Examining the rules, risks, and systems behind sustainable change.
With a background in European and environmental law, I explore how governance frameworks influence the transition towards sustainable forms of energy, finance, economic development, and the evolution of environmental protection. My work focuses on renewable energy, risk governance, sustainable business models, and emerging approaches to environmental protection.
About
My academic path began in European law and developed further through environmental law, but the questions that motivate me have always extended beyond doctrine alone. I treat law not as a set of rules, but rather a system of incentives, institutions, and ideas that shapes collective decision-making.
My work rests at the intersection of environmental protection, technological innovation, legal frameworks and renewable energy. This includes questions regarding the interactions of legal and regulatory frameworks with technology, investment, and market dynamics that accelerate or constrain change.
Alongside these practical questions, I remain fascinated by broader debates regarding risk, responsibility, and humanity's general relationship with the natural world, including emerging concepts such as rights of nature and new approaches to environmental governance. What connects these interests is a desire to understand how institutions can support more resilient, sustainable, and long-term forms of development.
Currently exploring
- Energy communities and citizen participation in decentralized energy systems;
- Electricity market design in a renewable-dominated energy system;
- Green industrial policy and investment in strategic technologies;
- The energy and regulatory implications of data centre expansion;
- The governance architecture of climate-neutral economies.
Resume
Education
2023 – 2026
European Law School, Master of Laws (LLM)
Maastricht University
- Specialization Sustainable Europe · Cumulative GPA 8.1 / 10
- Relevant coursework European Environmental Law, Global Environmental Law, Corporate Responsibility Law, Advanced European Union Law, Global Tax Policy and Sustainable Governance
2019 – 2023
European Law School, Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
Maastricht University
- Minor Law & Technology · Cumulative GPA 7.6 / 10
- Bachelor thesis Greening the ICC – conceivable campaign or quixotic quest?
- Relevant coursework Comparative Law, European Company Law, European Union Law, Law & Data Science, Legal Technology
Achievements & Projects
2025
“Regulating Tax Incentives: The Greening Example” Project
Global Tax Policy and Sustainable Governance, Maastricht University
- Examined fiscal policy frameworks designed to internalize environmental and public health externalities, applying True Price methodology to carbon taxation models using the examples of EU ETS and CBAM.
- Delivered a formal presentation of project outcomes and moderated a peer seminar, facilitating a structured policy debate on the regulatory and economic feasibility of EU carbon pricing mechanisms.
2025
“Governing Towards a Climate-Neutral European Union” Project
European Environmental Law, Maastricht University
- Examined the legal and regulatory frameworks of the EU’s 2050 climate neutrality targets, analyzing the structural link between the European Climate Law and the Governance of the Energy Union Regulation.
- Delivered a formal presentation of the regulatory roadmap and moderated a peer seminar, facilitating a structured policy debate on the efficacy of “soft governance” approaches versus strict enforcement penalties for Member State non-compliance.
2023
Quantitative Legal & Regulatory Data Analysis
Course Project, Maastricht University
- Processed and structured empirical datasets of CJEU and ECtHR judgments using Python (pandas, NumPy) to extract cross-jurisdictional compliance and enforcement metrics.
- Designed targeted data visualizations (matplotlib, seaborn) to evaluate longitudinal compliance patterns and implementation trends across individual Member States and States Parties.
2021
Finalist — ELSA National Moot Court Competition (Competition Law)
European Law Students’ Association
- Advanced to the national finals following multiple qualifying rounds of competitive legal advocacy.
- Formulated written legal briefs and delivered oral pleadings before panels of legal experts and practitioners.
- Collaborated in a team with 3 peers to analyze complex competition law cases under timed procedural constraints.
Experience
November 2023 – April 2024
Teaching Assistant / Tutorial Manager (Global Environmental Law)
Maastricht University
- Coordinated the delivery and academic logistics for the Global Environmental Law tutorial course.
- Reviewed and streamlined digital course documents on learning platforms, guaranteeing uninterrupted student access to academic resources.
- Served as the primary operational point of contact between students and course faculty, managing administrative communication and seminar flow.
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Certifications
Università Bocconi2026
Corporate Sustainability. Understanding and Seizing Strategic Opportunity
Examined the implications of sustainability trends and how organizations can translate them into competitive advantage and long-term growth.
EDHEC Business School2026
Science and Engineering of Climate Change
Developed an evidence-based understanding of climate change and the technologies used to mitigate its impacts.
Technical University of Munich (TUM)2026
Eco-Tech: Exploring IT's Impact on a Sustainable Future
Analyzed how emerging technologies can advance sustainability, with a focus on green computing, AI, and climate-focused innovation.
EDHEC Business School2026
Economics and Policies of Climate Change
Examined the economic principles behind climate policy, with a focus on carbon pricing, emissions trading, and long-term emissions reduction strategies.
Skills
Primary-Source Legal Research & Doctrinal Classification
Direct retrieval and legal qualification of EU primary legislation, case law, national regulatory determinations, and administrative guidance.
- Advanced EU Database Retrieval (Eur-Lex, Curia)
- National Regulatory Registers
- Precedent & Counter-Analysis
Comparative Regulatory Analysis
Structured cross-border comparison of EU directive transposition and national administrative dispute practice.
- Multi-Jurisdiction Implementation Mapping Across the Member States
- National Case Law & Dispute Evaluation
- Identifying Regulatory Divergence
- Multi-Country Legal Synthesis
EU Energy Market Law & Clean Energy Transition
Substantive legal knowledge of EU internal energy market design, renewable energy integration, and the European Green Deal energy transition policies.
- Internal Market Design & Decarbonization
- Renewable Energy Directive (RED) Framework
- EU Energy Jurisprudence & Market Governance
EU Environmental Law & Governance
Statutory interpretation, procedural review, and doctrinal analysis across the general EU environmental law acquis, European Green Deal frameworks, and administrative governance principles.
- Environmental & Regulatory Compliance
- Core Principles of EU Environmental Law
- EU Green Deal Legislation & Targets
- Procedural Rights & Aarhus Convention Pillars
Climate Policy Economics & Carbon Market Mechanisms
Evaluating the legal design, market-incentive structures, and statutory compliance obligations of emission trading frameworks, carbon pricing instruments, and trade-related climate measures.
- EU ETS Architecture & Trading Mechanisms
- Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)
- Market-Based Instruments & Incentive Design
- Decarbonization Pathways & Policy Scrutiny
Corporate Sustainability & ESG Regulation
Translating EU corporate sustainability reporting mandates, supply chain due diligence duties, and green finance taxonomy standards into operational compliance and business strategy.
- Sustainability Reporting Frameworks (CSRD & ESRS)
- Supply Chain Due Diligence (CSDDD)
- EU Taxonomy & Sustainable Finance
- Strategic Integration of ESG Obligations
- Long-Term Value Creation
Climate Science & Green-Digital Technology Literacy
Technical fluency in evaluating empirical climate data, decarbonization technologies, and digital systems to ground legal and regulatory analysis in technical reality.
- Greenhouse gas accounting metrics, atmospheric emissions drivers, IPCC mitigation pathways
- Green computing, digital infrastructure energy efficiency, IT carbon footprints
- AI applications in sustainability, smart-grid digitalization, and automated capacity allocation systems
- Technical verification of decarbonization claims and anti-greenwashing evidence scrutiny
Regulatory Analysis & Legal Drafting
Drafting rigorous, evidence-led legal analysis, policy memoranda, and regulatory briefings.
- Doctrinal and evidence-based legal writing on complex EU sustainability and market regulatory frameworks
- Systematic engagement with adverse precedent, competing interpretations, and doctrinal compliance risks
- Preparation of legal memoranda, policy briefs, and verified primary-source dossiers
- Transparent analysis of negative findings and statutory scope limitations rather than forcing conclusions
Technical Skills
Quantitative & Data Tools
- Python (pandas, NumPy, matplotlib, seaborn)
- Statistics
- Natural Language Processing (NLP)
- Basic Econometrics
Productivity & Collaboration Software
- Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
- Microsoft Teams, OneDrive
- Google Docs, Nextcloud
- Linux (working knowledge)
Languages
- Polish (Native)
- English (C2)
- French (B1)
- Dutch (A1–A2)
Selected Work
Formalism over Functionalism: the ECtHR’s Retreat on Procedural Environmental Rights in Cannavacciuolo
This paper examines the ECtHR’s Cannavacciuolo ruling, contrasting its restrictive denial of ENGO standing in pollution cases with the progressive functionalism of KlimaSeniorinnen. While advancing substantive Article 2 rights for direct victims of systemic pollution, the Court’s formalism risks fragmenting environmental justice and undermining procedural rights.
Rights-based Litigation, Procedural Rights9 pp.
View documentSoft Law, Hard Law, and the Courtroom: Mapping the Pathways of Corporate Climate Accountability
This study evaluates three pathways of corporate climate accountability: international soft law, mandatory statutory due diligence, and strategic litigation. While soft norms set global benchmarks and legislation mandates compliance, strategic litigation dynamically enforces corporate responsibilities, exemplified by landmark judgments such as Milieudefensie v Shell.
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)12 pp.
View documentGreening the ICC – conceivable campaign or quixotic quest?
Evaluating proposals to codify ecocide as the Rome Statute’s fifth crime against peace, this doctrinal study examines the legal constraints of the ICC. Examining anthropocentrism, strict mens rea, diffuse causation, corporate immunity, and lack of restorative remedies, it finds the ICC ill-suited for environmental harms. Due to the unique nature of environmental crimes, effective governance requires a specialized environmental court.
International Law26 pp.
View documentCan Precaution Operate in Organized Ignorance? Data Centers, Compute Expansion and the Limits of EU Environmental Law
Under Article 191(2) TFEU, the precautionary principle presumes uncertainty is an empirical gap resolvable via risk assessment. Hyperscale compute expansion inverts this premise: trade secrecy, bilateral NDAs, and project-splitting engineer organized ignorance (agnotology). Shielding cumulative grid and hydrological burdens from Aarhus procedural safeguards, commercial confidentiality governs infrastructure de facto, neutralizing precaution through epistemic illegality.
In progress
In preparation
Field Notes
Every energy system distributes authority, benefits, risks, and dependence. The transition to climate-neutrality therefore concerns more than technological advancement, also raising questions about ownership, participation, and governance. Energy communities, a relatively recent innovation in EU energy law acquis, reflect a broader shift. Decarbonization is not only a technical challenge, but one of legitimacy and agency, challenging the traditional separation between those who make decisions and those who live with their consequences.
Blog
Coming soon
Working in public: what six months of it actually changed
A half-year retrospective on publishing work as it happens rather than when it is finished: what improved, what it cost, and the two habits that made it sustainable.
ReadThe field checklist that survived its third study
Every field study rewrites the plan. Notes on the one page of preparation that kept surviving contact with reality — and the three items I stopped pretending to use.
ReadReading notes: three papers on measurement error that changed how I read everything else
Short notes on three papers worth the detour: why they matter, what they get wrong, and the one passage from each that ended up pinned above my desk.
ReadSmall n, loud effects: what tiny samples actually teach
A short defence of small studies done honestly: what a dozen interviews can claim, what they never can, and how to write the difference down before someone else does.
ReadA note on method: the checklist I wish every report had shipped with
Most reports fail the same three ways before a single number is wrong. A short note on the checklist that catches them, and why it fits on an index card.
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Contact
The fastest route is LinkedIn & email.
Currently seeking projects within the sustainability, energy, and policy sectors. If the themes explored throughout overlap with your work, research, or hiring needs, I would be happy to continue the conversation.
Open for graduate opportunities, traineeships, research collaborations, and projects
- Phone
- +31 6 84 12 93 81
- Based in
- Amsterdam, Netherlands