John Kyriakides

John Kyriakides serves as the Managing Partner of the firm and heads the Dispute Resolution department. He is eligible to plead before the Greek Supreme Court. He studied law in the UK and obtained his post-graduate degree (LLM) at UCL, University of London in 1999.

He regularly advises foreign clients and handles litigation with respect to cases involving defective products, acting mainly for international producers or manufacturers. He is particularly experienced in product liability in the pharmaceutical and automotive sector, often representing clients in cases involving breach of the law of obligations and torts, intellectual property, as well as agency and distribution disputes. Before the criminal courts and investigating authorities he regularly represents corporate clients acting as civil party (plaintiff) in white collar crime cases; he also acts as an attorney for the defense in cases involving criminal liability of corporate executives. He has developed the gaming & betting practice of the firm which provides regulatory, compliance and corporate advice. Additionally, he has led several internal audits and investigations.

John is a Member of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC-Hellas), Commission on Arbitration, a Member of the Executive Committee and BoD of the Hellenic American Chamber of Commerce and Chairman of the Chamber’s Legislative Reform Committee and a Member of the Hellenic Society of Criminal Law. He is a native Greek speaker and is fluent in English and French. Over the years he has published several articles in legal reviews and magazines, chapters on law reviews and is often a speaker in law conferences.