Banasik Wozniak i Wspólnicy Kancelaria Radców Prawnych Sp. P is led by a vast team of lawyers, including Małgorzata Banasik, Agnieszka Ferek, Aneta Gęsiarz-Krasucka and Aneta Dybińska, who all engage with the firm’s growing renewable energy portfolio.

Led by Grzegorz Pizoń, the Bird & Bird Koremba, Dziedzic i Wspólnicy sp.k. team is well-equipped to handle energy storage issues, attracting various new clients within this subsector. The team also handles ESG and environmental matters, with Sandra Sekula-Baranska recently joining the practice.

JDP Drapala & Partners‘ energy and renewables practice, continues to grow, setting its sights on novel work in sectors such as cloud-based software for renewables and storage assets; the group is headed up by Michał Drozdowicz, who advises on domestic investment projects across various energy types.

KKG Legal is known for its handling of energy transition, regulatory issues and energy litigation. The team assists with matters of energy storage systems, nuclear power and e-mobility. Joint practice head Patrycja Wysocka focuses on representing energy clients in court and administrative proceedings and advising on ESG aspects in industrial sectors while Kamil Zawicki handles commercial disputes, transformation processes and transactions.

CMS is known for providing end-to-end legal solutions across the entire energy and natural resources spectrum, with the team guiding clients through asset acquisition, obtaining licenses and concessions, zoning, planning and construction permits as well as environmental approvals and ESG compliance. The firm also assists with project financing, negotiating project agreements and day-to-day operational advice, with particular strength in sectors including nuclear, SMRs and transmission networks. Practice head Marcin Bejm advises on the acquisition, construction and development of key infrastructure assets, project finance, PPPs and concessions. Łukasz Szatkowski lends his expertise in both conventional and renewable energy projects while Angelika Szufel is known for her handling of renewable energy and infrastructure development.

DLA Piper Gizinski Kycia sp.k. is a one-stop-shop for energy matters, advising clients on all aspects of energy projects such as regulatory frameworks, trading structures, financing arrangements and disputes. The team is widely recognised in the renewables sector, where it support investors, developers and corporates throughout the full lifecycle of energy projects. Practice head Oskar Waluśkiewicz handles complex renewables M&A mandates, acting for sponsors and infrastructure funds while Jacek Giziński is well regarded for his knowledge of energy regulation, PPA structuring and nuclear projects. Mateusz Koszel and Klaudia Lorent handle transactions in the Polish renewable energy and infrastructure markets and Karolina Mądrzycka advises on cross-border energy transactions, including high-value solar and hybrid portfolios.

Domanski Zakrzewski Palinka advises across the full project life cycle from regulatory planning and procurement through construction, financing and operation. The team has assisted private and public bodies with investments across nuclear, renewables, and conventional power. Marcin Krakowiak leads the team, being a specialist in energy and infrastructure projects, notably, greenfield investments. He most often advises clients in the energy, waste management and public services. Joint practice head Paweł Grzejszczak assists clients in the power, heat and gas sectors mainly with regulatory and transactional issues, infrastructure project financing and utilities procurement.

Kochanski & Partners handle a range of matters in this sector ranging from complex construction contracts for infrastructure facilities to negotiations of long-term power purchase agreements and financing structuring. Assisting clients from the public and private sectors the team is well placed to advise both Polish and foreign-owned entities, specialising in finance, execution, investment or engineering. Practice head Lukasz Mlynarkiewicz specialises in infrastructure, energy and industrial investments, while also advising on renewable energy projects, such as wind power, photovoltaic and biogas plants. Milena Kazanowska – Kędzierska specialises in Polish and EU energy, environment and climate regulations. Wojciech Wrochna has left the team.

Rymarz Zdort Maruta offers a full range of legal services regarding energy and natural resources. The team has particular expertise in the development of complex projects concerning natural gas-fired plants, PV and wind farms, M&A transactions and trading issues. The team advises on crucial segments of the sector – conventional energy, photovoltaic projects, nuclear energy, renewable energy sources and climate change. Marek Durski leads the team, advising a broad spectrum of clients involved in the energy business in Poland on matters such as licensing issues, tariffs and regulatory disputes. Lukasz Lech specialises in providing legal advice on M&A transactions, regulatory issues and project contracts in the renewable energy sector while Adrian Augustyniak focuses on M&A transactions and regulatory issues in connection with renewable energy, gaseous fuels, liquid fuels and heat.

SSW provides full-spectrum legal services across the energy value chain, from regulatory and environmental advisory to project finance, M&A, and infrastructure development. The team has significant expertise across energy, mining, environmental, and natural resources law, which allows it to advise on projects across offshore wind, nuclear energy and hydrogen storage. Piotr Spaczyński is well known for his handling of exploration and mining cases, while Dominik Strzałkowski is widely recognised for his deep expertise in renewable energy, project finance, and corporate PPAs. Hubert Wysoczański has significant expertise in assisting clients on nuclear projects while Anita Palukiewicz advises energy, infrastructure and mining enterprises on their respective areas of activity. All the above mentioned individuals lead the team.

WKB Lawyers provides comprehensive advice to energy enterprises in all energy sub-sectors, including electricity, gas, renewable energy, nuclear energy, oil, and mining. The team also advises on various electromobility projects. Practice head Jerzy Baehr is known to provide input during parliamentary work on energy sector regulations while Maciej Szambelańczyk advises key energy players on regulatory matters as well as restructuring and investment projects involving new generation sources. Krzysztof Sikorski has a particular focus on renewable energy, including renewable installations’ development regulations and commercial contracts while also representing clients before the Energy Authority in numerous cases.

Addleshaw Goddard Wisniewski Dzianachowski Schulz i Wspólnicy sp.k.‘s team handles every aspect of the sector, including renewables, conventional power, and nuclear. The firm acts for investors, independent power producers, utilities, government bodies and financial institutions. Practice head Patryk Figiel advises a wide range of clients on various aspects of energy, infrastructure, and natural resources projects and transactions in the CEE/SEE region.

The team at Baker McKenzie Krzyzowski i Wspólnicy Sp.k. has significant expertise in energy, infrastructure, natural resources, ESG and industrial projects. Practice head Agnieszka Skorupinska brings a wealth of knowledge in this sector, advising clients on energy, industrial and infrastructure projects while Arkadiusz Ratajczak advises on PPA and compliance under EU energy law. Klaudia Cholewa assists clients on regulatory, infrastructure and permitting aspects of major energy and industrial projects, in particular waste to energy projects.

The Dentons energy practice works alongside the firm’s other practices including banking and finance, infrastructure and environmental protection to provide end-to-end support on large-scale energy projects. The firm frequently assists energy companies, infrastructure funds and other stakeholders across the energy ecosystem. Practice head Piotr Ciołkowski has extensive experience in both conventional and renewable energy projects while joint head Christian Schnell advises international investors, developers and financial institutions on the development and financing of various energy projects. Maciej Ziółkowski focuses on regulatory and transactional aspects of the energy sector and Zofia Szewczuk supports international investors and developers on RES transactions.

DWF Poland Jamka Sp.k‘s energy practice provides legal advice to a range of key stakeholders in the renewable energy sector. Karol Lasocki leads the team with a particular focus on renewable energy sources, onshore and offshore as well as PV, energy storage, grids and hydrogen. Wiktoria Rogaska supports investors in renewable energy sources, in particular onshore wind and PV, throughout the investment process. She has been involved in the process of supporting major investors in development of greenfield offshore wind projects.

Gide Loyrette Nouel's team are engaged in project development, infrastructure and projects related to energy generation. Practice head Piotr Sadownik advises Polish and foreign companies with a particular focus on national and international players in the energy, mining and metallurgical markets. Krzysztof Ciepliński supports clients from the energy sector in projects including licensees, R&D, engineering-based projects, FEED projects and general contracting of EPC investments.

Greenberg Traurig Nowakowska-Zimoch Wysokinski Sp. k assists energy and infrastructure clients undertaking multi-stage projects that require expertise in areas such as regulation, transactions, financing and environmental matters. The team advises on projects involving solar, onshore and offshore wind, biofuels, energy storage and hydrogen. Practice head Konrad Kosicki focuses his practice on matters related to the acquisition, development and financing of renewable and conventional energy projects.and advises clients on regulatory issues, trading in electricity and natural gas, property rights and other commodities including derivatives.

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.

Radzikowski, Szubielska i Wspólnicy sp. j. handles a wide variety of mandates in the energy sector. Practice head Przemysław Kałek provides advice on regulatory matters, transactions and antitrust issues to Polish and international power, gas, oil and chemical companies. He has advised, among others, clients in connection with deregulation of electricity prices, development of the national information exchange system for the retail electricity market, and on matters related to the implementation of the supplier switching process and appointment of reserve suppliers. Joanna Nowak-Paradowska handles a number of financings, including project finance transactions, especially transactions relating to the construction, operation and maintenance of energy facilities.

Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak advises across the traditional and renewable energy spectrum focusing on the offshore and onshore wind, PV, biogas and BESS sectors. The team has advised clients on several corporate power purchase agreements. Krzysztof Cichocki has extensive experience in advising clients on development and construction of both conventional and renewable energy power plants, as well as being involved in numerous M&A transactions in the energy and mining sectors, representing buyers, sellers and JV partners. Zbyszko Wizner specialises in energy law, as well as construction and infrastructure projects, including construction contracts and those subject to public procurement procedures, and handles administrative and court proceedings related to the energy sector.

Wardynski & Partners' multidisciplinary team assists companies in the energy and industrial sectors in the climate change and net-zero challenge. The team advises the private sector on large energy projects and large renewable portfolio development. Igor Hanas advises international and domestic investors, global technology suppliers and general contractors on all aspects of turnkey projects in the power sector, from negotiations and regulatory matters through to financing, completion, cross-border technology transfers and contract aspects. Mirella Lechna-Marchewka advises on greenfield and brownfield projects and on development projects in energy, in particular on conventional and waste-to-energy projects also under the PPP model.

A&O Shearman advises on the entire life cycle of energy assets, from planning and construction to financing to operation and sale. The team advises clients on the global energy transition, power and utilities, transmission and distribution, carbon capture and storage, renewables and climate change. Tomasz Kawczyński advises all participants in energy and infrastructure transactions, including lenders, borrowers, sponsors, contractors and secondary market purchasers. Kamil Jankielewicz specialises in energy and infrastructure projects, particularly in the energy transition and development of renewable and low-carbon sources, advising clients across all stages of the project life cycle.

BSJP bnt Brockhuis Jurczak Prusak Sroka Nilsson Zamorska Sp.k. handles conventional and renewable energy sources including, gas, oils, fuels and biofuels, utilities, waste management and biogas. Practice head Dominik Sołtysiak has strong expertise in conventional and renewable energy and is well-versed in regulatory matters as well as administrative proceedings. Maciej Kuropatwiński specialises in regulatory and administrative proceedings, including cases in regulatory and administrative courts.

Kozlowski Tomasik Oszczak sp. k. advises on the  development of energy and infrastructure projects, and is involved in the transformation of the energy sector towards low or zero emissions. The team advises clients in energy related businesses, in particular energy companies, developers, operators, transmission system operators and traders. Zbigniew Kozłowski provides advice in the scope of energy transition, environmental protection and climate change, assisting clients from the energy, oil and gas, mining, chemical, aviation and production sectors.

NGL Legal is known for its regulatory advice provided to players in the electricity, gas and fuels sectors in Poland. The team’s regulatory expertise covers subsectors such as electricity distribution, electricity generation, renewable energy sources, energy transition, storage of electricity, storage of natural gas and LNG. Practice head Marek Grzywacz is focused on expanding the energy and infrastructure practice.

Norton Rose Fulbright advises on regulatory matters, project agreements, M&A transactions, project finance as well as day-to-day standard matters, assisting clients on the full spectrum of energy-related matters, including the development, construction and financing of renewables, power and gas markets design and regulation. Practice head Tomasz Rogalski advises on offshore and onshore wind, solar, grid infrastructure and SLL transactions.

Rödl provides services concerning renewable energy in the following areas, due diligence, transaction document and the investment process. Practice head Przemysław Rogiński focuses on energy law while Jagna Bronk assists clients with PV projects. Jakub Wajs is also a key individual on the team.

SMM Legal handles matters regarding energy transition, RES as well as development and investment activities. Practice head Paweł Łącki has represented numerous energy companies in court disputes regarding the civil aspects of their activities, advised on negotiating key types of contracts in the sector, and drafted legal opinions regarding the interpretation of energy law. Marcin Trupkiewicz is specialist on energy law and RES regulations, assisting  clients on electricity, gas, heat and fuel.

Squire Patton Boggs Krzesniak sp.k. consults clients on a range of mandates, from consenting and planning matters, through construction, financing, operation, disposal and public procurement proceedings. Practice head Paweł Magierowski has expertise in renewables, conventional, low-carbon, and thermal power matters, as well as nuclear energy work, both in transactional and regulatory areas project transactions. Eligiusz Krześniak handles development, acquisition, disposal, and funding of energy assets and dispute resolution work, regularly acting for sponsors, equity investors and engineering, procurement and construction contractors.