Alicja Zielińska-Eisen

Practice Areas

International arbitration, Investment treaty arbitration (ISDS), Commercial arbitration, Cross-border litigation, Post-arbitration proceedings (recognition, enforcement and annulment of awards), Private international law, M&A and shareholder disputes. Infrastructure and construction disputes, Negotiation, mediation and ADR

Career

Partner, Queritius (2025–present)

Counsel / Of Counsel, Queritius (2021–2025)

Managing Associate / Associate, Magic Circle law firm – global dispute resolution and arbitration team (over 10 years)

Early career advising companies in the mining and industrial sectors in Silesia on corporate, transactional and environmental matters.

Alicja also serves as Lecturer and former Academic Coordinator of the LL.M. in International Dispute Resolution at Humboldt University of Berlin.

Professional Memberships

SCC Board Member since January 2026, Member, ICC Poland Arbitration Commission, Regional Co-Chair (Berlin), DIS – German Arbitration Institute (since 2024), Regional Representative for Poland, Campaign for Greener Arbitration (Europe), Member, Polish-German Working Group on Facilitating Cooperation in Dispute Resolution (SA KIG / Lewiatan / DIS), Former ICC YAAF Regional Representative for Europe (2021–2024), Board Member, Moot Alumni Association (MAA) (2021–2024)

Publications

International Arbitration in Practice (co-editor and author), Wolters Kluwer, 2025, “Submissions on Costs” in International Arbitration in Practice (2025), “Calculating the Cost of Arbitration” in International Arbitration in Practice (2025), “Module on Lis Pendens”, Kluwer Arbitration Practical Insights (2024), “Can the Inability to Bear Arbitration Costs Render the Arbitration Clause Unenforceable?” – Kluwer Arbitration Blog (2024), “Protection of Entities of Strategic Importance for the State” in National Security in International and National Investment Law (Routledge, 2023)

Languages Spoken

Polish, English

Clients

International investors and sovereign states in investment treaty disputes, Financial institutions and banks, Infrastructure and engineering companies, Manufacturing companies, Real estate investors, Energy sector companies, Multinational corporations engaged in cross-border transactions

Work Highlights

Investment Treaty Arbitration: Counsel to PL Holdings S.à r.l. in arbitration against the Republic of Poland under SCC Rules., Counsel to the Republic of Poland in UNCITRAL investment arbitration initiated by Dutch investor Enkev Beheer B.V.

Commercial Arbitration: Counsel to a Polish bank and leasing company in arbitration against former directors, Counsel to a European manufacturer in multi-million euro SCC arbitration regarding international supply contracts, Counsel to subsidiaries of a Dutch investor in UNCITRAL multiparty arbitration concerning price adjustment mechanisms,

Counsel to a global wind turbine manufacturer in ICC arbitration concerning exit conditions from a Polish investment.

Regularly serves as arbitrator under the ICC, DIS, SCC, SA KIG, and Lewiatan Arbitration Rules, in cases seated in Poland, Germany, Sweden, and Estonia.

Industry Sector Expertise

Energy; infrastructure and EPC; cross-border commerce; corporate ownership and joint venture structures; post-M&A matters; banking and financial services; international investment.

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Poland, Germany, Sweden, EU cross-border disputes

Education

Awards