Bird & Bird has announced the appointment of Rafal Dziedzic as a Partner in its Warsaw office, where he becomes the head of its Corporate and M&A practice in Poland.
Dziedzic specialises in mergers and acquisitions and has 17 years of experience in handling large transactions on Polish and international markets, including those conducted in other jurisdictions. He has also advised on numerous privatizations in the Polish market.
According to Bird & Bird, his clients include companies from the agricultural, chemical, FMCG, pharmaceutical, health, mining, public services, real estate and steel sectors. He also advised financial institutions on M&A transactions.
Dziedzic joins from Gide Loyrette Nouel — where he worked since obtaining his degree from the University of Warsaw in 1997 — where he was head of the Mergers and Acquisitions department.
Maciej Gawronski, head of Bird & Bird’s Warsaw office, claimed that: “Our clients who have worked with Rafal before congratulated us on winning him for our firm. He is well-known for his in-depth experience, knowledge and market understanding, which combined with the know-how and reputation of the whole Bird & Bird team will allow us to build a strong and stable corporate practice in Poland, focusing in particular on M&A transactions. Rafa? will help us strengthen our market advantage in the areas where Warsaw office is already a proven leader – advising on transactions where new technologies and intellectual property play a key role. We hope that with Rafal on board we will welcome many new exciting challenges and interesting projects.”
For his part, Dziedzic said: “I am very excited about joining Bird & Bird and especially its energetic and forward-thinking Warsaw team. I do believe that I will contribute to the development of corporate practice both in Poland and at the international level. I am convinced I will successfully combine my professional experience with the possibilities offered by Bird & Bird’s international network.”