Banking & Finance
Europe Guide 2024 : Poland
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Clifford Chance is a market-leading practice group representing both lenders and borrowers. The law firm is active on the full range of banking and finance transactions, covering areas such as acquisition and project finance as well as debt refinancing. The department boasts a client roster of sizeable domestic and regional banks as well as Polish corporates from a variety of industries. Clifford Chance also acts on project financing in the energy sector. The law firm benefits from its global network and is frequently sought out by international clients.
Work Highlights
- Clifford Chance advised Baltic Hub and DCT Gdańsk on a sustainability-linked term credit facilities and a revolving credit facility with an aggregate value of EUR863.5 million in order to refinance existing debt and to finance the construction a third deep-water sea container terminal.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Clifford Chance has very good lawyers, who are tough but very constructive in negotiations and deliver high-quality work on time."
"They have a strong team of high-calibre lawyers who are very reactive and responsive to requests and whose first drafts are already of a very high standard, which limits the iterations of the documentation."
"They can handle multiple parties and multiple negotiations and know how to professionally operate without exposing consortiums to internal tensions. They represent the parties in negotiations really well."
"Clifford Chance has a sound understanding of business concepts: the team consists of commercial lawyers who know what's behind a decision and are able to communicate in non-legal language."
"Clifford Chance has a very good, flexible and agile team: when their workload gets heavy, they can get more people on the projects and deliver results."
"Clifford Chance has very good lawyers, who are tough but very constructive in negotiations and deliver high-quality work on time."
"They have a strong team of high-calibre lawyers who are very reactive and responsive to requests and whose first drafts are already of a very high standard, which limits the iterations of the documentation."
"They can handle multiple parties and multiple negotiations and know how to professionally operate without exposing consortiums to internal tensions. They represent the parties in negotiations really well."
"Clifford Chance has a sound understanding of business concepts: the team consists of commercial lawyers who know what's behind a decision and are able to communicate in non-legal language."
"Clifford Chance has a very good, flexible and agile team: when their workload gets heavy, they can get more people on the projects and deliver results."
Notable Practitioners
Grzegorz Namiotkiewicz is a highly recognised senior partner who also acts as the firm's managing partner. He has significant expertise in handling a broad range of financing matters, including corporate loans and refinancings.
"Grzegorz Namiotkiewicz is incredible because, despite his seniority level, he actively participates in calls and in the drafting, which we like a lot as it makes us feel like he is really there for us."
Andrzej Stosio is highly regarded for his experience advising bank lenders and borrowers on credit facility agreements, debt restructurings and refinancings. His wide-ranging and deep knowledge includes project and construction finance, acquisition finance and sustainability-linked corporate loans.
"Andrzej Stosio is a very highly recommended person in the market."
Irena Floras-Goode advises banks and corporates on a range of financing matters, including acquisition finance and project finance in the energy sector.
"Irena Floras-Goode is one of Clifford Chance's most specialised practitioners in project finance. We have a very good relationship with her, based on a very good track record, and have only good things to say about her and her team."
"At Clifford Chance, I would highlight Irena Floras-Goode. We have worked with her extensively and she would be a go-to lawyer for us at the firm."
Michał Jadwisiak enters the rankings as an up-and-coming counsel with a focus on project finance transactions. He has experience advising borrowers and lenders.
"We especially valued Michał Jadwisiak's very good understanding of the commercial aspects and his ability to swiftly turn them into legal concepts."
"We had a very good impression of Michał Jadwisiak, who was very professional, very much focused on the details but also goal-oriented and able to see what was worth negotiating or not."
"He is well organised and good in terms of project management."
Ranked Lawyers at
Clifford Chance LLP
Poland