Perepelynska Olena Serhiivna

EDUCATION:

1999-2005 – Master of International Law with Honours, School of International Law, Institute of International Relations, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
2013-2014 – Diploma in International Arbitration, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), London
2014-2015 – ICC Advanced Arbitration Academy for Central & Eastern Europe, Paris
2021–2025 – PhD in Law, The Academician F. H. Burchak Scientific Research Institute of Private Law and Entrepreneurship, National Academy of Legal Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv
2026 – SCC/SAA Diploma Course for International Arbitrators, Stockholm
2026 – FIDIC Academy courses: FIDIC Contracts Introductory Course; FIDIC Claims & Disputes Course; FIDIC DAB/DAABs Course; FIDIC Contract Management and Administration Course

LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY:
Russian, English, Ukrainian, Spanish, German, French.

PLACE OF RESIDENCE:
Kyiv, Ukraine.

As arbitrator – over 130 commercial and investment treaty arbitrations (sole, presiding and co-arbitrator) seated in Almaty, Bishkek, Geneva, Kyiv, London, Lviv, Minsk, Montreal, Paris, Stockholm and Vienna under the ICC, LCIA, SCC, VIAC, ICAC at UCCI, IAC at BelCCI, ICA at CCI KR, ATAMEKEN and UNCITRAL Rules. Applicable laws: CISG, Austrian, Belarusian, English, Georgian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Ukrainian, Uzbek and others.
As counsel – over 120 arbitrations (ICC, LCIA, SCC, DIS, GAFTA, FOSFA, ICAC, MAC, LMAA, CAS, Swiss, Vienna and UNCITRAL Rules) and litigation before Ukrainian courts.
In another capacity – Member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration (2018–2024); Member of the TIAC Court of Arbitration (2019–2022); expert on Ukrainian law.
Sectors: agribusiness, financial services, construction, energy, infrastructure, defence, aviation and international trade.

Current appointments: European Regional Forum Liaison Officer, IBA Arbitration Committee (since 2025); Supervisory Board Member, ICA at CCI KR (since 2024); Board Member, UAA (since 2024) and TAA (since 2023); Chair, ADR Committee, Ukrainian National Bar Association (since 2021); Member, ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR (since 2018); Member, Editorial Board, ICC Dispute Resolution Bulletin (since 2021). Past: President, Ukrainian Arbitration Association (2016–2024); Vice-President, ICC Ukraine (2022–2024).
Listed on the panels of arbitrators of: ICA at CCI KR, ICAC at UCCI, IAC at BelCCI, ATAMEKEN and AIFC IAC (Kazakhstan), KIA, TIAC, VIAC, HKIAC, DIAC, arbitrateAD, AIAC, BAC/BIAC, SHAC, GIAC, VCCA, KCAB International and others.
Memberships: FCIArb, IBA, ICCA, UAA, CEIA, ASA, ArbCEE, TAA, ICC Institute of World Business Law.
Author/co-author of more than 150 publications in English, Russian, Ukrainian and Spanish; speaker and moderator at more than 200 international arbitration events.
Rankings: GAR 45 under 45 (2023); Chambers Global/Europe – Band 1 (2026); Lexology Index: Arbitration (2026); Legal 500 EMEA – Leading Individual (2025).