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 key 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
English, Greek, conversational Brazilian Portuguese and French.
Memberships
Chatham House, The Royal Institute of International Affairs; London Solicitors Litigation Association; International Bar Association.
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 individuals)Signature Litigation LLP is often engaged on matters spanning multiple jurisdictions, with the recent caseload showcasing matters across Australia, Greece, France and China, in addition to a plethora within Eastern Europe. The practice is spearheaded by Graham Huntley
, a lawyer with a particularly formidable reputation within the banking sector, and is also home to acclaimed names such as Ioannis Alexopoulos and Kate Gee.
London > Dispute resolution > International arbitration
(Leading individuals)‘Excellent specialist litigation firm‘ Signature Litigation LLP handles a broad range of international commercial arbitration matters. The team also covers high-profile investment arbitrations. Ioannis Alexopoulos is an expert in matters involving Greece, the Balkans, the Middle East, Brazil, and sub-Saharan Africa; Josh Wong is a ‘superb strategist‘; and counsel Bernhard Maier focuses on the natural resources and energy sector. In late 2022, international arbitration partner Tsegaye Laurendeau joined from Gaillard Banifatemi Shelbaya Disputes, while Neil Newing was elevated to partner.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals London > Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Leading individuals London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Fraud: civil London > Crime, fraud and licensing
- International arbitration London > Dispute resolution