Paweł Żelich
Attorney-at-law and a Head of Real Estate Investment Group
NOERR
He is a senior counsel with over 20 years of in-depth experience in advising national and international clients on their investments in Poland. He has played a leading role in many real estate transactions, including cross-border and multi-jurisdictional projects.
His main focus is on real-estate-related contractual schemes and transactions involving all types of real estate. Furthermore, he advises on construction projects and structuring of foreign investments (including state aid issues).
Paweł has also extensive experience in regulatory advice, with particular attention to issues of environmental law as well as projects from energy sector (incl. oil and gas/upstream).
Paweł Żelich also represents his clients in litigation, arbitration as well as administrative proceedings, in particular in disputes regarding investments in Poland.
Selected types of projects Pawel advises on:
- real estate transactions: M&A, leases, BTS contracts, asset deals, share deals, forward deals, sale-and-leaseback, property securities, etc.
- construction projects: infrastructure projects, FIDIC-based contracts, greenfield and brownfield investments, energy projects, industrial plants, residential and office buildings, commercial premises, etc.
Participates in the sessions:
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Investment areas. The battle for the land bank. The land deficit is affect-ing developers
The demand for investment land in Poland exceeds its supply, and the rate of land price growth is dizzying. The hous-ing industry buys the most. Wherever there is land for a housing estate in a big city, it is bought in an instant. The logistics sector also needs a lot of land. Developers are now buying land not only alongside motorways, but increasing-ly within city limits as well. The pandemic has slowed down the demand for offices, hotels and shopping centres, but there are exceptions. What is the current state of play in the investment land market in Poland? How to release the potential of the land bank? Prices, supply, demand, and regulations. First demolish, and then provide new functions – redevelopment is gaining prominence. A growing number of new projects are being created on the basis of former hypermarkets, hotels or office buildings. Will such transformations increase in number? Is this a good way to acquire land for new investments?
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Investments. Nearshoring will shift to top gear
The pandemic has shattered the image of a perfect world where people can have what they want overnight. It has made many investors realise how dangerously long their supply chains have become. The war in Ukraine has added to this. The new geopolitical situation has caused offshoring to fall into disfavour, while business is focusing on nearshoring instead. Poland has every chance of becoming Europe’s largest beneficiary of the global economic transformation. Will Poland benefit from this trend? What are the pillars on which to build Poland’s investment attractiveness?
