Maciej Duch

Poland

DLP Duch / Lisicki & Partners
Griffin House
Plac Trzech Krzyży 18
00-449 Warsaw, Poland

Tel: +48 784 666 798

Email: maciej.duch@dlpartners.pl
Web: www.dlpartners.pl

Professional Biography

Maciej’s practice focus covers all aspects of CRE deals for acquisition and sale of office, warehouse, industrial, and retail assets. He gained his experience working on projects involving joint ventures or co-investments. Maciej’s professional interests also include forward funding and forward purchase projects involving negotiation of development management agreements. Maciej deals with negotiation of program and portfolio agreements for creating, acquiring, or divestment of real estate asset platforms, and also advises on build-to-suit (BTS) development projects.

His professional focus is also on commercial real estate financing issues, in the form of mezzanine, project, bridge, participatory, and also private debt financing, real estate acquisition for commercial development, both greenfield and brownfield and sale & leaseback deals. He also provides day-to-day assistance with property development projects and management of already operational commercial facilities.

Maciej is continuously recognized as a recommended lawyer in The Legal 500, EMEA 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020 and 2019 rankings in real estate category.

Representative Experience

  • Advising on negotiation and conclusion of agreements of a value exceeding EUR 1B in the last four years, including for DL Invest Group, Martley Capital, Biggeorge, 7R, LemonTree, Ghelamco, Skanska, Peakside Capital, Octane Capital, Segro, Total Energies, CRM Students, PZU TFI, H&M, Rohlig Suus, Panattoni, Origami Capital Partners, Ipopema, Credit Value Investments, BNP Paribas, mBank, Santander Bank Polska, Grupa Vox, Pekabex, Naspers, Real Management, Aldesa, Trilux, Schrack Technik;
  • Providing comprehensive legal advice to a client with a real estate portfolio surpassing EUR 1 BN in value, on a strategic investment of EUR 100M provided by a Luxembourg-based investment fund as part of the pre-IPO process.
  • Serving as the lead negotiator to DL Invest Group during negotiations for Emira’s investment in the Group, valued at EUR 100M, recognized as the most important real estate transaction in Poland in 2024.
  • Advising on purchase of a real estate portfolio comprising more than 300 hypermarkets / shopping malls in Poland, worth in total more than EUR 400M.
  • Advising on purchase of a portfolio of six shopping malls located throughout Poland, worth in total more than EUR 70M.
  • Advised on acquisition of a residential developer operating in Poland and owned by a French investment fund, transaction value EUR 70M.
  • Advising on sales of BTS warehouse real estate portfolios, worth in total more than EUR 100M.

DLP Duch / Lisicki & Partners is a dedicated team of experienced yet dynamic lawyers and specialists focused exclusively on the commercial real estate market. Their collective background spans nearly 20 years, built through work at top Polish and international law firms — now brought together under one roof.

At its core, the firm operates as a “one-stop-shop” for real estate market legal solutions, offering full-service support across every stage of a project. Their deep knowledge of legal tools and strong understanding of the business and market context enable them to deliver pragmatic, commercially sound advice.

Their real estate practice encompasses a comprehensive range of services, including:

  • Commercial real estate market transactions, particularly M&A involving assets across all classes — industrial/warehouse, retail, and office.
  • Asset commercialization, including negotiating institutional leases (triple net) for commercial spaces in warehouses, industrial buildings, shopping centres and offices.
  • Real estate financing and investment structuring, including acquisition and property development financing, mezzanine or bridge financing, forward funding structures, bond-issue schemes, and fund-raising.
  • Joint-venture and platform agreements, supporting the creation and growth of commercial real estate portfolios.
  • Comprehensive property development support, including negotiating development-management agreements (DMAs), general-contractor agreements, design agreements (e.g. with architects), as well as co-investment structures.
  • Advisory on real estate acquisition, for both greenfield and brownfield projects.
  • Administrative and regulatory support, assisting clients in obtaining necessary permits and dealing with procedures related to planning real estate development — such as zoning, construction permits, access roads, and public-road connections.
  • Due diligence and asset-portfolio management, providing detailed legal due diligence, ongoing portfolio oversight, and asset management services.

The firm’s founders — Maciej Duch and Artur Lisicki — previously led large real estate practice teams at major firms. The rest of the team was assembled to deliver high-quality, client-focused advice with an all-embracing approach and a commitment to long-term relationships.