Piotr Zawiślak

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Norton Rose Fulbright Dyczkowski and Partners, Limited Partnership

Piotr Zawiślak

Piotr Zawiślak

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Biography

Piotr Zawiślak is a banking and DCM lawyer based in Warsaw.

Piotr specializes in debt capital markets with a focus on securitizations, both traditional and synthetic, as well as banking, including syndicated lending, acquisition and property finance. With over 20 years of experience, he is known for his pragmatic approach, business acumen and pioneering role in securitizations and mortgage-covered bonds.

Piotr Zawiślak earned his LL.M. degree from the University of Warsaw in 1989.

Additionally, he is an active member of the Warsaw Bar Association.

Piotr has been consistently recognized for his experience in the field of capital markets. From 2018 to 2024, he was ranked in the category of Capital Markets: Debt (Poland) by Chambers Global. Additionally, during the same period, he was acknowledged in the Capital Markets (Poland) category by Legal 500 EMEA.


Professional experience

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LL.M - University of Warsaw, 1989

  • Radca prawny (qualified in Poland) 1994
  • Advised Banco Santander as arranger and senior investor on the securitisation of lease receivables originated by Vehis Poland Sp. z o.o.*

  •  Advised ING Bank and ING Bank Śląski as arrangers and investor on a securitisation of lease portfolio of PEAC Poland.*

  • Advised Banco Santander, ING Bank N.V. and Bank of America as arrangers and investors on securitisation of lease receivables of Europejski Fundusz Leasingowy.*

  • Advised UniCredit S.A. as arranger on securitisation of lease receivables of Alior Leasing.*

  • Advised Citibank N.A. as arranger on securitisation of lease receivables of PKO Leasing.*

  • Advised Commerzbank as arranger and on securitisation of Schaltbau Group.*

  • Advised BNP Paribas as arranger for securitisation of lease receivables of Peac (Poland) Sp. z o. o. Under this transaction portfolios of receivables originated in Poland, Germany and Czech Republic.*

  • Advised ING Bank as arranger and ING Bank Śląski as investor on the securitisation of lease receivables originated by Santander Consumer Multirent Sp. z o.o.*

  • Advised Alior Bank SA on the sale of a corporate non-performing loan (NPL) portfolio on the European market. The portfolio comprised loans with a total debt value of PLN 2.1 billion. The transaction is one of the largest transactions of this type on the Polish market (2024)*

  • Advised UniCredit Bank AG - London Branch as underwriter in relation to securitisation of loans of Santander Consumer Bank S.A *

  • Advised as a transaction counsel in relation to the securitisation of Polish auto loan receivables by Getin Noble Bank*.

  • Advised State Street Bank as arranger of securitisation of auto lease receivables of Millennium Leasing Sp. z o.o.*.

  • Advised Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (BGK) regarding the private issuance of secured bonds PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe S.A. (PKP PLK) amounting to PLN 2.2 billion*.

  • Advised Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego and Bank Polska Kasa Opieki (Bank Pekao S.A.) regarding the issuance of secured bonds amounting to PLN 900 million*.

  • Advised PKP Intercity regarding the issuance of bonds amounting to PLN 300 million*.

  • Advised consortium of banks regarding the bond issuance by Polskie Koleje Państwowe S.A. up to PLN 500 million (bonds guaranteed by the State Treasury*.

  • Advised consortium of banks regarding the bond issuance by Polskie Koleje Państwowe S.A. up to PLN 600 million (bonds guaranteed by the State Treasury*.

  • Advised consortium of banks regarding the bond issuance by Polskie Koleje Państwowe S.A. up to PLN 400 million (bonds guaranteed by the State Treasury*.

  • Advised ING Bank Śląski and other issuance guarantor banks regarding the bond issuance program of PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna S.A. amounting to PLN 10 billion*.

  • Advised PKN Orlen S.A. on €2.65bn syndicated loan facility.*

  • Advised ING Bank Śląski S.A. as arranger of PLN 1 billion syndicated loan facility to Maspex S.A.*

  • Advised Raiffeisen Bank Poland S.A. as arranger of PLN 1 billion syndicated facility for TeleFonika Kable S.A.*

*Experience gained at the previous law firm

Piotr has been consistently recognized for his experience in the field of capital markets. From 2018 to 2024, he was ranked in the category of Capital Markets: Debt (Poland) by Chambers Global. Additionally, during the same period, he was acknowledged in the Capital Markets (Poland) category by Legal 500 EMEA.