Marek Furtek reappointed President of the Court of Arbitration at the Polish Chamber of Commerce in Warsaw.

We are pleased to announce that, on 23 February 2012, the Presidium of the Polish Chamber of Commerce appointed attorney Marek Furtek to serve as President of the Court of Arbitration at the Polish Chamber of Commerce (PCC) in Warsaw, for another three-year term.
Attorney Marek Furtek has served as the President of the Court of Arbitration at the PCC since March 2009. The first three years of his term were spent primarily on strengthening the position of the court of arbitration as the principal forum for the amicable resolution of disputes between businesses.It should be noted that the number of cases received by the Court of Arbitration at the PCC has been on the rise since 2009.“The growing number of cases signifies that our efforts to promote amicable dispute resolution have been effective.“Polish companies are becoming increasingly aware of the benefits of arbitration and mediation,” says attorney Marek Furtek, President of the Court of Arbitration at the PCC.

Marek Furtek is a well-known, accomplished attorney-at-law, partner at FKA Furtek Komosa Aleksandrowicz, and an expert in corporate and civil law.His track record includes a number of civil and commercial law publications. He has also co-authored the first Polish code of best practice for listed companies.He conducts litigation and arbitration proceedings, as well as administrative proceedings.He has served as an arbitrator or attorney in numerous Polish and foreign arbitration proceedings before permanent courts of arbitration (Court of Arbitration at the PCC, Polish Banks Association, Vienna Arbitration Arbitral Centre (VIAC), International Chamber of Commerce in Paris (ICC), Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague (PCA)) and ad hoc courts of arbitration (in accordance with the rules of the Court of Arbitration at the PCC, ICC, UNCITRAL) and in investment disputes (Bilateral Investment Treaties, BIT).Marek Furtek has gained universal acclaim as an arbitrator and mediator, both in Poland and abroad.He is annually recommended by international industry journals European Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners.

The Court of Arbitration at the Polish Chamber of Commerce in Warsaw (CA at the PCC) is the largest arbitration institution in our part of Europe.It is a member and one of the founders of the International Federation of Commercial Arbitration Institutions, a member of the European Arbitration Group at the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in Paris and the Special Committee at the Economic Commission for Europe in Geneva.The Court’s list of arbitrators and mediators includes more than 200 arbitrators featuring renowned Polish and international experts.