Oksana Karel
Foreign AssociateWarsaw, Munich
Email [email protected]hoganlovells.com
Phone +48 22 529 29 00 (Warsaw) +49 89 290 12 0 (Munich)
Fax +48 22 529 29 01
LanguagesEnglish, German, Ukrainian, Russian
Practice groupLitigation, Arbitration, and Employment
"Great sense of judgement"
Chambers Global, 2022 (Dispute Resolution: International - Ukraine)
For more than ten years Oksana Karel has been helping clients in international arbitration proceedings. She has extensive experience in acting for businesses and individuals in investment arbitration as well as handling complex commercial arbitrations.
Oksana dealt with numerous institutional, as well as ad hoc, arbitrations (including VIAC, ICDR (AAA), ICC, ICSID, LCIA, and GAFTA) seated across Europe and in the US. Her experience includes disputes related to energy and natural resources (power generation, renewables), life sciences and health care, as well as construction and infrastructure projects.
Awards and recognitions
2022
Band 4
Chambers Global Guide, Dispute Resolution: International - Ukraine
2022
Next Generation Partners
The Legal 500 EMEA
Education and admissions
Education
LL.M., Heidelberg University, 2012
Kyiv National Linguistic University, with honours, 2010
Memberships
International Chamber of Commerce Young Arbitrators Forum (ICC YAF)
Young International Arbitration Group (YIAG)
Young ICSID
German Arbitration Institute below 40 (DIS 40)
HKIAC HK45
Arbitral Women
Ukrainian Arbitration Association
Bar admissions and qualifications
Ukraine
Representative experience
Acting for investors in an arbitration against Ukraine under a Bilateral Investment Treaty.*
Acting for investors in an ICSID arbitration against Republic of Lithuania under a Bilateral Investment Treaty.*
Acting for Ukraine in an ICSID arbitration under a Bilateral Investment Treaty.*
Acting for international agricultural company in a dispute under the ICDR (AAA) Rules arising out of a joint venture agreement.*
Acting for international energy company in a dispute under the ICC Rules arising out of operation and maintenance contract.*
Acting for the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine (the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine) in a dispute under VIAC Rules arising out of electricity supply agreement.*
Acting for international energy company in a dispute under LCIA Rules arising out of distribution agreement.*
Acting for international agricultural company in a dispute under GAFTA Rules arising out of supply agreement.*
Acting for international power generation company in a dispute under ICAC at the UCC Rules arising out of construction agreement.*
Acting for international renewable energy company in a dispute under ICAC at the UCC Rules arising out of agreement for commissioning of solar system.*
*Matter handled prior to joining Hogan Lovells.
