Anna Specht-Schampera

Attorney-at-law
Partner

Background

Anna Specht-Schampera is a partner at SDZLEGAL Schindhelm and heads the Public Procurement and Waste Management Law team.

She studied law at the University of Wrocław from 1991 to 1996.

Between 1997 and 2000, she served her attorney-at-law training at the Bar Association of Attorneys-at-Law in Wałbrzych and in 2001 was registered as attorney-at-law by the Bar Association of Attorneys-at-Law in Wałbrzych.

She is a co-founder and member of the audit committee of the Public Procurement Law Association [SPZP], as well as a member of the All-Poland Association of Public Procurement Consultants [OSKZP]. She actively acts as a legal expert for the Council of Regional Installations for the Processing of Municipal Waste [RIPOK], and cooperates with the National Forum of Directors of Municipal Cleaning Plants and the Chamber of the Municipal Industry.

She lectures on postgraduate studies "Management of Municipal Waste Management" at the Faculty of Process Engineering and Environmental Protection of the Technical University of Łódź and "Public Procurement Law" at the Faculty of Law of the University of Łódź.

Author of numerous articles published, among others, in the monthly magazine "Przetargi Publiczne" and other professional journals, dealing with issues of public procurement law, waste management law and environmental protection. She conducts training courses, conferences and seminars, both in Polish and German, for economic entities and public institutions.

She is a regular collaborator of the "Przetargi Publiczne" monthly, the Abrys Sp. z o.o. company with its seat in Poznań, the publisher of the "Przegląd Komunalny" monthly and the EKORUM company, an organiser of training conferences on waste management.

Winner of numerous industry awards. Starting from 2016, for 10 consecutive years, she was distinguished in the Chambers & Partners ranking as a specialist in public procurement law.

In 2022 and 2023 she was individually recommended in the prestigious ranking of law firms The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa in the category of Public Procurement Law.

She was ranked among the "Top 10 Most Influential Public Procurement Lawyers in Poland 2023", being recognised as one of the most influential public procurement law experts in Poland and receiving the LAWYER AWARD 2023, awarded by BUSINESS TODAY.

In 2025, the Krajowe Forum Dyrektorów Zakładów Oczyszczania Miast awarded her the Honorowy Dyplom Heraklesa for her outstanding and long-standing contribution to the creation and development of the waste management sector in Poland.

Expertise

Anna Specht-Schampera has more than 20 years of professional experience related to public procurement law, waste management and construction law.

She advises clients from the sectors on public procurement matters:

the construction sector (road construction, rail construction, large-scale facilities), including those responsible for engineering projects and consultants;
waste management;
medical sector.

Supports entities intending to conclude public procurement contracts, as well as contracting authorities in the selection of the contractor, including the development of the ToR (Terms of Reference).

She specialises in arbitration proceedings before the NAC (National Appeal Chamber).

In the field of waste management, the activities of Anna Specht-Schampera concern the following, in particular:

legal assistance in obtaining and amending the necessary permits and approvals, including those issued under the Waste Act, the Environmental Protection Act, representation before administrative authorities and courts;
audit of administrative decisions in the field of environmental protection;
representation of clients during inspections, in particular by the authorities of the Environmental Protection Inspectorate;
advising on the implementation of investments involving, inter alia, the construction, expansion or modernisation of waste processing facilities, as well as in the implementation of renewable energy sources (RES) investments;
legal assistance in the procedure for the loss of waste status and recognition of an object or substance as a by-product;
cross-border shipments of waste;
advising in public procurement procedures, in particular for the collection and management of municipal waste, summer and winter road cleaning, landfill reclamation, construction work on waste treatment facilities;
preparation and negotiation of contracts for waste collection and management, including with recovery organisations;
advice on optimisation of waste management;
preparation of legal opinions safeguarding clients' interests;
legal assistance in solving disputes arising from administrative proceedings;
advising on the creation of municipal waste management systems.

References

advising French capital clients in the construction industry (supervision/design) on the following projects:

supervision of the construction of the sewage transmission system from left-bank Warsaw to the Czajka sewage treatment plant - Stage II;
supervision over construction of the Toruń-Stryków section of the A-1 Motorway from Czerniewice to Kowale;
design and supervision over construction of the Augustów Bypass within national road no. 8 and expressway S-61;
verification of design documentation and supervision over construction of the Wrocław A-8 Bypass (including construction of the Rędzin Bridge);
feasibility study for the "Modernisation of the E 59 railway line, section Poznań - Szczecin - Świnoujście";
feasibility study for the E 65 South railway line modernisation project;
supervision over the design and execution of works and management of the contract "Continuation of the design and construction of the S-19 expressway on the section Węzeł Sokołów Małopolski Północ";
contract management for the adaptation of the A-2 motorway Konin - Stryków section to toll motorway standards;
project management: "Design and construction of the S-2 expressway Southern Bypass of Warsaw", including representation of the client in complaint proceedings against decisions of the NAC;
supervision over three contracts: "Continuation of the design and construction of the A-1 Stryków - Tuszyn junction motorway";
supervision over modernisation of the E 59 railway line, Stage II, III and IV,
feasibility study - pre-design documentation for "Modernisation of E 65/CE 65 railway line on the section Grodzisk Mazowiecki - Kraków/Katowice - Zwardoń/Zebrzydowice - state border";
supervision of the design and execution of works and management of the Contract entitled: "Design and construction of the ring road of Góra Kalwaria within national road no. 79";

advising a client with German capital in the construction industry in projects:

construction of a new stadium in Wrocław including detailed design;
extension of the PPS 1 aircraft staging area in an easterly direction together with the modernisation of taxiways E1, E2 and D at Katowice International Airport in Pyrzowice carried out as part of the task entitled: "Katowice Airport - expansion and modernisation of airport and port infrastructure";

advising a client with German capital from the construction industry on projects:

construction of a Bioengineering Centre building for the Institute of Agricultural Engineering at Wrocław University of Life Sciences;

advising a Spanish-owned client in the railway construction industry on the E 59 railway upgrade project;

advising a Spanish-owned client in the construction industry on the following projects in projects:

protection of the sea shores east of the Port of Darłowo;
construction of the S-7 expressway on the section Miłomłyn - Olsztynek, subsection Ostróda Północ - Ostróda Południe, including representing the client in complaint proceedings against the decision of the National Chamber of Statutory Auditors;
construction of S-51 Olsztyn - Olsztynek section, section Olsztyn Wschód - Olsztyn Południe, including representing the client in the appeal proceedings against the NAC ruling;
design and construction of S-6 road at section Nowogard - Płoty;
construction of road S-7 Gdańsk (A1) - Elbląg (S-22), section Nowy Dwór Gdański - Kazimierzowo;
reconstruction of the Tram Line on the section Rondo Mogilskie - Al. Jana Pawła II - Plac Centralny including the traffic control system
in Kraków;
continuation of construction of A-1 Toruń - Stryków motorway. Section III;
completion of construction works for the project POLiŚ 7.1.-55 Construction of the Kraków Zabłocie - Kraków Krzemionki railway junction;
completion of construction of the bypass of the city of Czarnków in the course of the national road No. 16, including representation of the client in complaint proceedings against the decision of the National Chamber of Statutory Auditors;
design and construction of the S-2 expressway South Bypass of Warsaw on the section from Puławska Junction to Lubelska Junction;
execution of construction works under the project entitled "Dredging of the approach fairway and internal waters of the Port of Gdynia - Stage I";
reconstruction of provincial road no. 142 on the section Szczecin - Krzywnica;
design and execution of works for the project "Works on the Warsaw bypass line (Warsaw Gołąbki/Warszawa Zachodnia - Warszawa Gdańska section)";
design and execution of works for the task entitled "Works on railway line No. 30 Łuków - Lublin Północny section Łuków - Parczew";
works on railway line No. 7 Warszawa Wschodnia Osobowa - Dorohusk, section Warsaw - Otwock - Dęblin - Lublin;
design and execution of works under the investment task entitled: "Works on railway line no. 201, section Nowa Wieś Wielka - Maksymilianowo";
development of the design documentation and execution of construction works for works on line no. 395 in track no. 1 on section Koziegłowy - Kiekrz and in track no. 2 at Poznań-Piatkowo station;
execution of construction works on the section Kraków Mydlniki - Kraków Główny Towarowy as part of the task: "Modernisation of the E 30 railway line, stage II section Zabrze - Katowice - Kraków";
development of the building and detailed design and execution of LOT B works under the "Design and Build" formula, section Warsaw Okęcie - Radom;
construction works under the project "Works on the railway line Warsaw Włochy - Grodzisk Mazowiecki (line no. 447)";
execution of construction works in the area of LCS Kutno - section Żychlin-Barogi, section Sochaczew - Swarzędz;
execution of construction works in the area of LCS Konin - section Barłogi - Swarzędz, section Sochaczew - Swarzędz;
reconstruction of track systems along with infdvisory legal advice to the contracting authority in the tender for the supply of electric multiple units (EMUs);

advising a client bidding for contracts entitled: "24-hour protection of the assets of the companies of the TAURON group" and "provision of security services for persons and property and physical protection of the areas, facilities and equipment of the mines of KHW S.A.";

advising a client with Polish capital from the construction sector on a project to build a new airport terminal in Wrocław,

advising on the selection of the contractor and the drafting of the contract, including representation of the client in appeal proceedings against decisions of the National Chamber of Statutory Auditors;

legal advisory services to a client in connection with a contract entitled "Collection and management of municipal waste from the area of the Capital City of Warsaw", including representation of the client in proceedings concerning a ruling of the National Appeals Chamber;

legal advice to a client in connection with a contract entitled "Collection and management of municipal waste from the Municipality of Wrocław";

legal advice to a client in the ICT sector in connection with a contract entitled: "Design and construction of a broadband regional backbone network";

legal advice to a client (university) on IT procurement;

legal advice to a client in the construction sector in connection with a contract entitled: "Design and construction of a bypass of Góra Kalwaria in the course of national road No. 79", including representation of the client in appeal proceedings against the decision of the National Chamber of Statutory Auditors;

advising a client on a contract for collection and transport of municipal waste from residential and non-residential properties located on the territory of the Inter-Communal Union "Waste Management of Poznań Agglomeration";

legal advice to a client in relation to a contract entitled: "Construction of a power unit in Elektrownia Turów", including representation of the client in appeal proceedings against the decision of the National Appeals Chamber;

legal advice to a client in connection with a contract entitled: "Provision of comprehensive cleaning, disinfecting and maintenance services and the performance of patient support services for the UCK in Gdańsk", including representation of the client in a complaint procedure against a decision of the Supreme Administrative Court;

legal advice to a regional hospital in proceedings to award a contract for the supply and installation of apparatus for radiological procedures;

legal advice to municipalities and municipal companies on waste management in selected projects:

investment under the name "Construction of the mechanical part of the Waste Management Plant" (Wielkopolskie Voivodship);
investment project called "Construction of a biodegradable waste composting plant" (Łódzkie Voivodship);
investment under the name "Modernisation of municipal waste sorting plant" (Province of Łódź);

legal advice to a German-owned client bidding for a contract for the supply of radiopharmaceuticals;

legal advice to clients bidding for contracts related to the year-round maintenance of motorways and other public roads, including representation of the client in appeal proceedings against a ruling of the NAC;

legal advice to a Spanish-owned client in the course of appeal and complaint proceedings conducted in Germany in connection with the project entitled "Construction of the "Willy-Brandt-Schule" Polish-German School for Meeting and Dialogue".