Bird & Bird today boosts its international Dispute Resolution Group with the appointment of Adam Kowalczyk as partner in Warsaw.
Adam is an experienced litigation lawyer and joins from PwC Legal where he was head of litigation, having moved from Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP as a senior managing associate. He advises clients on heavyweight commercial and regulatory disputes, compliance and investigations, and has considerable experience in international arbitration proceedings. Adam will work closely with the firm's Financial Services and Automotive sector groups having previously advised clients in over 100 high-profile disputes mainly within the energy, financial and transportation sectors. Adam will be an integral part of the Dispute Resolution team in Warsaw, and joins with senior associate Grzegorz Jan Kostrzewa and associate Katarzyna Czech from PwC Legal.
Sławomir Szepietowski, Managing Partner, Poland, Bird & Bird says: "Enlarging our Dispute Resolution team with experienced specialists, particularly in the area of regulatory disputes, is a natural way to boost our regulatory capabilities and demonstrate our success in the field of disputes. I am very pleased to welcome Adam and his team to Bird & Bird. Their knowledge and vast experience will bring real value to our clients."
Peter Knight, Head of the International Dispute Resolution practice at Bird & Bird comments: "I'm delighted to welcome Adam – an extremely experienced practitioner - to the firm. Adam strengthens our compliance and investigations team and will be central to our enhanced disputes practice in Central and Eastern Europe. "
