Maciej Szwedowski focuses his practice on litigation and arbitration, as well as on energy law, insolvency and corporate issues. He represents corporate clients in court and arbitration proceedings, including in relation to disputes arising as part of construction and energy projects and in securities-related litigation. He has also acted on behalf of directors of several companies in management liability proceedings in Poland. He has extensive experience representing clients in disputes related to the allocation of EU funds.

Maciej also advises clients on energy-related projects including renewable energy and has served as counsel in numerous merger and acquisition transactions in Poland and abroad. He has significant experience in assisting Italy- and Spain-based clients operating in Poland.

Prior to joining Squire Sanders, Maciej was a senior associate in the Warsaw office of an international law firm.

Representative Experience

• Representing a major Poland-based renewable energy investor in disputes with Poland’s government in relation to financing wind energy projects.
• Representing a large Central Europe-based construction firm in construction related disputes with the Poland-based investor.
• Representing UK real property investors in arbitration proceedings related to their investments in Poland.
• Representing a consortium of lenders in relation to the cross-border insolvency of a major Europe-based furniture manufacturer.
• Representing company directors in civil and criminal liability cases including white collar crime cases.
• Representing one of the top UK-based insurance companies in claims related to a disaster at one of the largest power plants in Poland.
• Representing a firm of Poland-based insurance brokers in debt-recovery proceedings against a major US-owned insurance firm.
• Representing a number of manufacturing companies from Italy, Germany, Scandinavia and the UK in debt recovery proceedings in Poland.
• Representing manufacturers of alcoholic beverages in France and Germany in trademark infringement cases.
• Representing a Germany-based manufacturer of medical products in patent infringement proceedings in Poland.
• Representing a Germany-based manufacturer of cinema equipment in litigation against the operators of multiplex cinemas in Poland.
• Representing a group of Spain-based investors on the acquisition of rights in a wind park project in Northern Poland.
• Representing a Canada-based investor in acquiring a wind park project in Southeastern Poland.
• Advising on a major Spain-based renewable energy development on the acquisition and operation of wind park projects in Poland.
• Representing a large international insurance group in an asset acquisition including obtaining the approval of Poland’s regulator for the acquisition.