Joanna Knozowska-Castens has joined Allegro as In-House Counsel in Poland.
Deal 5: Enterprise Investors Managing Partner Michal Rusiecki on Wento Sale
On May 12, 2021, CEE Legal Matters reported that Bird & Bird Warsaw had advised Polish Enterprise Fund VI, a private equity fund managed by Enterprise Investors, on the sale of companies from the Wento Group to international energy concern Equinor. CEE In-House Matters spoke with Michal Rusiecki, Managing Partner at Enterprise Investors, to learn more about the sale.
InterRisk Head of Legal Leaves to Set up New Firm in Poland
Anna Grykin, former Head of Legal at InterRisk, has returned to private practice by setting up Grykin Law Firm in Poland.
Dominika Niewiadomska-Siniecka Joins UPC Polska as Board Member and Chief Legal & Regulatory Officer
Dominika Niewiadomska-Siniecka has joined UPC Polska as Board Member and Chief Legal & Regulatory Officer.
From Boardroom to Race Track: An Interview with Adam Brzezinski, Senior In-House Counsel and Motoracing Star
Adam Brzezinski, President of the Management Board and Assistant General Counsel Global Employment and EU Privacy at MoneyGram Poland, recently announced that he will be representing MoneyGram International in an amateur motorcycle racing league. CEEIHM spoke with Brzezinski to learn about his plans.
Coming Together: Talking About the PSPP – The First In-House Counsel Association in Poland
Waldemar Koper, Legal Director at Kompania Piwowarska, was one of the co-founders of the Polish Corporate Lawyers Association in 2009 and is currently serving as its President. CEEIHM spoke to Koper to learn more about the association and its activities over the last decade.
How To: Assessing and Managing Legal Risk
Iwona Dorota Gajek, Country Head of Legal at BNP Paribas in Warsaw, Poland, sheds light on her approach to managing legal risks before a problem materializes.
To Think: Compliance
Paulina Sosnowicz, Director of the Legal Department at Centrum Uslug Informatycznych we Wroclawiu, uses GetBack in Poland as a case study of potential pitfalls to avoid in the compliance function.
Deal 5: Historical Museum of Sanok Director Jaroslaw Serafin on Attempt to Sell Zdzislaw Beksinski Counterfeit
On April 21, 2021, CEE Legal Matters reported that the RKKW law firm had helped the Historical Museum of Sanok, in Poland, respond to an offer to sell it a counterfeit version of a painting by Zdzislaw Beksinski by an American auction website. CEE In-House Matters spoke with Jaroslaw Serafin, Director at the Historical Museum of Sanok, to learn more about the matter.
Idea Bank Head of Legal Joins Clifford Chance in Poland
Anna Gorska, former Head of Legal at Idea Bank, returns to private practice by joining Clifford Chance as a Legal Adviser in Warsaw.
Deal 5: Pekao TFI Head of Legal Dominik Mielczarek on MPO Warszawa Bond Issuance
On December 2, 2020, CEE Legal Matters reported that Act BSWW had advised investment funds managed by Pekao TFI S.A on the PLN 2.5 billion bond issuance program of Miejskie Przedsiebiorstwo Oczyszczania w m. st. Warszawie sp. z o.o., (MPO Warszawa) aimed at financing the modernization and extension of a municipal waste incineration plant and the construction of a waste segregation plant in Warsaw. CEEIHM spoke with Dominik Mielczarek, Head of Legal Department at Pekao TFI, to learn more about the matter.
Maciej Hajewski Appointed to Regional Compliance Role With Willis Towers Watson
Maciej Hajewski has been appointed Regional Compliance Business Partner – Central and Eastern Europe at Willis Towers Watson in Warsaw, Poland.
Polish Aviation Group Hires Michal Roslon as In-House Counsel
Former LS Airport Services Chief Legal Officer Michal Roslon has joined the Polish Aviation Group as an in-house counsel.
Deal 5: Zlota 44 Sales Director Katarzyna Goryszewska Apartments Package Sale
On March 8, 2021, CEE Legal Matters reported that Bendza Barszcz had advised Zlota 44 on the sale of a package of apartments in the Zlota 44 residential tower in Warsaw. CEEIHM spoke with Katarzyna Goryszewska, Sales Director at Zlota 44, to learn more about the deal.
Izabela Wisniewska Moves to Euro Net as Chief Legal Officer
Izabela Wisniewska has left private practice to join Euro Net as Chief Legal Officer.
Deal 5: AEW Associate Director Xavier Aubrun on Acquisition of Logistics Project near Warsaw
On February 5, 2021, CEE Legal Matters reported that Greenberg Traurig had advised AEW on its acquisition of a logistics project near Warsaw from an unspecified seller. CEEIHM spoke with Xavier Aubrun, Associate Director at AEW, to learn more about the acquisition.
Deal 5: Van der Vorm Vastgoed's Margreet van der Vorm and Rene Voortmeijer on La Praga Acquisition in Warsaw
On December 20, 2020, CEE Legal Matters reported that Konieczny Wierzbicki had advised Dutch fund Van der Vorm Vastgoed on the acquisition of the La Praga residential project in Warsaw from Nexity Polska. CEEIHM spoke with Margreet van der Vorm, Director of International Investments and Rene Voortmeijer, Managing director at Van der Vorm Poland, to learn more about the deal.
Deal 5: Apollo-Rida CEO Rafal Nowicki on Sale of Jerozolimskie Business Park
On February 5, 2021, CEE Legal Matters reported that Penteris had advised a joint venture formed by Rida Development Corp and Mack Real Estate Group on its acquisition of the Jerozolimskie Business Park in Warsaw from A&T Holdings. CEEIHM spoke with Rafal Nowicki, CEO at Apollo-Rida, to learn more about the deal.