Ms Katarzyna Petruczenko > Rö Radwan-Röhrenschef Petruczenko > Warsaw, Poland > Lawyer Profile

Rö Radwan-Röhrenschef Petruczenko
Przyokopowa 33
01-208 Warsaw
Poland

Work Department

Dispute resolution, Arbitration & International Arbitration; Insurance Litigation

Position

Managing Partner, Attorney-at-law

Career

Firm co-founding partner Katarzyna Petruczenko maintains a wide commercial dispute resolution practice, with expertise in handling complex, high-profile litigation and arbitration mandates, often with cross-border elements. She represents clients in institutional and ad hoc arbitration proceedings from a variety of sectors, such as insurance, design engineering and cleanroom construction.

Katarzyna leads the department’s insurance disputes practice and the firm’s Asian Desk. She has amassed experience that is unique in the Polish market in serving clients from East Asia (China, South Korea). As an advisor to foreign insurance firms, she has provided support related to the management of claims worth a total of more than PLN 1.5 bn. She is also representing one of the leading banks on the Polish market in numerous disputes relating to outsourcing, PSD2, AML, cybercrimes and phishing, as well as in disputes with the CHF loan holders. Highlights from Katarzyna’s recent work include leading the team’s representation of Webuild s.p.a. in a successfully settled dispute with its subcontractor in connection with the construction of one of the major roads in Poland (a challenging section of road, from an engineering point of view involving a bridge pass over Gorce mountains on the road to Tatra mountains and its ski resorts; and successfully pursuing a EUR 8 mln claim of a group of Irish investors against a well-known on the Polish market Irish promotor of real estate investments into Polish assets. Katarzyna also advises an international corporation that specialises in innovative solutions for the medical, pharmaceutical and technological sectors on projects in Poland, including on disputes concerning implementation of investments.

She is the author of numerous publications and articles, in Poland and abroad, on trial and arbitration issues, including reports for Global Arbitration Review on dispute resolution and arbitration in Poland, and works on competition, bankruptcy and banking law. She has been practising since 2005. Before Rö was established, Katarzyna worked in one of Poland’s largest law firms, and earlier in a leading American firm. The Legal 500 EMEA 2021 recommends Katarzyna in the field of dispute resolution as “an excellent lawyer in the field of dispute resolution and cross-border matters.”

Languages

Polish, English, French

Memberships

The Warsaw Bar Association

Education

She is a graduate of the Faculty of Law and Administration of Warsaw University.

Lawyer Rankings

Poland > Dispute resolution

The ‘strong and knowledgeable team’ at Rö Radwan-Röhrenschef Petruczenko is co-led by Marcin Radwan-Röhrenschef, who ‘has been active in international litigation for many years’, and co-founding partner Katarzyna Petruczenko. Its offering includes representation in litigation, arbitration, and mediation proceedings. Complex commercial litigation is a core focus for the group, and it has recently been active in disputes surrounding insurance, real estate, construction, banking, cybersecurity, media, and aviation. Its client roster includes household names, private, public, and state-owned companies, and NGOs.

Poland > Construction

Rö Radwan-Röhrenschef Petruczenko‘s core focus lies in handling construction-related disputes, with the team regularly representing clients in litigation, arbitration and mediation proceedings. The client roster includes domestic and international corporates spanning the railway, energy, civil engineering, design, and technology sectors. Leading the team are Sylwia Zielezińska, Marcin Radwan-Röhrenschef and Katarzyna Petruczenko, with support from Marina Skarbek-Kozietulska, another key team member who specialises in real estate and construction management and litigation.