Cezary Wiśniewski, PhD
President

Cezary Wiśniewski, PhD, president of ICC Poland since June 2018. Polish lawyer (radca prawny), senior partner at Linklaters Warsaw office with more than 30 years’ experience of advising on privatisations, mergers and acquisitions, commercial transactions and disputes including international arbitrations.

He has acted for many major multinational corporates and financial institutions, investing in Poland and for Polish corporates on their cross-border transactions. He has been involved as an arbitrator and a counsel in a number of high-profile international arbitrations (under rules of ICC, SCC, VIAC, UNICITRAL).

Cezary has received numerous distinctions from international law firm rankings such as Chambers Global and Legal 500 EMEA as an outstanding expert in corporate law as well as litigation and arbitration.

He has been a lecturer of civil and commercial law at the University of Warsaw, the editor of Commercial Law Review (Przegląd Prawa Handlowego) and an author of numerous publications on commercial and arbitration law. He is a Chairman of the Expert Committee at the Faculty of Law and Administration of Łazarski University.

Dr Rafał Morek
Vice-President

Dr Rafal Morek is a partner at CMS law firm. He is admitted to bar in Poland and in Scotland (as a registered foreign lawyer). He is an officer of the International Bar Association (IBA) Arbitration Committee.

He is ranked by Best Lawyers (Arbitration and Mediation), Chambers Global and Chambers Europe (Dispute Resolution, Most in Demand Arbitrators and Real Estate & Construction), Legal 500, and Who's Who Legal (Arbitration). He was elected a "market leader" in the field of mediation and arbitration (2022) and international disputes (2019) by "Rzeczpospolita".

Dr Morek has taken part in over 130 proceedings conducted in accordance with the arbitration rules of ICC, VIAC, SCC, DIS, LCIA, ICSID, UNCITRAL, CAS, PCC, Lewiatan and others. He is also a certified mediator and a mediation trainer, and often acts as a negotiator or a DAB or DAAB member.

Dr Morek is a part-time adjunct professor at the University of Warsaw (Poland). Since earning his doctoral degree in 2008, he has been teaching courses on international arbitration, mediation, negotiation, civil law, construction law and international commercial contracts.  He has been lecturing as a visiting professor at the University of Ottawa (Canada), Aix-Marseille Université (France), National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (Ukraine), University of Copenhagen (Danmark), as well as lectured for the Academy of European Law (ERA) in Trier (Germany).

Paweł Pniewski
Secretary General, Treasurer

Paweł Pniewski, secretary general and a treasurer of ICC Poland since 2001. One of the founding members of the organisation. He is a director of the International Relations Department at Polish Bank Association.

Wojciech Kowalewski
Member of the Management Board

Wojciech Kowalewski is a member of the management board of ICC Poland. General counsel, associated with Siemens Poland Group since 2000. Manages the work of lawyers who support Siemens` business activities in Poland. Provided legal support for projects in infrastructure, energy, industry and healthcare sectors, particularly in areas of public procurement, as well as in M&A transactions. Management Board Member of Siemens sp. z o.o. since 2009. Chairman of the Competition Commission at the Polish National Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).