Services

We advise and assist our clients in conflict situations relating to international investment projects with the aim of preventing or avoiding legal disputes and arbitration.

Where necessary, we represent private investors and states in investor–state arbitrations pursuant to international treaties, investment contracts and national investment laws under the main arbitration rules, including the ICSID Rules, UNCITRAL Rules and ICC Arbitration Rules, as well as in ad hoc arbitral proceedings.

Members of our team are referenced as arbitrators on the lists of various arbitral institutions and frequently sit as arbitrators and mediators under the arbitration rules of the ICC, the SCC, the Polish Chamber of Commerce and the Lewiatan Court of Arbitration.

We have sat as arbitrators and mediators in cases involving commercial lease agreements, construction, aviation, M&A disputes, and international sale of goods and financial services agreements, among others.

We advise and act as counsel in commercial arbitrations.

We have handled cases under the ICC, SCC, UNCITRAL, VIAC, LCIA, and PCC arbitration rules and under the rules of other international and national institutions in a wide range of industry sectors, including oil and gas, energy, construction, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, real estate, utilities, mining, insurance, banking, chemical products, IT, defence, FMCG, distribution, manufacturing, financial services, gaming, telecom and transportation.

We advise and represent clients in complex commercial disputes before domestic courts, especially in matters involving cross-border or international elements.

We have a deep understanding of intra-EU judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters, including matters of jurisdiction, the taking of evidence and the enforcement of judgments. We assist our clients in coordinating their legal defences outside their home jurisdictions, working together with locally-qualified lawyers.

We act as counsel or co-counsel in a vast array of proceedings related to the annulment, setting aside and/or enforcement of arbitral awards and offer our clients asset recovery assistance.

We also have extensive experience in arbitration-related proceedings concerning interim and provisional measures, the taking of evidence and arbitrator appointment and removal.

We are one of the few law firms in Central and Eastern Europe with real-life experience in third-party funding.

We understand the process of third-party funding and the requirements of funders. We accompany our clients in their discussions with funders, negotiate funding agreements and handle third party–funded disputes.

We represent clients before the General Court of the EU in proceedings for the annulment of decisions of EU institutions and in preliminary question referrals to the Court of Justice of the EU.

We also represent clients before the European Court of Human Rights in proceedings against states related to the violation of their fundamental rights.