Integrites

International Arbitration, Dispute Resolution

Partner, Head of International Arbitration

Olena Perepelynska is a recognized legal expert in international arbitration, litigation and international trade with 20 years of professional experience in these fields

During her career Olena acted as an arbitrator in around 100 commercial and investment treaty arbitrations seated in Almaty, Bishkek, Vienna, Kyiv, London, Paris, and Stockholm.

Since 2003, she participated as a representative in over 100 arbitral proceedings in more than 10 jurisdictions under the following arbitration rules – ICC, LCIA, SCC, DIS, ICAC and MAC at UCCI, GAFTA, FOSFA, LMAA, UNCITRAL and Swiss Rules.

Olena Perepelynska is an author and co-author of more than 130 publications in Ukrainian, Russian, English and Spanish. She takes part in different arbitration events in Europe, Latin America and the USA, as well as in virtual events, as a speaker, moderator or lecturer.

As President of the Ukrainian Arbitration Association (UAA) since 2016, Olena Perepelynska takes an active part in improving Ukrainian arbitration legislation.

She coordinates UAA Arbitration Academy– a unique educational program for the Ukrainian business and legal market.

Olena Perepelynska supports the global initiative of gender diversity in arbitration through ERA Pledge and other international and local initiatives.

English, Ukrainian, German, Spanish

Current Professional Appointments

President of the Ukrainian Arbitration Association (since 2016) Board Member of the Turkic Arbitration Association (TAA) (since 2023) Board Member and Founding Member of the Arbitration Association of Central and Eastern Europe (ArbCEE) (since 2023) Chair of ADR Committee at the Ukraine’s National Bar Association (since 2021) Chair of Arbitration Commission (since 2022) of the Ukrainian National Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC Ukraine) Member of the ICC Arbitration and ADR Commission (since 2018) Member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration (since 2018) Member of the Global Steering Committee of the ERA-PLEDGE (since 2019) Member of the Editorial board of ICC Dispute Resolution Bulletin (since 2021) Mentor of the 10th Cycle of the Young ICCA Mentoring Program (since 2023)

Professional Membership

Admitted to Ukraine’s National Bar Association Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb) and Member of the CIArb Approved Faculty List (AFL) Member of IBA, ICCA, UAA, CEA, ASA, ArbitralWomen, ArbAut, ArbCEE, TAA

Master of International Law, Institute of International Relations of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (2005) Diploma in International Arbitration, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (the UK) (2014) ICC Advanced Arbitration Academy for Central & Eastern Europe (2015)