Eleni Nicolaou

Eleni works alongside Disputes’ partners on a variety of complex, high-value High Court and arbitration matters. Cases she has recently been involved in include:

Advising and acting for a global investment group and 6 other parties in a high-value complex commercial dispute (c.£60m) which stemmed from the breakdown of a partnership operating as a business in the sale and distribution of lateral flow tests for Covid 19. The matter was further complicated by the existence of a SHA, with some parties to that agreement being different to those in the partnership. The matter is awaiting Judgment following a 19-day trial.
Advising and acting for a global payments company in a high-value claim for professional negligence against the purported administrators for wrongly placing the companies in administration (c.£30m).
Advising and acting for an individual in relation to a shareholder dispute, including working on an urgent application to set aside a Statutory Demand and issuing a Winding Up Petition.
Assisted in a High Court dispute over the sale of shares in a company that operates in the hospitality industry.
Assisted in the successful discharge of a world-wide freezing injunction against our client in the Commercial Court.
Acted for an international client in a LMAA arbitration arising from a Charterparty dispute regarding the return of his deposit.

Our international network has benefited from Eleni’s involvement, she has built new relationships with overseas law firms, expanding our international reach. As a bilingual professional fluent in English and Greek, she represents us on the Westminster and Holborn Law Society International Committee and is an active member of the Junior London Solicitors Litigation Association (JLSLA).

Eleni holds both a Bachelor of Laws and a Master of Laws in Energy and Natural Resources from Queen Mary University London. Called to the Bar in 2015, she went on to complete her Legal Practice Course with Distinction.

Her career path includes four years as a senior paralegal at Stewarts, a prestigious London litigation boutique, where she handled complex, high-value competition litigation and personal injury cases. Following her training contract with Greenwoods, she qualified into our Disputes team in September 2022. This diverse background has shaped her into a seasoned disputes practitioner.

A passionate runner and two-time marathon finisher, each time proudly wearing a Greenwoods’ vest, Eleni embodies resilience and dedication in her pursuit of the finish line! Her commitment to helping others shines through her extensive volunteer work and charity fundraising which includes an impressive three-day, 300-mile cycling journey from London to Paris in support of those who have suffered catastrophic injuries.