Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Panattoni president and co-owner Robert Dobrzycki on its acquisition of a majority stake in Widzew Lodz football club from Tomasz Stamirowski.
Panattoni is a real estate development firm operating in Europe, India, and Saudi Arabia.
Founded in 1910 and based in Lodz, Widzew Lodz won four Polish championship titles and also had a Polish Cup victory in 1985. The club has also made its mark in Europe, reaching the semi-finals of the European Cup in 1983 and participating in the UEFA Champions League group stage in 1996.
The Norton Rose team in Warsaw included Partner Magdalena Zienkiewicz, Counsel Krzysztof Jasinski, Senior Associate Katarzyna Berestecka, and Associates Magdalena Olechniewicz and Wojciech Jaskulak.
