Eversheds Sutherland Poland introduces new Arbitration & Complex Commercial Disputes practice

The newly formed Arbitration & Complex Commercial Disputes practice will support the law firm's Polish and international clients in cases before all arbitration institutions and common courts. The team will also be involved in the operations and development of the multijurisdictional arbitration practice within Eversheds Sutherland.

“Today's market challenges and dynamically changing business environment require us to constantly expand our competencies and adapt to clients' expectations. The new Arbitration & Complex Commercial Disputes team, consisting of experienced and recognized experts in arbitration and commercial litigation, brings to our law firm not only extensive substantive knowledge, but also practical experience in handling complex cases in the international arena. This team, with its unique set of competencies, is ideally suited to our development strategy, which aims to provide comprehensive and customized legal services to our clients. We believe that by working with our new colleagues, our law firm will gain a new perspective and an innovative approach that will allow us to meet even the most demanding legal challenges of our clients,” comments Ewa Łachowska-Brol, Managing Partner in the Polish office of Eversheds Sutherland.

“I am excited to have a chance to contribute to the growth of the Eversheds Sutherland Polish office and I hope that with our competences and experience we will be able to support the whole team’s offer with representation of clients even in the most demanding commercial and investment disputes. We also look forward to contribute to the development of Eversheds Sutherland's global arbitration practice and strengthen the firm's position in this area in the Central and Eastern European region,” adds Marek Jeżewski, Partner leading the new practice.

Jonathan Leach, global Co-head of Eversheds Sutherland’s International Arbitration Practice (London-based), comments
 
“We are all very excited by the hire of this top tier team in Poland. Marek, Dominika and Magdalena bring a wealth of expertise and experience between them. They are great additions to our global practice and represent another important milestone for our strategy of growth in key jurisdictions.”

Meriam Nazih Al-Rashid, Global Co-head of Eversheds Sutherland’s International Arbitration Practice states, “We are lucky to have Marek, Dominika and Magdalena join Eversheds Sutherland and in particular our global international arbitration team. They bring with them unique experience in both public and private law across a number of jurisdictions, and especially Central and Eastern Europe which is an added benefit and skill set to our international disputes team that continues to grow both in size and rank. There is no doubt that our bench of expertise is both deeper and stronger with the growth of our international arbitration practice in our Warsaw, Poland office now with Marek Jeżewski, and his excellent associates joining. We look forward to a new and exciting phase of adding top notch talent to our international arbitration practice capturing broader markets and offering even greater tailored expertise to our existing and growing client base.”

Marek Jeżewski  is an expert in international arbitration and complex commercial disputes with over 15 years of experience. For many years he served as a partner in charge of the dispute resolution practice at one of Poland's biggest law firms. In his career, he has represented clients before many arbitration institutions, such as ICSID, ICC, LCIA, SCC, SCAI, SAKIG and Lewiatan, as well as in ad hoc arbitration and before common courts. He is a recommended arbitrator at SAKIG and the Lewiatan Arbitration Court, as well as a Polish ambassador of the Vienna International Arbitration Center. He has been recognized by most prestigious legal rankings, including by Chambers Global and Legal500. For many years, he has been named Leading Individual in dispute resolution by Legal500.

Dominika Durchowska  specializes in dispute resolution. Dominika has more than 10 years of professional experience. She represents clients in international arbitration proceedings (commercial and investment) and court proceedings in Poland. She is also involved in obtaining Third-Party Funding for disputes and advising foreign investors on extending treaty protection to their investments. Dominika has experience in representing clients in arbitrations conducted under the major rules of the permanent arbitration courts (SCC, ICC, LCIA) and the UNCITRAL rules.

Magdalena Papiernik-König  specializes in investment arbitration, international commercial arbitration and complex litigation. As a globally qualified Legal Project Practitioner and Legal Process Improvement Professional, she provides clients with unique services aimed at effective dispute management and legal process improvement. Magdalena has more than 13 years of experience advising and representing clients in disputes involving various industries, including energy and natural resources, trade, infrastructure and construction, including projects based on FIDIC contract terms.