Mediation of aviation-related disputes

I’m based in Krakow, Poland where I run a boutique law firm focused on arbitration, mediation and litigation. Moreover I provide other services mostly for business clients. I’m active member of the Bar, including the position of the judge of the Supreme Disciplinary Court of the Polish Bar and member of the International Commission of the Supreme Bar Council. Within the IBA I’m the officer of the Mediation Committee for over 5 years and I’m involved in European Regional Forum.

Ben Graham-Evans is a Partner in the Corporate Practice of Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP and a member of the Firm’s Global Transport Practice. Ben is a UK qualified transaction lawyer specializing in international aircraft finance and leasing transactions advising lessors, purchasers and operators on buying, selling and leasing of commercial aircraft, engines and parts. Ben advises main commercial industry participants on commercial and corporate aviation transactions including aircraft finance and leasing, asset acquisitions and disposals, regulatory matters and commercial contracts in the aviation and to a lesser extent, marine sector.

Arbitrator and mediator specialized in cross-border commercial disputes, including matters involving aviation, insurance/re-insurance, sports/entertainment, financial industry, art, and life science. Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Distinguished Fellow of the International Academy of Mediators, and Fellow of the International Academy of Distinguished Neutrals, he has completed over 500 cases with aggregate value of billions of Euros. Gary is associated with JAMS and affiliated with, and/or has worked on cases administered by some fifteen other institutions worldwide, including the ICC, ICDR, and CAM-CCBC. Chair of the Board of Advisors of the Hague Court of Arbitration for Aviation, past Co-Chair of the IBA Mediation Committee, his work as an arbitrator and/or mediator has been recognized repeatedly by multiple publications, including Best Lawyers in America and Leaders League (Brazil). He holds degrees from INSEAD, University of Pennsylvania, and Boston University School of Law and has been admitted to four bars in the USA. He works in English, French, and Portuguese.

Mary Walker BA Hons LLB, Barrister, has been an ADR practitioner since 1990. During this period, as a member of an independent Bar, Mary has arbitrated, mediated, negotiated, facilitated multi-party, environmental and community disputes, designed dispute resolution systems and provided expert appraisal/expert determinations and facilitated expert panels and provided ombudsman services in respect to thousands of disputes across jurisdictions referred by solicitors, industry and government bodies and corporations, both domestic and international. Mary was awarded the Inaugural Australian Mediator of the Year Award in 2016 by the Australian Disputes Centre, again awarded Mediator of the Year in 2017 and 2018 and was also awarded International

Paweł Mazur represents clients in judicial and arbitration proceedings, particularly concerning infrastructure and construction projects, real estate, transport, and post-transaction disputes. He developed the firm’s Aviation practice and is involved in the Outsourcing practice.