Public contracts make up a significant share of the global economy, allowing public entities to obtain best value-for-money goods or services from private businesses. From common and standardized products to big infrastructure projects or innovative services—the range of sectors benefiting from public spending is very broad. This requires the presence of skillful lawyers with an extensive knowledge of domestic regulations and characteristics of several markets.

Given the specificity of each country’s tendering procedures, it is vital for businesses to receive the best legal advice from experienced local professionals, who know not only how to win public contracts but also how to perform them to the benefit of both public and private entities. At Dentons we help to go through the whole tendering procedure, solving any risks that may occur, making use of legal remedies and performing the contract in accordance with any applicable rules. We combine Dentons’ legal experience with a practical approach and deep knowledge of industries in which our clients operate, such as transportation, construction, energy or defence.

We also provide assistance to public clients, helping them to achieve their goals through public tenders. Our Public Procurement lawyers help in setting objectives, choosing the best legal solutions and conducting the tender until the contract is awarded. A real understanding of the needs of public entities mixed with our business experience, allows us to take a creative approach when dealing with public clients.

Recognition

Dentons partner Aldona Kowalczyk named one of the 50 Most Influential Lawyers in Poland

February 15, 2022

Dziennik Gazeta Prawna (DGP), a major Polish law daily, has named Aldona Kowalczyk, a partner in Dentons’ Warsaw office and the co-founder and President of the Public Procurement Law Association (PPLA), as one of the “50 Most Influential Lawyers” in the Polish market. The annual ranking recognizes lawyers with the greatest influence on Poland’s social, economic and political life.

Dentons tops Rzeczpospolita’s ranking of law firms in Poland for the 10^th consecutive year

June 21, 2021

According to the annual ranking of law firms in Poland released by leading daily newspaper Rzeczpospolita, Dentons is the largest law firm in the country – both in terms of the number of advocates and legal advisors as well as the total number of lawyers. This is the tenth year in a row that Dentons has received this accolade.

IFLR1000 recognizes two Dentons lawyers as Women Leaders 2020

June 24, 2020

Two Dentons partners – Aldona Kowalczyk and Natalia Selyakova – were named among IFLR1000 Women Leaders 2020, which recognizes the leading female transactional lawyers in the world. Women Leaders acknowledges these high-profile lawyers for their impressive track records and the quality of their advice and service recommended by clients and peers.

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Insights

Amendments to a contract with a contracting authority may constitute state aid

May 17, 2023

Poland: The regulations allow, and even mandate, a consequential amending of a public contract in certain cases. However, they do not prejudge whether such an amendment is state aid.

EU Council removes barriers to mutual recognition of court decisions in Ukraine and the EU

May 11, 2023

Ukraine: On April 24, 2023, the EU Council consented to applying the Hague Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters in relations with Ukraine.

EU Council removes barriers to mutual recognition of court decisions in Ukraine and the EU (in Ukrainian)

May 11, 2023

Ukraine: On April 24, 2023, the EU Council consented to applying the Hague Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters in relations with Ukraine.

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News and Events

Recent Press Releases

Global Bid Challenge Process Tracker enables quick comparison of bid challenge laws across multiple jurisdictions

February 14, 2023

Dentons’ innovative Bid Challenge Process Tracker is an interactive tool that puts key aspects of global bid challenge laws at the users' fingertips, allowing for quick, customizable comparisons across multiple jurisdictions.

Dentons advises CNIM Systèmes Industriels on the tender for motorized floating bridges to the Polish Army

November 8, 2022

Dentons’ Public Procurement and Government Contracts team in Warsaw provided legal advice to CNIM Systèmes Industriels, a French manufacturer of equipment and advanced technologies, in connection with its bid for the tender for motorized floating bridges conducted by Poland’s Armament Agency.

Dentons advises Slate Asset Management on acquisition of majority stake in Germany-based electric vehicle charging planner and developer, amperio GmbH

July 27, 2022

Global law firm Dentons has advised Slate Asset Management (“Slate”), a global alternative investment platform, on the acquisition of a majority stake in amperio GmbH (“amperio”). The collaboration between the two companies will drive the expansion of electromobility in Germany, while enhancing the sustainability infrastructure of Slate’s own properties and improving access to efficient charging points across Germany. 

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