About

Yiannis Papapetrou LLC is a boutique Cyprus law firm providing legal advice and representation to individuals, businesses and international clients across a broad range of contentious and non-contentious matters.

Led by Yiannis Papapetrou, an advocate with more than two decades of legal experience, the firm combines established legal expertise with a personal, practical and commercially minded approach.

Our work includes commercial litigation, maritime and admiralty disputes, property matters, corporate and employment advice, succession planning and insolvency. We regularly assist clients with matters that cross borders or involve several connected areas of law, working with overseas lawyers and other professional advisers where needed.

We also provide external general counsel support to businesses, offering ongoing legal guidance to owners and management teams and working alongside in-house legal departments. This includes assistance with day-to-day legal questions, contracts, employment matters and the management of disputes.

We take the time to understand each client’s circumstances and objectives. Our approach is personal and practical, with direct involvement, clear advice and attention to the commercial and personal considerations behind each matter.

Yiannis Papapetrou is the founder of Yiannis Papapetrou LLC. With more than two decades of legal experience, he advises and represents individuals, businesses and international clients across commercial litigation and dispute resolution, admiralty litigation, real estate, corporate and commercial matters, employment, succession and insolvency.

His work encompasses both contentious and non-contentious matters, frequently involving cross-border issues or several interconnected areas of law. He works closely with clients and their other professional advisers to provide practical, coordinated advice that reflects their circumstances and objectives.

Yiannis has represented clients before the Supreme Court and District Courts of Cyprus, the Cyprus Admiralty Court and arbitral tribunals. His experience includes jurisdictional disputes, conflict of laws, and the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards in Cyprus. He also provides ongoing legal support to businesses, assisting with their day-to-day legal needs and the prevention and management of disputes.

Yiannis read law at the University of Warwick, England, where he was awarded an LL.B Honours degree in 2000. After completing the Bar Vocational Course at BPP Law School in London, he was called to the Bar of England and Wales by the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn in 2001. In 2002, he obtained an LL.M in Maritime Law from King’s College London, University of London. He was subsequently admitted to the Cyprus Bar in 2003.

He has been a licensed insolvency practitioner in Cyprus since 2015. He is an Affiliate Member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and an Affiliate Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb).

Yiannis also serves as Vice-President of the Cyprus Land & Property Owners Association (KSIA).

Through Idioktisia, the firm’s dedicated property law journal, he publishes legal updates, commentary and practical guidance on Cyprus property matters.