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Piotr Szafarz

Piotr Szafarz

Dentons, Poland

Work Department

Real estate

Position

Piotr is a partner in Dentons’ Warsaw office heading the Real Estate practice in Poland and in Central and Eastern Europe.

Piotr has specialized in real estate since 1995, his main focus being on investment, development and finance work. He has led and negotiated multiple single asset and portfolio transactions (notably in sale-and-leaseback, forward purchase and funding structures), primarily in the retail, logistics and office sectors. During his career, he has been involved in a number of institutional and landmark projects, like acquisitions of the largest retail assets in the CEE region, and advanced revitalization schemes regarding historic buildings and town planning. Piotr regularly advises on forming joint venture structures.

Career

Head of CEE Real Estate, Dentons since 2020.

Partner, Head of Real Estate in Poland, Dentons since 2010.

Partner, Clifford Chance, 2006-2010.

CMS Cameron McKenna, 1999- 2006.

Jeantet Associés, 1994-1999.

Languages

Polish, English, French

Memberships

Member of The Urban Land Institute (ULI Poland).

Education

Legal adviser, Poland, 1997. A graduate of Warsaw University. Diplôme de droit français (University of Grenoble).

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