Gide strengthens its Projects (Finance & Infrastructure) practice with new counsel Konrad Kosicki

Gide is pleased to announce that Konrad Kosicki, an advocate specialising in energy law and infrastructure projects, has joined its Warsaw office as counsel.

Konrad Kosicki has extensive experience in the energy sector, particularly in matters relating to the acquisition, development and financing of projects involving conventional and renewable energies. He also advises on regulatory issues and trading in electricity, natural gas, green certificates, emissions allowances and Kyoto units. He has represented many energy companies before courts and the President of the Energy Regulatory Office, as well as in arbitration proceedings. His experience includes advising on infrastructure projects such as highways and stadiums.

Konrad joins from the Polish office of law firm Norton Rose Fulbright, and alongside coordinating partner Piotr Sadownik and senior associates Grzegorz Banasiuk (an expert in public procurement matters) and Tomasz Pyrkowski (who specialises in energy and renewable law issues), he will strengthen both Gide Poland’s Projects (Finance & Infrastructure) and Public & Administrative Law departments.

“It is with great pleasure that I welcome Konrad to our team. I am confident that his contribution as a very experienced practitioner in energy law and infrastructure projects will help meet our clients’ expectations, especially in light of the recent major changes to the Polish energy legislation framework” said Dariusz Tokarczuk, partner in charge of Gide’s activities in Poland.

“I am joining Gide at a very interesting time for the energy sector. Renewable energy is growing in importance and some new trends are emerging in the conventional energy sectors. Nearly two weeks ago, in early May, the RES Act came into force. It provides for a completely new support system based on auctions, which will take effect at the beginning of 2016. A tender is expected to be announced this year for the first nuclear power plant in Poland, which will also be a breakthrough. In addition, there is the planned consolidation of the energy sector, and the plans for the introduction of a capacity market,” added Konrad Kosicki.