Schoenherr (Schönherr Rechtsanwälte) — Poland

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Warsaw45 lawyersFounded 1950

About

The firm: Schoenherr is one of the leading legal firms in the CEE region and was founded in Austria in 1950, with a presence in Poland since 2009. Schoenherr’s Warsaw office is a full-service practice that focuses on mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, banking and finance, real estate and labour law. Areas of practice: The firm’s team of lawyers advises domestic and international clients on investing in Poland and on cross-border transactions. Schoenherr has particular experience in M&A, joint ventures, PE, privatisations, public takeovers, IPO, real estate acquisition, sale and development, financing of M&A and real estate projects and labour law. Schoenherr’s client list includes national and international corporate groups from several industries, including banks, real estate developers, investment funds, PE funds, manufacturers, distributors and industrial companies. Paweł Halwa is the managing partner in Schoenherr’s Warsaw office, where he focuses on corporate/M&A, banking and finance and capital markets. He specializes in corporate law, including corporate law disputes and securities, as well as equity capital markets. Paweł’s experience includes advising corporates, funds and financial institutions on large transactions with an international angle as well as on their day to day activity. He frequently advises on structuring transactions, including cross-border M&A transactions, offerings of securities and restructuring processes. On the financial regulatory side, Paweł has assisted on structuring the operations of financial institutions, including brokers and fund managers, and represented clients in licensing processes. He has represented clients in negotiations and proceedings before courts and administrative bodies such as the Financial Supervision Authority, Ministry of Finance, National Bank of Poland and Office for Competition and Consumer Protection. Paweł has authored books and articles on company law and capital markets in Poland. ### Languages - English - German - Polish - Spanish - French ### Memberships - International Bar Association - Loan Market Association - Polish Private Equity Association - Competition Law Association ### Staffing Figures - 0 Number of lawyers - 21 at this office

Office locations

Warsaw

Schoenherr Halwa Okon Chyb sp.k Stanislawa Malachowskiego 2, Ii Pietro 00-066 Warszawa Warsaw Poland

+48222230900 office.poland@schoenherr.eu

Practice areas

Mergers And AcquisitionsCapital MarketsBanking And FinanceReal EstateLabour And EmploymentPrivate EquityCorporate LawSecuritiesRestructuringRegulatory And ComplianceJoint VenturesPublic Takeovers

Lawyers in this office

Adam Nowosielski

Senior Attorney at Law · Real Estate

Agnieszka Gul-Czajkowska

Senior Attorney At Law · Real Estate

Agnieszka Stawiarska

Attorney at Law · Corporate / M&A

Aleksandra Goławska

Associate · Banking & Finance

Aleksandra Kulik

Attorney At Law · Banking & Finance

Barbara Jóźwik

Partner · Labour & Employment

Daniel Radwański

Partner · Corporate / M&A

Daria Rutecka

Partner · Corporate / Reorganisations

Dawid Brudzisz

Counsel · Capital Markets

Ewelina Adamczyk

Attorney at Law · Real Estate

Gabriela Chrzanowska

Associate · Banking & Finance

Grzegorz Filipowicz

Partner · Energy

Hanna Kosińska

Attorney at Law · Litigation

Ilona Fedurek

Partner · Banking & Finance

Kacper Gabryjańczyk

Junior Associate · Competition / Antitrust

Kamil Jurzak

Associate · Mergers & Acquisitions

Karolina Pikuła

Associate · Data Protection

Katarzyna Solarz-Włodarska

Partner · Mergers & Acquisitions

Katarzyna Sulimierska

Partner · Real Estate

Katarzyna Szczudlik

Partner · Data Protection

Klaudia Szatan

Attorney at Law · Corporate / M&A

Krzysztof Leśniak

Counsel · Corporate / M&A

Krzysztof Pawlak

Krzysztof Pawlak is a Local Partner and has been with Schoenherr since 2018. His main areas of practice are m&a, commercial contracts and corporate restructurings. He also advises clients on corporate compliance and insurance law matters. Krzysztof is a seasoned lawyer with over 17 years of experience in representing international and Polish companies in a wide range of transactions with third parties as well as in structuring intra-group restructurings and corporate reorganisations. A member of the Warsaw Bar, he graduated from Warsaw University in 2002. Before joining Schoenherr, he practised with a national law firm as a senior associate. · Corporate / M&A