POLAND Law and Practice Contributed by: Justyna Kucia, Katarzyna Paczuska-Tokarska, Barnaba Skibniewski and Anna Tujakowska, Sołtysiński Kawecki & Szlęzak
Sołtysiński Kawecki & Szlęzak is one of Poland’s leading full-service law firms. With more than 180 at - torneys, the firm provides legal services in all areas of business activity and is known for its work and inno - vative approach to complex legal problems. Its litiga - tion and arbitration practice specialises in resolving complex and landmark cases. It is capable of han - dling large-scale complex disputes in any sector. Ad - ditionally, it is often called upon to act in precedent-
setting disputes and to handle particularly complex matters. As a result, its lawyers have been involved in several important Supreme Court precedents that have influenced legal practice. Sołtysiński Kawecki & Szlęzak has represented clients before domestic and international arbitration tribunals, as well as Euro - pean courts under Polish and most international law, whether the arbitration proceedings were seated in Poland or outside the country.
Authors
Justyna Kucia joined Sołtysiński Kawecki & Szlęzak (SKS) in 2021 and specialises in dispute resolution ‒ both arbitration and litigation ‒ in civil matters. In particular, she has extensive experience in construction
Barnaba Skibniewski joined Sołtysiński Kawecki & Szlęzak in 2009. He specialises in handling complex infrastructural disputes – both litigation and arbitration. He is renowned for his pre-litigation
disputes. Her clients value her legal knowledge and technical skills in construction disputes. Prior to joining SKS, Justyna worked as an in-house counsel for a leading construction company, where she was responsible for independently handling disputes with clients, consortium members and subcontractors, and supervised the handling of construction disputes involving external law firms. She also worked as an associate at a boutique law firm specialising in arbitration.
advisory in construction and infrastructure projects and adept management of both FIDIC and non- FIDIC claims during contract execution, as well as for resolving intra-consortium disputes. He has also significant experience in representing clients in intellectual property and labour law cases.
Anna Tujakowska (LLM MIDS) joined Sołtysiński Kawecki & Szlęzak in 2008. She advises and represents clients in commercial arbitration cases in post-M&A disputes under the SA KIG, ICC, VIAC and
Katarzyna Paczuska-Tokarska joined Sołtysiński Kawecki & Szlęzak in 2006 and has since provided invaluable counsel to clients across the entire spectrum of legal disputes. Promoted to the position of partner in 2020,
UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, with seats of arbitration in Warsaw, Vienna and Paris. She also has experience in international arbitration, representing public and private investors in intra-EU BIT investment arbitrations. As well as counsel work, Anna has extensive experience as a secretary to the ICC and UNICTRAL arbitral tribunals, currently serving as an arbitrator in arbitrations under the ICC Arbitration Rules, the SA KIG and the Lewiatan Court of Arbitration. Anna integrates her arbitration expertise with AI, leveraging AI to enhance dispute resolution processes.
Katarzyna has gained experience in handling complex court, administrative and arbitration cases. Her primary focus lies in infrastructure disputes involving state-owned companies and complex construction-related matters governed by FIDIC rules. She also has extensive experience in real estate and post-M&A disputes. Katarzyna also serves as an arbitrator in domestic arbitrations under the Court of Arbitration at the Polish Chamber of Commerce (SA KIG) and the Lewiatan Court of Arbitration.
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