About

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Dentons is an undisputed leader in real estate in Central and Eastern Europe, where we provide full-service legal assistance in property and property finance matters.

Our integrated team of 100+ real estate lawyers working out of Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia, has vast expertise in advising clients on acquisitions and disposals of single assets, high-end portfolio and multi-country transactions across CEE, as well as joint ventures and development projects. We can handle deals of any size and complexity.

Clients find in us a full-service, multi-jurisdictional real estate practice, serving global leading institutional investors, private equity and pension funds, insurance companies, investment banks, financial institutions and developers, to help them navigate through every aspect of their property ventures and projects.

We take pride in working collaboratively with them in a comprehensive approach that fosters trust across a wide variety of property sector projects, including warehouse and logistics, residential, offices, retail centers, hotel and mixed-use developments. We are clients’ business partners, anticipating trends, reacting with speed and certainty on their behalf, determined to find a successful outcome on every aspect of their deal.

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Real Estate - Central & Eastern Europe
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What the team is known for

Dentons is a market-leading regional practice with a strong bench of lawyers in Prague, Budapest, Warsaw, Bratislava and Bucharest. The law firm is frequently instructed by international investors, developers and banks. Dentons acts on cross-border matters in the region, including on portfolio acquisitions and divestments as well as single-asset deals. Its transactions involve many asset classes including office, logistics and retail.

Work Highlights

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  • Dentons advised Plan B Investments on the acquisition of 70 retail properties from Trei Real Estate.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Evan Z Lazar
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Evan Z Lazar
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Eminent Practitioners

Evan Lazar acts for international investors on multi-jurisdictional M&A deals, including portfolio and residential project acquisitions, from his base in Prague.

"Evan is simply one of the best real estate lawyers in Europe."

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Evan Z Lazar
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Evan Z Lazar
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Eminent Practitioners

Clients

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Atrium European Real Estate

CPI Property Group

GTC

Heimstaden Bostad

Macquarie Group

P3 Logistic Parks

Savills Investment Management

Skanska Property Group

Starwood Capital Group

Industries

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Domestic and cross-border acquisitions and disposals (single asset / portfolio)

Real estate development

Real estate finance

Real estate leasing, asset and property management

Transaction structuring