Maciej Durbas, PhD, LL.M., MCIArb
of counsel
Experience
Attorney at law, LL.M., MCIArb. Expert in the field of arbitration. Co-head of the arbitration practice at Kubas Kos Gałkowski. He handles complicated disputes, including cross-border proceedings in various sectors. Has represented clients in international arbitration proceedings with the value of the dispute ranging from several thousand to several hundred million Euro. Moreover, he has acted as an assistant to the arbitrator or tribunal’s secretary on many occasions. He also acts in the capacity of an arbitrator, including the presiding arbitrator. Included in the VIAC list of practitioners.
Advises clients also in the area of the real estate law, both in court, administrative, and administrative court proceedings (with a particular emphasis on reprivatisation disputes), as well as in transactions. He has also participated in transactions and proceedings in the scope of real estate law (sale, lease, investment processes).
Defended his doctoral thesis on arbitral jurisdiction at the Chair of Civil Law at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow with honours.
He has been preparing Jagiellonian University students participating in the Willem C. Vis Moot international arbitration competition for many years with significant achievements.
Honors and Awards
- Distinction in the Expert Guides Rising Stars 2021 in the Commercial Arbitration category
- Distinction in the Who’s Who Legal Arbitration 2021 ranking in the Future Leaders category
- Distinction in the Expert Guides Rising Stars 2020 in the Commercial Arbitration category
- Distinction in the Who’s Who Legal Arbitration 2020 ranking in the Future Leaders category
- Distinction in the Who’s Who Legal Arbitration 2019 ranking in the Future Leaders category
- Distinction in the Gazeta Prawna ranking - Rising Stars 2015
Membership
- Caspian Arbitration Society
- Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)
- Young Austrian Arbitration Practitioners (YAAP)
- Young Arbitration Practitioners in Poland (YAPP)
- Rising Arbitrators Initiative (RAI)
- The Krakow Bar Association (ORA Kraków)
15 September 2021
Is Poland Arbitration-Friendly? We present 2020 Statistics of Polish Post-Award Case Law
5 August 2021
Maciej Durbas, PhD recommended in the Expert Guides Rising Stars ranking – Commercial Arbitration
19 July 2021
18 June 2021
Maciej Durbas, PhD, Guest of the Podcast on Amicable Dispute Resolution
International Law Office
Arbitration clause in lease agreement does not bind property buyer
Biuletyn Konsultant nr 58, July 2021
International Law Office
International Law Office
Education
2021
defended doctoral thesis with honors at the Jagiellonian University
2015
entry onto the list of attorneys
European and Asian Legal Studies LL.M., University of Vienna, University of Hong Kong
2011
Master's degree: Law at the Faculty of Law of Administration at Jagiellonian University
2010
coach for the Jagiellonian University Team in the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot competition, winner of honourable mention for preparing a procedural letter
School of Continental Law: The Foundation for Continental Law, Paris, Sorbonne
2009
member of the Jagiellonian University Team in the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot competition, winner of an individual honourable mention for oration
scholarship recipient of the Republic of France - University of Orléans, France scholarship
School of French Law: University of Orléans and Jagiellonian University
Personal interests
does jogging, mountain hiking, downhill skiing, and ski touring