Contact
Piotr Paprota
International Counsel and Arbitrator
Arbitrator
Languages
Mother tongue: Polish
Working languages: English, Spanish, Polish, German
Nationality
Poland
Gender
Male
Specialisation
CISG, Commercial Disputes & Transactions, Company & Corporate M&A, Contract Law, Information Technology (IT), Mining
Legal system
Civil Law,Common Law,Polish Law,German Law,European Law
Main jurisdiction
Poland
Details
Position
International Counsel and Arbitrator
Year of birth
1991
Education
Ruprecht-Karls-Universität in Heidelberg
2016 - 2017
Degree: LL.M.
Jagiellonian University in Kraków
2010 - 2015
Degree: Master of Laws
Jagiellonian University in Kraków
2010 - 2015
Degree: Bachelor and Master of Philosophy
ICC Advanced Arbitration Academy in Western Europe
ongoing; 2025 - 2026
DELOS Remote Oral Advocacy Programme EMEA: Oral submissions and cross-examination
2022 - 2023
School of Spanish Law organized by the Polish-Spanish Foundation for Cooperation and Development, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha and Warsaw University
2018
The Hague Academy of International Law
Scholar of the Stichting ter bevordering van het Internationaal Privaatrecht; 2016
The International Academy for International Arbitration Law in Paris
Edition dedicated to ISDS; scholar of the International Arbitration Institute in Paris; 2015
ICC Arbitration and ADR Training Programme: the ICC Court of Arbitration, the Polish National Committee of the ICC and Jagiellonian University
2015
School of German Law organized by Jagiellonian University in cooperation with the Universities of Heidelberg and Mainz
2015
School of American Law organized by Jagiellonian University in cooperation with the Catholic University of America in Washington
2015
Practiced Experience in Arbitration
How many arbitrations have you participated in (domestic/international); under which Rules?
23+ international and domestic arbitrations acting as arbitrator, counsel, secretary to the tribunal or arbitrator’s assistant; 5+ further international arbitrations acting as a member of the team supporting counsel
How often have you acted as Chairperson?
1
How often have you acted as Sole Arbitrator?
How often have you acted as Co-Arbitrator?
How often have you acted as Counsel?
7+ international arbitrations acting as counsel
How often have you acted in a different function (e.g. Administrative Secretary)?
15 international and domestics arbitrations acting as a secretary to the tribunal or arbitrator’s assistant; 5 further international arbitrations acting as a member of the team supporting counsel
Publications and Other Activities in Arbitration
e.g. training sessions, seminars, conferences, articles and others
Co-author, „Types of State Action Leading to Climate-Related Investor Claims“ (with B. Gessel-Kalinowska vel Kalisz and M. Frontczak) [in:] A. Ipp, A. Magnussion (eds), „Investment Arbitration and Climate Change“, Kluwer Law International, 2023
Author, „The framework for greener arbitration“, Contact Magazine 56 (151), British Polish Chamber of Commerce, 2022
Co-author, Polish edition of the Schlechtriem and Schwenzer: Commentary on the UN Convention of the International Sale of Goods (CISG), 2021
Speaker, \"Emergency Arbitrator\", Arbitration Bullettin of the Court of Arbitration at the Polish Chamber of Commerce in Warsaw, Podcast, Warsaw, October 2026
Speaker, intervention on the \"controversies related to the principle of iura novit arbiter in international commercial arbitration\" as part of the event on the \"challenges of contemporary arbitration\", AFM and Poland VYAP, Warsaw, October 2026
Co-moderator, \"Dispute Resolution All Stars: Global Edition\", ICC YAAF Global, London, October 2026
Co-organiser and co-moderator of the event, \"Surely, This Is Debatable\", ICC YAAF, Talllinn, October 2026
Co-organiser and co-moderator of the event, \"Connect Better\", ArbCEE Match, Talllinn, October 2026
Speaker, \"Thriving Under Pressure: Rethinking Performance and Well-Being in International Arbitration\", Berlin Dispute Resolution Days, Berlin, October 2026
Organiser and moderator of the event, \"Behind Closed Doors – How Arbitral Tribunals Really Operate and Decide\", Vilnius, September 2026
Co-organiser and co-moderator of the event, \"The Art of Persuasion and Effectiveness in International Arbitration\", 4th ArbCEE Arbitration Retreat, Sopot, September 2026
Organiser and moderator of the event, \"Meet Your Counsel — Insights from Within the ICC Secretariat\", ICC YAAF, Warsaw, September 2026
Speaker, \"No Surprise Awards: Iura Novit Arbiter, Party Autonomy and Rule-of-Law Limits in Commercial Arbitration\", The World Atlas of Arbitration Symposium, Faculty of Law, Charles University, Prague, September 2026
Organiser and moderator of the webinar, \"A World of Arbitration in a Grain of Sand – Tour of Regional Developments\", ICC YAAF, global webinar, July 2026
Speaker, \"Boundaries of arbitral authority: Addressing prejudicial issues and jurisdictional limitations\", \"Navigating the legal crossroads between consensus and the greater good\", 16th AIJA Annual International Arbitration Conference, Helsinki, June 2026
Organiser and moderator of the event, \"Arbitrating Defence and Cybersecurity Disputes in Times of Rising Geopolitical Tensions\", ICC YAAF, Helsinki, June 2026
Co-organiser and co-moderator of the event, Baltic Arbitration Days Young Arbitrators Forum, Riga, June 2026
Co-moderator, \"Dispute Avoidance: What In-house Lawyers Wish They Knew Earlier\", Court of Arbitration at the Polish Chamber of Commerce and Polish In-house Lawyers Association (PILA), Warsaw Disputes Days, Warsaw, June 2026
Moderator, \"Litigation Funding: Funder Criteria and Deal Structures\", Asset Recovery CEE, Warsaw, June 2026
Organiser and moderator of the event, \"Third Party-Funding – Every Penny of It\", ICC YAAF, Warsaw, June 2026
Organiser and moderator of the event, \"The Great Beauty at Issue – Art and Arbitration\", ICC YAAF, Warsaw, May 2026
Organiser and moderator of the event, \"Arbitrating for Justice or Peace? Settlement Facilitation in International Arbitration\", ICC YAAF, Kraków, April 2026
Speaker, \"Careers in International Arbitration\", ArbCEE, Kraków, April 2026
Co-organiser and moderator of the event, \"Stories from Big Law, Boutiques & Independent Arbitration Practice\", ICC YAAF, Prague, April 2026
Interviewer, \"In Conversation with Fernando Mantilla-Serrano\", ICC YAAF, Madrid, April 2026
Co-organiser and co-moderator of the event, „The Long and Winding Road to Arbitration? Multi-tiered Dispute Clauses“, ICC YAAF, Madrid, February 2026
Organiser and moderator of the event, „In the Matter of You – Your Brand, Your Business, Your Community“, ICC YAAF, Warsaw, December 2025
Speaker, „Safe Harbour in Turbulent Waters: Maritime Arbitration in a Transforming World“, AIJA Half-Year December Conference, Hamburg, December 2025
Organiser and moderator of the event, „The Art of Oral Advocacy“, ICC YAAF, Warsaw, October 2025
Co-organiser and moderator of the event, „From Finality to Fragility – The Setting Aside of Arbitral Awards“, ICC YAAF, Budapest, September 2025
Organiser and moderator of the event, „Take the Witness (Lithuanian edition)“, ICC YAAF, Vilnius, September 2025
Moderator, „All Eyes on Arbitrators“, ICC YAAF, Baltic Arbitration Days Young Arbitrators Forum, Riga, June 2025
Interviewer, „In Conversation with Claudia Salomon“, ICC YAAF, Warsaw, May 2025
Moderator, „Blockchain – The Opportunity to Reopen Old Fraud Cases“, Asset Recovery CEE, April 2025
Moderator, „Blockchain and Crypto Disputes Decoded“, Warsaw Disputes Days, Warsaw, April 2025
Organiser and moderator of the event, „Enforcement of Arbitral Awards – Keep Your Eyes on the Prize“, ICC YAAF, Warsaw, April 2025
Organiser and moderator of the event, „Making Sense of Artificial Intelligence and Dispute Resolution at the Break of Dawn“, ICC YAAF, Warsaw, December 2024
Moderator, „Becoming an arbitrator“, ICC YAAF, Jagiellonian University, Cracow, November 2024
Co-lecturer, „ESG Disputes and Arbitration – Opportunities and Challenges“, workshop at the occasion of 2nd „US-CEE Connection Weekend: US and EU Perspectives on ESG: Towards a sustainable world or a dangerous utopia?“, organised by the Faculty of Law and Administration of the Jagiellonian University in Kraków and Columbus School of Law, The Catholic University of America in Washington D.C., Cracow, June 2024
Speaker, „Decoding the ESG: Passing Buzzword or Future Frontier for Dispute Lawyers?“, at the occasion of the 2024 Dispute Resolution in M&A Transactions, Warsaw, May 2024
Membership in arbitral institutions / functions in arbitral institutions/organisations
Board Member of the Arbitration Association of Central and Eastern Europe (ArbCEE)
ICC YAAF Representative for Europe & Central Asia (2024-2026)
Group Advisor in the Young ICCA Mentoring Programme (2024-2025)
Member of the Arbitration Commission of the Polish National Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce
Member of the International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA)
Mother Tongue
Polish
Working Languages
i.e. languages in which you have both a spoken and written command so that you may conduct arbitral proceedings in this language
English
Spanish
Polish
German
In which legal systems have you trained?
Civil Law,Common Law,Polish Law,German Law,European Law
What is your main jurisdiction of practice?
Poland
In which jurisdictions are you admitted to the bar?
Poland
United Kingdom
Special expertise or specialisations
CISG
Commercial Disputes & Transactions
Company & Corporate M&A
Contract Law
Information Technology (IT)
Mining
