Wojciech Kalinowski

Counsel
Advocate (adwokat)
Wojciech gives clear answers and he's commercially oriented, focusing on what we're trying to accomplish.
— Chambers Europe 2024, Capital Markets: Equity, 2024
Warsaw
About

Wojciech Kalinowski has more than 15 years of experience in advising on capital markets and corporate law.

He has a particular focus on initial and secondary offerings, public trading in securities, and mergers and acquisitions, where he supports clients at all stages of transactions, from conducting due diligence reviews to negotiating the conclusion of agreements.

He also advises on all types of alternative investment fund transactions, from structuring AIFs, through fundraising to investing in portfolio companies.

Wojciech has authored numerous articles on issues such as securities trading and the acquisition of public companies in the legal press as well as specialised monographs.

Areas of FocusEmerging Growth and Venture CapitalEquity Capital MarketsInvestment Management and FundsMergers and AcquisitionsPrivate EquityPublic Company and Corporate Governance
Professional QualificationsAdvocate (Adwokat) registered with the Warsaw Bar Association of Advocates (Okręgowa Izba Adwokacka w Warszawie), 2015

EXPERIENCE

  • Advising Polenergia on its secondary public offering of shares. 
  • Advising the shareholders of TIM on the sale of a majority stake to Wuerth Group. 
  • Advising BEW ASA on its acquisition of a majority stake in Izoblok. 
  • Advising Ingenix.AI on its Seed financing. 
  • Advising TDJ on the Series A financing of Bethink. 
  • Advising OnDean on the Series A financing of Pergamin.
  • Advising Tidio Poland on its Series B financing. 
  • Advising Vita34 on its acquisition of 100% of the shares in Polski Bank Komórek Macierzystych. 
  • Advising the Polish State on its investment in NATO Innovation Fund.
  • Advising PFR Ventures on a number of investments in private equity, venture capital and private debt alternative investment funds. 
  • Advising Booksy on its acquisition of ZnajdźGabinet.
  • Advising DADELO on its IPO and on the introduction of its shares to trading on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
  • Advising TDJ Equity on the acquisition of a majority stake in teamtechnik Production Technology. 
  • Advising Cosmose on its Series A financing.
  • Advising Polnord on two secondary public offerings.
Languages
  • Polish
  • English
  • German

Awards and Recognitions

  • Recognised as Leading Associate in Commercial, Corporate and M&A – Legal 500 EMEA 2026
  • Recognised as Up and Coming in Capital Markets: Equity – Chambers Global 2024 – 2025
  • Recognised as Up and Coming in Capital Markets: Equity – Chambers Europe 2024 – 2025
  • Recognised as Leading Associate in Commercial Corporate and M&A – Legal 500 EMEA 2025
  • Recommended in Capital Markets, Commercial, Corporate and M&A – Legal 500 EMEA 2021 – 2024
  • Recommended in Private Equity – Legal 500 EMEA 2022 – 2025
  • Recognised as Notable Practitioner in Capital Markets: Equity, M&A – IFLR1000 2024
  • Recognised as a Rising star in Capital markets: Equity and M&A – IFLR1000 2016 – 2023
  • "Wojciech Kalinowski is one of the best lawyers with whom we had the opportunity to cooperate, with an excellent understanding of the clients' needs, a proper and balanced approach to risks, efficient processing, full availability and good communication." – Legal 500 EMEA 2025
  • "Wojciech gives clear answers and he's commercially oriented, focusing on what we're trying to accomplish." – Chambers Global 2024, Capital Markets: Equity
  • "He's proactive. He reaches out with advice even though you might not have explicitly asked for it." – Chambers Global 2024, Capital Markets: Equity
  • “Wojciech Kalinowski – strong capital market knowledge and ability to convey this clearly in Polish and English. Able to work with both local and international clients alike.” – Legal 500 EMEA 2023, Capital Markets
  • “Wojciech is a great regulatory lawyer” – Legal 500 EMEA 2021, Capital Markets
Education

Prior Experience

  • May 2016 – present, Counsel, DLA Piper, Warsaw
  • May 2016 – May 2019, Senior Associate, DLA Piper, Warsaw
  • November 2012 – May 2016, Associate, DLA Piper, Warsaw
  • December 2010 – November 2012, Junior Associate, DLA Piper, Warsaw

Memberships And Affiliations

  • Warsaw Bar Association of Advocates (Okręgowa Izba Adwokacka w Warszawie), 2015

My latest insights

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DLA Piper advises Ingenix.AI on securing EUR9 million in seed funding

9 April 2025 .2 minute read

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DLA Piper advises Polenergia on its EUR169 million public share offering

25 October 2023 .1 minute read

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DLA Piper advises MOD, PFR and PFR Ventures on investment in NATO Innovation Fund

17 July 2023 .3 minute read

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+48 22 540 74 08
(Work, Warsaw)