Elisavet Charalambous

Elisavet has extensive experience representing clients before regulatory and administrative bodies, including the Consumer Protection Service and the Financial Ombudsman, while advising clients on debt restructuring, security enforcement and compliance with consumer protection legislation. Elisavet’s experience includes defending two of the largest Cypriot credit institutions in multiple class actions brought by English borrowers before the English Courts, dealing with complex issues of jurisdiction and conflict of laws, and had a key role in negotiating settlements and drafting settlement agreements.

Additionally, Elisavet is highly experienced in dispute resolution, represents and advises major credit institutions, insurance companies and quasi-government organisations on a broad range of contentious and regulatory matters.

Elisavet’s practice further includes the negotiation, drafting and review of a wide range of legal and financial documentation, including commercial agreements and financing documents as well as the preparation of pleadings and court documentation. She has been actively involved in high-profile arbitration proceedings in the context of which she managed the preparation of the submissions and supported complex case strategies.

In addition, she has participated in due diligence exercises relating to the sale of performing and non-performing loan portfolios secured by real estate assets. As a former member of the Firm’s foreclosure team, she gained substantial experience in enforcement and recovery proceedings.