Ms Ulyana Bardyn

Ulyana Bardyn, FCIArb, is an independent arbitrator based in the New York area, serving parties globally.

With over a decade of experience as counsel in high-stakes, complex cross-border disputes—spanning both commercial and investor-state matters—Ulyana brings to this role a strong command of arbitral procedure, a nuanced understanding of substantive law, sharp analytical acumen, and an unwavering commitment to delivering efficient justice while respecting the parties’ chosen procedures.

Trained in both civil and common law traditions, she is qualified in New York and Ukraine. She has lived and worked across multiple jurisdictions in Europe and the United States and is fully trilingual (Ukrainian, English, and Russian). This background lends her the cultural fluency that is highly valued in international dispute resolution.

Ulyana is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb) and serves on several prominent arbitrator rosters. She is also an Associate of the College of Commercial Arbitrators and a graduate of the ICC Advanced Arbitration Academy for Arbitrators. Earlier in her career, she worked with the Secretariat of the ICC International Court of Arbitration, where she oversaw hundreds of arbitration matters of varying size and complexity—an experience that significantly shaped her approach and discipline as an arbitrator.

Her contributions have been recognized by leading directories, including Who’s Who Legal / Lexology Index and The Legal 500.

Ulyana holds Ukrainian nationality.