Piotr Lesiński
Europe Guide 2024
Band 1 : Capital Markets: Debt
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Band 1
About
Provided by Piotr Lesiński
Practice Areas
Piotr specialises in capital markets transactions, in particular debt capital and structured finance transactions.
Career
Studied law at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń (Poland) and at University of Utrecht (the Netherlands).
Professional Memberships
Warsaw Bar Association (OIRP)
Personal
Piotr is a partner in the Finance & Financial Regulation team in Warsaw. He is an expert in financial sector regulations and capital market transactions. He advises local and international banks, investment firms, payment institutions and other financial institutions on a broad range of regulatory matters, including CRD, CRR, BRRD, MiFID, PSD and AML. Piotr has special focus on regulations concerning operations of foreign credit institutions in Poland. He also advises on capital market transactions, in particular debt capital market and structured finance transactions. They include issuance of domestic bonds, Eurobonds, regulatory capital instruments (MREL, TLAC), covered bonds as well as true sale and synthetic securitisation.
Chambers Review
Europe
Top-ranked DCM-focused Piotr Lesiński joined Bird & Bird in September 2023. He is particularly noted for advising on a broad range of high-value bond issuances. His clients range from leading banks to corporate and state entities.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"I value Piotr because whenever there are difficult negotiations with a client, he's always very calm."
"He's trying to help the client to understand what we are structuring and what they will achieve and not achieve if they prefer some options that are different to what he proposes."
"Piotr is proactive and efficient. He thinks out of the box."
"I value Piotr because whenever there are difficult negotiations with a client, he's always very calm."
"He's trying to help the client to understand what we are structuring and what they will achieve and not achieve if they prefer some options that are different to what he proposes."
"Piotr is proactive and efficient. He thinks out of the box."