Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak’s dispute resolution team handle litigation and arbitration across post-M&A, infrastructure and energy. Rafał Waszkiewicz has a dedicated practice in the construction and infrastructure sectors in particular, pertaining to the FIDIC standard forms of contracts. Anna Grzywczak-Kubiak leverages her expertise in navigating both FIDIC and non-FIDIC-based claims to represent clients before common courts and arbitration tribunals. Katarzyna Paczuska-Tokarska has experience in handling complex cases before the courts, including the Supreme Court, and administrative tribunals with a primary focus in infrastructure disputes involving state-owned companies.
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Testimonials
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- The team was very fast in getting up to speed, asked relevant questions, and clearly wanted to help.
- Jakub Urbanowicz is very pleasant to work with and quick on the issues.
- ‘Great partnership, fast in answering, always professional.’
- ‘The Soltysiak Kawecki & Szlezak team can be described as a team with vast knowledge regarding a very specific law field. The team is proposing solutions that are based on their years-long experience in the dispute resolution practice.’
- ‘We highly appreciated this team for their deep expertise in civil litigation, their consistent support throughout the process, and their outstanding availability and responsiveness.’
- ‘We were impressed by the team’s professionalism and expertise. Rafał Waszkiewicz leads with authority and deep knowledge.’
Key clients
- Polimex Mostostal S.A. and Mostostal Siedlce sp. z o.o.
- Strabag sp. z o.o.
- Grupa Agora
- HDI Global SE
- Wolt Enterprises Oy, Wolt Polska sp. z o.o.
- Pacifico Green Development GmbH
- Wakacje.pl
- OKRE Saperska sp. z o.o., OKRE Drukarska sp. z o.o
- Plejades 5 sp. z o.o. sp. k.
- Styropmin sp. z o.o.
Work highlights
Representing Strabag in a dispute with PKP PLK S.A. over the validity of its withdrawal from a PLN 528m railway construction contract.
Representing Pacifico Green Development GmbH, a renewable energy company active in wind, solar, battery, and hydrogen technologies, and its SPVs in five joined arbitration proceedings, with parallel commercial court disputes pending.
Representing Polimex-Mostostal and its subsidiary Mostostal Siedlce in a multi-forum dispute over the rights to the historic “Mostostal” trade mark.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Rafał Waszkiewicz
Other key lawyers
Anna Grzywczak-Kubiak; Katarzyna Paczuska-Tokarska