The ‘experienced, highly skilled and reliable’ lawyers at Patrikios Legal are ’thorough and eager to win,’ say clients. The department is co-led by Stavros Pavlou and Chrysostomos Nicolaou; Pavlou is registered to handle commercial disputes at the Dubai International Financial Center courts. The group is adept at handling both conventional and alternative forms of dispute resolution, including arbitration and mediation. Clients include public and private companies, multinational corporations, banks, financial institutions, entrepreneurs, and individuals from Cyprus and abroad. The firm deftly handles numerous complex international and local disputes across the banking, corporate, and commercial sectors. In addition, it covers a range of civil and criminal matters, as well as administrative cases. It is experienced at obtaining ancillary relief orders in the context of foreign litigation and arbitration. Another area of excellence is successfully managing challenging shareholder disputes in multinational companies. Marina Hadjisoteriou joined the team at beginning of 2025 from Michael Kyprianou & Co. LLC, bringing expertise in complex fraud and asset tracing cases.
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‘Stavros is second to none - he has a unique approach, with a wealth of experience and wisdom. I would not go anywhere else for highly complex, high-profile litigation.'
‘Eleni Dionysiou is a young, very skillful associate. She is extremely responsive and able to deal with complex issues. She also duly followed up on matters.'
'Stavros has a very good understanding of sanctions law, which is difficult to find and incredibly valuable.’
‘A wonderful firm headed by the charismatic and immensely experienced Stavros Pavlou. One of the 'go-to' firms in Cyprus, with immensely capable dispute lawyers across the range of disciplines.’
‘Marina Hadjisoteriou is a Cypriot dispute resolution practitioner with the solid profile that is very well known far beyond Cyprus. She is a real asset for the firm. We had a real pleasure of working with Marina: both, during the process and, of course, extremely pleased with the result that she helped to achieve.’
‘Stavros Pavlou is a leading lawyer in Cyprus and more broadly in the world of international arbitration. He is the ‘go-to’ lawyer in Cyprus for complex commercial litigation.'
- 'Eleni Dionysiou is an outstanding lawyer and handles complex disputes in Cyprus and in the arbitration market. She is very responsive and achieves excellent results.’
- 'Marina Hadjisoteriou is highly experienced in international asset tracing matters. She is the first person I call when I have a difficult issue to resolve in Cyprus.'
Key clients
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Alpha Bank Cyprus Ltd
- Alpha Bank Greece
- Bank of Cyprus PLC
- BSA Ahmad Bin Hezeem & Associates LLP
- Socratis Socratous as Liquidator
- Jure Law firm
- Michael Papadopoulos LLC
- Rybalkin, Gortsunyan and Partners
- Cooke, Young & Keidan
Work highlights
- Appointed by an international law firm to act as co-counsel in a pending LCIA Arbitration concerning disputes between shareholders.
- Advising on a complex case relating to the sale of a mall, which at the time was under construction in Constantza, Romania.
- Represented one of the debtors of a Cypriot company in a winding up petition for the winding up of the company pursuant to the provisions of Articles 209, 211, 212 of the Companies Law Cap.113.
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Stavros Pavlou; Chrysostomos Nicolaou; Marina Hadjisoteriou
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