The litigation and arbitration department at Viroux & Partners Sp. k. often coordinates with the firm’s corporate team to provide clients with a well-rounded dispute resolution offering. Sectors of particular note for the department are the construction, infrastructure, and real estate, energy and pharmaceutical, industries. Founding and managing partner Elżbieta Viroux-Benmansour and Laura Mazur co-head the practice.
Testimonials
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,‘I have been working with the same team within Viroux & Partners for the last couple years. This shows me that at Viroux people are the most important link, as in my company.'
'When me and my partners decided to split into separate businesses, all of us decided to continue to work with Elżbieta Viroux-Benmansour. Throughout the years Elżbieta shown her expertise in the market.'
‘For the last couple of years we have been working constantly with Elżbieta Viroux-Benmansour, Laura Mazur and Mariusz Tomaszuk. They are up-to-date with our problems and share insightful remarks, that help us daily. We are glad that they are always business-oriented, and advise whether to move forward with a case or settle.'
'Laura Mazur is our daily contact - she has done successful litigations for us - foreign and national - and is a contact point for all of our branches abroad. ’
‘The team is very professional. Even though the cases they conduct have been going on for a very long time, they still enthusiastically analyse new arguments of the parties and expert opinions. They respond quickly to all doubts. They prepare strategies for subsequent meetings. They ask about technical details and use the obtained information in lawsuits, positions for expert opinions and mediations.’
‘All the above-mentioned advantages apply to Elżbieta Viroux-Benmansour, who has been handling this difficult case from the very beginning with great commitment. An additional advantage is her knowledge of Polish, English and French, which allows us to communicate directly with our corporate lawyers. Mariusz Tomaszuk should also be mentioned.’
‘All people who work there starting from Elżbieta Viroux-Benmansour, Mariusz Tomaszuk and finishing on the office personnel is always helpful, very fast with the answers and any explanation of the questions which we have.'
Key clients
- AGAT S.A.
- Budren
- CQURE
- Dentalook sp. z o.o spk.
- Dominanta Praska Sp. z o.o.
- Elektrobudowa S.A.
- Europtima
- G&M sp. z o.o.
- IBI Holdings Trust
- IBI Polska Secured Funding spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością z siedzibą w Warszawie
- Inst-Sanit Sp. z o.o.
- Lifemed sp. z o.o.
- OLEOCHEMIA Sp. z o.o. Sp.k. z siedzibą w Warszawie
- Przedsiębiorstwo Robót Drogowo-Mostowych „Ostrada” Sp. z o.o. z siedzibą w Ostrołęce
- Remak-Energomontaż S.A. z siedzibą w Warszawie
- SUEZ
- Syndyk Masy Upadłości Elektrobudowa S.A.
- PI DEV SAL Holding
- EXPRESSLOGIC J.T. CZAJKA Sp. j. z siedzibą w Siedlcach
- Ruben sp. z o.o.
- Peninsula Property sp. z o.o. z siedzibą w Warszawie
- Polski Holding Rybny sp.z o.o. z siedzibą w Warszawie
- VACO sp. z o.o. z siedzibą w Wrocławiu
- Isotope Technologies Dresden
- Kidi Communicaton Sp. z o.o.
Work highlights
- Represented Elektrobudowa in initiating arbitration proceedings against Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN S.A., concerning the settlement of disputes in a contract for the design, delivery and construction by Elektrobudowa of a Metathesis Installation at the PKN Orlen’s production plant in central Poland.
- Advising KVV Group Limited Liability Company in its seat in Kiev, Ukraine on a matter related to the enforcement of a Latvian arbitration award in Poland, which is a cross-border legal, with the potential for setting arbitration for the recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitration awards in Poland.
- Advising Przedsiębiorstwo Robót Drogowo-Mostowych 'Ostrada' Sp. z o.o., which faced contract terminations by the county and demands for contractual penalties exceeding PLN 12m due to alleged delays in construction work.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Elżbieta Viroux-Benmansour, Laura Mazur