Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution: Current Trends in the Context of EU Accession
Panel discussion
“Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution: Current Trends in the Context of EU Accession”
Date: September 23, 2025, 10:00-15:00
Coordinator: Prof., Dr. Tetiana Tsuvina
Ukraine’s accession to the EU envisages a systematic update of national legislation in the field of mediation and alternative dispute resolution to bring it into line with the best practices of EU countries in this area. The Rule of Law Roadmap contains a number of measures aimed at popularizing and increasing the effectiveness of mediation and alternative dispute resolution. The panel discussion will be a platform for discussing ways to implement the relevant measures among a wide range of representatives of state authorities, international experts, scholars and mediators.
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SPEAKERS

Director of the Directorate of Justice and Criminal Justice of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine, Candidate of Law, Honored Lawyer of Ukraine. Sphere of scientific interests: theory of law, mediation, juvenile justice and justice. Author of the concept of legal monitoring as an element of the formation of the country’s legal policy. Under the […]

A mediation expert and researcher, she holds the position of the Head of the International, civil and commercial law department at the State University of Trade and Economics. Ms. Mazaraki has provided extensive research on mediation implementation in the Ukrainian legal framework. She founded the Mediation Clinic and the Educational and Advisory Center for Mediation […]

Doctor of Science (Law), Head of the Civil procedure Department of the Educational and Scientific Institute of Law of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Professor, Honored Lawyer of Ukraine. Arbitrator and Member of the Presidium of the International Commercial Arbitration Court at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Ukraine. Professor Prytyka is a […]

Head of Mediation and Sustainable Conflict Resolution Laboratory at Mykolas Romeris University (Vilnius, Lithuania). CEDR certified mediator, Board member of INADR, Deputy Chair of National Mediators’ qualification exam commission and member of Commission for Evaluation of Mediators’ Activities of the Republic of Lithuania. Experienced mediation trainer, author and co-author of scientific and methodological papers and […]

President of the Lithuanian Chamber of Mediators; Deputy Chair of the Mediators’ Activity Evaluation Commission and member of the Mediators’ Examination Commission. She is a Lecturer at the Institute of Private Law, Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania, teaching Mediation, Alternative Dispute Resolution, and Mediation Practice to Bachelor’s and Master’s students both in Lithuanian and English. Indrė […]

Mediator and lawyer by training, with 10 years of experience in the field of company, contract, investor protection, energy and EU law. She has a PhD in the field of mediation and has designed the first mediation training curriculum in the University of National and World Economy, Sofia, integrating online tools as part of the teaching […]

Lawyer, mediator, trainer, Ph.D., Honored Lawyer of Ukraine. President of the Ukrainian Mediation Academy, Head of the EU Project “CONSENT: Enhancing the Role of Alternative Dispute Resolution in Ukraine with a Focus on Mediation”. Co-founder and honorary member of the National Association of Mediators of Ukraine. Co-author of the Law “On Mediation”, the Code of […]

A specialist in the ADR and legal aid. Holds the position of Head of the Department for the Implementation of Alternative Methods of Dispute Resolution of the Coordination Center for the Provision of Legal Aid. Mediator, Trainer. Responsible for: – formation and maintenance of the Register of Mediators for cooperation with centers that provide free […]

Head of the Department of International Legal Assistance in Civil Cases of the Department of International Legal Assistance of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine. By profession – a lawyer, certified mediator (basic skills, mediation with the participation of minors, family mediation, cross-border family mediation). Has been working at the Ministry of Justice since 2002. […]

Head of the Queritius Kyiv office. He has more than 21 years’ experience acting on behalf of clients at all stages of litigation, international arbitration, and enforcement, offering versatile advice on contentious matters. Sergiy has handled arbitrations under a variety of international institutional and ad hoc arbitration rules, including ICACU, LCIA, LMAA, SCC, ICC, UNCITRAL, […]
MODERATOR

Doctor of Science (Law), Head of the Department of Civil Procedure, Arbitration and International Private Law of the Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University, Director of the Center for Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution. Qualified lawyer specializing in civil procedure and ADR, who has scientific and practical experience, including advocacy and mediation practice. An author of […]
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Co-Chairman of Organizing Committee
Rector of Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University
Anatoly Hetman