Justyna Szwech

Justyna Szwech: Attorney with Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Biography

Justyna Szwech has wide-ranging experience in structuring projects and has been active in many well-known, high-profile real estate transactions on the Polish market. Justyna has advised international clients since the early 1990’s on real estate and infrastructure projects. She represents institutional and private investors, developers, banks, energy companies, state agencies, landlords and tenants and has drafted and negotiated various kinds of agreements including sale and purchase agreements and commercial leases.

Concentrations

•EPC and other construction contracts
•Franchise and management agreements in the leisure field
•Planning, permits and construction
•Office, retail, warehouse and residential projects
•Project finance

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

Chambers Europe: Band 4 in Real Estate (2012-2014, 2018)
EMEA Legal 500: Listed in Real Estate (2011)

Areas of Practice (2)

  • Real Estate
  • Environmental, Social & Governance

Education & Credentials

Law School Attended:
Legal Advisor, 2010; University of Warsaw, Master of Law, Faculty of Law and Administration, 1987
Year of First Admission:
1987
Admission:
1987, Poland
Memberships:

Professional & Community Involvement

•Member, District Chamber of Attorneys-at-law in Warsaw

Languages:
Fluent and Polish and Native; English and Fluent; French
Birth Information:
1963
Reported Cases:
Experience: Hotel Projects: Represented TMS Inwestycje, a company owned by Tobias Solorz, in the transaction related to the acquisition of the 148-room Hotel Inn Resort Warszawa Jozefow from Aquila Group.; Represented Ghelamco in the transaction related to the sale of the Crowne Plaza and Holiday Inn Express hotels located in The HUB complex in Warsaw to the French real estate fund Corum XL managed by Corum Asset Management.; Advised Union Investment in connection with the acquisition of the Hampton by Hilton hotel in Warsaw.; Advised in the negotiations of a management agreement for the Radisson hotel in Gdansk.; Advised Union Investment in connection with the acquisition of the Radisson hotel in Krakow.; Advised Groupe Louvre in drafting and negotiating the franchise agreement for the Premiere Classe and Campanile hotel chains.; Advised banks in connection with financing and refinancing of the Marriott hotel in Warsaw, Hilton in Warsaw, and Park Inn in Poznan.; Advised an investor in connection with the acquisition of the Sheraton hotel in Krakow.; Advised a developer in connection with negotiation of the lease agreement for a hotel in Warsaw with an international hotel chain.; The above representations were handled by Ms. Szwech prior to her joining GREENBERG TRAURIG Nowakowska-Zimoch Wysokinski sp.k.; Real Estate Sales and Acquisitions: Represented Cromwell Property Group in connection with the sale of a real estate portfolio consisting of six retail centers located in Warsaw, Szczecin, Wroclaw, lodz, Torun and Bydgoszcz to Star Capital Finance. The value of the transaction was EUR 285 million.; Represented Bricks Acquisitions Limited in the sale of ROBYG S.A. to a wholly owned subsidiary of TAG Immobilien AG.; Represented GLP Poland in the acquisition of two logistics warehouses in Janki near Warsaw. The properties have a total area of 37,600 sqm.; Represented PAK-Polska Czysta Energia in connection with the real estate aspects of the acquisition of a special purpose company owned by the Neoinvestment Group, responsible for the construction of a wind farm situated in Czluchow, consisting of 33 wind turbines with a total capacity of approx. 72.6 MW.; Advised Eastnine AB, a Swedish real estate company, in connection with the acquisition of the Nowy Rynek D office property in Poznan from Skanska. The value of the transaction was EUR 121 million.; Advised Cyfrowy Polsat S.A. and Polkomtel sp. z o.o. in connection with the real estate aspects of the sale of a 99.99% stake in Polkomtel Infrastruktura, a subsidiary of Polsat Group, to Cellnex Poland sp. z o.o., a subsidiary of Cellnex Telecom S.A., Europe's leading operator of telecommunications infrastructure. The value of the transaction exceeded PLN 7 billion.; Advised a South Korean fund K-Trust, managed by JR AMC, on the acquisition of the Feniks office building, located in the Wola district of Warsaw.; Advised Vantage Development in connection with the sale of the Delta 44 office-retail complex in Wroclaw.; Advised Centrum Haffnera Sp. z o.o. in connection with the sale of the Centrum Haffnera commercial and service complex in Sopot, Poland.; Advised Amstar/BBI in connection with the acquisition of the Zlota 44 residential building in Warsaw.; Advised Union Investment in connection with the acquisition of the Hampton by Hilton Hotel in Warsaw.; Advised GLL in connection with the acquisition of the Liberty Corner and Griffin House office buildings in Warsaw.; Advised Warburg HIH in connection with the acquisition of the Prime Corporate Center office building in Warsaw.; Advised Warburg HIH in connection with the acquisition of the Aleja Pokoju office building in Krakow.; Advised Warburg HIH in connection with the acquisition of the Dubois office building in Wroclaw.; Advised GLL in connection with the sale of the Green House office building in Wroclaw.; Advised Yareal in connection with the sale of the Mokotowska Square office building in Warsaw.; Advised Ghelamco in connection with various real estate sales (Senator, Mokotow Nova).; Advised BBI in connection with structuring the Koneser project.; Advised Aviva in connection with a commercial lease.; Advised Groupon in connection with two commercial leases.; The above representations were handled by Ms. Szwech prior to her joining GREENBERG TRAURIG Nowakowska-Zimoch Wysokinski sp.k.; EPC and Other Construction Contracts: Advised GDDKiA in connection with various legal issues related to the A1 highway operations.; Advised Mitsubishi in connection with long-term service agreements related to energy projects.; Advised SITA in connection with an EPC contract related to energy for a waste plant in Poznan.; The above representations were handled by Ms. Szwech prior to her joining GREENBERG TRAURIG Nowakowska-Zimoch Wysokinski sp.k.; Project Finance: Drafted more than 80 due diligence reports for purchasers, vendors and banks.; The above representations were handled by Ms. Szwech prior to her joining GREENBERG TRAURIG Nowakowska-Zimoch Wysokinski sp.k.;
ISLN:
900584631

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