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Stelios Stylianou
STYLIANOU & STYLIANOU LAW OFFICE · Greece
STYLIANOU & STYLIANOU LAW OFFICE
Aviation · Greece
Since its establishment in 1978, STYLIANOU & STYLIANOU LAW OFFICE has developed and distinguished itself in its two main areas of expertise, namely aviation and maritime law. It has acted, and acts, for ship and aircraft insurers, P&I clubs, shipowners and airlines – in such areas as ship collisions and maritime accidents, aviation accidents, passenger and cargo claims, sale and purchase of ships, transfer and leasing, chartering and leasing of aircraft, as well as litigation and arbitration in maritime and aviation disputes.
The office has conducted negotiations to resolve disputes related to claims arising from air accidents, such as the crash of a Bell 206B helicopter in Crete (August 5, 2010); the accident of the Tatarstan Airlines B737-53A in Kazan, Russia (November 17, 2013); the fatal crash of a NATO F-16 military helicopter in Albacete, Spain (January 26, 2015); the fatal crash of a small Greek Cessna C172 aircraft owned by the Aeroclub of Western Greece (Air Club West Greece), which occurred in the area of Kalavryton (October 16, 2016); and the fatal accident in an MD500E helicopter belonging to the Air1 Helicopters Company (June 23, 2017).
Today, the firm is held in high esteem by its international peers for its leading legal practice, and is renowned for its high-level experience in handling complex aviation disputes, including passenger claims, as well as aviation claims in general.
Furthermore, Stelios Stylianou and his partner at STYLIANOU & STYLIANOU LAW OFFICE, Mara Stylianou, contributed the chapters for Greece in the “Aviation Finance & Leasing 2018” and “Aviation Finance & Leasing 2019” editions for Getting the Deal Through.
Stelios Stylianou
Stelios Stylianou graduated from the Law School of the University of Athens, and became a lawyer in Athens in 1971. He had previously served as an Assistant Judge in the Court of First Instance of Piraeus for 20 months, and in 1972, he transferred to the Piraeus Bar Association, where he remains a member today.
Since then, he has practised law continuously, and appears before the Greek courts of all degrees and jurisdictions, including the Supreme Court and the Council of State.
He has practised aviation and maritime law for nearly 50 years, and in that time, has acted on behalf of the most well-known airlines and their insurers, as well as in numerous maritime cases as a lawyer for well-known shipping companies, ship insurers and mutual insurance organisations (P&I clubs). He has been actively involved in a high number of aviation and marine accidents, and in handling the resulting issues and corresponding claims of the victims, he has acted for the respective airline or shipping company and their insurers.
He is an active member of the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Association of Maritime Law, and is a member of the Hellenic Association of Maritime Lawyers – in addition to his affiliation with the European Aviation Law Association.
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