Artur Kulawski

As head of the firm’s real estate practice in Warsaw, Artur is widely acknowledged as a leading practitioner of real estate law. He advises investors, developers, financiers, asset managers, power and distribution companies on large-scale, cross-border and domestic real estate, corporate and project finance transactions.

Artur has extensive advisory and transactional experience on all aspects of negotiating, structuring and implementing various forms of real estate joint ventures, funds and investment transactions, as well as on development of top-end commercial real estate deals, including in the office, retail, industrial and leisure sectors. His expertise also covers high-profile and complex infrastructure projects (such as motorways and stadiums) and renewable energy schemes.

Artur has particular skill in handling administrative proceedings, including advising on all matters relating to development and construction permits, zoning and environmental issues.

Artur is also managing partner of the firm’s Warsaw office.

Work highlights

Artur has led on many of the market’s most significant real estate deals. Highlights include advising:

• Griffin Capital Partners and Redefine on the €200m acquisition of logistics properties located in Poland via European Logistic Investment, a company owned by Redefine Properties and companies controlled by Griffin Capital Partners' partners 
• Niam on the sale of Silesia Business Park A and B in Katowice to Philippine investor ISOC Group
• Chariot Top Group on the €224m disposal of a portfolio of four M1 shopping centres in Poland to a subsidiary of EPP
• W. P. Carey on its €180m purchase and subsequent sale and leaseback of a portfolio of 18 stores in Poland
• Echo Investment on the €273m disposal of landmark Q22 skyscraper to Invesco Real Estate
• REINO, Grosvenor, IO, acting through a Polish Logistics vehicle, on the acquisition and financing of its first investment in Poland, a 135,000 sqm logistics park in Piotrków Trybunalski near Łódź
• Autostrada Wielkopolska and Autostrada Wielkopolska II, the concessionaires, on the concession, construction, operations and approval to build A-2 toll highway, the first Public-Private Partnership (PPP) road scheme in Poland
• DONG Energy (currently Ørsted) on a number of wind farm projects in Poland

Artur studied law at the University of Warsaw.

He speaks Polish and English.