Octo Legal handles electricity and gas distribution, electricity generation, electromobility, LNG, biogas and biocomponents. The team provides clients with regulatory support in the field of unbundling, capacity market and contract formation. Maciej Wesołowski specialises in advising entities from the energy and gas sectors. Filip Opoka provides regulatory advice to clients from the gas and energy sector and supports clients in administrative proceedings for the granting of licences for trading in electricity, gas, and other fuels.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Very much in-depth analysis of legal problems linked with very straightforward explanation of complex problems.’
- ‘Filip Opoka - good quality, nice to work with, good communication.’
- ‘The practice is unique due to very good expertise in energy field.’
- ‘I value the work provided by Filip Opoka who is dedicated and committed to find solutions that are acceptable from a business perspective. His approach covers not only legal but also practical issues.’
- ‘Their knowledge of regulatory aspects of the energy sector is exceptional and they are always capable of delivering high quality analyses but with a good feeling of business issues at the same time. You can easily benefit from their good understanding of the sector and contractual relationships on the market.’
- The Octo team combines deep energy sector expertise with a highly pragmatic, business-oriented approach. We work with them at the intersection of law, strategy, and innovation. Octo has the ability to integrate cross-disciplinary insight, combining it with deep regulatory knowledge, which for us is existential.
Key clients
- DKV Euro Service
- Operator Gazociągów Przesyłowych Gaz-System
- Orlen S.A.
- PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna
- EY (Ernst & Young)
- Polskie Stowarzyszenie Nowej Mobilności (Polish Association of New Mobility)
- PGE Energetyka Kolejowa
- Greenvolt Power Poland
- PGE Energia Odnawialna
- Claritas Polska
- Polenergia Fotowoltaika
- Polish Wind Energy Association
Work highlights
Provided advisory and support for entities from the PGE capital group in the process of conducting unbundling.
Supporting Sun Contracting Poland in the transaction involving sale of 3 SPVs developing PV projects covering drafting and negotiating of ATA, SPA and DSA.
Provided support for the Towarzystwo Gospodarcze Polskie Elektrownie in the preparation of an analysis on the proposal of new model for the capacity market in Poland for the period 2025-2040, commissioning of generation units process and reform of legislation referring to development of nuclear power plants including the SMR.
Practice head
Maciej Wesołowski; Filip Opoka