Rafał Baranowski > Greenberg Traurig Nowakowska-Zimoch Wysokinski Sp. k > Warsaw, Poland > Lawyer Profile

Greenberg Traurig Nowakowska-Zimoch Wysokinski Sp. k‘s ‘very dedicated team’ of private equity lawyers handles some of the largest private equity deals in the Polish market, acting for major private equity houses from the CEE region. It is also increasingly active in venture capital transactions, and is well placed to leverage the strength of the firm’s tax, M&A, real estate, banking and finance, and capital markets teams. Senior partner Lejb Fogelman and Rafał Baranowski jointly lead the practice. Dual-qualified in Poland and the UK, Klaudia Królak is another key member of the practice, as is the ‘young and enthusiastic‘ Maciej Pietrzak.

Greenberg Traurig Nowakowska-Zimoch Wysokiński Sp. k‘s practice is well equipped to advise on the entire gamut of corporate and M&A mandates, from due diligence and negotiation support, to complex restructurings, joint ventures, and asset and share acquisitions. A large proportion of the group’s mandates are cross-border in nature, which are effectively handled due to the firm’s notable network of global offices, allowing the team to advise on a range of CEE-based transactions, as well as local ones. Sitting at the held of the team is senior partner Lejb Fogelman, who focuses on international corporate transactions, and Rafał Baranowski, who boasts expertise in investment projects. Michał Bobrzyński is dual qualified in New York and Poland, and is especially notable in regulatory mandates, while Filip Kijowski frequently supports clients with their M&A transactions and corporate restructurings. Senior associate Tomasz Denko is another key name to note in share and asset transactions.