Michał Wielhorski

Advising on all types of projects from the corporate, transactional and tax perspective. He works primarily with large developers, focusing on retail and office developments, and guiding clients through all stages of investment processes (incl. due diligence, permits/licenses, financing, leasing and sale). Michał conducts legal/tax analyses and assists clients in the negotiation and execution of real estate sale agreements, construction works agreements, service agreements (incl. ones with architects and other experts) and infrastructure agreements. He advises on leasing processes, negotiating and executing major lease agreements for retail and office space. He also boasts a strong track record in financing agreements. He has worked with Azora, Buma Group, ECC, Echo Investment, Globalworth, Porto Office, Rank Progress, Reino Partners and YIT Development.

Michał’s most recent transactions include: a range of real property acquisitions for Echo Investment and YIT Development; sale, leasing and financing transactions related to large office and residential projects run by Buma (incl. DOT Office Park: 41,200 m²,  Wadowicka 3: 31,200 m², and CU Office: 10,000 m²); joint venture between Rank Progress and Vantage Development for a large investment project (135,000 m² of apartments and 35,000 m² of GLA; estimated value: PLN 767,000,000); comprehensive advisory for ECC in regard to the development, financing and leasing of a large shopping mall, Nowa Stacja in Pruszków.

Michał has been recommended by Chambers Europe 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 in the real estate category, and by The Legal 500 EMEA 2020 in the real estate and construction category.

Michał speaks fluent English and upper-intermediate German.

Graudate of the Faculty of Law and Administration at Warsaw University where he also attended a seminar in German and European law, run in cooperation with the Institute of Law and Political Science at the University of Bonn.