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Sylwester Pieckowski
Partner
Advocate. His practice focuses on business dispute resolution through negotiation, arbitration and mediation. He was an arbitrator in 50 business disputes, a mediator in 60 business disputes and acted as an attorney for a party in 30 arbitrations.
With our law firm since 1998. Previously, he worked at Miller. Canfield. Paddock & Stone (1996-1998), he was a general counsel at Melex USA, Inc. (1988-1996) and PHZ Pezetel (1983-1987), a legal counsel to the Ministry of Foreign Trade (1977-1987), and he started his career at PTHZ Elektrim (1975-1976).
Practice Areas
- Business Dispute Resolution
- International Arbitration and Mediation
Representative Experience
- Lead negotiator in a trade dispute between the Polish company Bartimpex and Lockheed Martin stemming from the F-16 aircraft Offset Agreement
- Negotiator in a trade dispute between FSO and Henkel in connection with a mass car malfunction
- Negotiator and attorney for the consortium Eckes/V&S in privatization processes of alcoholic beverages manufacturers such as Polmos Poznań, Polmos Białystok and Polmos Zielona Góra
- Attorney for the Minister of the State Treasury in the process of negotiations with Eureko in connection with privatization of PZU
- Chairman in an ICC arbitration in Vienna in connection with an international energy-related dispute
- Lead negotiator and attorney for Port-Hotel in relation to international franchise agreements with Marriott regarding Warsaw hotels Courtyard by Marriott and Renaissance
Memberships and Affiliations
- Member of the Warsaw Bar Association
- Arbitrator at the Arbitration Courts in: Warsaw (KIG, Lewiatan), Prague, Vienna (VIAC), New York (AAA-ICDR)
- Mediator at: PAA Business Mediation Center, Lewiatan Mediation Center, International Mediation Center in Warsaw, Institute of Mediation in Warsaw, Arbitration Court in Vienna (VIAC), International Center for Dispute Resolution in New York – ICDR/AAA, Regional Court in Warsaw
- Honorary President of the Board of the Polish Arbitration Association, since 2018
- President of the Polish Arbitration Association (PAA)
- Co-founder and 1st Vice President of the Arbitration Court at the Polish Confederation Lewiatan, 2006-2011
- Member and President of the Civic Council for ADR matters at the Ministry of Justice in Poland, 2005-2014
- Member of the Expert Team for Enhancement of the System of Business Dispute Resolution at the Polish Ministry of Economy, 2013-2015
Honours
- For years recognized by Chambers Global (2010-2018), Chambers Europe (2010-2018), Legal 500 (2018-2019, 2022-2024), Best Lawyers (2018-2019) and Who’s Who Legal (2018-2019, 2022) among the leading lawyers in dispute resolution in Poland
Publications
- Jaka będzie przyszłość arbitrażu i mediacji, in: „Księga Jubileuszowa dedykowana Doktorowi Maciejowi Tomaszewskiemu”, Court of Arbitration at the Polish Chamber of Commerce (KIG), 2016
- Mediacja gospodarcza, Difin, 2015
- Arbitraż a alternatywne metody rozwiązywania sporów w sprawach cywilnych (ADR), in: „System Prawa Handlowego”, Volume 8, Arbitraż Handlowy, 2nd Edition, C.H. Beck, 2015
- Założenia polskiej ustawy o mediacji i mediatorach, in: „Księga Jubileuszowa dedykowana Doktorowi Andrzejowi Tynelowi”, Court of Arbitration at the Polish Chamber of Commerce (KIG), 2012
- Arbitraż a alternatywne metody rozwiązywania sporów w sprawach cywilnych (ADR), in: „System Prawa Handlowego”, Volume 8, Arbitraż Handlowy, 1st Edition, C.H. Beck, 2010
- Mediacja w sprawach cywilnych, Difin, 2006
Education
- Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Warsaw, Master of Law, 1973
- University of Michigan Law School, LL.M., 1983
Foreign Languages
- English
- Russian
My interests include: general history and history of Poland, religion and philosophy, dendrology (arboreta), cycling, tennis, swimming, as well as the U.S. history and political system.
