Lawyers

Christiana  Pyrkotou

Christiana Pyrkotou

Work Department

Litigation and Dispute Resolution

Position

Senior Associate

Career

Christiana’s main areas of practice are civil, corporate and commercial litigation and dispute resolution with a particular emphasis on contract law, shareholder disputes, joint-venture disputes, derivative actions, international trade and torts and liquidation of companies.Christiana's experience is as follows: Advised and represented national and international entities in court proceedings involving applications for Mareva injunctions and disclosure orders Engaged in many large and complex court proceedings, including shareholder disputes, breach of trust agreements and fiduciary duties and derivative actions Advised clients on aspects of Cyprus law in connection with cases involving complex, multi-jurisdictional issues Advised foreign corporations and private individuals on litigation strategy aimed at preserving and recovering assets Advised foreign entities on enforcing foreign judgments and arbitration awards in Cyprus Advised creditors on liquidation and debt collection procedures Advised private individuals and negotiated with trading companies whose license was suspended by CySec Represented private individuals in banking fraud cases involving successful applications for Mareva and Norwich Pharmacal orders.

Languages

English, Greek.

Memberships

Called to the Bar by the Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn Admitted to the Cyprus Bar in 2010

Education

Graduated in law from the University of Leicester, UK in 2007 LLM Corporate Law, University of London (UCL), UK, 2008 Bar Vocational Course, College of Law, London, UK, 2009