Dr Cezary Wiśniewski is National Senior Partner and Head of Dispute Resolution at Addleshaw Goddard Poland in Warsaw, with over 30 years of experience in international arbitration and complex cross-border disputes. He is widely recognised as one of Poland’s leading arbitration practitioners, consistently ranked in Band 1 by Chambers Global and Chambers Europe for both Arbitration and Arbitrators, and as a Leading Partner in Dispute Resolution by Legal 500 EMEA.
Cezary acts as counsel and arbitrator in high-profile commercial and investment treaty cases under major rules including ICC, SCC, VIAC, UNCITRAL, and at the Court of Arbitration at the Polish Chamber of Commerce. He has represented both investors and states in bilateral investment treaty disputes and advised multinational corporations and financial institutions on complex strategic matters.
He served as President of ICC Poland and is actively involved in professional and legal reform initiatives, including as a member of the Civil Law Codification Commission on commercial law. A Polish-qualified lawyer holding a PhD in law, Cezary is also a frequent speaker and author in the fields of arbitration and commercial law.
