Fields of law

Energy Law

Our Law Firm specializes in legal services on energy-related issues, in particular in terms of compliance with the Polish Energy Law. Our Energy Law Team offers legal support for energy undertakings and for other entities operating in the power generation industry. Our lawyers ensure compliance of the operations of energy undertakings with the provisions of the Energy Law and other regulations applicable to the power generation sector.

The Firm offers advisory services in the scope of Energy Law, and in particular:

  • We provide a full scope of legal and regulatory advisory services for power sector companies, and specifically legal services within the scope of the Energy Law, the Renewable Energy Sources Act, the Act on Stocks of Crude Oil, Petroleum Products and Natural Gas, the Energy Efficiency Act and other regulations applicable to the power generation sector,
  • The Firm offers legal services to energy undertakings, from the point of obtaining licenses to the implementation of legal procedures required to start operations covered by the license,
  • Our experts prepare tariffs and price lists for natural gas and electricity, in accordance with the applicable Energy Law regulations, and carry out the proceedings, based on the Energy Law, to have the tariffs approved,
  • Our lawyers represent energy companies before the President of Energy Regulatory Office in proceedings based on the Energy Law and in appeal proceedings before the Court of Competition and Consumer Protection,
  • The Firm provides due diligence in the process of acquisition of companies holding a license for electricity trading and natural gas trading at the national and international level,
  • The Firm prepares analyses and legal opinions within the scope of the Energy Law, the Renewable Energy Sources Act, the Act on Stocks of Crude Oil, Petroleum Products and Natural Gas and regarding topics related to the markets of electricity, natural gas, heat and renewable energy sources,
  • Our lawyers ensure constant monitoring of any amendments being introduced to the regulations applicable to the power generation sector, including the Energy Law Act, the Renewable Energy Sources Act, the Energy Efficiency Act, the Act on Stocks of Crude Oil, Petroleum Products and Natural Gas, and keep our Clients informed about the consequences of the planned changes.
Our successful projects
RES energy producer

Obtaining a certificate of admission to the RES auction for a biogas plant project.

RES energy producer

Preparation of calculations, in accordance with the Renewable Energy Sources Act, regarding the maximum permissible value of public assistance which may be awarded at a RES auction to a producer of electricity from a renewable energy source for a given plant using a renewable source of energy.

RES energy producer

Negotiation of agreements for sale of electricity from RES plants for projects with a power output exceeding 400 MW, both with obliged suppliers (previously suppliers of last resort) and with independent trading companies.

RES energy producer

Negotiation of agreements for sale of property rights arising from Certificates of Origin (green certificates) for projects with a power output exceeding 400 MW.

RES energy producer

Negotiation and preparation of agreements for sale of property rights arising from the Agricultural Biogas Certificates of Origin (PM_OZE-BIO blue certificates).

RES energy producer

Negotiation and preparation of agreements for sale of Guarantees of Origin for a plant with a power output of over 100 MW.

Electricity trading company

Legal implementation and preparation of legal regulations for launching an electronic trading platform for trading property rights arising from green Certificates of Origin (PM_OZEA) and from blue Certificates of Origin (PM_OZE-BIO.)

Natural gas trading company

Obtaining a license for trading natural gas and a license for trading natural gas internationally, and preparing the Client to commence the licensed operations.

Natural gas trading company

Legal implementation for a natural gas trading company of the procedures for sale of natural gas to end users.

Natural gas trading company

Legal implementation for wholesale trading of natural gas on the Polish Power Exchange, obtaining the status of the Polish Power Exchange Member, the status of the Commodity Clearing House (IRGiT) Member, and the permit for keeping accounts or registers of the exchange commodity, issued by the Polish Financial Supervision Authority, pursuant to Art. 50b, Clause 1, Point 2, of the Act of October 26, 2000 on Commodity Exchanges.

Natural gas trading company

Negotiation of legal issues regarding implementation of a CRM system servicing several tens of thousands of natural gas off-take points.

Natural gas trading company

Preparation and implementation of natural gas comprehensive sale agreement templates, and the general terms and conditions of agreements for natural gas sale to commercial and individual end users.

Natural gas trading company

Over the past two years, our lawyers have conducted negotiations for sale of more than 2.5 TWh of natural gas, which included in particular multi-annual agreements for the supply of natural gas to Ceramika Paradyż factories.

Natural gas trading company

Legal audit of the licensed operations for a company trading natural gas on the Polish market (OPG license) and trading natural gas in international markets.

Natural gas trading company

Representation of a company holding a license for natural gas trading in the process of concluding an agreement with PGNiG for the provision of the ticketing service referred to in Article 33, Clause 1a, Point 2 of the Energy Law.

Natural gas trading company

Representation of a company holding a license for natural gas trading in the process of concluding a preliminary agreement with Gas Storage Poland sp. z o.o. for the provision of storage services referred to in Article 33, Clause 1a, Point 2 of the Energy Law.

Natural gas trading company

Preparation of a legal report for a natural gas seller to end users, including risk assessment and analysis of benefits of the new energy efficiency system, in accordance with the Energy Efficiency Act of May 20, 2016.

Natural gas trading company

Conducting due diligence in the process of acquisition of companies holding licenses for natural gas trading, and natural gas trading at the international level.

Electricity trading companies

Obtaining over a dozen of licenses for trading electricity and preparing companies to launch the licensed operations.

Electricity trading company

Legal implementation for a trading company of procedures for sale of electricity to end users.

Electricity trading companies

Preparation of templates of comprehensive agreements, electricity sale agreements, and the general terms and conditions of agreements for electricity sale to commercial and individual end users.

Electricity trading company

Legal implementation for wholesale trading electricity on the Polish Power Exchange, obtaining the status of the Polish Power Exchange Member, the status of the Commodity Clearing House (IRGiT) Member, and the permit for keeping accounts or registers of the exchange commodity, issued by the Polish Financial Supervision Authority, pursuant to Art. 50b, Clause 1, Point 2, of the Act of October 26, 2000 on Commodity Exchanges,

Distribution system operator and electricity trading company

Legal audit of the licensed operations for a company trading electricity in the Polish market and distributing electricity.

Electricity trading company

Preparation of a legal report for an electricity trading company, including risk assessment and analysis of benefits of the new energy efficiency system in accordance with the Energy Efficiency Act of May 20, 2016.

Electricity trading company

Negotiation of legal issues regarding implementation of a CRM system servicing several tens of thousands of electricity off-take points.

Electricity trading company

Conducting due diligence in the process of acquisition of companies holding a license for trading electricity.

Electricity trading company

Over the past two years, our lawyers have negotiated electricity sale agreements for volumes exceeding 800 GWh, in particular multi-annual agreements for the supply of electricity to Ceramika Paradyż factories.

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