Clifford Chance
Bartosz Krużewski's practice focuses on a wide range of arbitration and litigation matters. He specialises in complex disputes both domestic and international. His experience includes post-merger, construction, finance, investment and shareholder disputes as well as advisory work in the oil and gas, telecoms and construction sectors.
Bartosz also advises and represents clients in white-collar and directors' liabilities related matters. Bartosz has represented States, governmental agencies and private parties. He regularly sits as an arbitrator under various arbitration rules and publishes in the field of arbitration. Bartosz also specialises in court and out-of-court restructurings, including involvement in high-profile contentious and non-contentious restructurings.
- Representing a financial investor before the Court of Justice of the European Union in a case for a preliminary reference made by the Polish court concerning consumer mortgage loans indexed to CHF.
- Advising a state in EUR400 million Energy Charter Treaty investment arbitration
- Advising an investor in BIT arbitration related to investment in the real estate sector
- Advising an employer in ICC arbitration over construction of gas infrastructure
- Advising an auditor in a widely publicised arbitration with a value in excess of PLN430 million relating to the valuation of an M&A transaction
- Representing three investors operating wind farms in arbitration disputes with a public utility.
- Representing a U.S. investor in BIT arbitration against Poland, concerning multi-million dollar investments in the Polish wind energy sector.
News and client work
Contact details
- Clifford Chance, Warsaw
- +48224299514
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- Speaks Polish and English
- Practice area Regulatory enforcement & white collar, Litigation, dispute resolution & risk management, Restructuring & insolvency, Arbitration, Construction
- Sector Healthcare, life sciences & chemicals, Banks, Energy & resources, Private equity
Career and qualifications
- Oxford University, Pembroke College, Magister Juris in European and Comparative Law 1996
- Utrecht University, Utrecht (European Law) 1993
- Warsaw University, Faculty of Law 1995
- Admitted as an advocate (adwokat) in Poland 2000
- Joined Clifford Chance 2003
- Partner since 2006
- Head of the Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice since 2006
- Co-head of the Restructuring Group since 2007
- Regional Practice Area Leader for CE L&DR since 2019
Professional bodies
- Member of the Warsaw Bar Association (ORA w Warszawie)
- ICC Poland - immediate past Member of the Board of Directors
- ICC Poland - immediate past Chairman of the ICC Poland Arbitration Committee
- ICC, member of the Arbitration Commission
- Lewiatan Arbitration Court in Warsaw – past Chairman of the Appointing Committee
- Polish Arbitration Association
- Polish Bar Association – Member of the Arbitration Committee
Awards and citations
- Bartosz provides excellent advice at the highest professional level.
Chambers Europe 2024: Construction – Poland
- Bartosz Krużewski has an impressive international practice. He has excellent judgement and client-handling skills.
Chambers Europe 2024: Dispute Resolution – Poland
- One of the best litigation lawyers in Poland. "He is an absolutely brilliant lawyer."
Chambers Europe 2023, Dispute Resolution – Poland - Bartosz Krużewski enters the ranking table this year after receiving endorsement in the market. He is highly recognised for his expertise in litigation and arbitration cases involving the construction and development of energy and infrastructure projects. "He is a very experienced and competent arbitration lawyer," notes one source, while another asserts: "He is a top dispute resolution lawyer and one of the stars of the market."
Chambers Europe 2022: Construction – Poland - Bartosz Krużewski is held in the highest regard by the market for both his litigation and international arbitration work. Bartosz Krużewski often covers disputes in the construction industry and is active as both an arbitrator and arbitration counsel.
Chambers Global 2022: Dispute Resolution – Poland
Chambers Europe 2022: Dispute resolution – Poland
- Bartosz Krużewski is held in the highest regard by the market for both his litigation and international arbitration work. He often covers disputes in the construction industry and also regularly acts as an arbitrator. "He is effective," a source says, and another adds: "He is very client-oriented, focused and a very skilled lawyer."
Chambers Europe 2021: Dispute Resolution - Poland - Bartosz Krużewski is an adroit litigator, acting for domestic and multinational clients on high-stakes disputes, often in the construction sector. One client notes that "he is very well organised and very analytical," before explaining: "He will present the pros and cons." He is also a highly regarded arbitrator.
Chambers Europe 2020: Dispute Resolution – Poland - Practice head Bartosz Krużewski is a highly esteemed practitioner, widely recognised as one of the top litigators in Poland. Interviewees are full of praise, with one impressed source noting: "He is a very experienced lawyer who is able to quickly understand our business and concerns." He is also a respected arbitrator.
Chambers Global 2019, Dispute Resolution - Poland - Practice head Bartosz Krużewski is a top-ranked practitioner who is particularly skilled at advising domestic and international clients on post-merger disputes and has extensive experience in high-profile contentious construction cases. He is also a sought-after arbitration counsel and arbitrator. "He can communicate legal strategy in simple words," a client says.
Chambers Global 2018, Dispute Resolution – Poland, Poland, Dispute Resolution: Most in Demand Arbitrators