Piotr Kochański

Piotr is an expert in technology, IP and media law, dispute resolution and arbitration, leading multijurisdictional cases and transactions for global clients in Poland and Central Europe.

He specializes in industrial property transfer, IP financing and protection, civil and commercial litigation, investment arbitration, corporate and asset finance.

Piotr has over 37 years’ experience in advising and representing clients from the TMT, FMCG, infrastructure, energy, heavy industries, defence, banking and finance, real estate, and life science sectors.

During the crucial period of Poland’s transformation in the 1990s, he led precedent-setting cases and business projects, including privatizations, greenfield investments and technology transfers.

In addition to his day-to-day work as Managing Partner, he is also responsible for championing innovation in client service, new products, and project management. He is a pioneer in applying AI in business. Involved in ESG initiatives, he consistently promotes the idea of sustainable business.

Languages: English, French, Polish

Membership: The Warsaw Bar, The Washington D.C. Bar

Education: Faculty of Law and Administration at The Jagiellonian University. George Washington University (Teaching Visiting Scholar), The University of Warsaw (Postgraduate studies on ADR – Negotiations, Mediations, Arbitration)

Awards: The Legal 500 EMEA, Chambers Europe, Global Law Experts, IP Stars and PLC Which Lawyer. Piotr has been shortlisted twice in the “Managing Partner of the Year” category by The European Lawyer Awards.

Piotr was awarded the prestigious title of‘ Lawyer of Thirty Years’ by the Polish Association of Legal Employers and the „Rzeczpospolita” daily newspaper – given his „significant contribution to building the new legal business market and his personal commitment, including his social and academic work, which has contributed to Poland and its legal and economic development”.