Piotr Miller

Partner
Advocate (adwokat)
Piotr Miller was very communicative and with high soft skills, was easily dealing with the other team and the negotiations went very smoothly.
Legal 500 EMEA 2024, Commercial, Corporate And M&A
About

Piotr Miller has more than 15 years of experience in advising on M&A and private equity transactions. 

He has an in-depth knowledge of transactional law, supporting both Polish and international clients in cross-border investments, with a particular focus on guiding strategic investors and private equity funds through complex mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and corporate restructurings. 

He provides clients with comprehensive support in civil law and commercial law matters, including corporate governance, regulatory compliance, and the drafting and negotiating of high-stakes commercial contracts. His counsel is marked by strategic foresight and a pragmatic approach that aligns legal frameworks with business objectives. 

Piotr also contributes to the firm’s defence sector advisory group, where he provides legal guidance on armament procurement contracts and M&A transactions involving defence suppliers and the Polish Armed Forces. 

Professional QualificationsAdvocate (Adwokat) registered with the Warsaw Bar Association of Advocates (Okręgowa Izba Adwokacka w Warszawie)

EXPERIENCE

  • Advising Affidea on its acquisition of a number of Polish private healthcare providers.
  • Advising Group.one on its acquisition of MiniCRM.
  • Advising MJM Holdings on its bolt-on acquisitions.
  • Advising Zedra on its acquisition of Blackstones.
  • Advising Corsair Capital on its acquisition of MJM Holdings, an insurance broker.
  • Advising DBAG on its sale of Cloudflight to Partners Group.
  • Advising Cloudflight on its acquisition of Divante.
  • Advising Netceed on its acquisition of Klonex.
  • Advising Storskogen on its acquisition of a leading European trailer producer.
  • Advising Burda Media on its acquisition of the online cosmetics store SHOKO.
  • Advising Life Healthcare International on its sale of the Scanmed chain of hospitals.
  • Advising the Polish founder of Top-System, a company from the packaging sector, on its sale to Aluflexpack.
  • Advising WYG/Tetra Tech on the disposal of its Polish operations.
  • Advising Avallon on establishing a PE fund in Luxembourg.
  • Advising an Israeli investor on the contemplated acquisition of a Polish consultancy company.
Languages
  • Polish
  • English

Awards

  • Recommended in Commercial, Corporate and M&A – Legal 500 EMEA 2024-2025
Education
  • The University of Sydney, Master of International Business and Law, 2010
  • University of Warsaw, Master of Laws, 2008

Prior Experience

  • May 2023 - present, Partner, DLA Piper, Warsaw
  • May 2020 - April 2023, Counsel, DLA Piper, Warsaw
  • September 2018 - April 2020, Senior Associate, DLA Piper, Warsaw
  • September 2015 - September 2018, Associate, K&L Gates, Warszawa
  • June 2015 - September 2015, Senior Associate, Mrowiec Fiałek i Wspólnicy, Warsaw
  • April 2014 - June 2015, Legal and Business Counsel for the Board, GrECo JLT Polska, Warsaw
  • October 2013 - April 2014, Junior Associate, PwC Legal, Warsaw
  • April 2010 - October 2013, Junior Associate, Linklaters, Warsaw