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Provided by Katarzyna Kuźma
Heads the public procurement and environmental protection teams and specialises in Polish and EU law. Heads the team serving Spanish and German-speaking clients. Advises on complex investment projects carried out through partnership structures (PPP, concessions) and other forms of public-private cooperation, particularly with the participation of foreign entities. Advises private and public entities at all stages of public procurement procedures, when applying legal protection measures, and during performance of public contracts. Has extensive experience in advising clients in the construction, energy and waste management sectors. Supports businesses during legal analyses of the effects of proposed amendments to public procurement and environmental protection legislation and during the legislative work itself.
Before DZP, Katarzyna worked for over six years in renowned Spanish law firms in Barcelona. She has a Spanish advocate (abogada) authorisation.
Vice-president of the Public Procurement Law Association
Chairman of the public procurement board at the “Lewiatan” Polish Confederation of Private Employers
BusinessEurope Public Contracts Working Group
International Association of Young Lawyers
Author/co-author of numerous publications, i.a.:
[Exclusion grounds - the practice of application in the EU and EFTA states], PPLA, 2019
[Directive 2014/24/EU on public procurement. Commentary], C.H.Beck, 2015
[Act on Keeping Municipalities Clean and Tidy. Commentary], 2013
Provided by Chambers
Katarzyna Kuźma is highly esteemed for her ability to advise contracting parties on tenders for major infrastructure projects, particularly in the energy sector. In addition to acting for public clients, she also assists technology sector clients and consortia with procurement mandates.
Provided by Chambers
Her engagement was one of the factors in our success in this project and is why we are where we are now.
She knows everything and is capable of guiding you through all concepts and risks within projects.
Her engagement was one of the factors in our success in this project and is why we are where we are now.
She knows everything and is capable of guiding you through all concepts and risks within projects.
14 items provided by Domański Zakrzewski Palinka
New chapter in the cooperation between Poland and Korea – creation of the Korean Chamber of Commerce
DZP has advised the Korea International Trade Association on setting up a chamber of commerce bringing together companies with South Korean capital operating in Poland.
DZP advises Indra Sistemas in a tender for the supply of 15 state-of-the-art airport surveillance ra
DZP has advised the world’s leading defence and aviation company in a tender procedure conducted by the Armaments Agency, worth over a billion zlotys.
Examination of Tenders in Terms of Abnormally Low Price: The Contracting Authority's Perspective
In the latest edition of the European Procurement & Public Private Partnership Law Review, Katarzyna Kuźma, Head of the DZP’s Public Procurement team, discusses the contracting authority's perspective on examination of tenders in terms of abnormally low price.
DZP advises TZF Polfa on the construction of an Oncology Medicines Development and Manufacturing Cen
DZP is advising Tarchominskie Zakłady Farmaceutyczne "Polfa" S.A. on one of the company's largest and most important investments – the construction of an oncology medicines manufacturing facility.
Foreign Subsidies Regulation on public procurement and M&A transactions
Experts from the public procurement team and the Corporate and M&A Practice have prepared an extended alert about the impact of EU regulation 2022/2560, that came into force in January this year, on M&A transactions.
Reconstruction of Port of Gdansk – double win for DZP client in NAC
DZP lawyers successfully represented PORR, one of Europe's leading construction companies, in two appeal proceedings before the National Appeal Chamber concerning the outcome of tenders for the expansion of Ore Quay III and Bytom Quay at the Port of Gdansk.
DZP advises winning consortium on toll system contract
DZP advised the winning consortium of Centrum Elektronicznych Usług Płatniczych eService, PKO Bank Polski and TECS Telecommunication & E-Commerce Solutions during a procedure conducted by the Ministry of Finance for the implementation of a 24/7 service for handling non-cash payments made by road tol
Polregio significantly expands rolling stock – largest order in the history of Polish regional railw
DZP has advised Polregio, the largest passenger rail operator in Poland, on the preparation of framework agreements and tender documentation for the supply of 200 trains.
Mini Guide – Public Procurement Law in Poland
Experts from DZP's public procurement team, in cooperation with the Royal Danish Embassy, have prepared a guide for foreign entrepreneurs bidding or planning to bid for public contracts in Poland.
DZP has advised Gaz-System during the construction of Baltic Pipe
Paweł Grzejszczak, Katarzyna Kuźma and Wojciech Hartung from the Infrastructure and Energy Practice supported the client in procurement and contractual issues relating to the construction of the offshore and onshore parts of one of the largest infrastructure projects in Poland.
EC Notice on How to Tackle Collusion in Public Procurement: A Step Forward or a Stall for Time?
This article analyses the European Commission (EC) Notice on tools to fight collusion in public procurement and on guidance on how to apply the related exclusion ground of 15 March 2021.
Baltic Pipe: general contractor selected for gas pipeline
DZP is advising Gaz-System on this strategic infrastructure project, which is to create a new gas supply corridor on the European market - it will connect Poland with Denmark and Norway and will significantly improve Poland's energy security, making our country independent of Russian gas supplies.
Baltic Pipe: Gaz-System signs a contract to supply pipes for the Polish section of the Baltic Pipe
DZP is advising OGP Gaz-System S.A. on a strategic infrastructure project to create a new gas supply corridor on the European market. The project will significantly improve Poland's energy security.
Rail Baltica at NAC: a win for DZP client
DZP successfully represented the consortium of China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation and China Railway 19th Bureau Group before the NAC in a dispute over the largest investment in the railway sector in recent years, i.e. a 71 km section of the Rail Baltica international route.
New chapter in the cooperation between Poland and Korea – creation of the Korean Chamber of Commerce
DZP has advised the Korea International Trade Association on setting up a chamber of commerce bringing together companies with South Korean capital operating in Poland.
DZP advises Indra Sistemas in a tender for the supply of 15 state-of-the-art airport surveillance ra
DZP has advised the world’s leading defence and aviation company in a tender procedure conducted by the Armaments Agency, worth over a billion zlotys.
Examination of Tenders in Terms of Abnormally Low Price: The Contracting Authority's Perspective
In the latest edition of the European Procurement & Public Private Partnership Law Review, Katarzyna Kuźma, Head of the DZP’s Public Procurement team, discusses the contracting authority's perspective on examination of tenders in terms of abnormally low price.
DZP advises TZF Polfa on the construction of an Oncology Medicines Development and Manufacturing Cen
DZP is advising Tarchominskie Zakłady Farmaceutyczne "Polfa" S.A. on one of the company's largest and most important investments – the construction of an oncology medicines manufacturing facility.
Foreign Subsidies Regulation on public procurement and M&A transactions
Experts from the public procurement team and the Corporate and M&A Practice have prepared an extended alert about the impact of EU regulation 2022/2560, that came into force in January this year, on M&A transactions.
Reconstruction of Port of Gdansk – double win for DZP client in NAC
DZP lawyers successfully represented PORR, one of Europe's leading construction companies, in two appeal proceedings before the National Appeal Chamber concerning the outcome of tenders for the expansion of Ore Quay III and Bytom Quay at the Port of Gdansk.
DZP advises winning consortium on toll system contract
DZP advised the winning consortium of Centrum Elektronicznych Usług Płatniczych eService, PKO Bank Polski and TECS Telecommunication & E-Commerce Solutions during a procedure conducted by the Ministry of Finance for the implementation of a 24/7 service for handling non-cash payments made by road tol
Polregio significantly expands rolling stock – largest order in the history of Polish regional railw
DZP has advised Polregio, the largest passenger rail operator in Poland, on the preparation of framework agreements and tender documentation for the supply of 200 trains.
Mini Guide – Public Procurement Law in Poland
Experts from DZP's public procurement team, in cooperation with the Royal Danish Embassy, have prepared a guide for foreign entrepreneurs bidding or planning to bid for public contracts in Poland.
DZP has advised Gaz-System during the construction of Baltic Pipe
Paweł Grzejszczak, Katarzyna Kuźma and Wojciech Hartung from the Infrastructure and Energy Practice supported the client in procurement and contractual issues relating to the construction of the offshore and onshore parts of one of the largest infrastructure projects in Poland.
EC Notice on How to Tackle Collusion in Public Procurement: A Step Forward or a Stall for Time?
This article analyses the European Commission (EC) Notice on tools to fight collusion in public procurement and on guidance on how to apply the related exclusion ground of 15 March 2021.
Baltic Pipe: general contractor selected for gas pipeline
DZP is advising Gaz-System on this strategic infrastructure project, which is to create a new gas supply corridor on the European market - it will connect Poland with Denmark and Norway and will significantly improve Poland's energy security, making our country independent of Russian gas supplies.
Baltic Pipe: Gaz-System signs a contract to supply pipes for the Polish section of the Baltic Pipe
DZP is advising OGP Gaz-System S.A. on a strategic infrastructure project to create a new gas supply corridor on the European market. The project will significantly improve Poland's energy security.
Rail Baltica at NAC: a win for DZP client
DZP successfully represented the consortium of China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation and China Railway 19th Bureau Group before the NAC in a dispute over the largest investment in the railway sector in recent years, i.e. a 71 km section of the Rail Baltica international route.