Lawyers

Beata Zys

Counsel, attorney-at-law

Przemysław Gorzkowski

Advocate, of counsel

GNZ Legal is a team composed of - aside from the Partner and Counsel - 7 Associates and Junior Associates with a diversified range of experience in the Polish energy sector, in particular in the field of renewable energy sources.

Beata Zys

COUNSEL, attorney-at-law

Beata has advised energy clients since 2008. Alumnus of energy sector departments at Clifford Chance and Dentons. She has participated in and later supervised multiple due diligence projects for renewable energy sources (wind farms and PV installations), for financing institutions, buy-side M&A investors, as well as vendors. Her particular expertise is in administrative and regulatory fields, where she excels at advising on all matters related to the development of renewable energy projects (real estate issues, permitting proceedings, environmental aspects). Her extensive energy experience stretches also to the power and gas markets where she has advised traders and grid operators in various regulatory proceedings (related to licensing, tariffs, grid connection, fines, etc.) and in court litigation. Beata has also advised on complex real estate cases and transactions, both in the energy sector as well as in other industries. She has also supported several construction companies throughout the entire investment process, where her advisory focused mainly on permitting and environmental matters, as well as construction contracts.

Przemysław Gorzkowski

Advocate, of counsel

Przemysław advises clients from the infrastructure and energy sector. He gained his experience working in renowned Warsaw law firms since 2007, and later in companies of the Mostostal Warszawa Group, a leading building contractor whose main fields of expertise include construction of power engineering and industrial facilities (where he managed the work of the legal department, the legal team dedicated to energy and industry, and the claims management department), as well as running his own practice. He advised on many investment processes in both conventional (coal and gas power plants) and renewable energy (waste incineration plants, hydroelectric power plants, wind farms), and in industrial investment projects (gas & oil), providing legal services for projects such as construction of 2x900MW power units at the Opole Power Plant and construction of a 1000 MW unit at the Ostrołęka C Power Plant. Przemysław also provided legal services for project restructuring processes, including for the mentioned Opole Project and for the 800-910 MW power unit project at the Jaworzno III Power Plant. The total value of infrastructure and energy projects where Przemysław provided legal services amounts to several billion zloty. He also has extensive litigation experience in the infrastructure and energy industry.