

Advising as lenders’ counsel in connection with the project financing of construction of a new propane dehydrogenation plant (PDH) and a polypropylene production plant (PP).
Total value of the transactions on which your company adviced between October 2018 and September 2019 (in EUR)
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Please say why you should be considered for the award
We strongly believe that we should be ranked on the top of this ranking. This submission demonstrates very clearly the increased market share our team has achieved in real estate transactions and the important deals and clients we have won. We feel our growing capabilities in all aspects of real estate legal advisory services as well as the number of transactions advised on in 2018 and 2019. Thanks to our real estate team and its daily cooperation with banking and construction disputes practices, we believe we are a strong candidate to become a Law Firm of the Year.
Company website
www.whitecase.com