Bird & Bird Koremba, Dziedzic i Wspólnicy sp.k.

Energy & Utilities

Dorota Derlicka is a Partner and head of the Energy & Utilities team at Bird & Bird’s Warsaw office.

Dorota specialises in energy law with a focus on renewable energy and nuclear projects.

She advises public and private clients on all stages of energy investments, from planning and permitting through to construction and operation. Her practice covers renewable energy projects, including onshore wind, photovoltaic installations, battery energy storage systems (BESS) and biogas. She also represents clients in regulatory proceedings before the Energy Regulatory Office.

She has extensive experience in managing legal aspects of complex infrastructure projects in the energy and industrial sectors. Her work often combines issues of energy, environmental and construction law, allowing her to support clients in coordinating multi-disciplinary investments. She is involved both in the preparation of project structures and in addressing regulatory and contractual risks throughout the investment cycle.

She regularly supports international investors and foreign developers entering the Polish market, helping them adapt global business models to local regulatory requirements and industry practices. Her practice is dedicated to ensuring that energy projects meet legal obligations while achieving commercial success in Poland's dynamic and evolving energy market.

In addition to renewables, she has contributed to the development of Poland's nuclear energy programme. She served as in-house counsel during the initial phase of the country's first nuclear power plant, advising on regulatory, contractual and project management matters. This role involved navigating the regulatory and operational complexities of developing a large-scale, strategic energy project.

Dorota is fluent in Polish and English.

Dorota studied law at the Faculty of Law of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University. She also completed postgraduate studies in nuclear energy at the Warsaw School of Economics. She holds a University Diploma in International Nuclear Law from the University of Montpellier.