Acted for a Cyprus investment firm in proceedings to oppose a freezing order obtained on allegations of fraud, successfully securing the setting aside of the interim relief.
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Contact Details
- T: +357 25 363685
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P.O Box 52441, 4064
Limassol, CyprusMichael Kyprianou House
116 Gladstonos Street
3032 Limassol
Cyprus
Languages Spoken
English, Greek, French
Eleana Poulladou
Associate
Eleana is an Associate in the Dispute Resolution Department in Limassol.
She specialises in asset tracing and recovery, cross-border commercial litigation, corporate disputes (including shareholder disputes), corporate fraud, international arbitration and EU competition law.
Eleana has experience in high-value, complex fraud and asset recovery litigation and has acted in several cases involving worldwide freezing orders, disclosure orders and other interim relief measures. She has been involved in several multi-jurisdictional commercial disputes, including proceedings relating to the recognition and enforcement of foreign court judgments and arbitral awards in Cyprus.
She is recognised by The Legal 500 EMEA (2024, 2025 and 2026 editions) as a Leading Associate in Dispute Resolution and as a Key Lawyer in EU & Competition Law (2024 and 2025 editions). She was previously recognised by the Legal 500 EMEA as a Rising Star in Dispute Resolution (2023 edition), describing her as “highly motivated and fully aware of the laws and the legal system”. Eleana was also named a Rising Star by GOLD Magazine Cyprus (2023).
Eleana regularly speaks at international conferences on asset recovery and cross-border disputes. In February 2023, she was invited to speak at the Asset Recovery International Conference in Dublin and in February 2025 she was invited to speak at the ThoughtLeaders4 FIRE Starters Global Summit in Dublin.
She is a member of the Cyprus Bar Association and a member of the Cyprus Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution as a qualified arbitrator.
She has contributed to legal journals including the European Competition and Regulatory Law Review.
Eleana previously worked at the UK Government as a Policy Advisor on EU Exit Legislation, contributing to the drafting of primary Brexit legislation.
Practice Area Specialization
Credentials
Education
LLM Competition Law, King’s College London
(2016-2017)
LLB, University of Southampton
(2013-2016)
Professional Memberships
Cyprus Bar Association
Limassol Bar Association
Cyprus Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution
Young International Arbitration Group (YIAG)
Accolades
Recommended by The Legal 500 EMEA (2024, 2025 and 2026 editions) as a Leading Associate in Dispute Resolution
Recommended by The Legal 500 EMEA (2024 and 2025 editions) as a Key Lawyer in EU and Competition Law
Recommended by The Legal 500 EMEA (2023 edition) as a Rising Star in Dispute Resolution
Recognised as a Rising Star by GOLD Magazine Cyprus (2023) https://www.kyprianou.com/eleana-poulladou-interviewed-by-gold-magazine/
Specialization
Commercial litigation
Arbitration
Shareholder Litigation
Liquidation Proceedings
Labour law applications
Career progression
Associate, Michael Kyprianou & Co LLC (since 2020)
Legal Consultant, Michael Kyprianou & Co LLC (2019-2020)
Experience
Acted in proceedings seeking the Court’s leave for a third party to intervene as an interested party in order to oppose and/or amend aspects of a multi-million worldwide freezing order issued in the context of fraud allegations against an individual and several Cypriot companies.
Was part of the team handling a civil claim which our firm was instructed to file against a Cyprus investment company on behalf of another Cyprus investment company to recover the amount of USD 7.408.937,13 for breach of a financial services agreement. In the context of the claim our firm successfully obtained an interim freezing order on an ex-parte basis for the preservation of the above amount.
Acted on behalf of a marine research institute in relation to claims against a former employee and his company for misuse of intellectual property, misappropriation of confidential information and trade secrets, breach of contract and data protection violations, including applications for urgent interim injunctive relief seeking prohibitory and mandatory orders to restrain the use and disclosure of proprietary research and customer data and to secure disclosure of the extent of the alleged misuse.
Acted in a civil claim brought against two Cyprus companies for damages of almost EUR 2 million plus exemplary and other damages for breach of contract for the provision of architectural services and opposing an interim application for freezing orders for the preservation of the above amount.
Acted for a natural person and his affiliated companies, an international trading group specialising in the trade of virgin and re-refined base oils, in defending a €6 million civil claim involving allegations of defamation, breach of confidential and commercial information and unlawful interference with business relations, raising complex issues relating to commercial defamation, confidentiality obligations and competitive conduct in an international trading context.
Represented a regulated Cyprus-based investment company in a dispute involving the impact of EU, US and UK sanctions on custodial transfers of a multimillion-dollar securities portfolio.
