Real Estate
Europe Guide 2024 : Poland
Band 2
Email address
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+48 22 520 5555About
Provided by CMS
CMS Real Estate & Construction team has over 30 years’ experience working with a diverse range of clients over many transaction types. Our clients include both international and domestic investors, developers and occupiers. They and their investments cover a number of jurisdictions. We are not only very experienced in cross-border transactions but also in assisting first-time investors in Poland find their feet.
Our respected and expanding team consists of almost 40 enthusiastic and experienced lawyers based in Warsaw and Poznan.
We are not only strong in development and investment matters relating to traditional real estate sectors-office/logistics/retail and residential but also in the newer real estate asset classes of student accommodation, renewable energy and hotels.
We see ourselves as part of our clients’ teams, working closely with them throughout the lifecycle of their properties. For occupiers we strive to ensure that the advice we give and the documentation we agree provides them with the opportunity to flourish in their new space. For investors/developers we take assets from acquisition through to sale, dealing along the way with JVs, financing, planning, environmental, construction, dispute resolution requirements, and finally any leasing and asset management.
Our clients and we as a team benefit greatly from the unique position of being part of the broader CMS Real Estate team with over 800 lawyers and 80 offices, all of which are at our clients’ disposal.
Chambers Review
CMS enjoys a strong track record in both real estate transactions and construction projects. The law firm boasts a clientele of international institutional investors and real estate development companies as well as major domestic construction corporates. It acts on both the buy and sell sides in real estate transactions that include hotels, offices, warehouses and retail property. CMS also possesses a strong construction practice and is well equipped to handle construction disputes, including in relation to large infrastructure projects as well as assisting with construction contracts. Additionally, the team is active on transactions in the Polish regions.
Work Highlights
- CMS advised Allianz Real Estate on the acquisition of a Grade A sustainable logistics portfolio from DHL.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"CMS lawyers provide professional assistance, and legal issues are explained in detail but in a simple way."
"CMS is a very practical-thinking firm, which is very valuable for our daily business questions."
"CMS lawyers provide professional assistance, and legal issues are explained in detail but in a simple way."
"CMS is a very practical-thinking firm, which is very valuable for our daily business questions."
Notable Practitioners
Lidia Dziurzyńska-Leipert co-heads CMS' construction practice and is highly regarded for her expertise in complex construction litigation and arbitration matters. She also assists with construction contracts relating to large infrastructure projects, including roads, railways and stadiums.
Agata Jurek-Zbrojska acts for international property developers on high-value real estate transactions such as the disposal and acquisition of logistics properties.
"Agata Jurek-Zbrojska is a great leader."
Michał Mieciński of CMS Warsaw is developing a strong real estate practice advising international and Polish investors on investment, divestment and development transactions. He is particularly well known for his expertise in the hotel and leisure industry but also works with office, commercial and alternative asset classes including student accommodation.
"Michał is a very intelligent and hard-working lawyer."
Ranked Lawyers at
CMS
Poland
Members
Provided by CMS
Agata Jurek-Zbrojska
Head of Department
Anna Wiśniewska
Dominik Rafałko
Mateusz Wosiek
Małgorzata Madej-Balcerowska
Michał Bork
Michał Mieciński