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Paweł Turek

Partner
Attorney-at-law (radca prawny)
Paweł maintains a good balance between ensuring a legally solid agreement and accommodating business needs.
— Chambers Global, Banking & Finance 2020
Warsaw
About

Paweł Turek has more than 20 years of experience in advising banks, financial institutions and borrowers on all types of complex local and cross-border transactions.

His particular focus is on structured finance transactions, including the securitisation of various asset classes (e.g. consumer loans, corporates loans, SME loans, auto loans, leasing, MCA and BNPL).

Paweł has authored articles on banking law for a variety of business publications, including Global Capital and Structured Credit Investor. He is also the co-organiser (with PCS) of annual securitisation symposia in Warsaw.

Areas of FocusStructured Finance and SecuritizationFinancial ServicesFinanceFinancial Services RegulatoryRegulatory and Government AffairsProjects and Project FinanceFintech
Professional QualificationsAttorney-at-law (Radca prawny) registered with the Warsaw Bar Association of Attorneys-at-Law (Okręgowa Izba Radców Prawnych w Warszawie), 2010

EXPERIENCE

  • Advising PKO Leasing on the first STS securitisation transaction in Poland (value: PLN 2.5 billion
  • Advising a major Austrian bank on the financing of the construction and re-development of an office building complex in Warsaw
  • Advising one of the leaders in the security industry in Poland on financing its existing indebtedness and financing the acquisition of shares in security companies by a syndicate of two major Polish banks
  • Advising a major foreign bank on the transfer of rights under a portfolio of syndicated facility agreements
  • Advising a Polish company, part of a global agrochemical manufacturer, on the restructuring and syndication of the securitisation of its trade receivables
  • Advising an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes on security structuring and the regulatory aspects of regional development financing in Poland.
Languages
  • Polish
  • English

Awards

  • Recommended in Banking & Finance – Legal 500 EMEA 2021 – 2025
  • Recognised as Notable Practitioner in Banking and Project Finance – IFLR1000 2024
  • Recognised as a Rising Star in Banking and Project Finance – IFLR1000 2016 – 2023
  • “Paweł is well versed in financing matters, assisting with the team's key deals. His client-oriented manner is acclaimed by sources, one describing him as "very dedicated, available and ready to meet last-minute requests," explaining: "Paweł maintains a good balance between ensuring a legally solid agreement and accommodating business needs" – Chambers Global 2020, Banking & Finance
  • Ranked in Banking & Finance – Chambers Global & Chambers Europe 2019 – 2020
  • Recognised as Up and Coming in Banking & Finance – Chambers Global & Chambers Europe 2017-2018
  • "His knowledge was important to us, but also his ability to adapt and find solutions to particular problems that we had found out in the transaction," says one impressed client. He has built a strong reputation for transactional work, with experience in a variety of project and acquisition finance matters” – Chambers Global 2019, Banking & Finance
  • “Paweł is recognised as an up-and-coming lawyer who assists lenders and borrowers with a range of transactions encompassing areas such as project finance, export finance and asset finance. He is also noted for his know-how in securitisation matters” – Chambers Global 2018, Banking & Finance
  • “Paweł joins the rankings on the back of strong client feedback. He focuses his practice on real estate and project finance. "He is quick, very responsive, efficient," a client reports. Another client describes him as "calm, good tempered and very balanced" – Chambers Global 2017, Banking & Finance
  • “Associate to watch, Paweł Turek, is praised for "his availability and insightful knowledge of the industry" – Chambers & Partners 2013
Education
  • University of Warsaw, Master of Laws, 2003

Insight Overview

Paweł has authored articles on banking law issues which have been published in Polish journals. He is also involved in a project related to the creation of a Polish standardised syndicated facility agreement (based on a recommended facility agreement form produced by the Loan Market Association), to be recommended by the Association of Polish Banks (Związek Banków Polskich) to its members.

Prior Experience

  • May 2020 – present, Counsel, DLA Piper, Warsaw
  • May 2016 – April 2020, Senior Associate, DLA Piper, Warsaw
  • January 2011 – April 2016, Senior Associate, DLA Piper, Warsaw
  • 2007 – 2010, Senior Associate, Clifford Chance, Warsaw
  • 2003 – 2007, Associate, Allen & Overy, Warsaw

My latest insights

Publication
Dot pattern

What is driving the future of securitisation?

16 July 2026 .5 minute read

News

Advising VEHIS Finanse on PLN714.3 million financing to fuel growth

9 April 2026

News

DLA Piper advises VEHIS Finanse on landmark PLN1.35 billion securitization transaction

5 August 2025 .2 minute read

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+48 22 540 74 87
(Work, Warsaw)