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Dentons

Real Estate

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Dentons

About

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Dentons is a recognized leader in real estate across Central and Eastern Europe, providing comprehensive legal services in property and property finance matters.

Our team of 100+ real estate lawyers, based in Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, and Slovakia, brings deep expertise in advising clients on the acquisition and disposal of single assets, large portfolio deals, and multi-country transactions throughout CEE. We also specialize in joint ventures and development projects, handling deals of any size and complexity.

Clients trust us for a multi-jurisdictional real estate practice that serves leading global institutional investors, private equity firms, pension funds, insurance companies, investment banks, financial institutions, and developers. We guide them through every aspect of their property ventures and projects.

Our collaborative, client-focused approach fosters trust and success across a diverse range of property sectors, including logistics, data centers, living/residential, office spaces, retail malls, hotels, and mixed-use developments. We act as business partners, anticipating market trends and responding swiftly and confidently to achieve successful outcomes on every deal.

Clients (9)

  • Skanska Property Group
  • Starwood Capital Group
  • CPI Property Group
  • Heimstaden Bostad
  • P3 Logistic Parks
  • Atrium European Real Estate
  • GTC
  • Macquarie Group
  • Savills Investment Management

Industries (5)

  • Domestic and cross-border acquisitions and disposals (single asset / portfolio)
  • Transaction structuring
  • Real estate finance
  • Real estate development
  • Real estate leasing, asset and property management

Chambers Review

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Real Estate - Central & Eastern Europe

Band 1

What the Team is Known For
Dentons is a market-leading regional practice with a strong bench of lawyers in Prague, Budapest, Warsaw, Bratislava and Bucharest. The law firm is frequently instructed by international investors, developers and banks. Dentons acts on cross-border matters in the region, including on portfolio acquisitions and divestments as well as single-asset deals. Its transactions involve many asset classes including office, logistics and retail.
Notable practitioners

Warsaw-based Piotr Szafarz and Evan Lazar in Prague are key client contacts for this practice.

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Strengths

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  • They are always there for us to help navigate very complex and time-critical issues. They gave us clear, practical advice and kept everything on track, which gave us real peace of mind.

    Real Estate respondentEurope

  • Dentons' biggest strength is its ability to satisfy client needs, even when under time pressure. They can meet deadlines and provide quality service even under constraints that can be difficult to cope with.

    Real Estate respondentEurope

  • The team stands out for its exceptional transactional expertise in the sector. It combines deep market insight with highly pragmatic and commercially focused advice.

    Real Estate respondentEurope

Members

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  • Markéta Tvrdá

  • Martin Mendel

  • Monika Sitowicz

  • Jiří Stržínek

  • Bogdan Papandopol

  • Judit Kővári

  • Bartłomiej Kordeczka

  • Perry V Zizzi

  • Piotr Szafarz

    Head of Department

  • Stewart M. Middleman

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