ADDRESS:

11 Kudryavska Street,

Kyiv, 04053, Ukraine

Tel.: +380 44 494 1919

E-mail: office@attorneys.ua

Web-site: https://attorneys.ua/en/our-team/gudiy/

EDUCATION

• Ukrainian State University of Finance and International Trade, International Law Faculty (Master of International Law)
• British Institute of International and Comparative Law (Public International Law)

PRACTICE AREAS

• Dispute Resolution
• Employment
• Compliance/Internal Investigations
• Sanctions

LANGUAGES

English, Ukrainian, Russian

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Valeriia Gudiy is a recognised expert in employment, compliance, regulatory investigations, and administrative disputes. She advises Ukrainian and international companies on complex employment matters, corporate compliance, sanctions, internal investigations, and high-stake disputes with state authorities, combining strategic legal advice with a practical understanding of business risks.

Valeriia has extensive experience of representing employers in complex labour disputes, including reinstatement claims, executive dismissals, disciplinary proceedings, compensation claims, and collective labour conflicts. She is particularly recognised for her unique expertise in disputes involving trade unions, successfully advising employers in negotiations, collective labour disputes, and precedent-setting litigation before courts of all instances, including the Supreme Court.

A significant part of her practice focuses on compliance and corporate risk advisory. Valeriia assists companies with sanctions compliance, anti-corruption and labour-law compliance programmes, internal investigations, HR audits, conflict-of-interest policies, and regulatory risk management. She also advises clients during inspections by state authorities and represents businesses in challenging decisions, actions and omissions of governmental bodies.

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS

• Ranked Leading Individual in Employment (Ukraine) by Chambers Europe 2026;
• Recognised as Leading Partner in Employment (Ukraine) by The Legal 500 EMEA 2026;
• Ranked No. 1 in Employment by 50 Leading Law Firms of Ukraine 2026;
• Listed among the Top 100 Best Lawyers of Ukraine (Client’s Choice 2026) and recognised as Practice Leader in Employment, Compliance/Internal Investigations and Sanctions;
• Recommended as Leading Individual in Labour & Employment and Immigration, and Recommended in Domestic Litigation by Ukrainian Law Firms. A Handbook for Foreign Clients.