Mariia Puchyna

Ukraine

MPhil Law, 2011
St Hugh's College
Funding: Weidenfeld

Masha obtained a BA in International Public Law from the Taras Shevchenko National University, Kyiv in 2008 and also holds an MJur from Oxford, which she obtained in 2010 as a Weidenfeld Scholar. Continuing as a Scholar in the Leadership Programme, she graduated with an MPhil in Law in 2011. Since 2006, she has been co-editor of ‘Jus Gentium’ journal for young professionals, which specialises in international law and international relations.

In 2006, Masha undertook an internship as a Legal Adviser at the Ukrainian Ministry of Work and Social Politics and has since gone on to work for various law firms. She is currently a Senior Associate at the International Arbitration Group, Freshfields Bruckhaus, Deringer LLP, Paris.