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Dr Panagiotis Kyriakou

Counsel, Archipel, Geneva

Swiss-based lawyer focusing on sports, arbitration and asset recovery. Recommended by Legal500 in sports (2024) and arbitration (2023-present).

Handled matters before the ICC, CAS, ICSID, SAC, FIFA and the WTO. Advised actors such as states, sport governing bodies, the World Bank, construction companies and athletes.

Arbitrator on the Blockchain Lawyers Forum’s list and secretary in ICC cases. Various publications on arbitration, public international law and sports.

Side events

Swiss Arbitration: Geopolitics and International Arbitration: Where will Tariffs, Competition for Natural Resources and Re-Armament Lead Us?

Swiss Arbitration is organising this event on the eve of CAD 2026 (14th May 2026, 9:00-11:00), at Four Seasons Hotel. The event is sponsored by Archipel and Patrikios Legal.

There will be two panels, as follows:

Panel 1: "Arbitrating geopolitics: new disputes and trends"

Moderator: Panagiotis Kyriakou; Speakers: Myrto Pantelaki; Marily Paralika; and Sargis Grigoryan

Panel 2: "Enforcement amid geopolitical tensions"

Moderator: Tatiana Minaeva; Speakers: Lezgin Polater; Stavros Pavlou; and Michael Dunmore

The event is open to CAD 2026 Participants. To register, please email “Swiss Arbitration” to info@cad.com.cy.