About
Magdalena Kowalczuk Asher is an English-qualified solicitor and Associate at Volterra Fietta who advises sovereign States, state-owned companies, private parties and international organisations on public international law and international arbitration in both contentious and non-contentious matters. She has represented clients before the International Court of Justice, the Inter‑American Court of Human Rights, English courts and in investment and commercial arbitrations (SIAC, ICC, LCIA) and is named by Legal 500 as a key lawyer for public international law and international arbitration.
Practice areas
Public International LawInternational ArbitrationInvestment Treaty ArbitrationLitigation
Office
Expertise
State representationState immunitiesTreaty interpretationState responsibilityInvestment treaty arbitrationCommercial arbitration (SIAC, ICC, LCIA)International organisations (UN specialised agencies)Complex commercial litigationHuman rights
Education
- Law degree, University of Oxford
- LLM in International Legal Studies, New York University School of Law
Admissions
- English-qualified solicitor
Languages
EnglishPolishFrench