Mr Jakub Czerka > Baker McKenzie Krzyzowski i Wspólnicy Sp.k. > Warsaw, Poland > Lawyer Profile

Baker McKenzie Krzyzowski i Wspólnicy Sp.k.
Varso Tower
ul. Chmielna 69
Warsaw 00-801
Poland

Work Department

Banking & Finance

Position

Jakub Czerka is an advocate admitted to practice in Poland, a senior associate in the Banking and Finance Practice at Baker McKenzie in Warsaw.

Jakub graduated from the Faculty of Law and Administration of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń in 2013. He also obtained a Bachelor of Laws in Business Law from the Faculty of Law and Criminology of the University of Aberystwyth in 2015. He qualified as an advocate in 2020.

Prior to joining Baker McKenzie in Warsaw, Jakub worked at renowned global law firms starting from 2015.

Jakub specialises in transactions related to debt financing. He advises financial institutions, private equity funds and other various private and public entities on domestic and international financing transactions, in particular, in the field of acquisition and corporate financing, as well as on comprehensive debt restructuring projects. He also has experience in advising issuers and bondholders on matters concerning bond issuances.

Languages

English, Polish

Memberships

  • Warsaw Bar Association

Education

  • Aberystwyth University (LL.B.) (2015)
  • Nicolaus Copernicus University (2013)

Lawyer Rankings

Poland > Banking and finance

(Leading associates)

Jakub Czerka – Baker McKenzie Krzyzowski i Wspólnicy Sp.k.

Project and acquisition finance, real estate and corporate finance, and regulatory mandates all fall within the strong capabilities of the banking and finance team housed at Baker McKenzie Krzyzowski i Wspólnicy Sp.k., in addition to restructurings and securitisation transactions. Its client roster consists of companies, financial institutions, private equity funds, investors and investment firms. Marcin Iwaniszyn sits at the helm of the practice and he is lauded as ‘a great expert in banking and finance and financing projects’. Head of the financial services, regulatory and investment funds practice, Jerzy Bombczyński is knowledgeable about ESG regulations, and the ‘pragmatic’ Jakub Czerka is another notable team member.