WKB Lawyers leverages its ‘great knowledge of the energy market’ to advise on the full spectrum of issues affecting the gamut of energy sub-sectors, including electricity, oil and gas, renewables, nuclear, and mining; this is often done in collaboration with the firm’s infrastructure, environment, litigation, real estate, and M&A teams. The client roster includes major domestic and international energy groups, regulatory offices, and Polish ministries. Veteran lawyer Jerzy Baehr co-heads the practice alongside the ’solution-oriented’ Maciej Szambelańczyk, who advises on regulatory issues and the acquisition and development of renewable projects. Counsel Krzysztof Sikorski is also of note.
Testimonials
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‘Their team has a very good understanding of the business, they are capable of providing concrete advice even upon very short notice.’
‘Maciej Szambelańczyk - very good understanding of the business, personal engagement in the cases, exceptional availability, solution-oriented.'
Key clients
- A+Tech
- ABEI ENERGY
Work highlights
- Advised KGAL ESPF 5 Holding SARL on establishing a joint venture with Lasuno sp. zo.o. in order to develop renewable energy projects, including photovoltaic farms with a capacity exceeding 200MWp.
- Advising a client on the negotiation of a set of agreements covering the direct sale of electricity from several wind farms in Poland, belonging to EDF Group.