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Rafał Zakrzewski

Rafał Zakrzewski

Global 2026

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Ranked in 1 practice area

Banking & Finance

Poland

14 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Banking and Finance, Financial Institutions, Project Finance, Real Estate Finance, Renewable Energy, Equity Investments M&A and joint ventures, Commercial contracts

Career

Rafal Zakrzewski is a solicitor and a partner in the Banking and Finance Department at CMS Poland. Rafal has over two decades of experience in advising on financing transactions, acting for both financial institutions and investors, with a particular focus on the energy, fuel, industrial and real estate sectors. His field of expertise includes providing English-law advice on general debt financing, project financing and company and real estate acquisition financing. He has successfully advised both finance-providers and borrowers in international transactions executed under English law in Central and Eastern Europe, the Baltic States, Central Asia and Africa. Rafal is a recognised expert on LMA financing documentation and English commercial contract law. He also acts as an expert on English law in legal proceedings conducted abroad. Rafał is admitted to practise as a solicitor in England & Wales and Australia, and is a registered foreign lawyer in Poland.

Professional Memberships

Solicitor - Queensland, Australia 1999; Solicitor - England and Wales 2003; Foreign (EU) registered lawyer - Chamber of Legal Advisors in Warsaw 2003

Publications

Author of numerous practitioner books, articles on English commercial law

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Chambers Global Guide

Banking & Finance - Poland

Foreign Expert
Foreign expert in UK

Individual Editorial
UK-qualified Rafał Zakrzewski assists Polish corporations and international banks with cross-border banking transactions.

Strengths

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  • Rafal Zakrzewski is Australian born and educated but also solicitor under England and Wales, he's a staple of this market and gives incredible advice under foreign law.

    Banking & FinanceChambers Global Guide

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