Joanna Kisielińska-Garncarek
Specialist, Gessel Attorneys at Law
[email protected]Joanna Kisielińska-Garncarek specialises in arbitration and litigation. Her practice focuses on various disputes with business law aspects, including those arising from M&A transactions and from construction and infrastructure projects.
She represents clients before the general courts and in arbitration proceedings (at, among other forums, the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris, the International Arbitration Association, the Court of Arbitration at the Polish Chamber of Commerce in Warsaw and the Arbitration Court of Lewiatan Confederation, as well as in ad hoc proceedings). She also serves as secretary to Polish and international arbitration tribunals. She is a member of the Gessel For Climate team that prepared the unprecedented climate lawsuits against the Polish government.
Joanna is author of numerous publications in the realms of arbitration, law of obligations and comparative law. In 2020, she was awarded a PhD on the basis of her thesis, titled ‘Legal effectiveness of actio Pauliana in Polish and German law’.
As part of her pro bono work, Joanna cooperates with the Po DRUGIE Foundation, which is dedicated to supporting at-risk youth.