Piotr Nowaczyk

Poland

Piotr Nowaczyk, Chartered Arbitrator (C.Arb.), FIDIC Accredited Adjudicator, listed on more than 100 rosters of recommended arbitrators worldwide, has acted as chair, sole arbitrator, co-arbitrator, expert or counsel in around 600 arbitrations, handled in English, French, German, Czech, Polish, Ukrainian and Russian, in more than 30 countries.

He has arbitrated under the rules of over 40 institutions, including AAA-ICDR, BelCCI, CAC-ADR.eu, CACI, CAS, CCIR, CICA-CCIR, CCP, CSGS, CICAR, CIETAC, DIA, DIS, ECCI, FAI, HCCI, IAA, IAC, IACA, ICANN, ICAC Kyiv, ICAC Moscow, ICC, IHK, JCAA, LCIA, Lewiatan, LME, МТС при ТПП КР, NAF, PCC, PIIT, PKOL, RCA, SANIG, SCC, Swiss Rules, VCCA, VIAC, WIPO, Wielkopolska (Poznań), UNCITRAL, and other ad hoc.

Piotr has in-depth industry experience in the fields of aviation, banking, commercial contracts, defense industry, distributorship, energy, fashion, FIDIC contracts, IP/IT, infrastructure, insurance, investments, joint ventures, media, privatization, sales, sport, telecoms and transportation.

He has arbitration experience in applying laws of:

Austria, Bahamas, Belarus, China, California, (CISG) United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, Czech Republic, Denmark,  England and Wales, Estonia, Florida, France, General Principles of Law, Germany, Hungary, India, Kirgiz Republic, Latvia, Lex Mercatoria, Lithuania, Malta, Minnesota, Moldova, Netherlands, Panama, (PECL) Principles of International Commercial Contract Law Poland, Romania, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, UNIDROIT Principles, U.S. (Federal Law), Uzbekistan.

Parties from:

Andorra, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Bulgaria, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chanel Islands, China, Colombia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Honduras, Hungary, Hong-Kong, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Island, Isle of Man, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jersey, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Korea, Latvia, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Palestine, Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Afrika, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, U.S.A., Vietnam, Uzbekistan.

Piotr has served as ICC court member (2003–2015), president of the Court of Arbitration at the Polish Chamber of Commerce (2006–2009), delegate to the UNCITRAL II Working Group on Arbitration and Conciliation, VIAC Advisory Board Member, WIPO expert, FIDIC accredited adjudicator, lifetime member of the Indian Arbitration Council, advocate admitted in Poznan (1985), Paris (1993) and Warsaw (1994).

Until 2014 he was one of the key partners of Dentons (Salans) in its dispute resolution practice. Piotr qualified as a Chartered Arbitrator in 2010, and since 2015 has been a full-time independent arbitrator.

Piotr’s awards include the International Law Office Client Choice Awards for arbitration as well as the Chambers Europe ranking in category Most in Demand Arbitrators: Europe-wide, as well as the Gold Cross of Merit for services rendered to arbitration.

Piotr is founder of the Polish Arbitration Bulletin, a regular conference speaker, and author of over 100 articles on arbitration proceedings.