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Agnieszka Skorupińska is a lawyer and partner at the Warsaw office of Baker McKenzie, where she heads up the Sustainability and Energy Transition team. She has many years of practice as a lawyer and partner in the energy and projects departments of international law firms. Agnieszka brings a wealth of knowledge in advising clients on energy, industrial, and infrastructure projects. Her expertise covers the legal aspects of energy, the environment, natural resources, and ESG. Businesses rely on her support to prepare and implement decarbonization plans, achieve sustainable development goals, and ensure compliance with the European Green Deal, including circular economy requirements.
Agnieszka advises on the regulatory aspects of M&A/PE transactions and greenfield direct investments, focusing on environmentally demanding sectors such as energy, chemicals, construction, food, packaging and waste. Agnieszka also represents clients in administrative and judicial proceedings in these areas. She helps with the comprehensive implementation of regulations related to sustainability reporting.
As vice-chair of the ESG Committee at the National Chamber of Commerce and until recently chair of the Taxonomy Working Group at the Polish Ministry of Development and Technology, Agnieszka Skorupińska is an active participant in shaping sustainable development policy in Poland. She is also a member of a group supporting work on European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) project for listed and non-listed small and medium-sized enterprises at the EFRAG.
Agnieszka Skorupińska receives regular recognition in international and Polish legal rankings, such as Chambers and Partners (Band 1), The Legal 500 (Rising Star), and Rzeczpospolita (Leader), which attests to her exceptional skills and commitment to supporting her clients.

Companies are navigating a shifting ESG and sustainability regulatory landscape across Europe and the US. The session opened with an overview of deregulatory trends in Europe, including the Omnibus package, evolving CSRD and CSDDD obligations, and the EU Deforestation Regulation. In contrast, the US discussion highlighted the rise of the anti-ESG movement at the federal level, set against California’s continued push for climate disclosure laws impacting both public and private companies.

Our popular Annual Compliance Conference, which attracts senior in-house legal and compliance professionals every year from across the world, will be held virtually from 3 to 12 June 2025.

The conference will provide you with valuable insights from our international trade, compliance and investigations, regulatory and antitrust lawyers. We will delve into critical topics shaping the future of global businesses such as sanctions, export controls, customs and tariffs, national security laws, antitrust, product regulation, ESG and related enforcement trends.