GESSEL Attorneys at Law

Arbitration/Dispute resolution

Joanna is an attorney-at-law and a partner.  Joanna specializes in arbitration and litigation. Her practice includes disputes in the broad field of business law, including international trade and M&A transactions.

She is a partner responsible for conducting domestic and international arbitration proceedings (including before the ICC Court of Arbitration, Swiss Arbitration Centre, International Arbitration Association, Court of Arbitration at the Polish Chamber of Commerce, and the Court of Arbitration at the Lewiatan Confederation, among other forums). She also appears before the general courts, including in particular post-arbitration proceedings, such as actions to set aside arbitral awards and applications for recognition and declaration of enforceability. She has acted as administrative secretary to Polish and foreign arbitral tribunals.

Joanna is also a member of the GESSEL for Climate team, which was instrumental in bringing the first citizens’ climate lawsuits in Poland.

As part of her pro bono work, Joanna has a longstanding cooperation with the PO DRUGIE Foundation dedicated to supporting at-risk youth. She is a lecturer at the District Chamber of Attorneys in Warsaw.

English, German

She is a member of the Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) at the National Council of Attorneys and the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Human Rights at the District Chamber of Attorneys in Warsaw. She is an author of publications on arbitration, contract law and comparative law.

Legal studies at the Faculty of Law and Administration of Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń (2014) Doctorate in legal sciences (PhD dissertation entitled “Legal Effectiveness of the Concept of Fraudulent Conveyance Claims in Polish and German law”) (2021) School of British and European Law organized by the British Law Centre (2013) School of German Law organized by the University of Gdańsk in cooperation with the University of Cologne (2014)