Piotr Wojtowicz

Education

• Master of Law (Berno/Szwajcaria) – 2007;

• LL.M. Cardozo School of Law, Nowy Jork – 2018;

• Research Scholarship Columbia Law School, Nowy Jork, prof. George A. Berman – 2016-2017;

• FINRA financial arbitrators training – 2019;

• New York PEACE Institute Mediator Training – 2019;

• New York State Bar Association commercial arbitration and mediation training – 2019.

Professional career

• Senior Associate/Associate, Allegra LAW f/k/a Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek Zürich, Zürich – od 2021;

• FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) Arbitrator, Nowy Jork, od 2019;

• Of Counsel, Pilgrim & Associates, Nowy Jork, 2019-2021;

• Residency in New York – 2016-2019, including an internship for the CPR (International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution/ UNCITRAL);

• Ad hoc clerk Court of Arbitration of Sport, Lozanna, Switzerland – 2012-2016;

• Teaching & Research Assistant Universytet Zurych (including for
  Homburger Rechtsanwälte ) – 2013 – 2023;

• Associate/Junior Associate, Wartmann & Merker Rechtsanwälte, Zürich – 2008-2012;

• Court trainee in court Bern VII, Switzerland – 2008;

• Internship Naklicki & Partners, Szczecin, oraz Noerr, Warszawa – 2007/2008.

Arbitration experience

• Lawyer for the parties at the arbitration court ICC (Allegra LAW/Heuking), conducting affairs;
• Arbitrator (panelist) FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority), industry arbitrator, i.e. arbitrator for parties of financial corporations/brokerow, participation in hearings, court deliberations, development of court decisions;
• Ad hoc clerk Court of Arbitration of Sport, participation in hearings, court deliberations, development of court decisions;
• General advice on arbitration disputes (Pilgrim & Associates)

Membership in organizations

• NYSBA, New York State Bar Association, przwodniczacy Komitetu Entertainment & Sports Law (International Section);

• ASA,  Swiss Arbitration Association;

• PSSP Polskie Stowarzyszenie Sądownictwa Polubownego;

• ZAV/SAV Zürcher/Schweizer Anwaltsverein.

Publications

1. www.linkedin.com/in/pswnyc/details/publications/;
2. UPDATE DISPUTE RESOLUTION 2/2023 Krypto-Litigation: Konfliktlösung „on chain“UPDATE DISPUTE RESOLUTION 2/2023 Krypto-Litigation: Konfliktlösung „on chain“. Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, Dr. Alexander Weiss · Feb 1, 2023Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, Dr. Alexander Weiss · Feb 1, 2023;
3. Swiss International Arbitral Awards Before the Federal Supreme Court. Statistical Data 1989-2019, Swiss International Arbitral Awards Before the Federal Supreme Court. Statistical Data 1989-2019, ASA Bulletin/Wolters Kluwer · Mar 31, 2021;
4. “Better safe than sorry” – A company executing independent contracts with a common commercial nexus should rather provide for matching arbitration clauses than rely on the “group of contracts” doctrine.“Better safe than sorry” – A company executing independent contracts with a common commercial nexus should rather provide for matching arbitration clauses than rely on the “group of contracts” doctrine. Brasileira de Alternative Dispute Resolution – RBADR, Belo Horizonte, ano 02, n. 04, p. 225-232, (Jul/Dec, 2020) · Dec 31, 2020;
5. How the Singapore Convention will enforce mediated settlement agreements across bordersHow the Singapore Convention will enforce mediated settlement agreements across borders. Alternatives to the High Cost of Litigation · Jan 1, 2020;
6. A Protocol for Being Heard: Invoking a New Right for an Open Arbitration Hearing in EuropeA Protocol for Being Heard: Invoking a New Right for an Open Arbitration Hearing in Europe. Alternatives to the High Cost of Litigation, Vol. 37, No. 3, March 2019. · Mar 1, 2019.