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Piotr Olkowski

Counsel
Known for his exceptional knowledge of infrastructure and construction contract issues.
Legal 500, Dispute Resolution 2022
About

Piotr Olkowski focuses on litigation and public procurement.

Piotr Olkowski represents clients from various sectors (rail, energy, construction, medical, IT, real estate) in court disputes, arbitration proceedings, regulatory litigation, out-of-court adjudication proceedings and commercial negotiations.

He also advises local and international companies on different aspects of public procurement law, including assistance in the course of tender procedures and representation in public procurement disputes.

Piotr is involved in several initiatives concerning shared mobility solutions and related "smart city" solutions.

Professional QualificationsAdvocate (Adwokat) registered with the Warsaw Bar Association of Advocates (Okręgowa Izba Adwokacka w Warszawie)

EXPERIENCE

  • Representing a Polish construction company in a court dispute with a subcontractor regarding a contract to modernize a railway line (Taking into consideration the number of legal and factual issues involved, these are probably the most extensive and complex court proceedings in the railway construction sector currently pending before Polish courts. In the first instance, 38 witnesses testified and there have already been 21 days of open court hearings before the court in this case.)
  • Representing a Russian company in enforcement of an arbitral award issued by the court of arbitration at the Vienna International Arbitral Centre (VIAC) and representation in parallel interim measures proceedings in Poland
  • Representing a top European company providing radiotherapy services in a dispute regarding the delivery of radiopharmaceuticals
  • Representing a Polish company in a court dispute for the protection of the personal interests of a legal person in connection with press publications prejudicial to the company's reputation
  • Representing a Dutch investor in ICC arbitration regarding the financial settlement of a contract for the management and development of a shopping center
  • Representing a Swiss company from the energy sector in several court proceedings, including:
    • Proceedings aimed at enforcing an arbitral award in Poland
    • Proceedings aimed at freezing the shares in two companies that were parties to a share transfer agreement that was made in order to hamper the enforcement of an arbitral award
  • Representation a leading global insurance company in court proceedings regarding a dispute over a design of the Polish National Stadium
  • Advising a leading global design, engineering and project management company in negotiations aimed at settling claims with a contractor in a dispute over a building design
  • Advising a foreign investor in PPP projects concerning the startup and management of municipal car rental services (car-sharing) in Wrocław and in Warsaw
Languages
  • Polish
  • English
Education
  • Queen Mary University of London, Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration, 2013 - 2014
  • University of Warsaw, Master of Laws, 2008

Seminars

  • Speaker at the European Economic Congress in Katowice, 2017 (European Start-up Days)
  • Speaker at the conference "Opportunities in the Polish Electro Mobility Market" in Warsaw, 2017
  • Speaker at the European Economic Congress in Katowice, 2016
  • Speaker at the Conference "Speed-uPPP Poland" in Warsaw, 2015

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