Kochanski & Partners

Arbitration

Partner

Magdalena specializes in investment treaty arbitration, international commercial arbitration and high-value complex litigation.

She has over ten years’ experience advising and representing clients in dispute resolution and FIDIC contractual projects with an emphasis on the energy and natural resources, trade, infrastructure and construction industry sectors. Moreover, she supports clients in obtaining funds for financing disputes from litigation funders (third-party funding).

She has handled high-profile commercial and investment treaty arbitrations under all major institutional and UNCITRAL rules, seated in both civil and common law jurisdictions. Magdalena is also experienced in negotiations with governments leading to successful settlements in investment treaty arbitrations.

As a Legal Project PractitionerTM she combines state-of-art advocacy with techniques and tools arising from legal project management in the field of arbitration and dispute resolution. She offers clients an exceptional approach to managing cases designed to provide opportunities for early claim evaluation and resolution, multi-tiered defence strategies, informed decision making, and, whenever possible, reduced transactional costs.

She frequently speaks at events devoted to arbitration in the CEE market and has authored numerous publications.

Polish, English

The Warsaw Bar of Advocates, International Institute of Legal Project Management

Faculty of Law at The University of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński, the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Arbitration and ADR Training Programme at the Faculty of Law and Administration of the Jagiellonian University, Project Management at the Warsaw School of Economics, Legal Project PractitionerTM global certification from the International Institute of Legal Project Management.