Noerr expands operations in Poland

Noerr has today announced the onboarding of a team of 11 DJBW lawyers including three partners and an of counsel in its Warsaw office, effective 1 January 2017.

DJBW is an independent Polish law firm founded by ex-White & Case managing partner Witold Danilowicz and former White & Case partner Witold Jurcewicz, together with Radoslaw Biedecki and Ludomir Biedecki. DJBW is a recognised transactional and corporate brand on the Polish legal market, servicing domestic and international clients from various sectors.

Noerr has operated in Poland since the 1990s and has built a strong regional advisory force in Central Eastern Europe, advising on some of the largest investments in CEE and Poland in all key areas of business law. Most recently, clients who regularly rely or have relied on the Noerr’s expertise include Daimler, Deutsche Telekom and Lone Star.

Jörg Menzer, regional managing partner of Noerr’s CEE offices in Bratislava, Bucharest, Budapest, Prague and Warsaw, added that “The arrival of this outstanding team of Polish lawyers will further enhance our capabilities in Poland, which is one of our core CEE markets. We will build on Noerr’s existing strengths and aim to broaden our service offering to our international client base, while also making a strong statement to our competitors in the market about our ambitions going forward. We see further growth opportunities in Poland and we aim to take a bigger share.”