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Przemysław Drapała
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Przemysław Drapała
Ranked in 4 Practice Areas
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Band 1

Construction

Poland

7 Years Ranked

2

Band 2

Arbitrators

Poland

2 Years Ranked

2

Band 2

Litigation: Elite

Poland

1 Years Ranked

3

Band 3

Arbitration

Poland

2 Years Ranked

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About

Provided by Przemysław Drapała

Europe

Practice Areas

Prof. Drapala has over 20 years’ experience in domestic and international litigation and arbitration proceedings, especially with focus on construction disputes. Head of Litigation and Arbitration Team. He represents and advises leading contractors and private investors in proceedings before Polish common courts and Supreme Court as well as arbitral tribunals concerning complex construction and infrastructure projects. He also acts for companies from the automotive and real estate industries, manufacturers and suppliers of technology and financial institutions.

Career

Partner at JDP since 2008. Professor of Civil Law, Head of the Department of Civil Law at the Kozminski University in Warsaw.

Professional Memberships

Member of the Board of the Court of Arbitration at the Polish-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry, member of ICC Poland, member of Deutsche Institution für Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit, member of the Polish Arbitration Association, chairman of the Expert Group on Law and Legislation of the Polish Association of Construction Employers, member of the Public Procurement Council, member of the International Nuclear Law Association (INLA).

Publications

Author of over 100 publications on civil and commercial law and arbitration, including The Construction Contract. Legal Character and Nature, C.H.Beck, Warsaw 2025 (author); System Prawa Prywatnego [Private Law System], vol. 5, 6 and 7 (Prawo zobowiązań – część ogólna, Prawo zobowiązań – część szczegółowa [Obligations law – general part, Obligations law – specific part] C.H. Beck, 2006–2020); co-author together with judges of the Supreme Court of a commentary to the Civil Code (Kodeks cywilny. Komentarz. Zobowiązania – część szczegółowa [Civil Code. Commentary. Obligations – specific part]), J. Gudowski (ed.), Wolters Kluwer, 2013–2017); author of monographs “Umowy odnoszące się do osób trzecich” [Contracts relating to third parties] (C.H. Beck, Warsaw 2016); “Prowadzenie cudzych spraw bez zlecenia” [Negotiorum gestio] (C.H. Beck, Warsaw 2010), “Przejęcie długu, przejęcie praw i obowiązków z umowy” [Take-over of debt and rights and obligations under an agreemen] (C.H. Beck, Warsaw 2016)

Chambers Review

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Chambers European Guide

Construction - Poland

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Band 1
Individual Editorial

Przemysław Drapała of JDP Drapała Chomiuk & Partners is well recognised in the market for his handling of construction disputes. He has a particular focus on dealing with disputes arising from the construction of large infrastructure projects.

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Arbitrators - Poland

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Band 2
Individual Editorial

Przemysław Drapała offers experience in commercial arbitration cases, most notably in the construction sector. He is well placed to represent clients in domestic and international proceedings, with further notable experience acting as a sole arbitrator and chair in ICC cases.

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Litigation: Elite - Poland

2
Band 2
Individual Editorial

Przemysław Drapała specialises in advising clients on construction-related conflicts, including domestic and cross-border litigation.

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Arbitration - Poland

3
Band 3
Individual Editorial

Przemysław Drapała offers experience in commercial arbitration cases, most notably in the construction sector. He is well placed to represent clients in domestic and international proceedings, with further notable experience acting as a sole arbitrator and chair in ICC cases.

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Strengths

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We would like to highlight Przemysław Drapała who continues to impress as one of the most distinguished lawyers. He combines exceptional academic authority with practical excellence, demonstrating a rare ability to bridge rigorous legal theory with the realities of complex commercial and infrastructure projects.

Construction respondent
Chambers European Guide

Przemysław Drapała possesses excellent interpersonal skills, knowledge and experience. Every client is important to him.

Construction respondent
Chambers European Guide

Przemysław Drapała has excellent vision, experience, knowledge and prestige.

Arbitrators respondent
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Przemysław Drapała is a tremendous lawyer, he has enormous knowledge of law and he's very presentable, very calm and measured.

Arbitrators respondent
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Przemysław Drapała is known on the Polish market as an outstanding specialist in construction disputes with extraordinary experience in difficult cases.

Litigation: Elite respondent
Chambers European Guide

Przemysław Drapała combines deep academic knowledge with very practical litigation skills; he has great understanding of the client's business objectives and knows how to accommodate them.

Litigation: Elite respondent
Chambers European Guide

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