Rö Radwan-Röhrenschef Petruczenko Sp. k.

Managing Partners : Marcin Radwan-Röhrenschef, PhD, Katarzyna Petruczenko,
Senior Partner : Marina Skarbek Kozietulska
Partners: Jakub Adamski, Mateusz Kotowicz, Dominika Leszczyńska, Sylwia Zielezińska
Number of lawyers: 17
Number of psychologists: 2
Languages: English, French, German, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian
Website: https://ro-legal.com/
Contact details: phone +48 22 266 09 00, email [email protected]

Firm Overview
Rö started as a specialized dispute resolution law firm. Over the years, it has added other areas of practice, which, combined with its knowledge, expertise and vast experience in dispute resolution, allow bringing difficult and demanding cases to a successful conclusion. Rö has won numerous precedents, favourable settlements and successful lawsuits. Its lawyers have extensive experience in a wide range of complex, high-stake arbitration and litigation proceedings, including BIT. They also provide solid out-of-court advice via effective negotiations and prepare effective strategies if litigation looks to be the best course of action.

Rö’s clients include the largest Polish and multinational companies, foreign investors, international entities and NGOs. The company has notable expertise in the insurance, general and infrastructure construction, banking, airline, automotive, energy, industrial engineering, private equity, real estate, pharmacy, transport and other sectors. Clients recommend Rö for its business-orientated approach, in-depth knowledge of Poland’s key industries, as well as its effectiveness and responsiveness.

Rö has developed a range of unique services and best practices. Its award-winning RöCognition service employs a team of experienced psychologists to examine the motivations of key actors in a dispute, helping the firm to build argumentation, facilitate a settlement, or persuade arbitrators. The new Claim Management service (CM) is based on using a team of experts to support participants of the construction process in resolving disputes at every stage of the project. Rö is also engaged in a number of initiatives that have a lasting impact on today’s social, economic and environmental challenges.

Main Areas of Practice 

Dispute Resolution, Arbitration & International Arbitration
The Rö litigation team has a reputation for being skilled, experienced and committed. It combines legal excellence with a deep understanding of the key sectors of the Polish economy. Rö acted successfully for Volkswagen AG in a case where the Warsaw Court stated the lack of jurisdiction for hearing of the collective claim of the owners of the vehicles with EA189 Diesel engines. Rö also acted successfully as the plaintiffs’ co-counsel in the Merhav Ampal v. Egypt investment treaty arbitration.
Contacts: Marcin Radwan-Röhrenschef, Katarzyna Petruczenko, Marina Skarbek-Kozietulska
Emails: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

Banking Litigation
The Rö banking litigation offering is handled by Katarzyna Petruczenko and her team. Recent highlights include the representation of the Polish bank with 462 branches throughout Poland in disputes with a group of its ex-partners operating the bank’s branches, who made compensation claims against the bank. Another highlight is the representation of the Bank in the number of phishing disputes brought against the Bank by the clients.
Contact: Katarzyna Petruczenko
Email:[email protected]

Construction litigation
The Rö construction team’s experience is based on the substantial practice of Sylwia Zielezińska, an attorney-at-law with extensive experience as an in-house lawyer and in-depth knowledge in commercial, construction, civil, administrative and public procurement law. She excels at handling construction contracts, in particular those based on FIDIC conditions, and claim management. Rö’s highlights include successful pursuits of major construction companies against subcontractors or GDDKiA, a government agency responsible for managing national roads.
Contact: Sylwia Zielezińska
Email: [email protected]

CIS Desk
The firm has unique capacity of working and representing the clients from the former CIS States in a broad range of disputes varying from international disputes in the gas and oil sector, through insurance disputes, to commercial disputes. The Russian and Ukrainian native speakers in the team offer the comfort of seamless communication to the clients.
Contact: Marina Skarbek-Kozietulska
Email: [email protected]

Insurance Litigation
Rö handles a range of matters related to insurance coverage litigation. The amount of D&O claims the insurance team monitored or analyzed their coverage for foreign insurers in Poland exceeds PLN 1 billion. The firm are associated with global law firm KENNEDYS.
Contact: Katarzyna Petruczenko
Email: [email protected]

Corporate M&A
The Rö Corporate M&A team has broad experience in providing comprehensive legal support in various corporate M&A transactions and investment processes at all stages. Rö offers tailor-made legal solutions that achieve clients’ expectations and business goals, from shaping up the project structure, through carrying out due diligence, drawing up and negotiating transaction documents, to bringing the case to a successful conclusion.
Contact: Marcin Radwan-Röhrenschef, Dominika Leszczyńska
Email: [email protected], [email protected]

Bankruptcy & Restructuring
The Rö team members advise in domestic and international bankruptcy and restructuring proceedings, representing the interests of both bankrupts and creditors. Recent highlights include representation of a creditor in the biggest restructuring proceedings under the new restructuring law in Poland, as well as advising to a leading Polish bank on restructuring proceedings of its two major creditors.
Contact: Marcin Radwan-Röhrenschef
Email: [email protected]