



Head of International Arbitration
Recognized legal expert in international arbitration, litigation and international trade with over 20 years of professional experience in these fields
Since 2003, she participated as a representative in over 110 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, Vienna and Swiss Rules
Acted as an arbitrator in over 120 commercial and investment treaty arbitrations seated in Almaty, Bishkek, Kyiv, London, Montreal, Paris, Stockholm and Vienna
Agriculture
Energy
Chemicals
Transport
PhD in Law, the Academician F. H. Burchak Scientific Research Institute of Private Law and Entrepreneurship of National Academy of Legal Sciences of Ukraine (Kyiv, Ukraine), 2025
ICC Advanced Arbitration Academy for Central & Eastern Europe, (Paris, France), 2015
Diploma in International Arbitration, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (London, the UK), 2014
Master of International Law, Institute of International Relations of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, (Kyiv, Ukraine) 2005
Ukrainian
Russian
English
Spanish
German
French
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, CEIA, ASA, ArbCEE, TAA, ICC Institute of World Business Law
European Regional Forum Liaison Officer of the IBA arbitration committee (since 2025)
Board Member of the Ukrainian Arbitration Association (since 2024)
Board Member of the Turkic Arbitration Association (TAA) (since 2023)
Board Member of the Arbitration Association of Central and Eastern Europe (ArbCEE) (since 2023)
Board Member of the IAC CCI KR (since 2024)
Chair of ADR Committee at the Ukraine’s National Bar Association (since 2021)
Member of the ICC Arbitration and ADR Commission (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 12th Cycle of the Young ICCA Mentoring Program (since 2025)
Member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration, 2018-2024
President of the Ukrainian Arbitration Association, 2016-2024
Vice-President and Chair of Arbitration Commission of the Ukrainian National Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC Ukraine), 2022-2024
Mentor of the 10th Cycle of the Young ICCA Mentoring Program, 2023-2024
Member of TIAC Court of Arbitration, 2019-2022
President of the of the Polish-Ukrainian Chapter of the Spanish Arbitration Club (CEA), 2018-2020
Olena Perepelynska is an author and co-author of more than 150 publications
Recognition
The Legal500 EMEA
Leading Partner for Dispute Resolution, 2023-2025
Arbitration Powerlist 2023: Central and Eastern Europe
Chambers Global/ Europe
Band 1, 2023-2025
Lexology Index
Thought Leader – Arbitration, 2025
Global Leader – Arbitration, 2025
Future Leader – Commercial Litigation, 2025
Thought Leader – Transport – Aviation Contentious, 2025
Global Leaders – Transport – Aviation Contentious, 2025
Best Lawyers
Recommended in Ukraine for International Arbitration and Arbitration & Mediation, 2019 – 2022
Recommended in Ukraine for Litigation, 2022
Lawyer of the Year in Ukraine, 2019
The Legal500 CEE Awards
Shortlisted as Dispute Resolution Next Generation Partner of the Year and CEE Next Generation Partner of the Year, 2025
Practice Leader in International arbitration/Cross-border litigation 2023 – 2025
Ukrainian Law Firms. A Handbook for Foreign Clients
Notable Practitioner in Cross-Border Litigation, International Arbitration, 2025
Domestic Arbitration Court at the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Included into the list of recommended arbitrators

