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In the coming editions, Chadbourne & Parke Radzikowski Szubielska i Wspólnicy is a firm to watch out for. This year it received a major boost with the recruitment of Marek Król, who now co-heads the banking department. "They are developing their office so I'm sure they will be quite competitive for us and also for other firms because it seems from how they act on the market that they try to aggressively approach the market. They try to gain good projects so we shall see what the time will show...what we see more than we hear from the clients is that they are approached by Chadbourne... it seems they are building not only their client but also their lawyers portfolio," is one competitor's reaction.

The firm is receiving some notable instructions and recently advised Patnów-Adamów-Konin power plant in regard to the €240 million refinancing of an investment facility granted by a consortium of banks. The firm also acted for a large automotive company on the restructuring of its liabilities towards Polish commercial banks for €500 million.

2010 marked the 20th anniversary of Chadbourne & Parke Radzikowski Szubielska i Wspólnicy in Poland. The firm had originally played a notable role in the early privatisation process and in developing Poland's market.

In more recent times, led by W_odzimierz Radzikowski the firm advised Neapco Holdings, a leading manufacturer of automotive propeller shafts, on the acquisition of Tedrive Poland, a Polish producer of driveshafts, suspension springs and aluminium castings. The firm also advised Veolia Voda, a provider of water and wastewater services, in the process of acquiring a 33% stake in Aqua, a company operating water supply and wastewater treatment services, from United Utilities.