Energy and natural resources in Poland

‘I believe they are the most professional and have the largest know-how in the Polish energy market. they have a big team, so their availability is amazing, and they also do many introductions to help our business.’

‘Their assistance is not purely legal but also very commercial, they have a great approach to clients and make us feel we are the number one client, and they ate not just responsive but also active, which is very important when you have many balls in the air.’

‘We have worked with CMS Warsaw on many transactions over the last 3 years. They are our go-to firm in Poland, heads and shoulders above their competitors in terms of depth of expertise, responsiveness, drafting, problem solving and commerciality.’

‘Special appreciation for the experience and knowledge of Mr. Maciej Ziółkowski who has substantive knowledge and experience, an individual approach to the client, and above all, a proactive attitude.’

‘Maciej Ziółkowski has always presented diligence and very high quality in all the work for us. I regard him as a tremendously good energy advisor and lawyer who combines legal and business advisory. He keeps things straight and to-the-point and is very effective. Maciej always provides us with a comprehensive and competent advisory concerning various aspects of the investment process. He is super pragmatic, timely and helpful and we can rely on his advice which often gives us better understanding of Polish regulations.’

‘Agnieszka Skorupińska, has, above all, a very, very strong commitment to getting the job done. She is open to ideas, open minded and also very practical. Great personality, perfectly able to explain and convey the knowledge she has.’

‘Lukasz Szatkowski and Angelika Szufel are outstanding professionals with an outstanding knowleadge about the energy sector.’

‘Consistently strong performance from Piotr Ciolkowski and team are more responsive and proactive than some of the competitors.’

‘The Dentons team is very responsive, providing timely and commercial advice to clients as a result of them being well plugged into the local market.’

‘Excellent team with great knowledge of the sector and the market. Excellent practical approach and not theoretical’

‘Open, available and creative.’

‘We’ve been really impressed by Agnieszka Kulińska, who can take charge of a transaction to bring it towards closing as a result of her commerciality and local knowledge.’

‘Unrivalled understanding of the (renewable) energy regulatory framework and how that is applied in practice by different authorities.’

‘Very professional, thorough and motivated’

‘Very responsive, service oriented, professionals and out of the box thinkers.’

‘Very collaborative and attentive group of lawyers with exeptional knowledge of the energy market in Poland.’

‘Paweł Puacz has exceptional knowledge and a good problem solving attitude.’

‘Pawel Puacz is possibly the best energy lawyer in Poland, combining his understanding of legal matters with a commercial approach to due diligence and documentation.’

‘Good, organised and well informed about the subject of renewable energies in Poland.’

‘The law firm and the team that works for it in this department is extremely innovative, has enormous knowledge, but also focuses on fresh, new ideas, constantly enriching its knowledge. As a client, I feel taken care of in every respect.’

‘Very good knowledge of the sector and understanding of the task. Services provided by DLA Piper significantly helped with successful answering the legal question. DLA Piper has acted timely and efficiently, and prepared proper legal documentation. DLA Piper allocated proper team members to provide services. The services were provided within the pre-agreed budget and according to the agreed scope.’

‘Łukasz Jankowski, Mateusz Koszel and Paweł Makaruk are fantastic at dealing with very complex topics and at the same time requiring a modern approach. I recommend them to other companies that may need legal support in the field of energy.’

‘Łukasz Jankowski and Paweł Makaruk performed a great job. Flexibility in approach and good knowledge of the subject resulted in successful realisation of the task.’

‘Jacek Giziński and team are great to work with, very professional and available. Also very proactive in looking to assist the clients into new business.’

‘Jacek Giziński is an excellent M&A lawyer with a commercial attitude. Karolina Madrzycka assists him very well on all workstreams.’

‘The energy practice of DWF is really strong. They are professional and very well connected in the sector. Easy to work with and adds a lot of value. We work with DWF mainly in the offshore wind area, in which we believe they are the best law firm in Poland. Thinking out of the box and always there to support their clients.’

‘The team consists of very experienced lawyers with knowledge in many subjects (building law, energy law, environmental law, ect). You always get very comprehensive advice. They are flexible and available.’

‘DWF is distinguished by its versatility, openness and attentiveness to the client’s needs. DWF employees respond very quickly to correspondence with a high work culture.’

‘The best energy law department in Poland. Extensive legal and great renewable energy sector knowledge. Always available and thinking out of the box.’

‘Karol Lasocki’s expertise focuses on energy law and has unique knowledge in this area, especially in Energy Regulatory Office requirements and practices.’

‘Extremely detailed knowledge of the legal matters in renewable energy and high involvement in work by Wiktoria Rogaska.’

‘The people with whom I had the pleasure to work are distinguished by a great work and personal culture. I always meet with mindfulness, great enthusiasm and positive energy. Thanks to great empathy and experience, attorney Karol Lasocki is the most supportive partner we have had the opportunity to work with.’

‘Have a great opportunity to work recently with Karol Lasocki; they have great traits that makes cooperation with them a good experience – flexibility, patience and ability to explain complicated topics in an easy manner. Would say they also listen to the client’s needs.’

‘Great collaboration with the client. No problems with availability, fully committed to the case and client oriented. Strong negotiations skills. Broad knowledge of the market and proactive attitude.’

‘Highly qualified team that gives you the comfort of working on extensive and complicated issues.’

‘I would like to acknowledge associate Krzysztof Cieplinski who was a strong points of our supporting team. They were extremely committed and determined during the multi-aspect negotiations. They presented in-depth knowledge and strong soft-skills during the negotiations process.’

‘The team is very professional with a lot of practical experience.’

‘The team is extremely proactive and their business focus is outstanding.’

‘First-rate legal education, high personal culture, transparent settlement system, individual approach to a case, broad interpretation of regulations in the context of not only short-term solutions but also consequences for the future and in a broad context.’

‘Thorough first-class education, high personal culture, complex approach to the processes occurring in the investment project, striving for unconventional solutions, taking into account economically rational solutions.’

‘Tomasz Młodawski has an outstanding knowledge of the industry so that his advice exceeds by far what we normally get from lawyers. He is not only a lawyer but a true business partner. This is an extreme value and what makes him stand out (on top of his excellent legal skills and very practical advice).’

‘Krzysztof Cichocki is a leader of the team with a vast experience in the energy matters.’

Tomasz Młodawski has a deep understanding of gas market regulation. Quite impressive understanding of the market.’

‘Pragmatic solutions. Knowledge about the energy business.’

‘This is an exceptional team and its strengths are knowledge, experience, professional advice, support et every stage of a given process, and full information to the client, leaving no doubts unanswered. The Client feels taken care of and his case is run by a dedicated team form start to finish.’

‘Very insightful about upcoming legislations and possible technical innovations for the polish market. As a counsel cautions a mindful and restrained approach, which fits the polish market and bsuiness attitude quite well. Very responsive to calls and requests. The team is willing to take on an additional workload to conclude a project and task, which we did not always find with other firms. Very good communication with members of our team on all levels.’

‘Grzegorz Filipowicz is always very responsive and attached to the project.’

‘Dominik Strzałkowski is a very good example of the calm and collected approach we appreciate from the firm.’

‘These team are distinguished by knowledge, experience and a special interest in the matter. I can indicate Grzegorz Filipowicz in this regard.’

‘WKB Team has a very nice and very good team of energy law lawyers providing innovative legal advice through full aspects of our activities in the distribution system operator sector. Their feedback is always fast, comprehensive, simple and took into consideration all the information provided.’

‘Excellent knowledge of the energy industry including renewables sector. Highly experienced in dealing with regulators and authorities. Always on top of all aspects of political and economic changes in Poland.’

‘We greatly appreciate that the team mostly works with one point of contact for the client, which minimises efforts on our part regarding information distribution. The team was only tasked with a legal DD, and this topic was rather challenging and they have managed it with an extraordinarily high level of service-oriented task management. Several aspects of the legal DD, which other firms would have expected us to provide, they have considered to be part of their portfolio and have gladly looked into accomplishing. We would gladly engage them again, if a good project presents itself.’

‘Maciej Szambelanczyk has a great knowledge of RES investment processes, including acquisition and development and current regulatory matters. He’s one of the most recognisable and experienced lawyers on the market also thanks to representing RES industry associations in parliamentary works on implementing appropriate legislative solutions.’

‘Maciej Szambelańczyk is an excellent strategic adviser, extremely competent and always provides great advice. Moreover Maciej is a very nice and respectful person.’

‘One of their Partners, Maciej Szambelańczyk, is very prominent at conferences and from my experience gives clear and precise inside into legal topics regarding the polish energy market.’

‘The team is engaged and diligent and has very good knowledge of RES industry.’

‘The energy practice at Norton Rose Fulbright is quite strong in M&A and project finance. They’re well educated in energy sector in Poland and deliver practical advice. They offer high UK standards for legal due diligence and drafting of the project documents in the Polish transactions. They are very helpful and collaborative team. We also note their increasing expertise in regulatory matters, corporate PPAs in Poland and offshore wind.’

‘Deep and business oriented experience in energy and transactional and finance related services.’

‘They are one of the most experienced energy teams in the market, providing the most in-depth legal services that are very helpful to new comers not accustomed with the local market, facilitating the transaction.’

‘Right capability to deliver lending documentation, good understanding of the energy specifics, robustness.’

‘Head of the practice Tomasz Rogalski is a top-notch energy lawyer. We like his focus on the project finance transactions where he takes the lead on both the finance documents and legal due diligence work. This one-stop shop approach is for us as a project finance lender in the Polish energy market very helpful as one lawyer can provide advice on lending and energy regulatory matters in one transaction. It’s a game-changer for us.’

‘Tomasz Rogalski is the most business-oriented lawyer with exceptional skills and ability to focus on key elements that enables us to close transactions.’

‘Tomasz Rogalski engages in the transaction proactively, advising not only on the legal terms, but also give examples on market standard.’

‘Tomasz Rogalski is very well connected, experienced and strong support on regulatory matters, due diligence and contract negotiations.’

‘Good knowledge of client needs, expertise in deals of different types in the sector (including litigation), practical approach to solve issues.’

‘Very competent, reliable, business ortiented.’

‘Fast & accurate.’

‘Pawel Magierowski and Eligiusz Krzesniak are easy to access, available for the client’s needs, have good knowledge of the sector and market practice, and a practical approach to deals’