Bird & Bird is an international law firm originally established in 1846 in London. Currently, over 1,450 Bird & Bird lawyers provide client services in 31 offices in 22 countries – in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, the United States, Africa and Australia – and coordinate advisory services provided by many other external law offices.
Our Energy and Utilities team comprises over 200 lawyers spread across our network. We are a cohesive team of experts who work together to complete renewables projects to international investor standards. We believe we have one of the leading international renewable energy practices in the world, and have been ranked number 1 globally in the ‘Top 20 Legal Advisers by Number of M&A Deals’ in the ‘Clean Energy Legal League Tables 2022’. We are at the forefront of the Corporate PPA market, having developed and negotiated innovative contracts and business PPA structures, including various physical PPAs and synthetic/ virtual PPAs.
In Poland, the Energy & Utilities Practice comprises six lawyers specialising in regulatory and contractual matters (with particular focus on corporate PPAs). We provide legal advice on the investment process (real estate, environmental, infrastructural and contractual matters, the latter including, among others DSA, EPC, EPCM, TSA and BOP), mergers and acquisitions, sustainability, and energy transformation. Depending on the type of project, we cooperate with other Bird & Bird practices in Poland, including Corporate Law and M&A, Real Estate, Project Finance, Dispute Resolution, Competition Law, and Tax Law.