Career
Justyna Szpara is a partner heading the Dispute Resolution Practice. She is a renowned expert in the field of international arbitration and litigation, with over 20 years of experience in legal advisory for businesses.
She has worked as counsel in high-profile international and domestic commercial arbitrations, i.a., under ICC Rules, SCC Rules, VIAC Rules, UNCITRAL Rules, LCIA Rules, Polish Chamber of Commerce Rules and Lewiatan Rules. She has represented investors in investment arbitrations.
Justyna has extensive experience in disputes in the insurance sector.
She also frequently represents clients in commercial litigations.
Justyna is listed as a recommended arbitrator by the Court of Arbitration at the Polish Chamber of Commerce in Warsaw, Lewiatan Arbitration Court, LCIA, VIAC and SCIA. She is Fellow at the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. She has served as an arbitrator in more than 100 cases under ICC Rules, SCC Rules, VIAC Rules, as well as the rules of domestic institutions. She is frequently appointed as the presiding arbitrator or a sole arbitrator.
Justyna is one of the most recognized Polish lawyers in the field of dispute resolution and arbitration, regularly recommended by prestigious international rankings such: Legal 500 EMEA, Chambers Europe, Chambers Global, Who’s Who Legal, Lexology/GAR and the Polish ranking of law firms organized by Rzeczpospolita.
Her social involvement includes serving as Vice-Chair to the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR.
She is the author of numerous publications on arbitration both in Poland and abroad, and a frequent speaker at conferences dedicated to this subject.
Justyna graduated from the Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Warsaw. In 2000, she graduated from the School of German Law at the University of Warsaw and she also studied at the University of Regensburg, Germany. In 2011, she completed advanced training on international arbitration at International Arbitration Academy in Paris.
She has been cooperating with Łaszczuk & Partners since 1999. For many years, she held the position of managing partner.
Professional Memberships
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) - Vice-Chair to the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR
Polish Bar Council - member of the Arbitration Commission
Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA)
International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA) - Honorary Treasurer
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators - Fellow member
ADR Arbitration and Mediation quarterly - member of the Editorial Advisory Board
Work Highlights
Representing an insurer in proceedings before the state courts and in ICC arbitration in a dispute over liability for injury caused by a fire at a shopping centre
Representing an industrial client in a dispute for payment under a joint-venture agreement under the UNCITRAL arbitration rules with the place of arbitration in New Delhi
Representing a client from the real estate industry in an ICC arbitration with an international financial institution concerning a share purchase option, with the place of arbitration in London
Representing an investor in arbitration under the bilateral investment treaty between Poland and the Netherlands
Representing a client in the telecommunications industry in a multi-billion-dollar dispute over control of a leading mobile phone operator, including representation in post-arbitration proceedings, judicial proceedings, and related investment arbitration
Representing a client from the consulting industry in ad-hoc arbitration concerning exclusion of a partner from the partnership
Advice in an arbitration dispute concerning an option to acquire shares and assume control over an SPV company operating a heat and power plant
Representing a general contractor in a dispute with the investor concerning repayment of amounts drawn under a bank guarantee and defective performance of construction work on a residential building
