Managing Partner
Andrzej Chodkiewicz
biuro@chodkiewicz-wspolnicy.pl
Experience and Approach
Andrzej Chodkiewicz has been conducting mediations since 2016. Over 8 years of activity, he has helped resolve 47 disputes within complex consortiums. He specializes in situations where the interests of three or more companies block each other. In his work, facts win over emotions. He does not use legal jargon to hide a lack of specifics. He focuses on numbers and entries in schedules that led to conflict.
In 2023, he conducted 9 strategic sessions for companies from the energy sector. Each project required at least 4 meetings to find a common touchpoint. Andrzej believes that the architecture of compromise requires solid foundations in the form of data. If the parties do not want to talk about numbers, he honestly says that mediation makes no sense. This saves time and resources for clients.
Concrete Results in Numbers
- 47 closed settlement proceedings in 8 years.
- 14 business days – average time from first contact to the first joint session.
- Reduction of litigation costs by 42,000 PLN in a typical subcontracting dispute.
- A team of 5 specialists supporting every technical documentation analysis.
Sample Case
In March 2022, Andrzej mediated a dispute regarding the construction of a road section near Poznań. The conflict lasted 14 months and involved 3 consortium partners and 12 subcontractors. Work was at a standstill. Thanks to 6 intensive mediation sessions, the parties signed a settlement on 19 typewritten pages. A contractual penalty of 340,000 PLN was avoided. The project started within 11 days of signing the settlement documents.
Andrzej is not the cheapest mediator on the market and openly says so. However, his rate reflects the pace of work and lack of fluff. The first diagnosis of the situation usually takes 2 hours and ends with a clear recommendation: we mediate or go to court. In the last half-year, he referred 23% of reported cases directly to the legal path because there was no will to reach an agreement from the group leader.
Heads-up: Andrzej does not take individual or divorce cases. He focuses exclusively on B2B relations and high-difficulty commercial disputes. You will receive an answer to an availability inquiry within 3.5 business hours.