Mr Jakub Wieczorek > CMS > Warsaw, Poland > Lawyer Profile

CMS
Varso Tower
Chmielna 69 St.
00-801 Warsaw
Poland

Work Department

Banking and Finance

Position

Partner in the Banking and Finance Department in Poland

Career

Jakub Wieczorek is an advocate and a Partner in the Department of Banking and Finance at CMS.

Jakub specialises in banking and financial law, in particular acquisition financing, corporate financing, asset and project financing as well as property financing. He has regularly participated in complex financing transactions, both on the lenders’ side, representing the largest Polish and foreign banks, and on the borrowers’ side, advising Polish and foreign listed companies, real estate funds, private equity funds and private investors. His experience includes drafting and negotiating standard LMA facility documentation, including loan agreements, intercreditor agreements, mandate letters and term sheets. He also advises on regulatory issues.

Languages

Polish, English

Memberships

The Warsaw Bar Association of Advocates

Education

University of Warsaw, Faculty of Law and Administration, Masters of Laws (2008)

Personal

Practice areas:
– Banking and Finance
– Acquisition Finance
– Financing assets and granting loans
– Corporate Finance
– Project Finance
– Property Finance
– Bankruptcy law
– Restructuring
– Private equity

Lawyer Rankings

Poland > Banking and finance

(Next Generation Partners)

Jakub Wieczorek CMS

CMS‘s group is praised as ‘one of the best banking teams in Warsaw with exceptional individuals‘. It boasts a broad client roster, which includes domestic and foreign banks, financial institutions, companies, and investment funds, and assists them with projects across Poland and the wider CEE region. Transaction financing is a core area of expertise for practice head Michał Mężykowski. Jakub Wieczorek specialises in project finance and acquisition finance, while Jakub Podkowa is skilled in financings in the real estate sector. Structuring projects and export financing are also key areas of strength for the department. In team news, Pawel Wajda joined the firm in January 2023 from Baker McKenzie Krzyzowski i Wspólnicy Sp.k..