Paweł Bukiel

Investment Arbitration

• Representing the Republic of Ecuador in an UNCITRAL investment arbitration brought by a US entity, under the Ecuador-US bilateral investment treaty, in connection with allegations of corruption, arising from the indictment and conviction for corruption of several Petroecuador former employees and providers in Ecuador and the US.
• Represented a major Dutch hedge fund in an investment dispute resulting from a fraudulent take-over of one of its companies.
• Advised an advertising company in an investment dispute over the state’s preference towards national operators.
• Advised an investor of a major telecom company in an investment dispute over the state’s obligations regarding telecom services.
• Advised a group of international investors in renewable energy power plants in a pending ECT arbitration regarding changes in subsidies for generation of renewable energy.

Commercial Arbitration

• Representing a company specializing in global procurement and trade of industrial raw materials in an LCIA arbitration dispute against an importer and distributor of coal.
• Advised a construction company in a dispute before the ICC International Court of Arbitration in Paris concerning payment of liquidated damages for the alleged improper performance of the construction contract.
• Advised a pharmaceutical company in a commercial dispute over a licence for one of its new medications before the ICC International Court of Arbitration in Paris.
• Lead counsel to one of the largest European producers of renewable solutions in packaging in a dispute over improper performance of the contract for construction of one of its production halls in Warsaw.

Litigation

• Representing a client from the renewable energy sector in a commercial and corporate dispute against an innovative energy sector startup.
• Lead counsel for a major biofuel company in over 40 disputes concerning the validity of shareholders’ resolutions.
• Lead counsel for one of the largest global professional services networks in a dispute over alleged malpractice in the evaluation of a company for the purpose of restructuring.
• Lead counsel for a producer of driver and passenger seats for busses and trains in a dispute with its business partner, one of the largest producers of railway rolling stock in Europe, resulting from a contract for the supply of a large quantity of components.
• Lead counsel for a major international investment fund in over 30 civil and administrative proceedings regarding legal title to real properties.

Regulatory Disputes

• Represented multiple clients before the National Appeals Chamber (KIO), including a major US energy company in a dispute over the Smart City Wroclaw project.
• Advised clients with respect to proceedings before the President of the Polish Energy Regulatory Office.