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Our Warsaw real estate practice is a top-tier provider of big-ticket, comprehensive real estate services to investors, developers, and financial institutions active in Poland and across the CEE region. The team is regularly awarded and ranked by the most prominent legal directories, including Chambers Europe (ranked Band 1), and Legal 500 EMEA (ranked Tier 1). Recent work highlights include:

  • Investika and Bud Holdings: advising on the acquisition of a logistics portfolio in Poland from 7R for over €150m. The 212,500 sqm portfolio comprises five logistics parks. This acquisition marks the largest logistics transaction completed in Poland and the second largest in Central Europe in 2024.
  • NEPI Rockcastle: advising on the €405m acquisition of Silesia City Center in Katowice. This acquisition represents one of the largest shopping centre transactions in CEE in recent years.
  • Signal Capital Partners: advising on the joint venture with Ghelamco, followed by €280m sale of the Warsaw UNIT office building by Ghelamco to Eastnine AB. The sale was the largest office transaction in Europe in 2024.
  • W. P. Carey: advising on the acquisition, in a sale and leaseback formula, of 123 Żabka retail stores in Poland.
  • Stena Real Estate: advising on the €86m acquisition of the Studio B office building in Warsaw from Skanska.
  • Signal Capital Partners: advising on a joint venture with Echo Investment and Griffin Capital Partners to develop a student housing platform in Poland.

Chambers Review

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Real Estate - Poland

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Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Linklaters houses a highly regarded team with extensive experience assisting foreign institutional real estate investors, including significant European and global real estate funds, with high-stakes transactions relating to premium offices and logistics assets, including acting on portfolio transactions. The law firm is visible on deals involving assets in Polish regional cities. The team is well practised in advising on joint ventures in the sector and also equipped to advise on land acquisitions and the construction of new office buildings as well as production facilities.

Work Highlights

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  • The team at Linklaters assisted Nrep with its acquisition of 80% stake in 7R, valued at EUR200 million.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Artur Kulawski
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Artur Kulawski
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Eminent Practitioners

Artur Kulawski heads the firm's real estate practice. He is well regarded for his extensive expertise in high-value real estate transactions, advising investment firms and real estate developers.

I have the greatest respect for Arthur Kulawski.

Janusz Dzianachowski
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Janusz Dzianachowski
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Band 1
Janusz Dzianachowski is well regarded for his expertise advising corporations, investors and developers on a range of acquisitions and disposals of real estate assets, including logistics parks and office complexes.

Janusz Dzianachowski is one of the best commercial lawyers; he is creative and has an open-minded approach.

Janusz's profound understanding of real estate law, combined with his strategic insights, has been invaluable to us.

Janusz Dzianachowski is fantastic. He is always available, knows what needs to be done, remains calm and well connected.

Adriana Andrzejewska
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Adriana Andrzejewska
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Up and Coming

Adriana Andrzejewska has experience advising private equity firms, asset managers, and investment funds on the acquisition of office buildings and land.

Adriana Andrzejewska is one of the best real estate lawyers we have come across when working in Poland.

Tomasz Trystuła
Tomasz Trystuła
Associates to watch
Tomasz Trystuła is commended by market sources for his experience handling real estate deals. He assists with sales and acquisitions in the retail, office, logistics and residential sectors.

Tomasz is a great professional with exceptional approach to clients.

Tomasz Trystuła is a rising star.

He is highly proactive, responsive and consistently prepared to clearly articulate the best potential outcomes for our situation.

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Artur Kulawski
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Artur Kulawski
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Eminent Practitioners
Janusz Dzianachowski
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Janusz Dzianachowski
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Band 1
Adriana Andrzejewska
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Adriana Andrzejewska
U
Up and Coming
Tomasz Trystuła
Tomasz Trystuła
Associates to watch

Members

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Ewa Sinkiewicz

Marta Strykowska

Monika Lerka

Zuzanna Lipska