Jaroslaw Iwanicki
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Jaroslaw Iwanicki

Partner

Email

jaroslaw.iwanicki@aoshearman.com

Phone

+48 22 820 6190

Offices

Warsaw

V-CARD
Jarosław leads Poland Corporate and heads the Baltic Desk.

He specialises in mergers and acquisitions, with a particular emphasis on the financial institution sector.

He also has extensive experience in private equity transactions. He has advised on several major M&A transactions in the Polish market, including Naspers’ sale of the Polish e-commerce giant Allegro, Santander’s acquisition of Deutsche Bank’s Polish retail operations and Saudi Aramco’s investment in the Gdańsk Refinery.

Expertise

Industries

Experience

Representative matters

  • Aramco on its investment in Poland’s refining, wholesale, and jet fuel marketing segments through a number of acquisitions from PKN Orlen.
  • Cordiant Digital Infrastructure Limited on its acquisition of Emitel from Astatine Investment Partners. 
  • Aegon on the sale of its Polish life insurance and pension businesses to Vienna International Group. 
  • Ørsted on a joint venture with PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna S.A. for the development, construction and operation of two offshore wind projects in the Baltic Sea, with a total potential capacity of up to 2.5GW.

Recognition

“Jaroslaw Iwanicki is capable of handling the toughest projects and highly demanding clients. He is pragmatic, with a problem-solving approach.”
Chambers Global, 2026
“Jaroslaw Iwanicki is a very experienced lawyer with excellent knowledge of local market and specifics. He is able to connect the top sophistication of a global firm with local specifics.”
Chambers Global, 2026

Awards

  • Leading Corporate/M&A Lawyer in Poland, Chambers Global, 2025
  • Leading Corporate/M&A lawyer in Poland, Chambers Europe, 2025

Qualifications

Admissions

Warsaw Bar Association, 1998 (Advocate)

Academic

MA, Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Warsaw, 1993

Languages

English, Polish
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Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.