/ First name,Surname / Olena PEREPELYNSKA
Address / Integrites ILF,
15B, Borysohlibska St., Kyiv 04070, Ukraine
Telephone(business) / +380 44391 3853
Fax / +380 44391 3854
Mobile / +380 68446 05 27
E-Mail (business) /
E-Mail (private) /
Year of Birth / 1982
Nationality / Ukrainian
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Education
2014-2015 - the ICC Advanced Arbitration Academy for Central & Eastern Europe;
2013-2014 - the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, UK(Diploma in International Arbitration);
1999-2005 - the School of International Law of the Institute of International Relations, Taras
Shevchenko National University of Kyiv(Master of International Law with honours)
Languages
Russian (Native)
Ukrainian (Native)
English (Fluent)
Spanish (Fluent)
German (Reasonably Proficient)
Current Position
Partner, Head of CIS Arbitration Practice, Integrites International Law Firm, since Sept 2015
Professional Experience
Co-Head of Arbitration Practice/Counsel/Senior Associate, Sayenko Kharenko, Sept 2011-Aug 2015
Senior Associate/Associate, Vasil Kisil & Partners,July 2003 – Aug 2011;
Arbitration Experience
Since 2003 has been actively involved in arbitration (80+ international and 20+ domestic arbitrations) under a variety of arbitration rules as counsel, party-appointed, institution-appointed, sole arbitrator and presiding arbitrator in disputes involving private and state parties, and related to project finance, corporate rights transactions, distribution, telecommunications, insurance, maritime, construction and commercial contracts in general including contracts for the sale of goods and services (e.g. advertising, consulting).
Areas of Expertise
Commercial law, private international law, international trade, project finance, corporate law
Professional Memberships
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb)
Member of International Bar Association, Ukrainian Arbitration Association (UAA), Austrian Arbitration Association, Spanish Arbitration Club, LCIA YIAG, ICC YAF, ICDR Y&I, DIAC40, YoungICCA
Admitted to Ukraine’s National Bar
Professional Appointments
  • Vice-President of the Polish-Ukrainian Chapter of the Spanish Arbitration Club, since June 2014;
  • Board Member of the Ukrainian Arbitration Association, since Sept 2012 (re-elected in 2015);
  • Coordinator of the UAA Working group for Elaboration of Proposals to Improve Arbitration Legislation of Ukraine, since Jan 2013;
  • Coordinator of the UAA Arbitration School, since Nov 2013;
  • One of the authors of the Draft Law No.4351 ‘On Amendments to certain laws of Ukraine concerning judicial control and support of international commercial arbitration’, registered in the Ukrainian Parliament on 31 March 2016

Lists of Arbitrators
Included in the lists of arbitrators of:
  • Arbitration Court of the Economic and Agrarian Chambers of the Czech Republic;
  • Court of Arbitration at the Polish Confederation of Private Employers Lewiatan;
  • Court of International Commercial Arbitration of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania;
  • Georgian International Arbitration Centre (GIAC);
  • Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC);
  • International Arbitral Centre of the Federal Economic Chamber of Austria (VIAC);
  • International Arbitration Court at the Belorussian Chamber of Commerce and Industry;
  • Kazakhstani International Arbitrage (KIA);
  • Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration (KLRCA);
  • Permanent Arbitration Court at the Ukrainian Banks Association;
  • Vilnius Court of Commercial Arbitration (VCCA).

Publications& Speaking Engagements (full lists could be provided upon request)
Author and co-author of more than 90 publications in English, Russian, Ukrainianand Spanish;majority of publications is available at:
Speakermoderator at numerous arbitration events held in the CIS, CEE and Spanish-speaking countries.
Awards & Rankings
Recommended among best arbitration practitioners in Ukraine byWho’s Who Legal: Arbitration2016,Best Lawyers International 2016,Euromoney’sLMG Rising Stars 2015, Chambers Europe 2015.
Named among leading dispute resolution practitioners in Ukraine byChambers Global 2016
Recommended among leading international tradecustoms lawyers in Ukraine by Who’s Who Legal: International TradeCustoms 2015