Dr. Styliani Ampatzi, LL.M.

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Styliani is a dispute resolution specialist with extensive expertise and experience in advising and representing clients in arbitrations as well as in complex cross-border litigations. Her practice focuses on disputes in the areas of international trade, insurance and energy law. She is also regularly handling aviation insurance matters and claims.

She accompanies her clients in every step of the dispute resolution process, from strategic advice in the run-up to arbitration or litigation proceedings, to representation of parties in both domestic and international, ad hoc and institutional commercial arbitrations as well as in litigation proceedings, to the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgements and arbitral awards.

With a strong academic background in Greek and German law, Styliani is familiar with different legal systems and ideally equipped to meet the needs of internationally active clients, advising and acting for them in a wide range of commercial and corporate disputes, including insurance, product liability claims, aviation claims, professional indemnity, post-M&A and international trade matters.

Styliani is dual-qualified, admitted to practice law in Germany (Rechtsanwältin) and in Greece (Dikigoros). As such, she is uniquely positioned to assist international clients venturing in multiple jurisdictions.

Styliani holds a LL.M. degree as well as a Doctor of Law degree from the University of Cologne (both “summa cum laude“). Styliani is a member of many arbitration associations and networking groups such as the DIS40 - German Initiative of Young Arbitration Practitioners, the ICC YAF and the Young ICSID.

Styliani has been awarded the “Lexology Client Choice Award 2024“ for Arbitration & ADR as exclusive winner for Germany. The Lexology Client Choice Award is based solely on client feedback, and is a recognition for excellent client care and high quality of legal services. She is also included in the Lexology Index “Thought Leaders: Global Elite“.

Education 

• Legal studies at Aristoteles University Thessaloniki (Greek, European and International Law)
• Master of Law in German Civil and Commercial Law of University of Cologne
• Dissertation on the Law of General Terms and Conditions and domestic and international arbitration under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Heinz-Peter Mansel, University of Cologne

Memberships

• DIS40 - German initiative of young arbitration practitioners
• Young ICSID
• ICC YAF
• Young ICCA

Experience

• Advising an international client in relation to product liability claims and their enforcement in arbitration proceedings against a domestic supplier 
• Advising and representing a client as part of the supply chain in multiple litigation proceedings in connection with complex product liability claims
• Acting as defence counsel in proceedings against an international in connection with liability claims under the CISG
• Acting for an operator of an onshore wind farm in litigation proceedings related to a dispute arising out of the construction and operation of the park
• Acting as defence counsel in a major professional liability claim against an international law firm
• Advising an international client in arbitration proceedings in relation to the defence against purchase price claims
• Acting as coverage counsel and advising W&I Underwriters in relation to Policy Claims relating to post M&A-disputes
• Advising and acting for CAR insurers in ad hoc arbitration in relation to coverage claims
• Acting as monitoring and coverage counsel in the field of product liability
• Acting as monitoring counsel in complex domestic and international D&O claims
• Advising a foreign company on enforcing foreign judgments in Germany

Selected Publications

• Das AGB-Recht in der nationalen und internationalen Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit im unternehmerischen Geschäftsverkehr (The Law of General Terms and Conditions in domestic and international Arbitration in Business Transactions), Nomos 2019; for the publication see here and for review here
• 2020 Revision of the IBA Rules on the Taking of Evidence in International Arbitration, Lexology
• Incoterms 2020: Die wichtigsten Änderungen, Lexology, Dr. Styliani Ampatzi, LL.M.; Dr. Henning Schaloske
• Appointment of the arbitrators and constitution of the arbitral tribunal, Lexology 2022
• Can you still enforce awards in Greece that have been set aside?, Lexis 2022