Joanna Iwanicka

Practice Areas

International Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, Cross-border Dispute Resolution, Arbitration and Mediation, Contract and business disputes involving international elements

Career

Counsel, Queritius, Warsaw (promoted 2025), Associate, Queritius (since 2021), Lawyer, leading law firm in Warsaw – advising international corporate clients and negotiating commercial agreements, In-house legal experience, including work for an international tobacco company in Warsaw

Professional Memberships

New York State Bar Association – International Law Section member, Chairwoman, American and British Law Section of the Warsaw Bar Association (since 2023), American Arbitration Association Higginbotham Fellows Program Class of 2024, ICC Advanced Arbitration Academy Western Europe 2026

Publications

Co-author: “Will Arbitration Ease Backlog in National Courts”, ICC Dispute Resolution Bulletin (2022), Author and co-author of legal articles on arbitration, dispute resolution and technology-related legal issues

Clients

International corporations involved in cross-border commercial disputes, Manufacturing and engineering companies, Venture capital funds and investment entities, FMCG and technology companies

Work Highlights

Counsel to a consortium of engineering companies in SCC arbitration against a public utility company arising out of an EPC contract., Counsel to a GameDev company in a contractual dispute against an Italian gaming company, Counsel to a manufacturing company in ICDR arbitration against a global FMCG company arising out of a production agreement, Counsel to a venture capital fund in ICC arbitration related to an M&A transaction, Counsel to a Polish bank and its affiliated leasing company in ad hoc arbitration with a group of former directors concerning post-termination claims, Counsel to an FMCG company in an M&A dispute under ICC Rules concerning the acquisition of a distribution company, Counsel to the buyer in arbitration proceedings before the Court of Arbitration at the Polish Chamber of Commerce in Warsaw in a dispute arising out of the termination of a supply contract against the seller, Counsel to an engineering company acting as general contractor in a bundle of contractual disputes against the employer and subcontractors arising out of an EPC contract, including claims for substitute performance, defects removal and contract price adjustment, Counsel to an engineering and construction company in court proceedings concerning claims for payment related to alleged improper performance of a contract and the enforcement of contractual penalties under a subcontracting agreement, Counsel to an engineering and construction company in commercial negotiations and court proceedings against an investor concerning contractual penalties for delay in project completion and indexation of remuneration under a construction contract.

Industry Sector Expertise

Construction and engineering disputes, Technology and gaming industry disputes, FMCG and distribution disputes, Investment and shareholder disputes, Cross-border commercial contracts

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Poland, United States (New York law), International arbitration forums including ICC, SCC, ICDR and UNCITRAL , KIG, Lewiatan

Languages Spoken

English, Polish

Experience

10+ years of experience in commercial litigation and international arbitration, Experience representing clients before domestic courts and international arbitral tribunals, Experience in contract negotiation, dispute strategy and cross-border business disputes.

Education

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