Justyna Bartnik

Senior Associate
Advocate (adwokat)
Justyna Bartnik got into our operating rhythm very quickly. She was a real team member to us through the entire process, and I knew I could rely on her just like on my own company lawyers.
— Legal 500 EMEA 2024, Real Estate
Warsaw
About

Justyna Bartnik advises on real estate law and commercial law. 

She supports clients in the legal aspects of real estate transactions and construction investments, with a particular focus on logistics and warehouse projects. She assists at all stages of the investment cycle, from analysing the legal status of real properties, developing project and transaction structures, and raising finance, to drafting development management, property management and lease agreements.

Areas of FocusConstruction and EngineeringCorporateReal EstateInfrastructure, Construction and TransportIndustrials
Professional QualificationsAdvocate (Adwokat) registered with the Warsaw Bar Association of Advocates (Okręgowa Izba Adwokacka w Warszawie), 2020

EXPERIENCE

  • Advising a global real estate investor on a sale and leaseback (S&L) transaction involving two ultramodern production facilities spread over a combined area of 264,000 sq. m. Worth over PLN 1 billion, this is the largest S&L transaction conducted in the CEE region to date (2025).
  • Advising a global real estate investor on the acquisition of a 57,700 sq. m. property in Sosnowiec for the development of a logistics facility. The advice included a comprehensive due diligence, a review of the lease agreement and the negotiation of a development agreement.
  • Advising the Romanian-Belgian developer SPEEDWELL Development on the purchase of a plot of land in Warsaw from BPI Real Estate Poland and ACTEEUM Group to be used for the construction of private dormitories for approximately 600 students.
  • Advising DHL Exel Supply Chain on the cross-border sale (sale and leaseback transaction) of a EUR 500 million logistics portfolio, including warehouse buildings with a total area of 200,000 sq. m., in Poland, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, Italy and Finland to a major German investment fund. The transaction was structured as a forward funding agreement. The advice included the negotiation of the general construction agreements and lease agreements. 
  • Advising DHL Exel Supply Chain on the development of a logistics centre with a total leasable area of 30,000 sq. m. near Poznań, with a leading warehouse developer, including conducting a due diligence review, assisting in the acquisition of the real properties, negotiating the development agreement, and providing support during the construction and post-construction asset management process.
  • Advising Panattoni on the acquisition of a real property in southern Poland intended for the construction of a 33,000 sq. m. warehouse-production-office building and on the development management agreement and lease agreement concerning the property.
  • Advising a financial institution on the sale of an office building in Warsaw (with a total leasable area of 5,600 sq. m.) together with the sale of shares in the management company.
  • Advising Panattoni on the negotiation of numerous agreements with various investors for the management of a development process concerning multi-let warehouse facilities in a number of locations in Poland, including Łódź, Kraków, Warsaw, Bytom and Poznań.
  • Advising Panattoni on the sale of a number of logistics centres in Poland, including in Łódź, Warsaw and Grodzisk Mazowiecki.*
  • Advising a French real estate investment fund on the acquisition of an office building in Warsaw, including conducting a due diligence review of the property, preparing and negotiating the transactional documentation, negotiating the insurance policies relating to the titles to real properties, and negotiating the seller's representations and warranties.*
  • Participating in a due diligence review relating to the acquisition of a logistics portfolio including properties in Poland, Germany and the UK.*
  • Advising a US real estate investment fund on the acquisition of a logistics centre in Łódź, including conducting a due diligence review of the property and preparing and negotiating the transactional documentation.*
  • Advising a French real estate investment fund on the asset management of an office building in Warsaw, including negotiating lease agreements and representing the client in pre-court proceedings in disputes with tenants.

    * Experience gained before joining DLA Piper.
Languages
  • Polish
  • English

Awards and Recognitions

  • Recommended in Real Estate – The Legal 500 EMEA 2023-24
  • "Justyna Bartnik got into our operating rhythm very quickly. She was a real team member to us through the entire process, and I knew I could rely on her just like on my own company lawyers" – The Legal 500 EMEA, Real Estate 2024
  • “Clients rely on Justyna Bartnik a lot.” – The Legal 500 EMEA, Real Estate 2023
Education
  • University of Wrocław, Master of Laws Degree, 2016

Prior Experience

  • May 2022 – present, Senior Associate, DLA Piper, Warsaw
  • May 2021 – April 2022, Associate, DLA Piper, Warsaw
  • July 2020 – May 2021, Associate, CMS Cameron McKenna, Warsaw
  • January 2017 – June 2020, Lawyer, CMS Cameron McKenna, Warsaw
  • July 2016 – December 2016, Junior Associate, Magnusson (currently Penteris), Warsaw
  • June 2015 – June 2016, Trainee, Magnusson (currently Penteris), Warsaw
  • April 2012 – June 2012, Trainee, Budimex, Wrocław

Memberships And Affiliations

  • Warsaw Bar Association of Advocates (Izba Adwokacka w Warszawie), 2020

My latest insights

News

DLA Piper advises Speedwell on Warsaw real estate purchase for new student development

11 July 2024 .1 minute read

News

DLA Piper advises DHL on sale of carbon neutral logistics portfolio in European key...

24 November 2022 .2 minute read

CallvCardLinkedInPrint

Connect

Phone

+48 22 540 74 34
(Work, Warsaw)