Marek Puwalski

Marek Puwalski

Rok urodzenia

1979

Nationality

  • Polish

Languages

  • English
  • German
  • Polish
  • Portuguese
  • Spanish

Specializations

  • commercial agreements in general
  • company law
  • infrastructural projects
  • media and new technologies
  • mergers and acquisitions (M&A)

Professional certification

Legal Counsel

Education

  • Higher legal education,
  • Master of laws degree from Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń (with Distinction, 1st Rank Class of 2003, 2nd best Master Thesis),
  • Master degree in international relations from Jagiellonian University,
  • Legum Magister (LL.M.) in International Business and Commercial Law from Universidade Católica Portuguesa in Lisbon (1st Rank Class of 2008, Bank Millennium bcp scholarship).
  • English and European Law Continuing Education Studies at University of Cambridge (with Distinction, 1st Rank in Central and Eastern Europe, Class of 2003)
  • Harvard Business School M&A Executive Program (Mergers and Acquisitions: Strategy, Execution and Post-Merger Management, 2018).

Professional career

  • Since 2008 – co-founder and managing partner of Puwalscy & Partners spółka partnerska Kancelaria Radców Prawnych;
  • 2003-2007 – junior consultant, consultant and legal advisor at Kuczek & Maruta spółka jawna Kancelaria Radców Prawnych;
  • 2003 – professional internship at the Dr. Petereit & Armbrüster Rechtsanwälte Law Firm in Mainz, Germany.

Arbitration experience

  • Representation of clients in numerous proceedings in front of the Arbitration Court at the Polish Chamber of Commerce in Warsaw;
  • representation of a contractor in proceedings in front of Lewiatan Court of Arbitration;
  • participation in a dispute falling under the ICC Arbitration Rules;
  • representation of clients in mediations, in particular in relation to the contractual penalties under IT contracts.

Membership in organizations

  • Member of the Regional Chamber of Legal Advisers in Cracow, nr: KR-1569;
  • Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) in London (MCIArb);
  • Member of International Bar Association (Corporate and M&A Law Committee, International Construction Projects Committee and Arbitration Committee;
  • Representative of the Polish-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce in Cracow;
  • Representative of the Polish-Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Cracow.

Publications

  1. Marek Puwalski, 2003,The Right of Public Persons to Privacy, TNOiK