About

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We have been providing advisory services to major companies in Poland’s energy sector since 1993, and we have been involved in the most innovative transactions in the sector.

Oil majors, independents, transportation companies, power generators, utilities, gas and power distribution and transmission system operators, manufacturers and trading companies, including gas importing companies, financial institutions and other players, trust our Energy and Natural Resources team in Warsaw to advise on the full spectrum of legal matters sought by the sector—transactional, project development and finance, regulatory and environmental law and dispute resolution. We are leading the field in terms of legal advice on renewable energy projects in Poland. We advise entities interested in the preparations for constructing the first nuclear power plant in Poland. Our energy team in Poland is strongly supported by professionals in environmental, PPP and public procurement law.

Chambers Review

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Energy & Natural Resources - Poland

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Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Dentons has experience in handling large-scale transactional matters as well as contentious mandates in the energy and natural resources sector. It has further expertise in wind farm projects and also provides a high degree of knowledge relating to EU regulatory compliance.

Work Highlights

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  • Dentons advised VSB Group on the sale of the Miejska Górka 190 MW wind farm project, located in Wielkopolskie province, to a state-owned Polish energy group.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Piotr Ciołkowski
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Piotr Ciołkowski
Head of Energy & Natural Resources
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Band 2

Piotr Ciołkowski handles a range of energy matters within the conventional and renewable energy sectors and is experienced in advising on transactional and regulatory matters.

He has immense sector experience and understanding and never loses sight of the larger picture.

He retains a strong commercial aspect with all of his advice and seeks objective and innovative solutions.

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Energy & Natural Resources

Piotr Ciołkowski
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Piotr Ciołkowski
Head of Energy & Natural Resources
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Band 2

Members

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Christian Schnell

Head of Department

Piotr Ciołkowski

Piotr Ciołkowski

Head of Department

Industries

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Climate change regulations, including the Kyoto protocol

Conventional generation

Energy market reform

Liquefied natural gas (LNG), oil and gas trading

Nuclear power

Pipeline and maritime transportation

Privatization of energy enterprises

Renewables and unconventional energy

Retail electricity and natural gas supply

Transmission and distribution

Upstream and downstream oil and gas