Krzysztof A Zakrzewski
Europe Guide 2024
Eminent Practitioners : Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability
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Provided by Krzysztof A Zakrzewski
Practice Areas
Managing Partner at DZP, Head of the Corporate and M&A Practice. Adviser to both Polish and foreign firms on investment and acquisition projects on both private and public markets. Negotiator in many complex and cross-border merger and acquisition transactions. Krzysztof is also a head of DZP’s international relations.
Attorney ad litem in national and international arbitration cases connected with merger and acquisition transactions and investment protection (BIT). An arbitrator in the Arbitration Court at the Polish Chamber of Commerce in Warsaw.
Career
Joined Bureau of Government Plenipotentiary for Ownership Transformation, Finance Ministry (1989-90). Deputy Head of Legal Department, Privatisation Ministry (1990-92). Participated in legislative work for Privatisation Act and Act on Companies with Foreign Participation. Participated in privatisation of the 'first five'. Co-author and negotiator of Poland's first public company takeover. He is one of DZP's founders and has been its Managing Partner since 1999.
Professional Memberships
Member of: the International Bar Association; the Best Lawyers Advisory Board; Warsaw Bar Association of Attorneys-at-Law; the Board of the Jan Karski Educational Foundation in Poland; the Board of Directors of the Jan Karski Educational Foundation in the USA; the Polish Business Roundtable.
Chambers Review
Europe
Krzysztof Zakrzewski is highly respected for his many years of experience in the Warsaw market. Zakrzewski offers strategic advice on transactions in a variety of industry sectors.
Articles, highlights and press releases
6 items provided by Domański Zakrzewski Palinka
Partner promotions at DZP 2024
Beata Cieszyńska, Anna Okła-Woźniak, Jarosław Przybylski, Krzysztof Stecyk and Maciej Zajda have joined the ranks of our Law Firm's Partners.
Dr Mateusz Mądry, new head of DZP’s Life Sciences Practice
Dr Mateusz Mądry is to be the new head of DZP's Life Sciences Practice, thereby joining the group of DZP Partners. In his new role, Mateusz will be supported by the team's co-founder – prof. Marcin Matczak.
Piotr Orczykowski with a team joined our law firm
At the beginning of September Piotr Orczykowski with a team joined tour law firm and will enhance the Capital Markets & Financial Institutions Practice's expertise in providing regulatory and transaction advice.
We are pleased to announce that on 1 July Jan Czerwiński, Rafał Karbowniczek, Tomasz Michalczyk and Grzegorz Sprawka joined the ranks of DZP’s Partners.
Professor Adam Opalski joins Domański Zakrzewski Palinka team
At the beginning of May, Professor Adam Opalski joined the group of experts at Domański Zakrzewski Palinka. He will enhance our Corporate and M&A Practice as Of Counsel.
We are delighted to announce that, on 1 July, Daniel Chojnacki from Infrastructure and Energy Practice, Piotr Jackowski from Capital Markets and Financial Institutions Practice, Sylwia Kuca and Damian Szczygielski from Corporate and M&A Practice joined the group of our law firm's Partners.
Partner promotions at DZP 2024
Beata Cieszyńska, Anna Okła-Woźniak, Jarosław Przybylski, Krzysztof Stecyk and Maciej Zajda have joined the ranks of our Law Firm's Partners.
Dr Mateusz Mądry, new head of DZP’s Life Sciences Practice
Dr Mateusz Mądry is to be the new head of DZP's Life Sciences Practice, thereby joining the group of DZP Partners. In his new role, Mateusz will be supported by the team's co-founder – prof. Marcin Matczak.
Piotr Orczykowski with a team joined our law firm
At the beginning of September Piotr Orczykowski with a team joined tour law firm and will enhance the Capital Markets & Financial Institutions Practice's expertise in providing regulatory and transaction advice.
We are pleased to announce that on 1 July Jan Czerwiński, Rafał Karbowniczek, Tomasz Michalczyk and Grzegorz Sprawka joined the ranks of DZP’s Partners.
Professor Adam Opalski joins Domański Zakrzewski Palinka team
At the beginning of May, Professor Adam Opalski joined the group of experts at Domański Zakrzewski Palinka. He will enhance our Corporate and M&A Practice as Of Counsel.
We are delighted to announce that, on 1 July, Daniel Chojnacki from Infrastructure and Energy Practice, Piotr Jackowski from Capital Markets and Financial Institutions Practice, Sylwia Kuca and Damian Szczygielski from Corporate and M&A Practice joined the group of our law firm's Partners.