The ‘outstanding’ Zbigniew Korba leads the banking and finance group at Taylor Wessing Poland, which provides lenders and borrowers with transactional support, and financial institutions with regulatory advice, including on restructuring strategies. Łukasz Szymański is another key name, and oversees the regulatory side of the practice. Counsel Michał Kulig joined the team from Wolf Theiss in May 2023 with a focus on commercial real estate finance, while counsel Marta Gocał departed the firm in February 2023 for an in-house position.
Testimonials
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‘Good communication, excellent analytical skills, and strong knowledge of the law.’
'Łukasz Szymański is dutiful, flexible and helpful.'
Łukasz Szymański and Zbigniew Korba created a strong team of lawyers. Their practice is focused on the needs of the client, close collaboration, and a flexible approach.’
‘It seems they form a solid, well-integrated team enjoying what they are doing and making all parties around feel good. I perceive them as very professional advisors and admire working with them, both in the due diligence stage and finance documentation negotiations.'
'They are very knowledgeable but practical and business oriented, punctual and detailed.’
‘They perform their roles perfectly. Michał Kulig and Paweł Skura are totally engaged in day-to-day works, and partner Zbigniew Korba is proactive on each material step in the transaction, always finding solutions satisfactory to both parties and pushing the process forward. Working with them is always a pleasure.’
‘Zbigniew Korba is outstanding at finding workable solutions where clients have already giving up hope in completing a project in time.’
‘Zbigniew Korba and his team are very professional, they make things happen quickly and we have trust in their abilities to deliver best services. For our fund, cooperating with Taylor Wessing makes us look good in front of our clients.’
Key clients
- Bank Pekao S.A.
- CentralNic Group Plc
- VeloBank S.A.
- TFI PZU S.A.
- Landesbank Baden-Württemberg
- IFIS Finance sp. z o.o.
- PKO Bank Polski S.A.
- Raiffeisen Bank International AG
- Santander Bank Polska S.A.
- Alior Bank S.A.
- ING Bank Śląski S.A.
- ING Lease (Polska) sp. z o.o.
- PZU S.A., PZU Życie S.A.
- TFI PFR S.A.
- Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego
- mBank Hipoteczny S.A.
- Opal CF sp. z o.o.
- Mercedes-Benz Bank Polska S.A.
- Banca IFIS S.p.A.
- Claret Capital Partners
Work highlights
- Advised a consortium of eight lenders on the refinancing of Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa S.A. in a sustainability-linked loan of PLN1.65bn.
- Advised Raiffeisen Bank International on the sale of Ferio Legnica shopping centre and related financing to Focus Estate Fund.
- Advised a major bank on the implementation of EBA Guidelines and on the role and responsibilities of the AML/CFT compliance officer.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Zbigniew Korba