What DLP Duch / Lisicki & Partners does

DLP Duch / Lisicki & Partners is a Warsaw-based boutique law firm founded in 2021 by Maciej Duch and Artur Lisicki, both commercial real estate lawyers who previously practiced at top Polish and international law firms. The firm specializes exclusively in commercial real estate legal advisory, serving large corporations, institutional investors, REITs, and real estate developers across all major asset classes — industrial, warehouse, retail, office, and residential. Its service portfolio spans commercial real estate M&A, asset commercialization and ongoing portfolio management, institutional leasing (including triple-net BTS and BTO negotiations), real estate financing (acquisition, development, mezzanine, bridge, and forward funding), joint venture agreements, investment and development process support, due diligence, and administrative proceedings related to land use and permits.

The firm operates as a private Polish commandite stock company (S.K.A.), is headquartered at Plac Trzech Krzyży 18 in Warsaw, and runs a lean organization of approximately 15 lawyers-practitioners and 5 support staff — including Partners Maciej Duch, Artur Lisicki, and (since 2025) Aleksander Duma, plus Counsels, Senior Associates, and Associates recruited largely from leading international and Polish law firms. Revenue is generated through professional service fees on custom enterprise engagements; pricing is not publicly disclosed. Distribution is direct enterprise field sales, with partners and senior lawyers leading client relationships, supplemented by referrals through the Polish and Central European CRE ecosystem, including industry directories such as Legal 500 EMEA and Rzeczpospolita. The firm has executed transactions valued in the tens to hundreds of millions of euros for clients including DL Invest Group, 7R, LemonTree, Martley Capital, Peakside Capital Advisors, Invesco EMEA, Emira Property Fund, Stellantis, and JDE Peet's, and has been recognized as Band 3 in Legal 500 EMEA Real Estate and Construction and first-place leader in the Rzeczpospolita Real Estate ranking for firms with up to 50 lawyers.

Name

DLP Duch / Lisicki & Partners

Legal name

DLP Duch / Lisicki & Partners S.K.A.

Website

https://dlpartners.pl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

DLP Duch / Lisicki & Partners is a Warsaw-based boutique law firm specializing exclusively in commercial real estate legal advisory for institutional investors, REITs, and developers across industrial, warehouse, retail, office, and residential asset classes in Poland and Central Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Warsaw

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Advisory Services: Comprehensive legal services for commercial real estate transactions including acquisitions, disposals, leasing, development, and financing. Revenue generated through professional service fees for transaction advisory, due diligence, negotiation support, and ongoing legal counsel.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

DLP Duch / Lisicki & Partners is a Warsaw-based law firm providing comprehensive legal advisory services exclusively for the commercial real estate market. The firm advises on acquisitions, disposals, leasing, development, financing, and asset management across industrial, warehouse, retail, office, and residential asset classes, with additional support for joint ventures, due diligence, and administrative proceedings.

Product overview

DLP Duch / Lisicki & Partners is a law firm offering a unified suite of legal advisory services for the commercial real estate market, rather than a software product company. The firm's core offering comprises transaction advisory services covering real estate M&A, asset management, leasing, financing, joint ventures, investment support, acquisition advisory, administrative proceedings support, and due diligence across industrial, warehouse, retail, office, and residential asset classes. These are professional legal services, not technology products or modules.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commercial Real Estate Transaction Advisory Comprehensive legal advisory on commercial real estate market transactions, including real estate M&A, covering all asset classes: Industrial, Warehouse, Retail, Office, and Residential. Serves large corporations, investors, and developers.
• Asset Commercialization and Asset Management Institutional leasing services (triple net) including negotiation of commercial space leases in warehouses, industrial buildings, shopping centers, and offices, plus ongoing portfolio asset management. Serves commercial real estate owners and investors.
• Commercial Real Estate Financing Acquisition and development financing services including bond issuance programs, mezzanine financing agreements, bridge financing, senior debt replacement structures, forward funding arrangements, and fundraising. Serves real estate investors, funds, and developers.
• Joint Venture (JV) Agreements Joint venture agreements for commercial real estate portfolio development, including platform agreements. Serves investors, funds, and developers structuring real estate joint ventures.
• Investment/Development Process Support Comprehensive support in investment and development processes including DMA agreements (with co-investment), GW agreements, and project agreements with architects. Serves real estate developers and institutional investors.
• Real Estate Acquisition Advisory Advisory in real estate acquisition processes including greenfield and brownfield projects. Serves investors, developers, and corporations acquiring commercial real estate assets.
• Administrative Proceedings Support Support in administrative proceedings related to land use planning, building permits, road access permits, and public road access. Serves real estate developers and investors requiring regulatory approvals.
• Due Diligence Property and company due diligence analyses and reports for properties and companies whose dominant assets are real estate. Serves investors, funds, and corporations acquiring or investing in commercial real estate.

Quantifiable outcome

• First place in Real Estate category among law firms with up to 50 lawyers in Rzeczpospolita Law Firm Ranking
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• 7RcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Ongoing strategic partnership with 7R (warehouse developer) on BTS projects, BTO projects, and lease negotiations. Projects include Sulechów BTO (35,000 sqm for Toppoint), Eberspächer BTS, and various forward purchase arrangements.
• LemonTreecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Ongoing partnership with LemonTree (real estate developer) on BTS projects. Notable project: Zabrze Booster BTS (32,000+ sqm for Nagel-Group on 15-year lease) and WestSide Szczecin lease transactions (nearly 30,000 sqm total).
• Peakside Capital AdvisorsmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Partnership on urban logistics parks acquisition (Panattoni Park Warsaw Janki IV and City V), land development project in Przejazdów near Gdańsk, and various investment transactions in Polish logistics market.
• Falcon Investment ManagementminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025DLP advised Multishop Group on joint venture formation with Falcon Investment Management for Multishop Sochaczew Retail Park, resulting in Falcon becoming sole owner of the shopping center.
• Emira Property FundcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2024Strategic partnership where Emira Property Fund (South African REIT listed on Johannesburg Stock Exchange) invested €100 million in DL Invest Group as its strategic partner for the European commercial real estate market. DLP served as lead advisor during negotiations involving jurisdictions in Poland, Luxembourg, South Africa, and UK. This represents a major milestone for DL Invest Group's expansion plans toward €1 billion business valuation.
• Octane Capital PartnersmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Joint investment with Octane Capital Partners in Polish logistics market through acquisition of two urban logistics parks in Warsaw with sustainable certifications, tailored for SME needs.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Dentons: Global law firm with one of the largest Polish offices and a top-ranked Real Estate practice advising on acquisitions, JVs, and development. Comparable to DLP as a major adviser on Polish commercial real estate transactions, though operating at much larger scale and with broader service offerings.
• DLA Piper: Global law firm with an established Warsaw office advising on Polish real estate acquisitions, financings, and cross-border investment. Comparable to DLP for competing on the same institutional CRE mandates in Poland, particularly cross-border investment by international funds.
• CMS: Major international law firm with a Warsaw real estate team handling acquisitions, lease negotiations, and development projects in Poland. Comparable to DLP for serving similar enterprise clients (developers, funds, corporates) on Polish commercial real estate mandates, but as part of a broader global practice.
• Linklaters: Magic Circle firm with a Warsaw office active in Polish real estate M&A, JVs, and large-scale development finance. Comparable to DLP for handling top-end Polish CRE transactions, including cross-border mandates that DLP also targets.
• White & Case: Global law firm with a major Warsaw office advising on Polish real estate acquisitions, portfolio deals, and capital markets. Comparable to DLP for competing on institutional and cross-border Polish CRE mandates, though with substantially broader capabilities.
• Baker McKenzie: Global law firm with a significant Warsaw presence and a recognized Real Estate practice serving multinational corporates and investors. Comparable to DLP for advising on Polish CRE transactions and cross-border mandates, though with a much broader international footprint and practice mix.
• Hogan Lovells: Global law firm with a Warsaw real estate practice advising on Polish acquisitions, developments, and financing. Comparable to DLP as an international firm active in the same Polish CRE transactional market, particularly for cross-border investors.

Regional players

• Schoenherr: A leading Central European law firm headquartered in Vienna with a long-standing Warsaw office and a strong real estate practice covering transactions, financing, and development across CEE. Directly comparable to DLP as a CRE-focused regional competitor serving Polish and cross-border clients.
• Wolf Theiss: Austrian-headquartered CEE law firm with a Warsaw office advising on Polish commercial real estate transactions, financings, and M&A. Comparable to DLP for its regional focus on CEE real estate and similar institutional client base across Austria, Poland, and CEE.

Direct peers

• Gessel: Warsaw-based Polish law firm with a strong commercial real estate practice advising on acquisitions, lease portfolios, and development for institutional clients. Closely comparable to DLP as a similarly sized, Poland-headquartered specialist competing for the same Polish CRE mandates and institutional client base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dlpartners

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about DLP Duch / Lisicki & Partners