Lukasz Walczyna
Counsel
Warsaw
Lukasz Walczyna
Counsel
Warsaw
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Łukasz leads the debt capital market practice at Allen & Overy Warsaw. He has extensive experience in advising both managers and issuers on a wide range of domestic and international capital market transactions, including straight debt, covered bonds and regulatory capital issuances.
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Qualifications
Professional
Admitted as an attorney-at-law, Warsaw Bar Association of Attorneys-at-Law, 2014
Academic
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Experience highlights
Advising PZU on its issuance of subordinated bonds in compliance with the requirements of the Solvency II Directive. This is the first issuance of subordinated debt instruments by a Polish insurance company
Advising PKO Bank Hipoteczny on establishing its international mortgage covered bonds programme, updates of the programme and drawdowns under the programme. This is the first international covered bond programme established by a Polish mortgage bank
Advising Tauron Polska Energia on a debut Eurobond issuance arranged by Banco Santander, J.P. Morgan Securities, MUFG Securities EMEA and PKO Bank Polski
Advising a multinational financial institution on the establishment of its EUR5bn EMTN programme and its debut EUR500m Eurobond issuance
Expertise
Practices
Sectors
Qualifications
Professional
Admitted as an attorney-at-law, Warsaw Bar Association of Attorneys-at-Law, 2014
Academic
Recognition
Lukasz Walczyna: A deep knowledge and experience, availability and timely responsiveness. A well established contacts network enables smooth negotiations in case of multi-party agreements/transactions.
Legal 500, 2022
Łukasz Walczyna has a focus on DCM-related advice and advises clients on a number of bond-related products, from EMTN to sustainability and retail bond programmes. ‘He is very open to challenges and responsive. He has clear views on sophisticated matters and the ability to justify them’.
Chambers Global, 2023
Awards & accolades
Band 3 Debt Capital Markets Lawyer in Poland
Chambers Global, 2023, Chambers Europe, 2023
Rising Star
Legal 500, 2022 (Capital Markets)
