Olena Perepelynska

Practice Areas

Olena Perepelynska is a Partner and Head of Arbitration at INTEGRITES law firm in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Over 20 years of her arbitration carrier she has participated in 200+ arbitrations related to CEE or Central Asia regions as an arbitrator, counsel, legal expert and performed administrative functions in various arbitral institutions.

As an arbitrator: Olena Perepelynska has acted in 100+ commercial and investment treaty arbitrations seated in Almaty, Bishkek, Kyiv, London, Minsk, Paris, Quebec, Stockholm and Vienna under the Rules of ICC, LCIA, VIAC, SCC, ICAC at UCCI, IAC at BelCCI, IAC at CCI KR, Atameken as well as UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules. The applicable law in these cases included CISG as well as Austrian, Belarusian, Czech, English, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Quebec, Ukrainian and Uzbek law.

As a counsel: she has acted in 100+ international arbitrations under various rules, including ICC, LCIA, SCC, DIS, ICAC and MAC at UCCI, GAFTA, FOSFA, LMAA, UNCITRAL and Swiss Rules.

As a legal expert: Olena has served as an expert on Ukrainian law in investment treaty arbitration and foreign litigation proceedings.

Panels: she is included in the rosters of arbitrators of various arbitration institutions in Austria, Belarus, China, Czech Republic, Georgia, Hong Kong, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Malaysia, Poland, Romania, UAE, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Vietnam.

Professional Memberships

Olena serves as a member of the Board of the Ukrainian Arbitration Association, TAA Board Member, ArbCEE Board Member and Founding Member, Chair of ADR committee of the Ukrainian National Bar Association, Member of the ICC Arbitration and ADR Commission,

Member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration, Member of the Global Steering Committee of the ERA-PLEDGE, Mentor of the 10th Cycle of the Young ICCA Mentoring Program.

She is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and member of its the Approved Faculty List.

Olena is also editorial board member of the ICC Dispute Resolution Bulletin.

Publications

Olena Perepelynska is an author and co-author of more than 140 publications in Ukrainian, English and Spanish.

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Work Highlights

Representative projects

-- Successfully represented Ukrkhimtransamiak in ICAC (Kyiv) arbitral proceedings against Togliattiazot with over USD 190 million at stake. She prevailed on both the main claim and the counterclaim.

-- Successfully represented the UK-based Jereh's exclusive official dealer for Ukraine – MOSTON Properties Limited – in a USD 8 million LCIA arbitration against the largest gas production company in Ukraine PJSC UkrGasVydobuvannya. She prevailed on both the main claim and the counterclaim. Later on, she successfully represented the client before the Ukrainian courts of all instances in recognition and enforcement proceedings.

-- Successfully represented one of the leading Ukrainian steel works in USD 1,5 million arbitration against the Russian buyer under the Swiss rules. The tribunal granted 100% claims of her client and rejected all respondent’s objections regarding reduction of penalties.

-- Successfully represented the Swiss grain trader in GAFTA arbitration against another Swiss grain trader, where she has prevailed on damages claim. As a result, the defeated debtor has voluntarily paid the awarded amount to her client.

-- Advised the party on Ukrainian law issues in the USD 2 billion litigation before the High Court of London.

-- Advised a Swiss grain trader regarding fraud and conspiracy litigation in Cyprus against the Ukrainian agricultural group and its UBO.