Draft:Dr hab. Beata Gessel-Kalinowska vel Kalisz

'''dr hab. Beata Gessel-Kalinowska vel Kalisz''' Polish International arbitrator, expert in the field of merger and acquisition transactions, private equity/venture capital, and commercial law. Founder & Senior Partner of the GESSEL law firm since 1993. Member of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Court of Arbitration in Paris (2015-2021). President of the Lewiatan Arbitration Court (2011-2017), in 2017 she became the Honorary President of this court.

Completed degrees

 * Legal studies at the Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Warsaw (1989).
 * Awarded a doctoral degree in social sciences, specializing in legal sciences at the Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw ("Legal Nature of Statements and Assurances in the Sale of Shares in a Limited Liability Company (in the Light of the Principle of Freedom of Contract)," Wolters Kluwer 2010) (2009).
 * Attained the post-doctoral degree (habilitation) in social sciences, specializing in legal sciences at the Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw ("The Legal, Real, and Converged Interest in Declaratory Relief," Kluwer Law International 2021) (2021).

Study Visits
2015 – 2016: Visiting Scholar at the Faculty of Law, University of Oxford.

2016 – 2017: Visiting Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge, as part of the Herbert Smith Freehills Visitor Scheme.

2018, 2021: Visiting Scholar at Wolfson College, University of Oxford.

2022: Visiting Scholar at the School of International Arbitration, Queen Mary University London.

Publications

 * Admissibility of Electronic Awards in the UNCITRAL Model Law Jurisdiction: Polish Law ExampleAdmissibility of Electronic Awards in the UNCITRAL Model Law Jurisdiction: Polish Law Example

Journal of International Arbitration Volume 38, Issue 2 (2021) pp. 147 – 162 · Apr 1, 2021


 * The Legal, Real and Converged Interest in Declaratory ReliefThe Legal, Real and Converged Interest in Declaratory Relief

Kluwer Law International · Apr 1, 2019


 * A Defect of the Enterprise as a Defect of a Share – One of the Dilemmas of M&A Transactions (Polish law perspective)A Defect of the Enterprise as a Defect of a Share – One of the Dilemmas of M&A Transactions (Polish law perspective)

''Global Wisdom on Business Transactions, International Law and Dispute Resolution, CH Beck 2015. · Jun 30, 2015''


 * Evolution of interim measueres as an example of the judicalisation of 21st century international commercial arbitration

The challenges and the future of commercial and investment arbitration (ed. Beata Gessel-Kalinowska vel Kalisz), Warsaw 2015 · Apr 30, 2015


 * Polish Arbitration Law (ed. Beata Gessel-Kalinowska vel Kalisz), Warsaw 2014.Polish Arbitration Law (ed. Beata Gessel-Kalinowska vel Kalisz), Warsaw 2014.

Jan 4, 2014


 * Mixing Legal Systems in Europe; the Role of Common Law Transplants (Polish Law Example)

European Review of Private Law 4-2017


 * The Role of Precedent in Investment Treaty Arbitration

Investment Treaty Arbitration Review (ed. B. Legum), London, 2018


 * UNCITRAL Model Law: Composition of the Arbitration Tribunal Re-considering the Case upon Setting Aside of the Original Arbitration Award

Journal of International Arbitration 34, no. 1 (2017): 17–34.

Career path
1993 – Present: GESSEL Law Firm, Warsaw


 * Founder and Senior Partner.

2005 – Present: Arbitration Court at the Lewiatan Confederation, Warsaw.


 * Honorary President (since 2017)
 * President (2011-2017)
 * Vice President (2005-2011)

2012 – Present: Stefan Cardinal Wyszyński University, Warsaw.


 * Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law and Administration, delivering lectures on international commercial arbitration and Legal English.

2015 – Present: International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Court of Arbitration, Paris


 * Member representing Poland.

2015 – 2016: Faculty of Law, University of Oxford, Oxford


 * Visiting Scholar.

2016 – 2017: Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge, Cambridge


 * Visiting Professor as part of the Herbert Smith Freehills Visitor Scheme.

2018: Wolfson College, University of Oxford, Oxford – Visiting Scholar.

Arbitration experience
Beata Gessel, holding a Doctor of Law degree and serving as a legal advisor, completed her legal studies at the University of Warsaw in 1989. She earned her doctoral degree in legal sciences from the Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw in 2009, with a focus on the legal aspects of statements and assurances in the sale of shares in a limited liability company, published by WoltersKluwer in 2010.

Specializing in arbitration, mergers and acquisitions, private equity/venture capital, and commercial law, Beata Gessel is the founder and Senior Partner of the GESSEL Law Firm.

Throughout her professional journey, Beata Gessel actively participated in over 100 arbitration proceedings, encompassing both national and international cases. These proceedings followed diverse rules such as ICC, SCC, UNCITRAL, FCC, IAA, Lewiatan, and KIG, covering areas like mergers and acquisitions, construction law (including FIDIC regulations), and commercial contracts.

Since 2015, she has been a member of the International Court of Arbitration ICC. From 2011 to 2017, she served as the President of the Lewiatan Arbitration Court, and in 2017, she was honored with the title of Honorary President. Beata Gessel also holds the position of Chairwoman of the Audit Committee at the Polish Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (PSIK).

Apart from her professional commitments, Beata Gessel is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law and Administration at the Stefan Cardinal Wyszyński University, where she lectures on international commercial arbitration, mergers and acquisitions, and Legal English.

She is a prolific author and editor, contributing to numerous publications in the fields of mergers and acquisitions and economic arbitration.

Membership in professional organizations and associations

 * International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in Paris, Member of the Court representing Poland.
 * ICC Poland, Member.
 * ICC CEE Arbitration Group, Vice-Chair.
 * ArbitralWomen, Member.
 * Polish Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (PSIK), Chairwoman of the Audit Committee.
 * Polish Association of Alternative Dispute Resolution, Member of the Board.