Expertise
Natalia is an internationally trained and New York qualified lawyer (registered as a foreign lawyer with the OIRP in Warsaw) with extensive experience in the Polish market. She advises lenders and investors on the large-scale and complex energy & infrastructure projects, including those related to RES, conventional power plants (e.g., nuclear, EfW), road, port and mining sectors. As a lead associate, Natalia has a proven track record of successful projects in the PPP formula (including public procurement), as well as project financings on non-recourse terms.
Work highlights*
- A consortium of lenders: advising on the project aspects of a non-recourse financing of the largest PV project in Bulgaria.
- A borrower: advising on the project aspects of an international and export financing of the largest PV project in Turkey.
- A nuclear plant investor: advising on on-going matters including review and assessment of the ESC, EPC, procurement and remuneration structure.
- A client: advising in a successful public procurement bid for a PPP project in Olsztyn, Poland (high- efficiency waste-to-energy CHP plant to provide district heating in the municipality), with the project financing on the non-recourse terms, including drafting and negotiation of all project agreements, e.g. turnkey EPC contract and other construction arrangements for the project.
- Toll motorway operator and its key sponsors: advising on the PPP investment in Poland with respect to a number of contentious and non-contentious concession-related issues, as well as financing on the non-recourse terms.
* Experience gained prior to joining Addleshaw Goddard