Astraea

Commercial Litigation, Arbitration, Regulatory Compliance and Investigations

Associate

Khrystyna is a dual-qualified English solicitor and Ukrainian advocate, specialising in cross-border commercial litigation and arbitration, with a particular focus on civil fraud disputes. Khrystyna worked on some of the leading high-profile cases in the UK concerning asset tracing and recovery, often involving freezing injunctions, disclosure orders and other forms of interim relief. She has also worked on major fraud disputes relating to crypto assets.

Khrystyna has acted for both Claimants and Defendants in large and complex commercial disputes in the High Court of Justice and arbitration proceedings under the LCIA rules. She has experience in dealing with disputes throughout all stages of proceedings leading up to and including trials, as well as various interim applications and, in particular, complex disclosure exercises.

Khrystyna has deep knowledge and understanding of the political and legal environments in Ukraine and Eurasia more generally. She has a particular interest in legal disputes regarding crypto, the recovery of assets and sanctions issues, as well as enforcement of awards and judgments against sovereign states, and have written various articles on legal issues arising from the Russian Federation’s occupation of Ukraine, enforcement of judgments against the Russian Federation and Russia’s use of crypto to evade sanctions. She is also a regular contributor to Astraea’s thought leadership work and legal insights.

Khrystyna completed a PhD in Criminal Justice from Ivan Franko National University in Lviv (Ukraine) in 2013 and a pre-LLM course from Chicago-Kent College of Law at the Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago, USA) in 2025. She is fluent in Ukrainian and Russian and can read Polish in a professional context.

Feb 2024 - Present - Associate, Astraea Group, London

Aug 2022 - Jul 2023 - Associate, Ontier LLP, London

Apr 2019 - Aug 2022 - Associate, Steptoe LLP, London

Oct 2018 - Aug 2019 - Legal Assistant, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates, London

Oct 2017 - Sep 2018 - Paralegal, Peters & Peters, London

Nov 2013 - Apr 2015 - Assistant Professor, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Ukraine

May 2014 - May 2015 - Researcher, Mentor, European Commission, Ukraine

Nov 2011 - Aug 2012 - In-House Counsel, Galnaftogaz, Ukraine

Fluent in English, Ukrainian and Russian languages, and limited working proficiency in Polish.

Solicitors Regulation Authority, Solicitor of England and Wales

Ukrainian Advocate, Ukrainian National Bar Association

Oct 2024 - Jun 2025 - Pre-LLM course, Law, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology

Oct 2010 - Oct 2013 - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Law, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv

Sep 2009 - Jun 2010 - Master of Law (with commendation), Ivan Franko National University of Lviv