Agnieszka Lehwark

Agnieszka Lehwark

Partner
Attorney-at-law (radca prawny)
She makes sure the deals close and focuses on results for the clients.
— The Legal 500 EMEA Real Estate 2022
Warsaw
About

Agnieszka Lehwark has more than 15 years of experience in advising clients on real estate projects.

She advises at every stage of the property life cycle – from due diligence reviews and acquisition structuring to development, leasing and exit strategies, as well as supporting clients in construction processes and matters related to real property management and commercialisation. She has extensive experience in advising international warehouse and production facility developers on the purchase and sale of properties (drafting and negotiating development and development management agreements with investors as well as design and construction process documentation) and also negotiates agreements for the lease of warehouse and production facilities (under multi-let projects and built-to-suit projects dedicated to particular lessees) as well as office and retail space.

Agnieszka frequently participates in major international real estate events such as Expo Real and MIPIM, which are key platforms for networking, deal-making, staying ahead of industry trends, and shaping cross-border real estate strategies.

Areas of FocusReal Estate
Professional QualificationsAttorney-at-law (Radca prawny) registered with the Warsaw Bar Association of Attorneys-at-Law (Okręgowa Izba Radców Prawnych w Warszawie), 2013

EXPERIENCE

  • Advising Panattoni Europe, a leading international developer of warehouse and production facilities, on the negotiation of over 90 agreements with various international investors for the management of a development process, including domestic and international joint ventures, concerning multi-let warehouse facilities in Poland.
  • Advising Panattoni Europe, a leading international developer of warehouse and production facilities, on the full cycle of forward-funding development of over 25 build-to-suit projects in Poland, including conducting due diligence reviews and negotiating land acquisition agreements, leases and investment documentation with the client's investors.
  • Advising Levi Strauss Poland, a leading international clothing manufacturer, on the negotiation of agreements for the lease of space in shopping centres in Poland.
  • Advising numerous international companies on the negotiation of agreements for the lease of space in office buildings in Poland.
  • Advising TFI PZU, a Polish investment fund, on the sale of a warehouse building located in southern Poland to an international supplier of home and garden building materials.
Languages
  • Polish
  • English

Awards

  • Recommended in Real Estate – Legal 500 EMEA 2020 – 2025
  • Recommended in Construction – Legal 500 EMEA 2020 – 2023
  • Recognised as “a great lawyer: fast and efficient with great understanding of commercial issues” – Construction, Legal 500 EMEA 2020
  • Recognised as Next Generation Lawyer in Real Estate and Construction – Legal 500 EMEA 2017
  • “Agnieszka Lehwark is a trusted advisor. She is very hands-on and always ready to assist.” – Real Estate, Legal 500 EMEA 2022
  • “Agnieszka Lehwark is great! She makes sure the deals close and focuses on results for the clients.” – Real Estate, Legal 500 EMEA 2022
  • "Agnieszka focuses on acquisitions in the logistics sector" – Real Estate, Legal 500 EMEA 2020
Education
  • University of Warsaw, Master of Laws, 2009
  • Institute of Continuing Education, University of Cambridge, Introduction to English and EU law, Diploma 2008

Prior Experience

  • May 2022 – present, Partner, DLA Piper, Warsaw
  • February 2017 – April 2022, Counsel, DLA Piper, Warsaw
  • May 2016 – February 2017, Senior Associate, Global Law Firm, Warsaw
  • February 2011 – January 2016, Associate, Global Law Firm, Warsaw
  • January 2008 – December 2010, Associate, Polish Law Firm, Warsaw

Memberships And Affiliations

Warsaw Bar Association of Attorneys-at-law (Okręgowa Izba Radców Prawnych w Warszawie), 2013

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