Lidia Dziurzyńska-Leipert
Europe Guide 2024
Band 2 : Construction
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About
Provided by Lidia Dziurzyńska-Leipert
Practice Areas
Lidia Dziurzynska-Leipert is a partner and head of the Construction Group within the Real Estate and Construction Department at CMS. She also heads the hotel & leisure sector group, advising both landlords and operators on projects in the accommodation sector, as well as heading the German Desk at CMS Poland. Lidia focuses her practice on legal advice in connection with major construction undertakings (including major infrastructure projects, e.g. railway, road, waste treatment, plants, stadiums, development projects, etc.) and construction disputes. Furthermore she advises clients on real estate transactions (asset and share deal) in the main asset classes (office, hotel, retail and the logistics sector). Lidia also has extensive experience in working on project development, as well as on lease agreements.
She has authored many publications related to the real estate sector.
Career
Before joining CMS, Lidia Dziurzyńska-Leipert was a partner in the German law firm Beiten Burkhardt, where she managed a team specialising in real estate and litigation. She has also worked for Clifford Chance and Droste Boesebeck.
Professional Memberships
District Chamber of Legal Advisors in Warsaw; German-Polish lawyers’ Association (Deutsch-Polnische Juristenvereinigung)
Chambers Review
Europe
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.