Practice Expertise

  • Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Arbitration / Mediation
  • Banking
  • Commercial Law
  • Corporate & Commercial Law
  • European Union Law
  • Litigation, Arbitration & Mediation
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Areas of Practice

  • Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Arbitration / Mediation
  • Banking
  • Commercial Law
  • Corporate & Commercial Law
  • European Union Law
  • Litigation, Arbitration & Mediation
  • Banking & Secured Financing
  • Distribution, Commercial & Franchise ...
  • Human Rights Law
  • Public & Private International Law
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Profile

Victoria-Zoi Papagiannis is a Partner in the dispute resolution department of the firm.

Her practice focuses mainly on high-value, complex commercial and corporate litigation and arbitration, primarily with an international or multijurisdictional aspect, and she has very extensive experience in the issuance of injunctive relief, including freezing, disclosure, search and anti-suit interim injunctions in support of both domestic and international, court and arbitral proceedings (both ad hoc and institutional).

She has successfully represented legal entities and HNW individuals in the context of complex and high-value corporate and commercial cases involving fraud, misrepresentation, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duties, fraudulent transfers and negligence.

She also regularly advises on issues pertaining to the recognition and enforcement of foreign court judgments and arbitral awards in Cyprus, as well as, on cases relating to professional and product liability.

Victoria-Zoi Papagiannis has been recognised as a 'Dispute Resolution Star' for Cyprus (Benchmark Litigation 2019 & 2020). She is also a regular contributor in legal publications on the areas of litigation, arbitration and mediation, including Wolters Kluwer, Chambers, ICLG, and Getting the Deal Through.

Bar Admissions
Bar Council of England & Wales (2007)
Cyprus Bar Association (2008)

Education
London School of Economics and Political Science (B.Sc. Government), College of Law (Graduate Diploma in Law), University College London (LL.M. Human Rights/Medical Negligence), College of Law (Bar Vocational Course)

Areas of Practice

  • Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Arbitration / Mediation
  • Banking
  • Commercial Law
  • Corporate & Commercial Law
  • European Union Law
  • Litigation, Arbitration & Mediation
  • Banking & Secured Financing
  • Distribution, Commercial & Franchise Agreements
  • Human Rights Law
  • Public & Private International Law

Professional Career



Articles

Cyprus Chapter - The International Comparative Legal Guide to: International Arbitration 2012
Cyprus Chapter - The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Litigation and Dispute Resolution 2012
Cyprus Chapter - The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Product Liability 2010

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