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Panagiotis
Kyriakou
Counsel
Geneva
Member of the Athens Bar, Registered at the Geneva Bar
+41 (0) 22 555 82 20
CV (English)
Expertise
International arbitration
Enforcement & asset recovery
Sports
Cross border litigation
Fintech and crypto assets
Professional background
PhD research and teaching assistantship (Geneva Graduate Institute)
Article editing for the Journal of International Economic Law (Oxford University Press)
Traineeships in arbitration, trade and corporate law (Athens, Paris and Geneva)
Education
PhD in International Law, Geneva Graduate Institute
Master in International Dispute Settlement, University of Geneva & Geneva Graduate Institute
LLB in Law, University of Athens
Languages
English
Greek
Spanish
Portuguese
French
Professional affiliations
Athens Bar Association
Swiss Arbitration Association
Associação Lusófona de Arbitragem e Mediação
Blockchain Lawyers Forum
International Law Association
Panagiotis’ practice focuses on complex cross-border disputes, primarily related to agency and distribution contracts, SPAs, finance and crypto assets, sports, and construction. He has handled arbitral proceedings under various rules (ICC, ICSID, CAS, and the Swiss Rules), as well as proceedings before the WTO’s Appellate Body, Swiss courts, the Caribbean Court of Justice, and the disciplinary authorities of football, tennis and boxing governing bodies.

Panagiotis has advised stakeholders such as states, sport governing bodies, the World Bank, construction companies and athletes. He is a listed arbitrator (ICC Switzerland, Blockchain Lawyers Forum), tribunal secretary and active scholar, whose publications have been cited by the US Congressional Research Service and in major journals.
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Details of recent activities
Recently, he:

Represented a European engineering company in a dispute governed by ICC Rules against a European company.

Represented a national sports federation and an athlete in proceedings before FIFA and the CAS regarding sports nationality.

Advised a state in efforts to recover assets in Switzerland.

Represented a African state as Third Participant before the WTO’s Appellate Body.

Advised a European investor in initiating ICSID proceedings against a European state.
Conferences
Moderating a panel on the topic of “Trace, Freeze, Recover: Challenges and Practical Tips for Enforcing Arbitral Awards in Greece and Beyond” in the context of the 2025 Athens Arbitration Days

Speech on the topic of “Soft Skills in Arbitration” in the context of the 2025 Athens Arbitration Days (in Greek)

Speech on the topic of “Shaping the Future of International Sports Law” in the context of a DIS-40 event

Speech on the topic of “Domestic Law in ISDS” in the context of the 2025 IPA Investment Arbitration Seminar (in Spanish)

Moderating a panel on “Arbitration and Asset Recovery in the Fintech Industry: Swiss and Cypriot Perspectives” in the context of the 2025 Cyprus Arbitration Days
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Publications
“Article R49” in I. Bantekas and M. Diaconu, Commentary on the CAS Code (CUP, 2026 – forthcoming)

“Swiss Law in International Sports Disputes: Practical Examples and Outlook” (with G. Palermo), 2025(2) CAS Bulletin (2025)

“Book review: The Parthenon Marbles and International Law by Catharine Titi”, 13(1) Cambridge International Law Journal (2024)

“Revisiting the Dispute Threshold in International Interpretation Proceedings: Deeds, Not Words” (with A. Cottin), 10 Journal of International Dispute Settlement (2019)

“Mitigating the Risks Entailed in Shareholders’ Claims for Reflective Loss: Suggestions for Investment Treaty Reform”, 19 Journal of World Investment and Trade (2018)