Dr. (hab.) Andrzej Szlęzak

Dr. (hab.) Andrzej Szlęzak

Founding Partner, Of Counsel, attorney-at-law

Joined SK&S shortly after it was established in 1991. Became a Partner in 1993, and a Senior Partner in 1996. Awarded the academic degree of Doctor Habilitatus. An expert on civil and commercial law, mergers and acquisitions, as well as on domestic and international arbitration. Provides advice on privatization transactions and on restructuring in many sectors of industry and banking, as well as on significant merger and acquisition projects, including greenfield investment projects.

An arbitrator of the Court of Arbitration at the Polish Chamber of Commerce in Warsaw and in arbitration disputes before the ICC in Paris. Combines legal practice with teaching. Appointed Professor of the Adam Mickiewicz University in 1994, he was affiliated with its Law Faculty until 1996. At present, he holds the position of Professor of the SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities in Warsaw. Shares his knowledge and expertise in civil and commercial law in numerous publications, including foreign-language ones.

CONTACT
Phone:+48 22 608 70 02
Mobile phone:+48 602 257 293
Fax:+48 22 608 70 70
Education
  • Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań – habilitation – 1992
  • Traineeship at the University of Oxford – Wolfson College, Pembroke College – 1989-1990
  • Traineeship at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor – 1985-1986
  • Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań – PhD in Law – 1984
  • Voivodship Court in Poznań – judge apprenticeship – 1979-1981
  • Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań – MA in English Philology – 1978, MA in Law – 1979
Experience
  • An expert on civil and commercial law, mergers and acquisitions, as well as on domestic and international arbitration
  • Provides advice on privatization transactions and on restructuring in many sectors of industry and banking, as well as on significant merger and acquisition projects, including greenfield investment projects
RECOMMENDATIONS
  • Chambers & Partners: Dispute resolution
  • Legal 500: Dispute resolution
PUBLICATIONS