Olena Shtohryn is an attorney at law, legal  counselor, and mediator with extensive expertise in real estate,  construction, and dispute resolution.

Olena obtained her law degree from the  Ukrainian Academy of Banking of the National Bank of Ukraine in 2007 and was  admitted to the Ukrainian National Bar Association (Kyiv Regional Bar Association)  in 2011. 

She began her career at the State Property  Fund of Ukraine, gaining valuable experience in privatization, state-owned  property management, and litigation, including cases before the Supreme Court  of Ukraine.

In 2008, she joined one of Kyiv’s leading  development holdings, providing legal counsel for major projects such as  H-Tower, Riviera Riverside, and Ambassador House etc..

In 2011, Olena joined a top-tier law firm  specializing in agriculture and land law, where she led the Real Estate and  Construction practice and later became a partner.

In 2019, she earned a Mediation Certificate  from the Kyiv Mohyla Business School and   Certificate Unit School of Business (in business administration and  management) and established Dictio, focusing on real estate investment, due  diligence, dispute resolution, and alternative pre-trial settlements.

In 2022, she was listed as a foreign  attorney eligible to practice in Poland (Ukrainian and international law)  under the Warsaw Bar Association and expand companie’s activity on the EU and  US markets through affiliation with Miller Canfield Paddock and Stone (USA).

Her practice area covers due diligence of  real estate and unfinished construction projects for the purpose of their  acquisition, restoration, reconstruction, and completion. Olena also advises  foreign and national clients  during  the signing of real estate, investment, and construction-related contracts,  as well as on the application of city planning, land, and land use legislation.  She was successfully dealing with pretrial settlement in the  Intergovernmental infrastructure export projects (OECD), negotiations and  creating partnerships between foreign and national construction companies.

She has dealt with changes in real estate  and construction law in Ukraine during martial law. 

In 2023, Olena was appointed as an expert in  the Working Group on the Urban Planning Code of Ukraine by the Verkhovna Rada  of Ukraine

In 2024, she joined the Expert Council of  the Representative Office of the Ukrainian Ombudsman in Poland.

A strong advocate for the construction  industry, Olena is a Board Member of the Confederation of Builders of Ukraine  and a frequent speaker at industry events.

• 2024 has been recognized as one of the TOP 10 WOMAN LEADERS IN UKRAINE  by Global Woman Leader magazine.
• Ukrainian Law Firms. Handbook for the foreign clients 2023 – ranked one of the notable experts in Real Estate, Construction, and Land.
• One of the best lawyers in Construction according to the All-Ukrainian Construction Award IBUILD 2021
• Exclusive winner of Lexology Client Choice 2021 (London, UK) in Real Estate in Ukraine.
• TOP - 10 most promising young lawyers according to Client's Choice 100 Best Lawyers 2012/2013

• Member of the Kyiv Regional Bar Association
• Member of the Board of Directors of Confederation of Builders of Ukraine.
• Member of the Warsaw Bar Association 
• Member of the Ukrainian Bar Association.
• Member of the Council of Experts of the Representative Office of the Ukrainian Ombudsman in Poland.