Małgorzata Surdek
Country: Poland
Małgorzata is a Polish-qualified advocate and Head of Dispute Resolution at CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang in Poland. She has 22 years of experience in resolving disputes in the construction, energy, telecommunications, banking and insurance sectors. She also handles antitrust, intellectual property and corporate disputes.
Małgorzata is a member of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. Her other arbitration affiliations include the membership of: the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR, the Arbitration Commission at ICC Poland and the Arbitration Commission of the Polish Bar Council. She acts as counsel in international and domestic commercial arbitrations and international investment arbitrations under bilateral investment treaties. She also acts as an arbitrator in arbitrations administered by the ICC, SAKIG, SA Lewiatan and in ad hoc (UNCITRAL) arbitrations. She speaks fluent Polish, English and French.
The international legal directories Legal 500 and Chambers Global/Europe recommend Małgorzata as a leading specialist in the field of dispute resolution and insurance. International publishing houses Legal 500 and Chambers Global/Europe recommend Małgorzata as a leading specialist in the field of dispute resolution. According to Chambers, clients are impressed with “the way she leads the case and her team, as well as the way she formulates her argumentation”. They admire the fact that “she focused on the right things and devised a strong strategy for the hearings”, praise her as “perfect in negotiations”, and commend her “business-oriented attitude”.
