Khrystyna Kostiushko provides independent arbitration services with flexibility and senior-level expertise. She acts as:
As lead counsel, Khrystyna Kostiushko manages arbitration cases from early strategy and written submissions through to hearings and award enforcement.
Her work spans sectors including shipping, commodities, post-M&A, energy, construction, banking and finance.
In this role, she takes responsibility for case strategy, pleadings and advocacy, and coordinates with co-counsel where required.
Khrystyna acts as co-counsel to support lead teams, bringing specialised expertise at all stages of the proceedings.
This allows to strengthen a client’s case by offering flexible, cost-efficient, and high-impact support.
Khrystyna Kostiushko accepts appointments as arbitrator.
Her work as arbitrator is informed by her background in both civil and common law systems, her fluency in English, French, Ukrainian and Russian, and over a decade of experience as counsel and tribunal secretary. This enables her to handle cases involving parties from diverse legal and cultural backgrounds.
She is included on the list of arbitrators of the Ukrainian Arbitration Association.
Khrystyna Kostiushko provides tribunal secretary support in complex international arbitration cases.
She has extensive experience acting as tribunal secretary and assistant in proceedings of varying procedural complexity, from the initial stages through to the final award.
Khrystyna provides opinion on specific legal and strategic questions, including the review of draft submissions and case strategy.
She identifies strengths and weaknesses, suggests adjustments to arguments and procedure, and, where appropriate, sets out her views in a written opinion.
Khrystyna Kostiushko is admitted as an Attorney-at-Law in Ukraine and has extensive experience in Ukrainian law.
She prepares legal opinions and expert reports on issues of Ukrainian law.
