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Dr. Iryna Ponomarenko holds PhD, Master of Laws, and Juris Doctor degrees from the University of British Columbia. During her graduate studies, she authored multiple peer-reviewed articles in leading Canadian journals covering constitutional law, administrative law, class actions, and legal philosophy.
Concurrently, Professor Ponomarenko taught law courses at Simon Fraser University's School of Criminology, volunteered with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and served on the editorial board of the UBC Law Review. A member of the British Columbia bar, she previously practised commercial and tax litigation in Vancouver. Before moving to Canada, she worked as a civil and commercial litigator in Kyiv, Ukraine.