Maciej Ziółkowski > CMS > Warsaw, Poland > Lawyer Profile
CMS Offices
Varso Tower
Chmielna 69 St.
00-801 Warsaw
Poland
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Maciej Ziółkowski
Work Department
Energy and Infrastructure
Position
Counsel at CMS in Poland
Career
Maciej Ziółkowski is a Polish-qualified attorney-at-law advising the largest Polish and international electricity, gas, heating and chemical companies. He specializes in investment process advice in legal services for energy projects, in particular in oil & gas and renewable energy sources (RES) sectors.
He has advised on numerous M&A transactions on the Polish renewable energy market. Among others, Maciej has successfully headed the acquisition of one of the largest onshore ready-to-build wind farms in Poland and advised on its construction process. He also led a number transactions comprising successful acquisition of an operational onshore windfarms and photovoltaic (PV) projects. Maciej has also recently advised on the acquisition of PV developer in Poland together with its portfolio of photovoltaic projects of a total capacity of almost 1.1 GW.
Maciej provides day-to-day legal and business advice on projects implemented in the Baltic Sea, primarily on issues related to the investment process for offshore gas pipelines and drilling platforms. His experience also covers advice to clients developing offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea.
He has also significant professional experience in advising on EPC contracts for chemical industry facilities and power units, as well as contracts for supply, operation and maintenance of RES installations.
Languages
Polish, English
Memberships
Warsaw Bar Association of Attorneys-at-Law
Education
University of Warsaw, Faculty of Law and Administration; Florida State University & University of Warsaw, American Law Center
Lawyer Rankings
Poland > Energy and natural resources
CMS boasts a sizeable energy and infrastructure team catering to some of the largest domestic and international players operating in the market, including oil refiners, gas companies, development and investment funds, and energy producers. The team is well versed in advising across heavy industry sectors such as chemical, petrochemical, metallurgical and mining, and it possesses expertise in renewables, environmental and ESG matters. Marcin Bejm heads up the practice, serving as a key contact for clients seeking advice on acquisition, construction, and development of infrastructure assets, project finance, PPPs and concessions. Other notable team members include Tomasz Minkiewicz
, an expert in the oil and gas sector; Piotr Ciołkowski, who specialises in regulatory and trading matters; Łukasz Szatkowski, who is equally comfortable advising on both the conventional and renewable energy spaces; and Maciej Ziółkowski, praised for his ‘commercial and pragmatic approach‘ when advising electricity, gas, heating and chemical companies. Angelika Szufel, who was recently promoted to counsel, stands out for her focus on the development of infrastructure and renewable projects.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Competition/antitrust
- Construction
- Dispute resolution
- Employment
- Energy and natural resources
- Insurance
- Intellectual property
- Investment funds
- Public procurement
- Real estate
- Tax
- TMT
- White-collar crime