Anna Maria Pukszto

Lawyer information

Practice Areas

Anna Maria Pukszto, partner in Dentons’ Warsaw office, heads both the Litigation and Arbitration practice group and the Restructuring, Insolvency and Bankruptcy practice group.

She is a recognized expert in restructuring and insolvency, including cross-border bankruptcies and distressed asset acquisitions and a litigator with a focus on the financial services sector.

Anna was a World Bank consultant in a project involving assessments of the Polish Bankruptcy and Rehabilitation Law and instruments serving to protect creditors’ rights under Polish law.

She handles class action proceedings and litigations regarding the liability of investment fund companies, custodians, lenders and the validity of banking and investment products. She has represented clients before the Supreme Court and the Court of Justice of the European Union.

She has been involved in high-profile disputes regarding foreign investments in Poland and commercial transactions under LCIA, ICC and VIAC arbitration rules and in related post-arbitration proceedings.

Career

• Dentons partner and head of the Restructuring, Insolvency and Bankruptcy team since 2008

• Head of the Litigation and Arbitration team since 2020

• Vice-president of the Lewiatan Court of Arbitration, 2011-2020

• With Dentons since 2000

Professional Memberships

• Association of Insolvency Practitioners

• INSOL Europe

• Admitted to the Polish bar (2002)