Advocate
Anita Garnuszek PhD
Advocate
Anita Garnuszek PhD
- Specialises in corporate disputes, disputes concerning the implementation of investment agreements and projects, and disputes with a cross-border element. Also conducts due diligence of potential claims;
- Represents enterprises in commercial disputes before common courts, the Polish Supreme Court and arbitration tribunals. Also has experience in investment, commercial and sports arbitration conducted before the ICC, SCC, Court of Arbitration at the Polish Chamber of Commerce in Warsaw (SAKIG), Court of Arbitration at the Polish Confederation Lewiatan, Court of Arbitration for Sport at the Polish Olympic Committee, and ad hoc arbitration tribunals.
- Arbitrator in international commercial and investment arbitration competitions;
- Graduate of the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Warsaw. Completed the International Academy for Arbitration Law in Paris, the Hague Academy of Private International Law, as well as the ICC Arbitration and ADR Training Programme.
Selected experiences
Advised, among others:
- enterprises in a variety of industries in corporate disputes between the shareholders of public companies;
- enterprises in a variety of industries in cross-border disputes (contract disputes, including shareholders agreements and torts) before common courts and arbitration tribunals, including before the ICC, SCC, Court of Arbitration at the Polish Chamber of Commerce in Warsaw (SAKIG), Court of Arbitration at the Polish Confederation Lewiatan, and ad hoc tribunals;
- the awarding entity in infrastructure disputes concerning public utility facilities with their contractors;
- the contractors of public utility facilities in disputes with the General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways (GDDKiA) and with their sub-contractors;
- was a member of a team representing an foreign investor in a dispute with the Polish state;
- aviation companies in cases related to their business activities before common courts, as well as before the Court of Justice of the European Union;
- third party funders regarding the due diligence of potential claims;
- employers in employment disputes with a cross-border elements;
- publishing companies in cases concerning the infringement of intellectual property rights;
- urban communes in cases concerning grants/subsidies, including disputes with the State Treasury.
Recommendations
Anita Garnuszek was always on top of the arbitration proceedings and kept us duly informed regarding the progress. She had clearly delineated the strategy for the arbitration and dynamically reacted to the changing circumstances. As a client, we had received all the support we had required, and this had kept me confident throughout the process. Summing up, the high level or service allowed us to succeed.
Legal 500 EMEA 2023, Dispute Resolution