Sylwester Kuchnio > Dentons > Warsaw, Poland > Lawyer Profile

Dentons
UL. ZAJECZA 4
00-351 WARSZAWA
POLAND
Poland
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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

(Firms to watch)

Formed in April 2025 by managing partner and former Dentons public procurement practice head Aldona Kowalczyk, along with Sylwester Kuchnio and Adam Królak, boutique firm 4k Legal positions itself as a specialist go-to firm for public procurement matters and infrastructure projects.