Schoenherr Halwa sp.k.

The firm: Schoenherr is one of the leading legal firms in the CEE region and was founded in Austria in 1950, with a presence in Poland since 2009. Schoenherr’s Warsaw office is a full-service practice that focuses on mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, banking and finance, real estate and labour law.

Areas of practice: The firm’s team of lawyers advises domestic and international clients on investing in Poland and on cross-border transactions. Schoenherr has particular experience in M&A, joint ventures, PE, privatisations, public takeovers, IPO, real estate acquisition, sale and development, financing of M&A and real estate projects and labour law. Schoenherr’s client list includes national and international corporate groups from several industries, including banks, real estate developers, investment funds, PE funds, manufacturers, distributors and industrial companies.

Paweł Halwa is the managing partner in Schoenherr’s Warsaw office, where he focuses on corporate/M&A, banking and 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.