Olena Gulyanytska is currently the head of the Dispute Appointment Service (DAS) at the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. She first graduated in law and management in Ukraine, then studied English law at BPP Law School. Olena further completed a postgraduate Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration from Queen Mary College, London, and an LLM from Georgetown University Law Center, Washington D.C. She has practised ADR since 2007, at WilmerHale, Watson, Farley & Williams, Kennedys, and the LCIA.