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Dr Christian Schnell
Work Department
Energy and Natural Resources
Position
Christian Schnell is a partner, co-head of the Energy & Natural Resources practice team in Dentons’ Warsaw office and co-head of the Europe Energy group. He also practices in the Firm’s Munich office.
Christian has more than 25 years of experience in advising on developments, acquisitions, disposals, EPCs, PPAs and heat supply agreements in the renewable energy sector in Poland, Central-Eastern and Southeast Europe. Christian has a varied client base, advising direct investors, renewable energy and infrastructure funds, private equity and private debt, international developers and financial institutions in respect of development, construction and operational projects.
Christian has been leading transactions on numerous energy projects and has broad experience of premium support schemes, but also non-subsidy renewable energy projects, mainly onshore wind and ground-mounted solar PV projects. He has a profound knowledge about energy markets, strategic market forecasts and sector integration technologies. Christian has also longstanding experience with offshore project development and advises since many years on heat investments and heat supply contracts.
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Poland > Energy and natural resources
The energy practice at Dentons
is recognised as a go-to for a diverse range of clients, including energy companies, infrastructure funds and new market entrants, who all benefit from the team’s multifaceted capabilities in finance and tax in support the life cycle of their energy projects. The firm supports cross-border transactions in conventional and renewable energy, and provides assistance with regulatory matters across Europe. Christian Schnell, co-leads the practice, specialises in renewable energy and is well-regarded for his domestic and regional understanding of the energy market. Marceli Kasperkiewicz assists the team through his handling of renewable energy, particularly onshore wind projects. New team co-lead Piotr Ciołkowski joined the practice from CMS in November 2024, while Zofia Szewczuk joined the team from Baker McKenzie Krzyzowski i Wspólnicy Sp.k. in February 2025.
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