Lawyers

Justyna Szpara

Justyna Szpara

Work Department

litigation in the courts | arbitration, construction | infrastructure, real estate, business crime

Position

Partner Head of Dispute Resolution

Career

Justyna is a renowned expert in the field of international arbitration and litigation, with over 20 years of experience in legal advisory for businesses.

She has worked as counsel in high-profile international and domestic commercial arbitrations, i.a., under ICC Rules, SCC Rules, VIAC Rules, UNCITRAL Rules, LCIA Rules, Polish Chamber of Commerce Rules and Lewiatan Rules. She has represented investors in investment arbitrations. She also frequently represents clients in commercial litigations.

Justyna is listed as a recommended arbitrator by the Court of Arbitration at the Polish Chamber of Commerce in Warsaw, Lewiatan Arbitration Court, LCIA, VIAC and SCIA. She is Fellow at the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. She has served as an arbitrator in more than 100 cases under ICC Rules, SCC Rules, VIAC Rules, as well as the rules of domestic institutions. She is frequently appointed as the presiding arbitrator or a sole arbitrator.

Justyna is one of the most recognized Polish lawyers in the field of dispute resolution and arbitration, regularly recommended by prestigious international rankings such: Legal 500 EMEA, Chambers Europe, Chambers Global and Who’s Who Legal.

Her social involvement includes serving as the Vice-President of ICC Poland and the Chairperson of its Arbitration Commission. She is also a member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR.

She is the author of numerous publications on arbitration both in Poland and abroad, and a frequent speaker at conferences dedicated to this subject.

She has been cooperating with Łaszczuk & Partners since 1999. For many years, she held the position of managing partner.

Languages

Polish, English

Memberships

Her social involvement includes serving as board member of the International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA); currently she has been appointed the Honorary Member. She was a member of the Board of the Polish Arbitration Association. From 2018 Justyna is the Vice-President of the Polish National Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC Poland). She is also a Fellow member of The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, member of the Commission on Arbitration and ADR in ICC, member of Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA) and member of the Editorial Advisory Board in ADR Arbitration and Mediation quarterly.

Education

Justyna graduated from the Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Warsaw. In 2000, she graduated from the School of German Law at the University of Warsaw and she also studied at the University of Regensburg, Germany. In 2011, she completed advanced training on international arbitration at International Arbitration Academy in Paris.

Leisure

In her free time, she put on her dancing shoes and become argentinian tango dancer.

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