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Izabela Zielińska-Barłożek leads the Polish Corporate/M&A team. Izabela specialises in M&A transactions including cross-border transactions. She also provides ongoing advice on corporate law and has taken part in many enterprise restructuring projects including mergers, divisions and reorganisations. In her long practice, she has advised and coordinated legal support for the acquisition and sale of enterprises and assets, as well as of shares in companies, frequently on a global scale. Her clients include companies in various sectors including construction, technology, FMCG as well as private equity. Izabela serves as a Commissioner in the IBA Professional Wellbeing Commission. She is also a member of the Advisory Board of the Real Estate Committee of the International Bar Association and a past chair of that Committee, and the chair (le Président) of the Association Europénne d’Études Juridiques et Fiscales (AEEJF). She is listed in Poland IFLR1000 Women Leaders for 2022 (M&A, Real estate transactions). Izabela is a member of the Poznań Bar Association.