Rafał Celej is a partner at Kondracki Celej and the head of the firm’s corporate and transactional practice. With over seventeen years of experience, he focuses on venture capital, private equity, and M&A transactions, advising clients across a wide range of industries in Poland and internationally.

Rafał has worked on hundreds of VC investments and technology M&A deals, representing both domestic and international funds, as well as emerging and growth-stage companies. His transactional practice spans the full lifecycle of corporate development - from investment and shareholder structuring to exits and governance.

Rafał is regularly recommended in the Chambers FinTech Legal ranking, and is recognized as a Leader in the categories of Private Equity and Commercial, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions by the Ranking of Law Firms – Rzeczpospolita.

Rafał frequently speaks and moderates discussions at industry events focused on transactions, venture capital, M&A, and innovation. He is also a mentor to early-stage tech startups and their founders.

• Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Warsaw, 2008
• London School of Economics (LLM), 2009
• School of British Law at the University of Cambridge, 2009