Ierotheos Koufis

Ierotheos specializes in civil and commercial law, as well as civil procedure-areas that also form the core of his academic research. As a member of our litigation team, he represents clients in complex, high-stakes disputes across a broad range of sectors, including agency and distributorship, employment, shareholder conflicts, concessions, construction, and insolvency-related matters. He also advises clients on strategic considerations during pre-litigation and pre-arbitration stages. He has acted in both domestic and international commercial arbitrations under various institutional rules, and has significant experience with arbitration-related proceedings before the Greek courts.

EDUCATION

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Ph.D. (Cand.) in Civil Procedure
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, LL.M in International Dispute Resolution
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, LL.M in Civil Procedure
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Law Degree

PUBLICATIONS

• “Distinction between contractual disputes and disputes arising from delict or quasi-delict within the meaning of Article 7(1) and (2) of Regulation 1215/2012 – prompted by the CJEU judgment of 24.11.2020, C-59/19, Wikingerhof GmbH & Co. KG v. Booking.com BV,” Civil Procedure Review (EPolD) 5/2021, pp. 534–541.
• “The application of the provisions of Law 4640/2019 on mediation to non-genuine voluntary-jurisdiction cases,” Civil Procedure Review (EPolD) 4/2023, p. 384.
• “Damages for breach of an arbitration agreement through recourse to state courts – Doctrinal issues and international dimension,” Arbitration and Mediation (DiD) 1/2023, pp. 7–20.»