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Pawel Szaja
Work Department
Capital Markets
Position
Partner
Career
Pawel Szaja is a partner in the Capital Markets practice. He is based in the London and Dubai offices and advises corporates, underwriters and private equity funds in EMEA on complex cross-border SEC-registered and Rule 144A / Regulation S equity and debt capital markets, M&A / private equity and SPAC/de-SPAC transactions as well as corporate governance, regulatory and ongoing reporting matters.
Pawel is a member of the Fintech Foundry program at Shearman & Sterling. He has completed secondments to the execution group at a major investment bank in London and the legal department at ADNOC in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Languages
Polish, German, English
Memberships
Admissions
New York
England and Wales
Ireland – On the Roll
Education
Columbia University School of Law, LL.M.
Goethe-University of Frankfurt/Main, LL.M. (Finance)
Warsaw University, J.D.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Finance > Debt capital markets
(Leading individuals)Shearman & Sterling LLP has ‘extremely knowledgeable debt capital markets lawyers; focused and client-oriented with a very good understanding of their clients’ business‘. The firm handles a variety of public and private debt deals, including equity-linked notes, investment-grade offerings, liability management transactions, and programme establishment. Head of EMEA capital markets Trevor Ingram ‘produces work of the highest calibre‘. He acted for Deutsche Bank as underwriter of the $2bn offering of sustainability-linked notes by Eaton Corporation. Key partner Pawel Szaja, who works in both Dubai and London, has extensive experience in both debt and equity transactions in the CEE and CIS regions. ‘They know their subject matter backwards and don’t miss a beat‘, say clients of Ingram and ‘responsive, detailed, smart‘ associate Evangelia Andronikou. Marwa Elborai moved to Allen & Overy LLP.
London > Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – mid-large cap
(Next Generation Partners)United Arab Emirates > Capital markets
The wide ranging practice at Shearman & Sterling LLP covers the full gamut of capital markets work, with a strong track record on IPOs. Pawel Szaja has a mixed ECM and DCM practice and has been involved in substantial offerings on the ADX. Senior associate Kasia Lebiecki is also noted.
United Arab Emirates > Commercial, corporate and M&A
Shearman & Sterling LLP predominantly acts for oil and gas majors in the UAE market, with the team active on both investment and disposal deals. Omar Alkaffas and Pawel Szaja are the practice heads.