Ms Izabela Zielińska-Barłożek > Wolf Theiss > Warsaw, Poland > Lawyer Profile

Wolf Theiss
ul. Marszalkowska 107
00-110 Warsaw
Poland
Izabela  Zielińska-Barłożek photo

Work Department

Corporate/M&A: Izabela specialises in M&A transactions including cross-border transactions. She also provides ongoing advice on corporate law and has taken part in many enterprise restructuring projects including mergers, divisions and reorganisations.

Position

Partner, Co-Head of the Corporate/M&A team in Poland

Languages

Polish, English

Memberships

  • Commissioner in the IBA Professional Wellbeing Commission.
  • Member of the Advisory Board of the Real Estate Committee of the International Bar Association and a past chair of that Committee.
  • Chair (le Président) of the Association Europénne d’Études Juridiques et Fiscales (AEEJF).
  • Former chair of Lex Mundi Environmental Law Practice Group.

Education

Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań (Postgraduate Course in European Law), 2004
Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań (M.A.), 1996

Lawyer Rankings

Poland > Private equity

Izabela Zielińska-Barłożek, the ‘very knowledgeable‘ Anna Dąbrowska, and Krzysztof Libiszewski jointly head up the private equity practice at Wolf Theiss, which supports clients throughout all elements of the cycle of investment, including the formation of funds, initial fundraising, daily management and operational matters, and successful exits. The team also advises on financings, strategic partnerships, leveraged buyouts, cross-border M&A, and carve-out transactions.

Poland > Commercial, corporate and M&A

(Leading partners)

Izabela Zielińska-Barłożek   – Wolf Theiss

The corporate and M&A team at Wolf Theiss handles cross-border and domestic M&A transactions, joint ventures, corporate governance and restructurings for Polish and international clients across a range of sectors, including the automotive, FMCG, healthcare, pharmaceutical, financial, IT and energy industries. Izabela Zielińska-BarłożekAnna Dąbrowska and Krzysztof Libiszewski jointly spearhead the practice. Maciej Olszewski is another key member of the team, and is lauded by one client as ‘one of the best specialists to turn to for M&A advice in Poland’, while Bartosz Kuraś also boasts ‘exceptional expertise’.