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Rymarz Zdort Maruta Offices

Rymarz Zdort Maruta
UL.PROSTA 18
00-850 WARSZAWA
Poland
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Mr Marek Durski

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+48 607 033 277 marek.durski@rzmlaw.com View profile

Work Department

Energy & Natural Resources, Corporate/M&A, Project Development

Position

Partner

Career

Marek Durski is an attorney-at-law admitted to practice in Poland, a partner in the corporate department of Rymarz Zdort Maruta and the head of the Energy & Natural Resources practice.

Before joining Rymarz Zdort (formerly known as Weil, Gotshal & Manges – Pawel Rymarz sp.k.) in 2014, from 1998 until 2011 Marek worked in an international law firm where he was the energy team leader. Between 2011 and 2013 Marek was a board member and general counsel of a leading privately owned vertically integrated energy company in Poland.

Marek specialises in the energy sector. He has advised a broad spectrum of clients involved in the energy business in Poland (e.g. generators, system operators, traders, developers, off-takers, financial institutions and equity investors).

A specialist in energy-related regulatory advice (such as licensing issues, tariffs, regulatory disputes, structuring advice, regulatory compliance, interconnection issues, EU law, and lobbying activities), Marek also has broad experience in the development of power plants, both conventional (coal and gas-fired) and renewable (offshore and onshore wind farms, photovoltaic projects, and biogas and biomass installations), and related project finance transactions, as well as in the development of power and natural gas interconnector projects. In addition, he has wide experience in providing energy and natural gas trading advice (including in respect of commodity derivatives) and the negotiation of long-term commercial agreements (including crude oil purchase contracts). His practice also covers M&A and privatisation transactions within the energy sector as well as corporate restructuring projects driven by the changing regulatory environment.

Languages

Polish, English

Memberships

Bar Association of Attorneys-at-Law

Education

Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Warsaw (2000)

Lawyer Rankings

Poland > Energy and natural resources

(Leading individuals)

Marek Durski – Rymarz Zdort Maruta

The energy sector is integral at Rymarz Zdort Maruta, with the firm routinely engaged in projects covering joint venture and M&A structures within the PV and gas sectors, with a particular specialisation in LNG projects. A recent area of expansion for the firm is atomic projects, with recent highlights including advising PGE on the development of Poland’s second nuclear plant. The team frequently collaborates with the firm’s dispute resolution department in order to handle contentious cases with an energy focus. Leading the team is Marek Durski, who is lauded by one client for being ‘ahead of the market in terms of his knowledge’; his wide-ranging practice covers M&A and privatisation transactions within the energy sector. Other key contacts include Łukasz Lech, an energy law expert, and Adrian Augustyniak, who focuses on regulatory issues concerning the energy sector. The firm recently bolstered its environmental and ESG offering with the addition of Agnieszka Skorupińska from CMS, who now leads a dedicated sub-group.

Poland > Public procurement

The public procurement team at Rymarz Zdort Maruta was bolstered by the January 2023 merger with between Rymarz Zdort and Maruta Wachta, furthering the group’s capabilities in advising on public procurement contracts in the energy and natural resources areas, and complementing its existing strengths in the TMT sector. Practice head Bartłomiej Wachta is a notable authority in advising on IT contracts across both the public and private sectors, and is a frequent presence in the National Appeals Chamber. Marek Durski specialises in energy-related regulatory matters, encompassing licensing and interconnection issues, tariffs, EU law, and lobbying activities, in addition to advising on large-scale projects within the infrastructure and transport sectors.

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