Jacek Giziński

Co-Managing Partner, Poland

Member of the Global Policy Committee

Jacek Giziński is a highly talented and experienced lawyer with a deep knowledge of the law and understanding of business.

— Chambers Europe 2025, Real Estate, 2025

Emailjacek.gizinski@dlapiper.com

Call+48 22 540 74 00

Warsaw

About

Areas of FocusReal Estate Mergers and Acquisitions Energy and Natural Resources Renewables

Professional QualificationsAttorney-at-law (Radca prawny) registered with the Warsaw Bar Association of Attorneys-at-Law (Okręgowa Izba Radców Prawnych w Warszawie), 2009

EXPERIENCE

Advising Virya Energy on the establishment of Virya Renewables Poland and obtaining equity financing from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The support also included advice on the acquisition of a portfolio of RES projects from Optima Wind and their further development. The transaction involved a capital investment in a newly created platform that will focus on the development, construction and operation of large-scale RES projects, including PV farms, energy storage facilities (BESS) and onshore wind farms. The key element of the portfolio is the Sidłowo project (with a capacity of up to 722 MWp), which is to become the largest PV farm in Poland.
Advising EDPR in all of its asset rotation deals in Poland, including the sale of operating renewable assets with a total capacity of 306 MWp to ORLEN for approximately EUR 250 million (2024), the sale of operating wind farms (142 MW) together with 159 MW of hybrid solar projects under development to ORLEN for approximately EUR 0.5 billion (2023), the sale of six onshore wind farms to Mirova in 2022, and the sale of 49% of the shares and shareholder loans in a portfolio of wind assets with an installed capacity of approximately 570 MW (of which 470 MW was already in operation) for approximately EUR 200 million to China Three Gorges Corporation (2016).
Advising Greenvolt Power on the sale of two BESS projects to Northland Power Inc.. Both projects – BESS Mieczysławów and BESS Kamionka, with a total installed power of 300 MW and an energy storage capacity of 1200 MWh – were at the ready-to-build stage.
Advising OX2 on the sale of wind farms: 48 MW to Octopus, 23 MW to DIF, and 24 MW to Equitix. The work included preparing vendor due diligence reports and advising on the negotiation of all the transaction documents (share purchase agreements, construction agreements, and asset transfer agreements).
Advising OX2 on acquiring companies holding rights to wind farms, PV projects and energy storage projects with a total capacity of approximately 2 GW, including due diligence reviews and support in negotiating transaction and cooperation agreements.
Advising RWE on a due diligence review and acquisition of shares in Alpha Solar, including a portfolio of approximately 450 PV projects in Poland with a total prospective capacity of 3 GW.
Advising Revetas Capital Group in acquisitions and sales of commercial real estate in Poland since 2014, including the acquisition and sale of an office building and the takeover of Trigranit group with its portfolio of six office buildings in Kraków.
Advising a number of large corporations in negotiating office lease agreements in Poland, including the long-term lease by PZU of an entire 38-storey office building in Warsaw.
Advising Metro Properties on the sale and leaseback of five MAKRO Cash & Carry stores in Poland to FLE GmbH.
Advising Metro Properties on divestments, including the sale of a 45,000 sq. m. real property with a 12,000 sq. m. building and a 39,000 sq. m. real property with a 14,000 sq. m. building.
Advising KGAL on its purchase of Prosta Office Centre (POC) and Browary Office in Warsaw and Fuzja Offices in Łódź.
Advising Stena on its investments in office buildings in Warsaw (Spark B), Kraków (High5ive), and Wrocław (Centrum Południe).

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Awards and Recognitions

Ranked Band 5 in Real Estate – Chambers Europe 2026
Recognised as Leading Partner in Energy and Natural Resources – Legal 500 EMEA 2025 – 2026
Ranked in Band 4 in Real Estate – Chambers Europe 2021 – 2025
Recommended in Investment Funds – Legal 500 EMEA 2020 – 2025
Recognised as Highly Regarded in Project Development, M&A – IFLR1000 2023 – 2024
Recommended in Energy and Natural Resources – Legal 500 EMEA 2015 – 2024
Recommended in Real Estate – Legal 500 EMEA 2021 – 2024
Recommended in Construction – Legal 500 EMEA 2021 – 2023
Recognised as Highly Regarded in Energy and Infrastructure, Project Development, M&A – IFLR1000 2022
Recommended in Construction, Energy and Natural Resources, Real Estate, Restructuring and Insolvency – Legal 500 EMEA 2019
"Jacek Giziński is very responsive and really get things done efficiently." – Chambers Europe 2026, Real Estate
"Jacek Giziński advises domestic and international clients on a range of real estate matters including lease agreements and acquisitions of office real estate." – Chambers Europe 2026, Real Estate
"Jacek Giziński and his team have a very deep understanding of the Polish energy M&A market and can advise on any potential setup for a transaction." – Legal 500 EMEA 2026, Energy and Natural Resources
"Jacek is capable of pinpointing the real issues of a transaction and providing viable, business–driven solutions." – Legal 500 EMEA 2026, Energy and Natural Resources
"Both Jacek Gizinski, partner, and Karolina Madrzycka, counsel, are open with respect to contacts, very responsive, and trying to offer all services that could be useful." – Legal 500 EMEA 2026, Energy and Natural Resources
"Jacek Giziński and Karolina Mądrzycka are outstanding professionals who consistently demonstrate exceptional legal expertise and a strong commitment to meeting every client need. Their proactive approach, attention to detail, and ability to deliver practical, business–oriented solutions make them highly valued partners in any project." – Legal 500 EMEA 2026, Energy and Natural Resources
"Jacek Giziński – head of real estate department is also involved in the project, always well prepared, very professional lawyer." – Legal 500 EMEA 2026, Energy and Natural Resources
"Jacek Giziński is a highly talented and experienced lawyer with a deep knowledge of the law and understanding of business." – Real Estate, Chambers Europe 2025
"Jacek Giziński has extensive experience in transactions and real estate. We appreciate his involvement and input." – Real Estate, Chambers Europe 2024
"Jacek Giziński is a go-to person for real estate deals. He provides flawless legal advice, as well as insights into market practices and commercial standards that help the in-house team structure the transaction better. Jacek perfectly understands the commercial background of transactions and is able to quickly transfer it into legal documents." – Real Estate, Legal 500 EMEA 2023
"Jacek Giziński has great transactional and energy sector knowledge, and great negotiation skills." – Energy and Natural Resources, Legal 500 EMEA 2023
"Jacek is a very strong and business-oriented lawyer." – Real Estate, Chambers Europe 2023
"His commercial acumen and ability to help us understand the impact of legal clauses on the commercial aspects of the deal make the quality of his service outstanding. We also very much appreciate the insights Jacek shares with us on the market standards and practices." – Real Estate, Chambers Europe 2023
"He is a well-skilled and well-rounded lawyer." – Real Estate, Chambers Europe 2022
"Jacek Giziński is an excellent M&A lawyer with a commercial attitude." – Energy and Natural Resources, Legal 500 EMEA 2022
"[Jacek] is committed to his work and goal-focused" – Real Estate, Chambers Europe 2021
"Jacek Gizinski, as the head of real estate team, not only takes the lead on everything himself, but is available at any time and familiar with every single aspect of the transaction in each jurisdiction." – Real Estate, Legal 500 EMEA 2020
"Experienced, commercial practice head" of a "strong team (…) extremely focused on defined targets and crucial business goals" – Legal 500 EMEA 2018