Attorney-at-Law
Marek Czernis is an Attorney-at-Law admitted to
the Regional Chamber of Legal Advisers in Szczecin, Poland, and a graduate of
the Faculty of Law and Administration of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań.
He is the founder and Managing Partner of Marek Czernis & Co. Law Office,
an independent legal practice established in 1995.
Prior to founding his own law firm, he gained
professional experience and completed legal training with leading international
law firms in the United Kingdom and the United States, including Middleton
Potts and Sinclair Roche & Temperley in London, as well as Haight, Gardner,
Poor & Havens in New York. This early international exposure laid the
foundation for a legal practice focused on cross-border commercial
transactions, maritime law, international finance, insurance and dispute
resolution.
For more than three decades, Marek Czernis has
advised domestic and international clients operating in complex and highly
regulated business environments. His practice encompasses legal services for
shipowners, shipyards, offshore contractors, port operators, financial
institutions, energy companies, insurers, international traders and
multinational corporate groups.
His principal areas of practice include:
ü
Maritime
and Admiralty Law;
ü
Port
and Shipping Law;
ü
Shipbuilding and Offshore
Construction Projects;
ü
Offshore Wind and Renewable Energy
Projects;
ü
International
Trade and Logistics;
ü
Banking
and Project Finance;
ü
Corporate and Cross-Border
Transactions;
ü
Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A);
ü
Insurance
and Reinsurance Law;
ü
International
Commercial Arbitration;
ü
Complex
Cross-Border Litigation.
Throughout his professional career, he has
participated in the structuring, negotiation and implementation of domestic and
international commercial transactions whose aggregate value has exceeded USD 10
billion.
He has represented and continues to represent
clients before Polish and foreign courts, arbitration tribunals and
administrative authorities in a broad range of high-value commercial disputes.
The aggregate value of litigation and arbitration matters handled by him
exceeds USD 5 billion.
A substantial part of his professional practice
has been devoted to the maritime sector. He is widely recognised as one of
Poland’s leading maritime lawyers and has actively participated in the
development and modernisation of Polish maritime legislation for many years.
Marek Czernis is a member of the Maritime Law
Commission of the Polish Academy of Sciences (Gdańsk Branch) and has served for
many years on successive Maritime Law Codification Commissions. He participated
in legislative works concerning the modernisation of the Polish Maritime Code
and was among the contributors involved in drafting provisions governing the
carriage of goods by sea.
He was one of the initiators and founders of
the reactivated Polish Maritime Law Association and has cooperated with
numerous national and international organisations involved in maritime
transport, international trade and commercial law, including:
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International
Maritime Organization (IMO);
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Comité
Maritime International (CMI);
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BIMCO;
ü
United Nations Conference on Trade
and Development (UNCTAD);
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United Nations Commission on
International Trade Law (UNCITRAL).
Throughout his career, he has regularly
participated as a speaker, moderator and legal expert at numerous international
conferences, seminars and industry forums dedicated to maritime law,
international commerce, infrastructure, energy and dispute resolution.
He is the author of several hundred specialist
publications, legal commentaries and professional articles concerning maritime
law, commercial law, insurance law, arbitration and international business
transactions. His publications are regularly featured in legal journals,
professional periodicals and international industry publications.
In addition to his legal practice, Marek
Czernis serves as the Honorary Consul of the Kingdom of Sweden in Szczecin. In
recognition of his longstanding contribution to the development of
Polish-Swedish relations and international economic cooperation, he was awarded
the Royal Order of the Polar Star (Nordstjärneorden), Knight First Class, by
His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden.
Marek Czernis provides legal services in
Polish, English, Russian and Hebrew.
Combining more than thirty years of practical
experience with active participation in international commercial projects,
legislative initiatives and complex dispute resolution proceedings, Marek
Czernis is regarded as one of the leading Polish practitioners in maritime law,
international trade and cross-border commercial transactions.