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Eleni Polycarpou

Eleni Polycarpou

UK 2026

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Ranked in 2 practice areas

About

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Practice Areas

Eleni is a litigation and arbitration specialist with long standing expertise in art law and is responsible for contentious art matters in London. She is described as someone who is ‘highly respected within the sector’ and 'very knowledgeable and exceptional with clients’, someone who ‘just gets it, knows how cases should be handled especially when it comes to the very sensitive ones’.

Eleni co-heads the firm's widely respected international arbitration practice and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators acting as counsel and as arbitrator in commercial disputes in many sectors including shipping and banking. She has acted as counsel in many high value commercial arbitration matters in a number of institutions including LCIA and ICC.

Eleni is a trusted adviser to high net worth individuals and their businesses often advising on cross- border matters including wide ranging issues appearing in the COVID pandemic. She is acting for art galleries, museums, artists and collectors in all types of art related disputes and transactions and has dealt with high profile international title disputes, consignment, provenance and authenticity disputes.

Professional Memberships

Hellenic Law Association of London; and

London Court of International Arbitration.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Professional Negligence: Mainly Claimant - London (Firms)

Band 1
Band 1

Individual Editorial

Eleni Polycarpou co-leads the professional negligence team at Withers. She is particularly active in the legal negligence space, advising both claimants and defendants and their insurers. She also has experience handling claims relating to alleged tax negligence.

Art and Cultural Property Law - UK-wide

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial
Eleni Polycarpou's practice includes litigation and matters such as title disputes and international restitution matters.

Strengths

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  • Eleni has first class experience in so many fields, she exudes confidence but never overstates a case, and she is excellent at achieving results for clients.

    Professional Negligence: Mainly ClaimantChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Eleni Polycarpou is good at instilling confidence in clients and making sure the expectations they set are met.

    Professional Negligence: Mainly ClaimantChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Eleni is commercially minded and resolute.

    Professional Negligence: Mainly ClaimantChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Eleni Polycarpou is brilliant, she's good on strategic overview and client management.

    Professional Negligence: Mainly ClaimantChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Eleni is wonderfully knowledgeable and approachable. She oversaw the needs of the business in such an astute and caring way. She is a fantastic asset for Withers.

    Art and Cultural Property Law Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Eleni is very skilled in this field. She strives to find the best solution for the client and ensure they reach their business goals. Her empathy and dedication make her a pure delight to work with.

    Art and Cultural Property Law Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

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