- LLM, Birkbeck University of London, International Law
- GDL and LPC, BPP University (Law School), London
- BA Honours, Kyiv Taras Shevchenko National University, History
- English
- Ukrainian
- Russian
Galyna is a Partner at Fortior Law and Head of the firm’s London office. She is qualified in England & Wales and specialises in complex, high-value corporate, commercial, and financial disputes before the English courts and in international arbitration under LCIA, ICC, UNCITRAL, LME, LMAA, and GAFTA rules.
Her core areas of expertise include civil fraud and asset recovery, cross-border litigation, and banking disputes. Galyna also has significant experience in alternative dispute resolution, including mediation.
Before joining Fortior Law, Galyna gained experience with leading UK and US firms in the City of London. She is a member of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts, the Energy Arbitration Club, the Ukrainian Bar Association (UBA), and the Ukrainian Arbitration Association (UAA). She also serves on the Committee of the British Ukrainian Law Association (BULA) and is a member of the British Kazakh Society (BKS) in London and the Women’s Law Network (WLN), where she is the exclusive member for Complex Corporate and Commercial Dispute Resolution and International Arbitration.
Notable Cases
– Magomedov & Ors v TPG Group Holdings (SBS), LP & Ors [2025] EWHC 59 (Comm) – Acted for three of the 23 defendants in a USD 13.8 billion claim involving two alleged conspiracies over ownership of Russia’s largest seaports (NCSP and FESCO), one of the biggest cases ever heard by the English High Court.
– Dynasty Company for Oil and Gas Trading Ltd v Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq & Anor [2021] EWHC 952 (Comm) – Represented Dynasty in a USD 1.8 billion claim over oil assets in Kurdistan, one of the largest commercial disputes before the High Court that year.
– Filatona Trading Ltd & Oleg Deripaska v Navigator Equities Ltd & Vladimir Chernukhin [2019] EWHC 173 (Comm) – Represented Oleg Deripaska in a USD 100 million joint venture dispute that began in LCIA arbitration and progressed to High Court proceedings under sections 67 and 68 of the Arbitration Act 1996.
– JSC Commercial Bank PrivatBank v Kolomoisky & Ors – Acted for the first defendant in a £1.5 billion fraud and misappropriation claim.
– Kazakhstan Kagazy PLC & Ors v Maskat Askaruly Arip & Ors – Successfully resisted attempts to obtain final charging orders over two London properties valued at approximately £38 million.
– GFH Capital Ltd v David Haigh & Ors [2020] EWHC 1269 (Comm) – Represented GFH in enforcing a Dubai International Commercial Court judgment against former Leeds United owner David Haigh. The published judgment clarified the common-law position on enforcement of foreign judgments in England & Wales.
