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Projects & Energy

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Projects & Energy has been a top practice area for CMS since the company established its presence in the CEE region. For over 30 years, the practice has successfully developed its capabilities, gaining valuable experience in numerous most complex transactions and projects in the energy and infrastructure sector.

We have prominent experts specialising in all aspects of energy-related projects and infrastructure projects. CMS offers a unique platform unmatched by any of the other international law firms in the region. In each jurisdiction across CEE, we offer a specialised team of energy and infrastructure lawyers led by experienced partners. We have over 60 energy and infrastructure experts in CEE itself.

We provide our clients with comprehensive advice in the following areas:

  • all stages of the preparation and execution of industrial and infrastructure investment processes,
  • planning and construction permitting,
  • exploration for, and production of, energy resources and minerals,
  • M&A transactions and project development in the renewable energy sector,
  • environmental permitting procedures and disputes over environmental penalties,
  • carbon dioxide emissions trading, industrial emissions, environmental contamination, water and waste management and environmental impact assessments,
  • all aspects of regulatory and trading issues for energy companies,
  • project finance transactions and PPP projects,
  • privatisation transactions regarding public utilities owned by local governments.

Industries (14)

  • Aerospace & Defence
  • Automobiles & Parts
  • Chemicals
  • Construction & Materials
  • Energy
  • Financial Services
  • Government
  • Health Care
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Mining & Metals
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Telecommunications
  • Transportation
  • Utilities

Chambers Review

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Projects & Energy - Central & Eastern Europe

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

CMS is a longstanding leader in the region, with top-rated projects and energy teams in Poland and Bulgaria, supported by well-regarded teams in Hungary and Serbia. The law firm offers the full range of transactional, regulatory and development expertise to clients from the renewable energy sector. CMS brings together teams from multiple jurisdictions to advise on the commercial and public law aspects of infrastructure projects in the renewable and nuclear energy fields.

Notable practitioners

Kostadin Sirleshtov is based in the firm's Sofia office and heads CMS's CEE-wide energy practice. Bucharest partner Varinia Radu is also a key contact for oil and gas matters and for the CEE energy, projects and construction team.

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Strengths

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  • CMS has an exceptionally large team, which gives it strong capabilities to deliver the right level of service, even on tight deadlines.

    Projects & Energy respondentEurope

  • CMS has a good understanding of the client's needs. It is capable of problem solving with creativity and deep expertise.

    Projects & Energy respondentEurope

  • CMS has a well-balanced team with both depth in specialised areas and breadth across multiple disciplines, enabling comprehensive and effective support.

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Members

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  • Lukáš Janíček

  • Marcin Bejm

  • Varinia Radu

  • Tomasz Minkiewicz

  • Péter Simon

  • Piotr Ciołkowski

  • Vitaliy Radchenko

  • Kostadin Sirleshtov

    Head of Department

  • Agnieszka Skorupińska

  • Łukasz Szatkowski

  • Michal Hutan

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