Meet our Team
At the heart of the LLM EU Energy and Climate Law programme are outstanding professionals and experienced academics who bring together international perspectives, practical expertise, and a passion for teaching. Get to know the coordinators, lecturers, and industry leaders who will guide you through every stage of your studies and inspire you to grow within the dynamic field of energy and climate law.
Coordinators
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Adam Szafrański
Director
Academic of the University of Warsaw and former President of the Energy Regulatory Office.
Affiliated with the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Warsaw since 1997, he obtained his Master’s degree in 2002, defended his doctoral dissertation in 2007, and received his habilitation in 2017, after which he was appointed as a professor. From the beginning of his academic career, his research has focused on public economic law, including constitutional economic law and energy law. He has completed studies or research fellowships in Regensburg, Graz, Cologne, and Washington D.C. For years, he has been an associate of the School of German Law, run jointly with the Faculty of Law of the University of Bonn. Outside of the University, his professional experience includes working for the Bureau of Analyses of the Sejm (the Polish Parliament), the Legislative Council, and serving as the President of the Energy Regulatory Office (URE). https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9151-2233
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Marcin Kamiński
Teaching Director
Academic of the University of Warsaw and energy sector representative.
Since 2022, he has served as Regulatory Risk Manager at Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe, the company responsible for delivering Poland’s Nuclear Power Programme. In this role, he manages domestic regulatory matters and supports EU-level proceedings. Prior to joining PEJ, he held regulatory roles at Poland’s largest natural gas supplier and at the operator of Warsaw’s principal heat and power plants, where he was responsible for both national and European regulatory affairs.
Filip Olszówka
Marketing and Organisation Coordinator
Ph.D Candidate at the University of Warsaw.
PhD candidate in law at the University of Warsaw, where he earned a Master’s degree in law and a Bachelor’s degree in Iberian Studies, with a particular focus on Latin American law. He completed a research internship at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
He is an attorney trainee and Junior Associate at Wardyński & Partners, specialising in litigation and arbitration. Within the “LL.M. in EU Climate and Energy Law” programme at the University of Warsaw, he supports the programme’s organisation and promotion. He also teaches public economic law at the University.
His academic and professional interests include public economic law, energy law, climate law, and international dispute resolution.
Lecturers
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Klaus-Dieter Borchardt
Academic of the University of Würzburg and former representative of the European Commission.
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Grzegorz Tchorek
Academic of the University of Warsaw.
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Leszek Jesień
Academic and energy sector representative (Polish electricity Transmission System Operator).
Ph.D
Michał Łęski
Academic and public authority representative.
Ph.D
Maciej Sławiński
Academic of the University of Szczecin.
Ph.D
Rafał Morek
Academic of the University od Warsaw, partner at CMS Warsaw office.
Rafał Morek, PhD, is a part-time lecturer at the University of Warsaw and a Partner at CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang. He is registered as an advocate in Poland and also as a foreign lawyer by the Law Society of Scotland. He has taken part, as an arbitrator or counsel in over 130 arbitrations. He is a Chair of the Arbitration Commission of the ICC Poland, an officer of the Arbitration Committee of the International Bar Association, and a member of the Council of the German Arbitration Institute (DIS).
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Paweł Pikus
Academic of the University of Warsaw.
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Zofia Roguska
Academic of the University of Warsaw and climate sector representative.
Zofia Roguska holds a PhD in law, awarded with distinction by the Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Warsaw. She works at EY Law, where she leads the Energy and Sustainability team, specializing in ESG regulations and climate law in Poland and the EU. She gained experience in energy and climate policy at the European Parliament, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management.
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Magdalena Porzeżyńska
Academic of the University of Warsaw.
Ph.D
Jakub Sokołowski
Academic of the University of Warsaw.
Ph.D
Kim Talus
Academic of the Tulane Law School.
Ph.D
Jens Weibezahn
Academic of the Copenhagen School of Energy Infrastructure.
Piotr Szlagowski-Budacz
Energy sector representative (former director at the Polish Oil and Gas company).
Ph. D Candidate
Dario Moya García
PhD Candidate at the University of Almeria
Darío is a doctoral researcher in Energy Law at the University of Almería, where he also teaches Administrative Law. He holds a double Bachelor’s in Law and Economics (University of Navarra) and a double Master’s in Regulated Sectors Law and Legal Practice (Carlos III University of Madrid). His PhD research examines capacity mechanisms and security of supply in EU electricity markets, complemented by experience in leading law firms. His interests include energy law, economic regulation, and competition law, with a focus on the energy transition.
Robert Paprocki
Energy sector representative (Polish electricity Transmission System Operator).
Ph. D. Candidate
Aleksander Glapiak
Academic of the University of Bergen.
Bartosz Pawłowski
Demagog.pl
Adam Gniazdowski
Qemetica
Regulatory Affairs Manager at Qemetica S.A., formerly an official at the Ministry of Climate and Environment, where he was responsible for matters related to the natural gas sector and the electricity market. He participated in the development of numerous European Union legislative acts and also worked in diplomacy. He holds an MBA from the Warsaw University of Technology Business School and an International Master’s in Economy, State and Society from University College London.
Tomasz Stępień
Energy sector representative, former president of Polish Gas TSO and PEJ sp. z o.o.
Jan Kędzior
S&P Global