At the beginning of July, Łukasz Szatkowski will be joining CMS as a partner. With over 15 years of experience in transaction, projects and regulatory advice for international and Polish energy companies, he will be a noteworthy boost to the energy and infrastructure projects team. As the fifth partner in the energy and infrastructure team, together with Marcin Bejm, Piotr Ciołkowski, Iga Lis and Tomasz Minkiewicz, he will be responsible for the development of the offer, services and team advising clients in the energy sector.
"Łukasz's experience in working with international energy companies and foreign investors perfectly complements the expertise of our team, which for many years has been indicated as a leading legal advisor for the energy sector in our market. Łukasz will be joining a strong team of highly experienced lawyers, ranked this month as the market leader in the "energy law" category by Rzeczpospolita" – emphasizes Tomasz Minkiewicz, partner managing the energy and infrastructure practice at CMS.
Łukasz Szatkowski specializes in energy, civil and commercial law. For the last fifteen years he has been co-heading the energy and infrastructure practice at the Warsaw office of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. More recently, he has been supporting clients primarily in the field of transactions carried out both in the conventional and renewable energy segments. He worked on mergers and acquisitions concerning PGG, the LOTOS Group and other entities carried out by the ČEZ Group, PGE, PKN ORLEN, TAURON and international infrastructure funds as well as the recent acquisition of the DCT Container Terminal by PSA, PFR and IFM. He effectively combines his M&A experience with advise in the field of investor support in the development of energy projects, and advises on the construction of conventional power plants, power plants based on renewable sources, and exploration and extraction projects in the field of natural resources. Łukasz also specialises in the field of infrastructure project restructuring and the implementation of liquid fuel and gas projects.
"Strengthening the energy team is another element of the development strategy of this practice. We hope that Łukasz, a valued expert in the energy sector, will help us expand both the client base of the law firm and the offer for companies operating on this market" – emphasizes Andrzej Pośniak, managing partner of CMS Poland.
Łukasz Szatkowski is recommended in the Chambers & Partners, Legal 500 and IFLR1000 international law rankings as one of the best specialists in Poland in the energy and natural resources category. He is a legal advisor and a graduate of the Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Warsaw.
The CMS energy and infrastructure team comprises 25 lawyers. For many years, the energy practice has been listed in the highest category in the Chambers & Partners, Legal 500 and IFLR1000 international rankings. The energy team is also recognised as the market leader in the "energy law" category in the "Rzeczpospolita" ranking of law firms. For many years Tomasz Minkiewicz, partner on the energy team, has been ranked by Chambers & Partners in Band 1 within individual nominations in the "energy and natural resources" category, and Piotr Ciołkowski, partner in the energy team, in 2019 was qualified in Band 4 in the same category. The practice of infrastructure and financing of projects, managed by partner Marcin Bejm, a leading figure on the Polish legal services market in the field of infrastructure projects (Band 1), in 2019 was ranked by Chambers & Partners in Band 1 in the consulting category in the field of infrastructure projects. In addition, in the Central and Eastern Europe region, CMS is recognized by Chambers & Partners as a company from the first group of recommended advisers (Band 1) in the "projects and energy" category.
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