Jakub Figura

Junior Associate
Trainee Advocate
About

Jakub advises on banking law, finance law, and civil law.

He supports clients - both banks and borrowers - in various financing transactions, particularly in real estate finance and cross-border projects.

Jakub participates in the preparation and negotiation of security documents, ensures the fulfillment of conditions precedent, and prepares legal opinions.

Areas of FocusFinance
Professional QualificationsTrainee advocate (aplikant adwokacki) registered with the Warsaw Bar Association (Izba Adwokacka w Warszawie)

EXPERIENCE

  • Advising a leading British bank on a cross-border transaction with Polish companies.*
  • Advising a leading financial institution in the accession of 35 companies to a facility agreement.*
  • Advising European Logistics Investment (ELI) on a EUR155m credit agreement for refinancing eleven properties in Poland.*
  • Advising a consortium of banks on the refinancing of a shopping centre.
  • Advising a consortium of banks on the refinancing of a hotel portfolio.
  • Advising a consortium of banks on the refinancing of rental property portfolios.

*Experience gained prior to joining DLA Piper

Languages
  • Polish
  • English
Education
  • Kozminski University, Warsaw, Master of Laws, 2023

Prior Experience

  • January 2025 – present, Junior Associate, DLA Piper, Warsaw
  • August 2023 – June 2024, Legal Intern, global law firm, Banking and Finance
  • August 2022 – June 2023, Legal Intern, Polish law firm

Memberships and Affiliations

  • Warsaw Bar Association, trainee