Solicitor
Valeriia Budakova is a solicitor in the Dispute Resolution Department at SBP Law, with over eight years of experience handling complex cross-border disputes, international law, and arbitration.
She previously served as a sole legal counsel at the Embassy of Ukraine in the United Kingdom and held legal positions at the Directorate General for International Law of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and Department of Justice and National Security of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine. Throughout her roles, she has advised on complex international legal matters, negotiated bilateral agreements and handled high-profile disputes, including Ukraine’s cases against Russia before the International Court of Justice and arbitral tribunals under UNCLOS Annex VII.
Valeriia holds distinctions in both her LL.B. and LL.M. degrees from Yaroslav Mudriy National Law University (Ukraine) and BPP University (UK).
Fluent in English, Ukrainian, and Russian, Valeriia regularly advises on a wide range of disputes and commercial litigation.
