Sylwester Kuchnio > Dentons > Warsaw, Poland > Lawyer Profile

Dentons
UL. ZAJECZA 4
00-351 WARSZAWA
POLAND
Poland

Work Department

Public Procurement and Government Contracts

Position

Sylwester Kuchnio is a counsel in Dentons’ Warsaw office and a member of the Public Procurement and Government Contracts practice team. Sylwester has 15 years of experience in the area of public procurement and civil law matters.

Sylwester has provided legal advice in procurement-related matters to contracting authorities and contractors, overseeing tender proceedings and state funding. Sylwester Kuchnio gained extensive experience in this respect in, among others, the NGO sector, various levels of local government and central government agencies (e.g. Public Procurement Office, National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management, Central Statistical Office). He worked for many years as an arbitrator in matters involving public procurement at the National Appeals Chamber.

Sylwester provides advisory on, among others, projects and disputes in the areas of infrastructure, energy, construction, treatment of waste, transport, financial services, defense, medicine and pharmacy.

Career

  • Counsel, Dentons, Warsaw, 2020 to date
  • Senior Associate, Dentons, Warsaw, 2017–2020
  • Arbitrator, National Appeals Chamber, 2009–2017
  • Expert and Head of the Department of Inspection, National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management, 2003–2008
  • Specialist at the Department of Inspection, Public Procurement Office, 2002–2003
  • Lawyer, Bureau of Legal Advisors at the Office of the Head of Ryki County, 2001–2002

Languages

Polish, English

Memberships

  • Public Procurement Law Association (PPLA), 2017 to date

Lawyer Rankings

Poland > Public procurement

With an expanding international client network, Dentons continues to advise on public procurement matters related to transport, life sciences, energy, healthcare, and other sectors, integrating this advice with public aid, taxation, and restructuring support. The team also frequently appears before the National Appeals Chamber. Spearheading the group is Aldona Kowalczyk, a key point of call for contracting authorities, bidders or private partners seeking advice on public procurement and PPP matters. Other key contacts include ‘top-class specialist’ Anna Szymańska, who heads up the dedicated defence and security sub-group within the public procurement team; Agnieszka Gilowska, an expert in advising on the preparation of tender documentation; and Sylwester Kuchnio, who also acts as an arbitrator. Jarosław Witek specialises in the aerospace, defence and public security sectors.