Praised by a client for its ‘deep understanding of the industry’, and ability to ‘handle complex, multi-layered cases, always focusing on business-oriented solutions’, the construction team at DLA Piper Giziński Kycia sp.k. handles a spectrum of matters related to the railway and road, port, infrastructure, airport, and energy sectors. It regularly advises on procurement methods, management agreements, and construction contracts, in addition to representing clients in disputes. Krzysztof Kycia steers the litigation and regulatory offering. Since publication, former team co-head Adriana Mierzwa-Bronikowska, along with Szymon Sakowski and Piotr Gałązka, departed the practice.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘DLA has a multi-disciplinary team which enables them to answer in a timely manner all our concerns.’

  • ‘The whole team is exceptionally responsive and flexible at all times, not to mention extremely skilled and professional.’

  • ‘It's amazing how individual people stand out from the team, not suppressing the team while at it. Super focused on the issue, driven and very goal oriented.’

  • ‘Creative and comprehensive problem solving, open and friendly atmosphere of cooperation, professionalism and comprehensive care of the client's interests.'

  • ‘Customer-oriented, business needs in mind, flexible and swift.’

  • ‘DLA Piper has a really strong construction team with great experience and deep understanding of the industry. They are able to handle complex, multi-layered cases, always focusing on business-oriented solutions. This is what makes them stand out on the market. They are committed to fully understand the issues at hand and assess them from different angles.'

  • 'Since they have a wide team of experts, they are capable of providing quick and insightful advice with excellent outcomes. They have also well established relationships with technical experts in different fields and are able to use cooperation with them to address the problems in a more comprehensive way. The firm is very much focused on listening to the client’s needs and fast in their responses.'

  • ‘Krzysztof Kycia is our main point of contact. He is extremely knowledgeable and practical when it comes to finding solutions that fit our goals. He is well known for his expertise in complex construction cases. He is always very committed and ready to look for innovative solutions. He manages a team of talented and very experienced lawyers.' 

Key clients

  • Panattoni Europe
  • PORR
  • Elite Partners Capital
  • Mott MacDonald
  • OX2
  • DEME
  • Trakcja (COMSA group)
  • BaltCap / IZIM
  • Gulermak
  • Hochtief
  • MIRBUD
  • The Ministry of Funds and Regional Development
  • Polenergia
  • Hyundai Engineering
  • Van Oord
  • Ministry of Climate and Environment

Work highlights

  • Advising Gulermak, European Investment Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, PPP Solutions and Pekao S.A., Polish Development Fund on the construction of a new tram line with a total length of 4.5 km in the City of Krakow.
  • Advising a consortium consisting of DEME and QTerminals on the development of a new Deepwater Container Terminal in Swinoujscie.
  • Advising on various aspects of the Solidarity Transport Hub project.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Krzysztof Kycia

Other key lawyers

Piotr Olkowski, Anna Kopania