Yiannis Karamanolis

Karamanolis - Cyprus

Managing Director

113 Prodromou Street
1st Floor
2064, Nicosia

357 22 277677

Litigation Star

Greek
English


Practice area:

Commercial and transactions
Competition/antitrust
Construction


Yiannis has significant experience in a wide range of contentious matters, focusing on:  

  • management and corporate control disputes 
  • derivative claims 
  • breach of fiduciary duties 
  • winding-up applications 
  • cross-border asset recovery 
  • trust disputes 
  • unlawful termination of distribution, franchise and licensing agreements  
  • breach of disclosure and confidentiality agreements
  • contentious aspects of intellectual property law and 
  • enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards.

He also regularly represents clients in multijurisdictional cases which require the issuance of interim freezing injunctions, disclosure orders, search orders, and orders for the appointment of liquidators and receivers. 

He has also particular interest in information and technology sector and provides specialised advice to entrepreneurs, investors and innovative companies.

  • Represented a local company which has the exclusive right for public transportation in regular routes all over Paphos District), its directors and shareholders and other affiliated companies, in the context of a post-judgment Freezing and Chabra Order application, prohibiting the alienation of approximately 14 million Euros. 
  • Represented a corporate service provider acting as a nominee director in a claim filed against them, for alleged negligence and breach of fiduciary duties.
  • Provided expert opinion in the context of a very high-profile cross border case currently pending before the Commercial Court of the UK
  • Represented a corporate service provider in a Disclosure Order application filed by creditors of the company
  • Representation of a Trustee in a Disclosure Order application filed against the current and ex-trustees of an international trust
  • Represented an ex director and now creditor of a Cyprus company in winding-up proceedings against his ex-employers.

  • Banking and financial services
  • Capital markets
  • Commercial/civil
  • Competition/antitrust
  • Construction
  • Domestic arbitration
  • Energy
  • Government and regulatory
  • Insolvency
  • Insurance
  • Intellectual property
  • International arbitration
  • Labour and employment
  • Product liability and recall
  • Real estate
  • Tax
  • Technology and telecommunications
  • Trade and customs
  • Trusts and estates
  • White-collar crime

  • Banking
  • Financial Services
  • Gaming
  • Real Estate
  • Tech and telecoms

  • LLB with Merit – National University of Athens (Law Faculty)
  • LLM with Distinction in Commercial and Corporate Law – Queen Mary College University of London