Experience
Paweł is a specialist in investment law, construction law, and energy law, as well as one of the leading Polish experts in public procurement law.
Construction
Paweł provides comprehensive legal advice to his clients regarding issues related to the execution of construction contracts, particularly those based on FIDIC standards. He represents clients in disputes concerning construction contracts, including disputes with employers and subcontractors. He advises, among others, construction companies, energy companies (including those involved in fuel extraction and production, coal and renewable energy power plants, combined heat and power plants, biofuel producers), manufacturing plants (including heavy industry such as chemical and pharmaceutical plants, steel mills, cement plants), transport, aviation, waste management companies (including companies involved in waste disposal or energy recovery).
Public Procurement | Public Procurement Disputes | Arbitration | Corporate and Commercial Disputes
Paweł has extensive experience in disputes before civil and administrative courts and in arbitration proceedings. He is a leading authority and has exemplary achievements in public procurement disputes.
Energy (Regulatory Issues)
Paweł also advises on environmental audits of companies, investment processes, environmental impact assessment procedures, integrated permits, grid connections, emissions trading system issues, and projects related to greenhouse gas emission reduction and energy efficiency. He helps clients secure financing for their projects and advises on investment risk (in cooperation with economists and environmental protection engineers).
Energy and Infrastructure (Transactional Issues)
Paweł has extensive experience advising energy and infrastructure companies, private equity funds, and infrastructure investment funds on the acquisition of energy and infrastructure assets.
Competencies
Title
Attorney-at-Law
Languages
Polish, English
Membership
Krakow Bar Association
Education
Jagiellonian University in Krakow (Master of Laws 2004)
Recommendations
A lawyer recommended by Legal 500. Paweł Gunia’s competencies have been described as follows: "Paweł Gunia leads the team and specializes in infrastructure, construction, and energy law, and is one of the leading Polish experts in public procurement law."
Experience
Legal advice for companies in the Max Bögl Group concerning the construction of the A1 and A2 highways and the Żyrardów bypass. Representation of Max Bögl Group companies in litigation related to claims for payment from GDDKiA and subcontractors.
Legal advice for INFRAKOL s.c. in matters related to the modernization of a railway line contracted with PKP Polskie Koleje Liniowe S.A.
Legal advice for companies in the IKEA Group concerning construction law, including participation in the HDF factory audit and issues related to EU funding.
Legal advice for a Czech-Spanish-Austrian-Polish consortium in disputes regarding the construction of railway lines.
Legal advice for a UK-listed international company in specialty chemicals and sustainable technologies regarding the construction of two factory investments in Poland, worth a total of 500 million EUR, including warehouse leasing.
Legal advice for Aberdeen Asset Management’s Infrastructure Funds (AIF) on the acquisition of 49.99% stakes from Intertoll Europe’s PPP portfolio, worth 43 million EUR, covering stakes in the Polish A1 highway and two sections of the M6 motorway in Hungary, Mecsek and Duna.*
Legal advice for Italian construction companies entering the Polish construction market.*
Long-term legal advice for entities bidding for and executing public procurement contracts, particularly representing clients before the National Appeals Chamber and in consortium disputes.
Legal advice for the Portuguese consortium Mota-Engil Central Europe (Emparque) in a public procurement procedure concerning the design of underground parking lots in Krakow, Poznań, and Wrocław.
Legal advice for Beaulieu International Group on the acquisition of land and issues related to the construction of a production complex in Kietrz.
Legal advice for Infracapital, an infrastructure fund, on the acquisition of 100% of shares in Duon Dystrybucja S.A., a gas distribution company in Poland, from the Fortum Group.
Legal advice for the international consulting and construction company Mace in connection with the construction of the Raffles Europejski Hotel in Warsaw.
Legal advice for Echo Investment on the acquisition of a residential project with 20,000 m2 of usable residential space in Krakow.
*Legal services provided in collaboration with previous law firms.