Mr Paweł Halwa > Schoenherr Halwa sp.k. > Warsaw, Poland > Lawyer Profile
Schoenherr Halwa sp.k. Offices
Stanisława Małachowskiego 2, II piętro
00-066 Warszawa
Poland
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Mr Paweł Halwa
Work Department
corporate & reorganisations | mergers & acquisitions | crisis response | compliance & internal investigations | banking & financial services regulatory | equity capital markets | finance & corporate finance | special situations | real estate law | technology & digitalisation | real estate & construction | financial institutions | healthcare & life sciences
Position
Paweł Halwa is the managing partner in Schoenherr’s Warsaw office, where he focuses on corporate/M&A, banking & 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
Polish, English, German
Education
Poznan University, Poznan/Poland (Master of Laws 1998)
Lawyer Rankings
Poland > Banking and finance
Schoenherr Halwa sp.k. has ‘deep knowledge of banking and financial law’, and is adept at advising clients on project finance, structured finance, real estate finance, and acquisition finance transactions. Sectors of strength for the practice include food, retail, manufacturing, and new technologies. With expertise in restructuring mandates, Paweł Halwa leads the team, and is ably supported by Weronika Kapica and counsel Marcin Antczak. The beginning of 2024 marked a period of significant growth for the firm, which onboarded a number of banking and finance specialists from SSW, most notably Szymon Okoń, Ilona Fedurek and Tomasz Kwaśniewski.
Poland > Private equity
Schoenherr Halwa sp.k. frequently advises its diverse client base on domestic and cross-border private equity mandates. Paweł Halwa sits at the helm of the corporate and M&A department, within which the private equity group sits, and he advises private equity houses and portfolio companies on their transactional mandates. Krzysztof Pawlak is another notable member of the department. In team news, Paweł Chyb joined from SSW in January 2024.
Poland > Commercial, corporate and M&A
Schoenherr Halwa sp.k. expertly handles domestic and international transactions, and often provides advice to executive and supervisory board members and shareholders. Notable sectors for the group include IT and technology. Paweł Halwa chairs the group with several decades of experience in corporate finance, M&A transactions, and strategic business transactions. Krzysztof Pawlak is another core member of the department and he frequently supports clients with commercial contracts, restructurings, and corporate law mandates. Senior associate Daria Rutecka is particularly skilled in technology-related M&A mandates. Krzysztof Wawrzyniak and Krzysztof Leśniak are also recommended. As part of a concerted growth strategy, the team onboarded a number of dedicated experts in 2024, most notably Paweł Chyb, Katarzyna Solarz-Włodarska and Marcin Czaprowski.