Katarzyna Kuźma
About
Provided by Katarzyna Kuźma
Practice Areas
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.
Career
Before DZP, Katarzyna worked for over six years in renowned Spanish law firms in Barcelona. She has a Spanish advocate (abogada) authorisation.
Professional Memberships
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
Publications
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
Chambers Review
Europe
Katarzyna Kuźma undertakes a variety of public procurement matters, ranging from bid submissions to appeal proceedings before the National Appeals Chamber. A client remarks that she is "without a doubt one of the top experts in Poland on the subject matter."
Articles, highlights and press releases
7 items provided by Domański Zakrzewski Palinka
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.
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.
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