Kazik F. Michalski
Partner
Debt Finance
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP
Overview
Kazik is a very strong lawyer that gets the bigger picture and finds a solution, even for complex issues.” - Chambers UK, 2024
Kazik F. Michalski is a partner in the debt finance practice at Kirkland & Ellis International LLP in London. He represents top-tier private equity sponsors in connection with complex domestic and cross-border credit transactions involving real estate investments and developments throughout Europe.
External Recognition
- Law.com International UK: Rising Star: Europe's Best Up-and-Coming Private Equity Lawyers (2022)
- Chambers & Partners UK – Real Estate Finance – Ranked as Band 5 (2024):
- “He's a very strong lawyer that gets the bigger picture and finds a solution, even for complex issues.”
- The Legal 500 UK – Property Finance: Testimonials (2022–2024):
- “Exceptional lawyer.”
- “Kazik Michalski is disciplined, calm and motivated with a can-do attitude.”
- “Kirkland & Ellis International LLP‘s ‘truly exceptional‘ property finance practice is particularly strong in the private equity arena.”
- “I have worked very closely with Kazik Michalski and his team over the past 24 months and I don’t think our transaction would have completed without him. He’s extremely diligent, thorough, creative, and commercial.”
- “I have a particularly high opinion of Kazik Michalski, and he is undoubtedly the best finance lawyer I have ever worked with. Kazik’s unique combination of sharp intellect and deal intuition makes him an indispensable part of our legal advisory team on large and complex deals.”
- IFLR1000 UK: Recognised as a notable practitioner in Banking (Real Estate Sector) (2024)