Ioannis Alexopoulos

Partner at Signature Litigation

Speaker

Ioannis is a Partner at Signature Litigation and specialises in fraud and asset tracing, commercial litigation and international arbitration, including banking disputes, particularly those involving financial products. His cases often involve an international element, usually with competing multiple jurisdictions and laws. His clients include banks, insurers, intermediaries, venture capitalists and equity investors and large corporates in England and internationally.

His key industry sectors are financial services, energy/oil & gas, shipping/international trade, telecoms, IT and infrastructure projects. He often advises in circumstances where these sectors overlap. The key geographies for Ioannis’s practice are Greece, the Balkans, the Middle East, Brazil and sub-Saharan Africa. He also has considerable experience of regulatory and internal investigations.

Ioannis is ranked individually in the Chambers UK 2023 Guide for international arbitration, which describes him as “the definition of a smooth operator - he keeps everyone motivated and knows what tactics to employ." Previous guides have noted that he “consistently produces extraordinary, excellent work and he fills the client with great confidence and comfort”. Ioannis is also ranked The Legal 500 UK 2023 as a ‘Recommended Lawyer’ for civil fraud, international arbitration, commercial litigation and banking litigation, while previous Guides have noted that he is “well known for joint venture and shareholder disputes, business break-ups and fraud and banking disputes”.

Highly ranked in The Legal 500 UK 2023 Guide for Civil Fraud, Signature Litigation is described as a “heavy hitting litigation shop” with an “extremely impressive” team of “experienced commercial and civil fraud litigators” who are “regularly involved in high-stakes fraud matters”. The Guide notes that our capabilities “range from handling interim measures and asset tracing issues to securing and enforcing foreign judgments.”