Sofiia

SOFIIA DIACHENKO
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EDUCATION

Сentral European University, Vienna, Austria 09.2025-06.2026
LLM in Global Business Law and Regulation (in progress), language — English
Scholarships:
• Partial tuition fee waiver
Thesis: From Crimea to Donbas: Effective Control, BIT and Territorial Jurisdiction Across Phases of the Russia–Ukraine
War and Future Armed Conflicts

Selected coursework:
• International Commercial Arbitration • International Investment Law and Arbitration
• Law and Technology • Compliance
• International Trade Law • Labor Migration Law and Business
• Capital Markets and Securities Regulations • Mediation
• The Regulatory Environment of International • Negotiation and Drafting of Commercial Agreements
Business • Human Rights and Business

Institute of International Relations Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv 09.2021-06.2025
Double Bachelor’s Degree in International Law and Translation, language — Ukrainian, French

Scholarships (merit-based):
• State-subsidised education 2021-2025
• Stipend for learning outcomes 2022-2025
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece 02.2024-06.2024
Faculty of Law, ECTS courses, Erasmus+ Mobility exchange, language — English

Scholarships:
• Full-tuition fee waiver
• Monthly scholarship

Selected coursework:
• International Sales Contracts (CISG)
• Public International Law
• International Investment Law
• Legal aspects of Cybercrime
• History of legal Philosophy Total number of ECTS: 26

Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland 04.2022-06.2022
Faculty of Law and Administration, ECTS courses, Erasmus+ Summer semester, language — Ukrainian, English
Selected coursework:
• Legal mechanisms for resolving private law disputes in Ukraine
• Contract law of Ukraine
• Legal basis of Democracy Total number of ECTS: 10
Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University, Kharkiv, Ukraine 09.2020-06.2021
Bachelor’s degree in law – transferred after 1st year
Scholarships (merit-based):
• State-subsidised education 2020-2021
• Stipend for learning outcomes Total number of ECTS: 30

WORK EXPERIENCE
Sayenko Kharenko Attorney’s Office, Kyiv, Ukraine (top-tier Ukrainian firm in almost all practice areas according to The
Legal 500 EMEA 2024 ed.)
Legal Trainee, Cross-border Disputes, Complience & Investigations 04.2024 – 05.2025

• Assisting senior lawyers in conducting internal investiagations primarally for multinatinonal clients; legal
assistance in conducting international business transactions.
• Performing complience due diligence, drafting contracts, researching regulations.
• Working on international and domestic disputes; performing legal and general research, drafting memoranda and
correspondence.

Vasil Kisil & Partners, Kyiv, Ukraine (one of the leading Ukrainian law firms highly recognised by world rankings, one of the first
private firms created in independent Ukraine) 11.2022 - 03.2023
Legal Trainee, Data Privacy & Protection Practice
 • Assisting senior lawyers in advising foreign and local clients on IT/ TMT law, data privacy and data protection regulatory
• Assisting with data mapping exercises to identify how clients collect, process, store, and transfer personal data.
• Supporting senior lawyers in conducting compliance audits by evaluating a client’s adherence to relevant privacy
regulations,help in preparing reports or summaries from the audits for clients.

AWARDS
• Winner of the 8 Jessup Summer School organised by Jessup Georgia and Jessup Ukraine 2023
• Eric E. Bergsten Award for Best Team Orals by advancing to the top-64 teams (Willem C. Vis International Commercial
Arbitration Moot) 2023
• Peters Sanders Award Honourable Mention for Best Memorandum for Claimant ((Willem C. Vis International Commercial
Arbitration Moot) 2023
• The first place at the II National Moot Court Competition on Intellectual Property Law 2021

ADDITIONAL LEGAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING
• Summer ELSA Law School on Business Law by ELSA Bulgaria (Sofia, Bulgaria) 2023
• Diploma in English Law & Legal Skills (“Dells”) by British Law Centre (remotely) 2023
• AVELLUM M&A Academy on the basics of M&A and joint venture structuring (remotely) 2022
• Anti-corruption school of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (remotely) 2022
• Summer School of International Commercial Law and Arbitration by European Humanities University 2022
• Invisible University For Ukraine (IUFU) Certificate by CEU (remotely) 2022
- Ukraine in/and Europe: Frameworks of European Integration (Politics/Law track)
• Invisible University For Ukraine (IUFU) Certificate by CEU (remotely) 2024
- The Security and Political Economy of EU Integration: Theory and Policy
- Times of Uncertainty: Wars, Revolutions, and the Politics of Historical Events

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
• 31st Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot - Participant, representing Taras Shevchenko National
University Of Kyiv 2023-2024
• 30th Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot - Participant, representing Taras Shevchenko National
University Of Kyiv (advanced to the Round Top-64) 2022-2023
• Participant of the I Kyiv Commercial Litigation Moot Court Competition by UBA Student League 2022
• Participant of the VI National Moot Court Competition On International Criminal Law by ELSA Ukraine 2022

VOLUNTEER WORK

CEU Vienna Vis Pre-Moot (in process) 2025-2026
Member of the Organising Committee
• Contributed to the organisation of a full-day pre-moot in Vienna scheduled for the March 21, 2026, including coordination of
multiple practice rounds, arbitrator panels, and feedback sessions.
• Assisted in liaising with international arbitration practitioners, academics, former Vis participants, and coaches, supporting
both the academic quality and professional networking dimension of the event.

CEU QuantLab
Head of Law Track 2025-2026
• Lead the Law track by integrating legal and regulatory analysis into interdisciplinary market research across finance,
technology, and business.
• Translate complex legal frameworks (regulation, compliance, governance) into practical insights for research publications
and market analyses.
• Coordinate and supervise legal research within Quant Lab, contributing to interdisciplinary projects and applied policy
discussions.
• Support and cinduct professional events, panels, and expert discussions by providing legal perspectives at the intersection
of law, data, and business.

Ukrainian Student's League
Legal Service Manager at Kyiv branch 2023-2024
• Legal drafting of internal and external documents
• Research and establishment of local policies of the organisation
• Participation in national and international events representing the organisation;
• Review of legal documents: Contracts, Memorandums, etc.

The European Law Students' Association
Director of ELSA Ukraine 2022-2024
• Delegate representing ELSA Ukraine at the International Strategy Meeting (Prague, Czech Republic)
 • File keeping of the NGO, administering activities; communication with members, HR activities

Vice President of Professional Development at ELSA Kyiv (member of the board) 2022-2023
• Managed Professional Development Programs (organized more than 15 internships (domestic and foreign) for
Ukrainian law students
• Provided career support and guidance for ELSA members and
• Organised legal skill-building events (moot courts, UN Models, law competitions), research groups

EU NEGHBOURS east
Young European Ambassador to Ukraine (YEAs) 2022 -2024
• Organised YEA-led social media campaigns and public diplomacy activities, workshops, ideathons, pub quizzes, meetings,
school visits, fairs, Europe Days meant for the promotion of EU Values and Partnerships
• YEAs organising those events promote peacebuilding and regional cooperation by engaging in dialogue with peers across
borders, particularly in regions affected by conflicts or political instability.

UBA Students’ League
Projects manager, UBA Students’ League, Kyiv branch 2022
• Organizer of the XII Intellectual Property Law School
• Organizer of the White-Collar Crime Law School

LANGUAGES
▪ English: full professional proficiency (IELTS Academic 7,0) ▪ French: limited professional proficiency
▪ German: basic ▪ Ukrainian: native speaker ▪ russian: native speaker.