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Joanna is a partner in our Dispute Resolution practice.

Joanna has solid experience as an arbitrator, secretary to arbitral tribunals and as counsel in commercial ad hoc or institutional arbitration (CEPANI, NAI, ICC) and litigation spanning various industries such as construction, energy, insurance and reinsurance and M&A.

She started her career as a lawyer in 2012. Before joining Strelia in September 2013, she was an associate at an international law firm in Antwerp. Before that, she was an assistant at the Institute of Private International Law at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and worked as a private international lawyer at Kruispunt Migratie Integratie (Expertisecentrum voor Vlaanderen-Brussel). Joanna also briefly worked at PSEG Global Inc. (Newark, USA), Knarr-Knopp Zimmer Müller (Darmstadt, Germany) and Kaczor Klimczyk Pucher Wypiór (Krakow, Poland).

Education

Joanna obtained her law degree from Jagiellonian University of Krakow, Poland in 2006. She also obtained a Diploma from the Schule des Deutschen Rechts (Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Jagiellonian University) in 2005, a Diploma from the School of American Law (Columbus School of Law, The Catholic University of America, Jagiellonian University) in 2004 and from the Academy on International Arbitration, Central-Dis in Cologne, Germany in 2007.

Admission

Joanna was admitted to the Brussels Bar. She has been a Belgian lawyer since 2012.

Areas of expertise
Office

Brussels

Languages

English, Dutch, Polish, German, French

recommendations

"I left everything in your care and almost a year later my case was finished. People were courteous. Recently I insisted another friend use you."

James Watson, Lynx

"I left everything in your care and almost a year later my case was finished. People were courteous. Recently I insisted another friend use you."

James Watson, Lynx

"I left everything in your care and almost a year later my case was finished. People were courteous. Recently I insisted another friend use you."

James Watson, Lynx

"I left everything in your care and almost a year later my case was finished. People were courteous. Recently I insisted another friend use you."

James Watson, Lynx

"I left everything in your care and almost a year later my case was finished. People were courteous. Recently I insisted another friend use you."

James Watson, Lynx

"I left everything in your care and almost a year later my case was finished. People were courteous. Recently I insisted another friend use you."

James Watson, Lynx

"I left everything in your care and almost a year later my case was finished. People were courteous. Recently I insisted another friend use you."

James Watson, Lynx

"I left everything in your care and almost a year later my case was finished. People were courteous. Recently I insisted another friend use you."

James Watson, Lynx

"I left everything in your care and almost a year later my case was finished. People were courteous. Recently I insisted another friend use you."

James Watson, Lynx

"I left everything in your care and almost a year later my case was finished. People were courteous. Recently I insisted another friend use you."

James Watson, Lynx

Recognitions

Legal 500 2022 - Industry focus: Retail

‘Joanna Kolber is the best advocate I have worked with.’

Who's Who Legal Future Leader

Arbitration Future Leaders - Partners 2022

Who's Who Legal Future Leader

Arbitration Future Leaders - Partners 2023

Legal 500 2023 - Industry Focus: Retail

‘Joanna Kolber at Strelia is a very promising young partner. Great to work with; collegiate and responsive.’

Legal 500 2023 - Dispute Resolution

‘Joanna Kolber is a pleasure to work with, she goes the extra mile to defend the company’s interests. She has strong analytical and strategical skills and communicates very clearly in complex cases. Highly appreciated cooperation from both the legal department and business units.’


Legal 500 2024 - Dispute Resolution

‘Joanna Kolber is an extraordinary and extremely intelligent partner of Strelia, thinking out of the box, constantly seeking the right arguments and position in court cases. She sees connections where others don’t see them, her communication is highly transparent and clear and she strives for perfection. She has a high IQ and EQ and is extremely engaged in going the extra mile for her clients.’


‘Joanna Kolber was extremely responsive, proactive and helpful. Joanna provided very commercial and reasonable advice to a client in a sensitive commercial dispute.’

Legal 500 2021

‘Joanna Kolber is a solution-oriented lawyer who is not afraid to think outside the box. Smart, reactive and fast, Joanna not only masters the relevant legislation but she also understands the specific needs and challenges in the retail sector.’


‘Joanna Kolber – flexibility, business orientation, accessibility, high communication skills, individual and responsive service‘.


‘Joanna Kolber – very professional legal assistance, very effective, very helpful to the client, great communication skills‘.

Legal 500 2022 - Dispute Resolution

‘Joanna Kolber is excellent.’

‘High quality, no effort is too big. Co-operation with Joanna Kolber is excellent.’

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