Dawid Sztandera is counsel in our Restructuring & Insolvency practice group. Dawid brings extensive expertise, having spent 12 years at A&O Shearman, where he established a strong reputation as a highly skilled and pragmatic lawyer specialising in financial restructuring and financing. His experience includes advising banks, debt funds, medium and large corporations, (supervisory) directors, sponsors, and shareholders on a wide range of matters, from financial structuring to insolvency. Dawid has been involved in several high-profile international and domestic cases, successfully implementing various restructuring strategies both in and out of court, including the ‘WHOA’ scheme.
Recognitions
Legal 500
- “The team is very proactive and thinks with you on transaction structuring. They are on top of stakeholder managemnt to make sure that even under pressure, everything is efficient. (2026)
- “I mostly worked with Kelly and Dawid, and I really enjoyed working with them. Kelly is very helpful, proactive, and has a lot of knowledge. She knows how to align stakeholders effectively, which makes the process super efficient. Dawid is very helpful and able to really think on behalf of the client to make sure that all important points are properly addressed. In doing this, he also thinks proactively with the client about possible ways in which they can be handled.” (2026)
- “Hands-on team. Solution-focused. Enjoyable to work with. Good value for money.” (2026)
Career
- Counsel at Stek (2025- today)
- Lawyer at A&O Shearman ( 2012 -2024)
Highlighted matters
- Advising an internationally operating shipping company and its directors on its financial restructuring through a combined WHOA and English Scheme of Arrangement
- Advising a Dutch company in the metal industry and its directors on potential restructuring scenarios, including the enforcement of shares and a WHOA
- Advising a Dutch family-owned company in the shipping industry and its directors on the restructuring of its debts, including a debt-for-equity swap
- Advising a corporate services provider in multiple agency roles during the restructuring of an international retail chain through a WHOA
- Advising a US/UK distressed debt fund on a commercial mortgage-backed securitisation structure and the enforcement of mortgage rights over a real estate portfolio
- Advising a Dutch private equity fund as the purchaser of a Dutch educational services provider through the enforcement of shares
- Advising a mortgage holder on the sale of a Dutch power plant through the enforcement of mortgage rights
- Advising a Dutch retail chain and its directors on securing additional financing through the issuance of new preferred bonds
- Advising a Dutch energy company and its directors on obtaining interim financing
- Advising a Brazilian offshore company on the restructuring of its counterparty through an arrangement in suspension of payments
