Olena Shtohryn

Managing Partner, attorney and mediator

Attorney since March 2011 (certificate No. 4474/10, Kyiv Oblast Bar Association of the Ukrainian National Bar Association), member of the Ukrainian Bar Association, member of the Ukrainian Advocates' Association. Specializing in real estate and construction, dispute resolution.  2022 Listed as a foreign attorney who could practice in Poland (Ukrainian and international law) (Warsaw Bar Association). 2023 included by committee of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine as an expert in Working Group for the development of the Urban Planning Code of Ukraine.

Managing Partner, attorney and mediator

Attorney since March 2011 (certificate No. 4474/10, Kyiv Oblast Bar Association of the Ukrainian National Bar Association), member of the Ukrainian Bar Association, member of the Ukrainian Advocates' Association. Specializing in real estate and construction, dispute resolution.  2022 Listed as a foreign attorney who could practice in Poland (Ukrainian and international law) (Warsaw Bar Association). 2023 included by committee of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine as an expert in Working Group for the development of the Urban Planning Code of Ukraine.

Olena started her career at the State Property Fund  of Ukraine where she gained expertise in privatization and management of  state-owned property, defended the interests of the state in courts including  the Supreme Court of Ukraine.

Since 2008 she worked in one of Kyiv’s leading development holdings; provided legal counselling to the construction and management of projects: H-Tower, Riviera Riverside, Ambassador House, etc.

In November 2011, she joined the legal team of one of the top law firms, a market leader in the agriculture and land law. Olena Shtohryn lead the Real Estate and Construction practice, and later joined the company's partners. In 2013 she made it to the TOP-10 of most promising young lawyers according to the 100 Best Lawyers of 2012/2013 – Client's Choice. Over this period of time, she had dozens of successful cases in real estate, construction, investment, defended Clients, both legal entities and individuals, in court and negotiation.

Olena Shtogryn is a regular participant in seminars, forums, conferences, professional development training for lawyers (certificates: "Land Relations in Ukraine", "Construction", participated in the All-Ukrainian School of Real Estate and Construction under the Ukrainian Lawyer Association as an expert, course Negotiations in Active Sales", etc.).
Also, Olena has got a Mediator Certificate of the Ukrainian Mediation Center (KMBS) and is on the list of Collaborative Lawyers.

Thus, she is competent to combine successfully the tools of mediation and advocacy, to have a customized approach to every Client.
This comprehensive background ensures understanding of peculiarities of government agencies, business, the needs of Clients and a basis to set up her own Law Firm in 2019.

Experience

Legal counselling, serving the interests of the client of the general contractor regarding the conclusion of the religious building construction contract with the Religious Organization “Religious Administration of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Ukraine”.

Successful protection of the client’s interests, an individual, in a lawsuit against PJSC "PrivatBank" for the recognition of legal relations under the terminated apartment mortgage agreement to be discontinued.

Protection of the interests of the investor, a legal entity being the owner of residential real estate and parking lots in the case of their illegal alienation of the residential complex "Cosmopolitan".

Successful representation of the client's interests – a developer – in a dispute with the architectural and construction control authorities regarding the commissioning of an apartment block in the Pechersk district of Kyiv (Housing Complex "Chornohoriia").

Comprehensive consulting on the reconstruction and commissioning of a tea factory in the settlement of Gostomel.