The ICC Ukraine Arbitration Commission consists of all corporate, law firm and organizational members of ICC Ukraine who are interested in learning about and becoming more involved in ICC’s dispute resolution services in ICC Ukraine.
The group meets in different parts of ICC Ukraine and abroad at luncheons, roundtable discussions, ICC arbitration conferences and via video or telephone conferences.
Working with ICC HQ, the ICC Ukraine Arbitration Commission leaders help organize conferences, seminars and corporate roundtables to educate the public about ICC’s different dispute resolution services and mechanisms.
Chair of the Arbitration Commission of ICC Ukraine
Oleh Malinevskyi
Oleh Malinevskyi is the Managing Partner at EQUITY Law Firm and a recognized litigator with over 20 years of experience in disputes, bankruptcy, business protection, and arbitration. He holds a PhD in Law, an LLM in British Law from the University of Westminster, and is a Senior Research Fellow at the Koretsky Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. Admitted to the Bar in Ukraine since 2007, he is fluent in Ukrainian, English, and Russian.
He serves as Vice President of the Ukrainian Advocates’ Association and heads its Litigation Committee. He is repeatedly ranked among top litigators by The Legal 500, Who’s Who Legal, and Best Lawyers, and is a member of the International Bar Association (IBA).
Vice-Chair of the Arbitration Commission of ICC Ukraine
Olga Kostyshyna
Olga is a recognized expert in international arbitration, international trade and international having 20 years of experience. Her professional experience includes representation Ukraine in international commercial and investment arbitrations, as well as in foreign jurisdictional bodies, participation in development of the concept of reforming international commercial arbitration in Ukraine and in shaping relevant legal regulations, participation in negotiations for bilateral investment and free trade agreements. She specializes in international arbitration, commercial dispute mediation, international trade, foreign investment, energy and natural resources, and public procurement.
ICC Ukraine Arbitration Commission
In an increasingly turbulent trading environment, where access to justice and the rule of law are key to ensuring business continuity, the ICC Dispute Resolution Service facilitates the resolution of commercial disputes with an unrivalled level of service.
Maria Kostytska
Business representative
International arbitrator and lawyer licensed in the US, France, and the UK.
Yuliya Chernykh
ICC Court Member from Ukraine
Professor of Law at the University of Inland Norway and Adjunct Professor at the University of Oslo.
Olexander Droug
ICC Court Member from Ukraine
Partner at Sayenko Kharenko
Yuliya Atamanova
Business representative
Legal Counsel and Head the International Arbitration and Cross-Border Litigation Department at JSC CB PrivatBank.
Andrii Hininher
Business representative
Leading legal counsel specializing in distressed assets at Metinvest Holding LLC.
Maksym Yurkov
Business representative
Maksym Yurkov is General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of NPC “Ukrenergo.” Prior to his current position he was the Member of the Management Board of NPC “Ukrenergo”, Head of Legal Department of PJSC “Myronivsky Hliboproduct” (MHP) and PJSC “Ukrproduct Group.” Earlier in his career, he was Managing Partner of the law firm LLC “YurViddil.” Mr. Yurkov holds masters and PhD in law degrees from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, and an MBA degree in management of state enterprises from Kyiv School of Economics. Attorney, corporate secretary and arbitration manager.
Oleksii Prudkyi
Business representative
Oleksii Prudkyi is Counsel at Philip Morris Ukraine. He has over 15 years of professional experience representing Ukrainian and international clients in domestic and international litigation and insolvency proceedings, advising on Ukrainian law issues in international M&A transactions, as well as in foreign and international investment and commercial arbitration proceedings. Prior to his current position, he held the position of the Director of the Litigation Department at Energoatom JSC and worked as an associate, senior associate, and dispute resolution counsel at several Ukrainian law firms. He holds a Master’s degree in Law from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv and is an attorney-at-law. His working languages are Ukrainian and English.
Kateryna Spyrydonova
Business representative
Kateryna Spyrydonova is the specialist in ensuring the work of the supervisory board of NPC “Ukrenergo”. Prior to her current position she was the Chairman of the Committee on Corporate Law of the Ukrainian Advocates’ Association, the Director and Partner of Attorney Association “Bossom Group” and the Head of the investment protection department of PJSC “Ukrproduct Group”. Ms. Spyrydonova holds PhD in law degrees from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (“Arbitrability of Disputes in International Commercial Arbitration”). Attorney, corporate secretary and mediator.
Yuliya Tolchinina-Burunska
Business representative
Head of Legal Department and Corporate Secretary, Ukrhydroenergo. Yulia Tolchinina-Burunska has been Director of the Legal and Property Relations Department of Ukrhydroenergo since 2011 and Corporate Secretary of the company since 2019. Her responsibilities include ensuring compliance with legal regulations, conducting legal due diligence on corporate documents, providing legal advice to all divisions of the company, and overseeing the preparation of legal materials for judicial and law enforcement agencies. She plays a significant role in negotiating and drafting contracts, especially those regulated by international financial institutions such as the World Bank, EBRD and EIB. She is involved in the strategic management of corporate meetings and shareholder communications. Before that, she held positions in the legal departments of state-owned and private companies. Yulia Tolchinina-Burunska holds an MBA and a master’s degree in Public Administration and Commercial Law from the National Academy for Public Administration under the President of Ukraine and the State University of Trade and Economics, respectively.
Iaroslav Gregirchak
Business Enabling Environment & Access to Finance Team Lead at Chemonics International, Attorney-at-Law; Deputy Business Ombudsman of Ukraine (2015-2022)
Oksana Karel
Senior Foreign Associate at Hogan Lovells
Oksana Legka
Partner at Asters (Kyiv, Ukraine).
Oksana has extensive experience with advising the State of Ukraine, government agencies, and major corporate clients on complex investor-state and commercial arbitrations. Oksana represented the clients in the arbitration proceedings under UNCITRAL, ICSID, LMAA, the Ukrainian ICAC Arbitration Rules. Working languages: English and Ukrainian.
Markiyan Malskyy
Markiyan specializes in resolving international commercial disputes. He possesses vast experience of over 15 years in settling corporate, contractual, CISG, real estate & construction, post-M&A disputes. He was engaged in the settlement of over 300 disputes, including under the ICSID, ICC, SCC, UNCITRAL, LCIA, VIAC, FAI, VCCA and ICAC (Kyiv) rules. Markiyan currently mainly serves as an arbitrator.
Victoria Martynkova
Victoria Martynkova is a lawyer in the Arbitration department of Winston & Strawn in Paris and specializes in investment and commercial arbitration.
Victoria possesses experience in complex litigation and arbitration proceedings in France and Ukraine, including international investment and commercial arbitrations (under UNCITRAL, LCIA, ICC, ICSID and ICAC (Kyiv) rules).
Oleksii Maslov
Counsel at AVELLUM
Tetyana Nesterchuk
Barrister and Arbitrator at Fountain Court Chambers
Illia Shevchenko
Illia Shevchenko, Attorney at Law, Co-Managing Partner and Head of Dispute Resolution at ARMADA Law Firm. He acts as lead counsel in domestic and cross-border litigation, commercial and investment arbitration.
Olga Shenk
Olga Shenk is a Partner and Head of the Dispute Resolution and Compliance practice group at CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang’s Kyiv office. With almost 20 years of experience, she specialises in highly complex litigation and arbitration proceedings in Ukraine and abroad, including in international investment and commercial arbitrations (under ICSID, UNCITRAL, LCIA, ICC, SCC, VIAC, ICAC rules), enforcement of arbitral awards in Ukraine and abroad, and cross-border litigation. Full bio: https://cms.law/en/ukr/people/olga-shenk
Volodymyr Yaremko
Volodymyr Yaremko is Counsel at Mayer Brown in London. He focuses on providing legal support in multi-jurisdictional disputes in national courts and in international commercial and investment arbitration. Volodymyr advises international clients in their Central-Eastern European market activities and is also much involved in large infrastructure projects in the Middle East. He also assists Ukrainian business in their overseas activities. He is qualified in Ukraine as attorney at law (advocate) and is admitted to practice as a solicitor in England & Wales.
Kamalia Mehtiyeva
Foreign member
Professor at the University Paris Est Créteil
Theis Klauberg
Foreign member
Theis has more than 20 years of experience providing legal advice to international investors, companies, and private clients in the Baltic States. He studied at the Universities of Hamburg, Heidelberg, and Berlin (Humboldt), as well as at the University of the Western Cape in South Africa, and he holds an MBA from the Baltic Management Institute in Vilnius. He and the team of Klauberg BALTICS organize and host the annual Baltic Arbitration Days international conference in Riga.
ICC Ukraine Nomination Committee
ICC Ukraine may be requested by the ICC International Court of Arbitration® (“ICC Court”) or the ICC International Centre for ADR (ICC Centre) to propose Ukrainian nationals with the required qualifications to serve in each case. ICC Ukraine may also propose non-nationals residing in Ukraine. This process is administered by the ICC Ukraine Nomination Committee, which interacts with the Secretariat of the ICC Court to enhance the appointment process.
The composition of the Nomination Committee:
Maria Kostytska, chair
Olga Kostyshyna, member
Olena Rymaruk, acting member, Secretary General of ICC Ukraine
Leading Dispute Resolution Worldwide
In an increasingly tumultuous trade environment where access to justice and the rule of law are key to ensuring business continuity, ICC Dispute Resolution Services facilitate the resolution of commercial disputes with unmatched levels of service.
ICC DRS
ICC DRS offers a range of services to promote the continuity of global trade by helping commercial parties avoid, manage and resolve their disputes efficiently.
Dispute Resolution Services, including ICC Arbitration and dispute avoidance tools, ensure that when disputes arise, they are resolved quickly and efficiently. This allows parties to focus on their core business priorities with complete peace of mind, thanks to cost and process transparency, security and confidentiality.
How DRS works
To resolve disputes effectively and efficiently, businesses need a fair process and equal access to justice. Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanisms give parties fast, predictable, cost effective and efficient access to justice which is why businesses include arbitration and ADR clauses in their commercial contracts.
ICC DRS offers a wide choice of customisable services for every stage of a dispute, from the services offered by the ICC International Centre for ADR (mediation, experts, dispute boards and docdex) to ICC Arbitration, delivered by the most trusted institution worldwide: the ICC International Court of Arbitration. ICC’s range of administered procedures can be used separately, successively or even concurrently as an alternative to litigation for resolving domestic and international disputes.
ICC Arbitration
ICC Arbitration is a process guided by the ICC Rules of Arbitration. ICC’s globally accessible and completely neutral services are available to anyone, from individuals and private sector enterprises to states and state entities. Anyone can benefit from ICC Arbitration’s flexibility and effectiveness. The only requirement for a party to be able to benefit from ICC Arbitration is to consent to its use in a contract, treaty or separate arbitration agreement. This is usually provided for before a dispute arises, but may also occur after the dispute has taken place.
The International Court of Arbitration is the world’s leading arbitral institution. Since 1923, ICC has been helping to resolve disputes in international commercial and investment disputes.
Unrivalled in experience and expertise, the ICC Court and its Secretariat are always ready to assist parties and arbitral tribunals with any questions relating to the conduct of the arbitration and strive to ensure ICC awards are enforceable. The Court’s Secretariat, with over 100 lawyers and support personnel, operating through offices in Paris, Hong Kong, New York, Singapore, Sao Paolo, and Abu Dhabi administers cases in any chosen language. It continuously seeks to improve efficiency, control time and costs, and aid enforcement by introducing innovative new arbitration tools and procedures. This ongoing focus makes certain that ICC is always in touch with the concerns and interests of trading partners throughout the world.
How To Join
To become a member of the ICC Ukraine Arbitration Commission, you need to be a member of ICC Ukraine. To find out if your corporation, firm or organization is already a member or for information about becoming a member, please contact [email protected]
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