His clients range from some of the largest semi-public bodies in Cyprus, such as the Electricity Authority of Cyprus and Hermes Airports Limited, the company operating the Cypriot Airports, to multinational conglomerates and high net worth businessmen from around the world. Christos has also litigated on behalf of foreign governments and companies with most of his clientele originating from Russia and the Ukraine.
Christos is renowned as an immensely effective, unphasable and captivating courtroom advocate who has intimate knowledge of the legal intricacies of courtroom litigation. Although he has litigated on a wide array of legal fields, he has made his name by litigating some of the most legally and factually complex and arduous corporate disputes ever heard before the Cypriot Courts, always presenting the case passionately and creating precedent on a number of novel issues along the way.
The sort of cases he takes on can be characterised as fiercely contested affairs which play out on a multi-jurisdictional battleground. Strategy and timing are often of the essence in this sort of disputes. The same goes for being able to effectively command a team of lawyers and having the ability to work in seamless unison with the client's counsel in the other jurisdictions. With the above in mind, Christos excels in not only putting the case before the Court and litigating the dispute but also in proving his clients with advice on how to conduct their business while the dispute is being litigated.
He enjoys expert knowledge of, and has litigated countless interim orders such as freezing injunctions (Mareva Injunctions), discovery orders (Norwich Pharmacal orders), contempt orders, orders for the appointment of interim receivers and interim orders in aid and/or support of international arbitral proceedings. He has also dealt with numerous cases concerning the recognition, registration and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards.
Christos is a recommended lawyer in both Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners Europe international legal directories in the fields of Litigation and Dispute Resolution.
