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Biography

Bart Wasiak represents sovereign States and private-sector clients in complex, high-stakes international arbitrations. He has particular expertise in investment treaty arbitration, and has served as counsel in more than 20 arbitrations administered by the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) and the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA). He has advised clients in relation to a broad range of disputes, including in the banking, energy, mining, shipping, and telecommunications sectors. Mr. Wasiak is recognised as a “Future Leader” by Who's Who Legal, as an International Arbitration “Associate to Watch” by Chambers Global and Chambers and Partners UK, and as a “key lawyer” in the areas of international arbitration and public international law by Legal 500 (2021-2025). According to clients, “[y]ou can trust your case with him and let him lead the way with complete confidence.” (Who's Who Legal: Arbitration, Future Leaders 2024) “Bart Wasiak is very knowledgeable, dedicated, and hard-working.” (Chambers and Partners UK 2025) Mr. Wasiak is a Co-Chair of the ABA International Arbitration Committee, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb), and an Associate Practitioner at the University of Nottingham Commercial Law Centre. He frequently speaks and writes on international law subjects.