Cezary Zawiślak

Counsel Norton Rose Fulbright Dyczkowski and Partners, Limited Partnership

Warsaw +48 (22) 5814929

Cezary Zawiślak

Cezary Zawiślak is a projects and restructuring lawyer based in Warsaw.

Cezary is an advocate (adwokat) as well as a restructuring adviser (doradca restrukturyzacyjny) and is qualified to act as a trustee in bankruptcy proceedings, and a supervisor or administrator in restructuring proceedings.

Cezary advises clients mainly from the energy sector, in particular on issues related to renewables, gas and oil, as well as liquid fuels. He focuses his practice on construction, real estate, environmental and regulatory matters. He also has substantial litigation experience with a focus on construction and environmental disputes in the renewable energy and infrastructure sectors. Cezary has represented clients before common courts as well as domestic and international arbitral tribunals.

Professional experience

Representative experience

Advised PKO Bank Polski on financing the construction of 54 MWp of PV projects by PVE Group, one of the leading players in the large-scale solar energy sector in Poland.

Advised PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna on €3 billion project financing for the construction of the 1.5 GW Baltica 2 offshore wind project developed in a joint venture with Ørsted.

Advised Polski Fundusz Rozwoju (PFR) on securing PLN 82.5 million in long-term financing to fund and refinance the construction costs of PV plants, sponsored by Projekt Solartechnik.

Advised PKO Bank Polski on financing construction of 40 MWp PV portfolio comprising 43 projects managed by SUNfarming.

Advises numerous international banks on the refinancing of a 94 MW Pomerania wind farm in Poland owned by the international green energy company Ignitis Renewables.

Education

Advocates training programme (aplikacja adwokacka), 2014- 2016
Warsaw School of Economics, Postgraduate course - Functioning of the Energy Market, 2019
University of Warsaw, Faculty of Law and Administration, 2013
University of Groningen, Netherlands, LLP Erasmus grant - International Contract Law and Energy Law, 2013