Ioannis Alexopoulos > Signature Litigation LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Signature Litigation LLP Offices
138 FETTER LANE
LONDON
EC4A 1BT
England
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Ioannis Alexopoulos
Work Department
Litigation, International Arbitration
Position
Ioannis specialises in commercial litigation and international arbitration, including banking disputes, particularly those involving financial products, investment banking and derivatives, and also in commercial and business disputes with an emphasis on joint venture and shareholder disputes, shareholder protection, business break-ups and fraud.
His key industry sectors are financial services, energy/oil & gas, shipping/international trade, telecoms, IT and infrastructure projects. The main geographies for Ioannis’ practice are Greece, the Balkans, Russia, the Middle East, Brazil and sub-Saharan Africa.
His cases often involve an international element, usually with competing multiple jurisdictions and laws. His clients include banks or their clients, insurers, intermediaries, venture capitalists and equity investors and large corporates in England and internationally.
Ioannis has extensive expertise representing clients in arbitrations under the ICC and LCIA rules, as well as others including SCC and UNCITRAL, and his cases often involve an international element, usually with competing multiple jurisdictions and laws. His clients include banks or their clients, insurers, intermediaries, venture capitalists and equity investors, and large corporates in England and internationally. Ioannis also advises in connection with investor state disputes.
Career
Associate, Holman Fenwick Willan, 1990; Partner, DLA Piper, 1998; Partner, Bryan Cave, 2015; Partner, Signature Litigation, 2016.
Languages
Fluent in English and Greek and conversational Portuguese
Memberships
London Solicitors Litigation Association; International Bar Association; Lex-Anglo-Brasil; Comitê Brasileiro de Arbitragem (CBAr).
Education
Ethnikon kai Kapodistriakon Panepistimion Athinon; University of Cambridge; College of Law York.
Leisure
Theatre, music, walking.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
(Leading partners)Home to ‘a team of exceptionally clever lawyers who can deal with any complex case’, Signature Litigation LLP has a significant track record in civil fraud disputes and arbitration, particularly in relation to investments and the banking and manufacturing sectors. The practice is headed up by Graham Huntley
, a longstanding civil fraud specialist; commercial litigation and arbitration practitioner Ioannis Alexopoulos is a ‘brilliant strategist’, who is particularly focused on joint venture and shareholder disputes, business break-ups, and fraud cases; and Julian Connerty‘s experience includes acting in matters involving bribery and corruption, theft, fraud, dishonesty, money laundering, and insider dealing. The team also includes Tadhg O’Leary, who regularly acts in high-stakes fraud claims. Promoted to partner in October 2023, the ‘clever, efficient and client-focused’ Kate Gee covers high-value, cross-border civil fraud and asset tracing claims.
London > Dispute resolution > International arbitration
(Leading partners)A ‘go-to disputes law firm’, Signature Litigation LLP is experienced in an array of international commercial and investment treaty arbitrations. The team also covers investment cases. Ioannis Alexopoulos‘ sector expertise encompasses financial services, energy, and oil and gas, along with shipping, international trade, telecoms, IT and infrastructure. International arbitration specialist Philipp Kurek is a September 2023 hire from Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Neil Newing is ‘a smart and sophisticated lawyer’, and Tsegaye Laurendeau is an Africa expert. The practice further includes Bernhard Maier, who focuses on the natural resources and energy sector, and international commercial and investor-state arbitration practitioner Pietro Grassi.