Nikias Papageorgiou

About Nikias

Nikias specialises in shipping litigation, with an emphasis on dispute resolution arising from charterparties, bills of lading, sale and purchase contracts, as well as bunkering and commodities/trade disputes, with a particular focus on the Greek market. He advises ship owners and their insurers in relation to a range of dry and wet shipping matters, having been involved in a number of LMAA arbitrations, High Court proceedings and mediations. He also has significant expertise in transactional matters and regularly assists clients with sale & purchase and financing agreements. Nikias is a qualified lawyer in England and Wales. Following a successful 20 years’ career as a professionally qualified surveyor engineer with expertise in construction project management, Nikias joined HFW in 2018, first as a paralegal and subsequently completing his training contract with the firm. Nikias is bilingual (English and Greek) and has a working knowledge of French.