International law firm CMS has strengthened its Dispute Resolution practice in Poland with the appointment of partner Rafał Morek. Rafal joins the firm’s 25-lawyer strong team, headed by Anna Cudna-Wagner, along with Jan Markiewicz as counsel and Andrzej Girdwoyń as associate. The new team members will strengthen the practice in arbitration and construction disputes, as well as disputes in infrastructure projects.
A Polish-qualified advocate, Rafał will head the CMS Arbitration team. He combines his legal practice with academic work at the University of Warsaw’s Faculty of Law and Administration. As an arbitrator and counsel, he has been involved in over 100 multijurisdictional arbitrations. He is also a mediator and mediation coach, and often acts as a negotiator and member of Dispute Adjudication Boards (DABs). Rafal’s experience includes advising on the preparation and execution of infrastructure projects and conducting project-related disputes. As an expert, he works with institutions such as FIDIC or EFCA. He is a co-author of the FIDIC Golden Principles (2019) and a member of the FIDIC Task Group 15.
Andrzej Pośniak, managing partner of CMS Poland, said: “CMS is above all a group of professionals. In expanding the firm, we rely primarily on their proactive co-operation and the synergies they provide. We want to be an attractive platform for those who are open to collaboration, socially adept and who are able to appreciate the special value of working together. Rafał and the lawyers joining CMS with him are true role models in these areas.”
Rafał added: “We are delighted to be joining CMS. I am confident that the enormous potential of the firm’s Polish and international teams will translate into new business opportunities in both domestic and cross-border cases.”
Jan is a Polish qualified advocate who specialises in matters related to development and settlement of infrastructure projects, including road, rail and energy projects, with the latter involving both power plants and transmission grids. He advises clients from the stage of analysing the risks of a construction contract and the negotiation of its terms, through to a project’s implementation, including drafting contractual claims and conducting negotiations, proceedings to secure claims, disputes before state courts and arbitration tribunals in Poland and abroad, and during settlement talks. He is also an expert in contracts based on FIDIC templates.
Andrzej specialises in civil and commercial disputes. His experience includes advising
in litigation proceedings arising under construction contracts, compensation cases relating to traffic accidents, and advising on liability for unlawful acts by public authorities. He has advised national and international businesses in the construction, telecommunications, transport and real estate sectors, as well as clients in the creative industries.
Anna Cudna-Wagner, partner and Head of the Dispute Resolution practice at CMS Poland, said: “Rafał Morek is a recognised expert in domestic and international arbitration. The experience and track record which Rafał, Jan and Andrzej contribute to the firm will strengthen our position on the market. It will also open up new opportunities for us in arbitration and construction and infrastructural advice. We seek constantly to develop our Dispute Resolution practice, and more lawyers will be joining us soon.”
The CMS Poland Dispute Resolution practice is one of the largest litigation and arbitration teams in Poland. It advises clients from multiple sectors in matters requiring specialist knowledge and has for several years been ranked among the top Polish law firms by Chambers and Partners and The Legal 500.
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