Athens Arbitration Days 2025

Event 1: Monday 24 November 2025, 17:00-21:30 GR

ICC YAAF

Reshaping Tomorrow's Legal Leaders

Wyndham Grand Athens, 2, Megalou Alexandrou Street, 10437, Athens

Join us for this unique event where experienced in-house counsel and arbitration practitioners will delve into the new skills of future lawyers and share practical tips for getting ahead!

Lawyers are not just a consulting back-office. When innovation meets justice, lawyers become leaders of a new age for legal services. And this new age requires more than expertise. It demands new business, technical and marketing skills to position oneshelf as a future lawyer. And most of all curiosity about growth potential. If that sounds like you, join us for this event where experienced in-house counsel and arbitration practitioners will delve into such new skills and share practical tips for building your brand, working AI-smarter and pitching effectively.

Event 2: Monday 24 November 2025, 19:00-21:30 GR

Greece VYAP - Greece Very Young Arbitration Practitioners

Current Trends in Maritime Law & Arbitration

Piraeus Marine Club, Akti Miaouli 51, Piraeus (Ναυτιλιακή Λέσχη Πειραιά)

Greece VYAP - Greece Very Young Arbitration Practitioners is pleased to host a special evening during the ATHENS ARBITRATION DAYS dedicated to the evolving landscape of Maritime Law and Arbitration - featuring leading practitioners and academics from Greece and abroad.

Two distinguished panels will discuss key developments and challenges shaping the maritime and arbitration sectors - from autonomous vessels and digitalization of bills of lading to ESG compliance, P&I claims, and sanctions in maritime operations.

Event 3: Tuesday 25 November 2025, 12:30 GR

Swiss Arbitration

Trace, Freeze, Recover: Challenges and Practical Tips for Enforcing Arbitral Awards in Greece and Beyond

Academias Hotel, Autograph Collection, Athens

Asset tracing and preservation is often the most vital (yet overlooked) part of any cross-border arbitration or litigation. If assets are not found and secured before they disappear, a hard-won award may turn out to be little more than a thankless gift. Εven when assets have been located and provisionally attached, legal challenges can still arise at the enforcement stage. These challenges are familiar not only in Greece but also in major asset-holding jurisdictions such as the UAE, Switzerland, and Cyprus.

Set in the heart of Athens, and accompanied by good food and better company, this brunch session brings together practitioners experienced in asset tracing and enforcement to share practical insights, under the aegis of Swiss Arbitration. Together, they will explore how these difficulties emerge in their respective jurisdictions and offer hands-on tips for tracing, freezing, and recovering assets. The goal? To wake everyone up (not just with coffee!) to the realities of enforcement, and to exchange ideas on how these challenges can be better managed in practice.

Event 4: Tuesday 25 November 2025, 18:30-20:30 GR

EODID & CIArb Greek Chapter

Arbitration in a new era: Institutional reforms, challenges & new horizons(Η Διαιτησία σε νέα εποχή: θεσμικές αλλαγές, προκλήσεις και νέοι ορίζοντες)

Haris Karatzas Hall of the Nomiki Vivliothiki Publishing House, 23 Mavromihali Str, Athens

Greek arbitration is entering a new era, shaped by forthcoming institutional reforms and the rapid evolution of technology. Distinguished experts will explore how these developments are reshaping arbitration practice and redefining its role within the modern legal and business landscape. The discussion will unfold through three thematic pillars: first, Arbitration as a mechanism of trust and growth in the market, examining how effective dispute resolution enhances confidence and stability in commercial relations; second, Arbitration under the lens of the upcoming legislative reform and the creation of the Code of Alternative Dispute Resolution; and finally, Arbitration in Greece facing new challenges and opportunities for development, highlighting future perspectives and the country's potential to emerge as a regional hub for arbitration. Participation in the event is free of charge and requires prior registration through the event website. Attendance will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

Event 5: Wednesday 26 November 2025, 09:30-13:15 GR

Lambadarios Law Firm and Greece VYAP

Soft Skills for Young Litigation and Arbitration Practitioners

New Hotel, 16 Filellinon Str. 10557 Syntagma sq. Athens

Join Lambadarios Law Firm and Greece VYAP for an engaging session on "Soft Skills for Young Litigation and Arbitration Practitioners". This event, part of Athens Arbitration Days 2025, offers a unique opportunity to gain practical insights from both emerging and more experienced arbitration and litigation professionals.

Young practitioners will share which soft skills have been most important in their experience and daily practice, while senior practitioners will discuss the soft skills they most value in younger colleagues and what they look for in the next generation of arbitration and litigation professionals. Attendees will benefit from practical guidance and the chance to reflect on how to develop these essential skills. All sessions will be in Greek.

Event 6: Wednesday 26 November 2025, 10:00-12:00 GR

EODID & Bodenheimer

Women in Arbitration: Navigating Today's Challenges in Energy and Infrastructure Projects in SEE Region

Haris Karatzas Hall of the Nomiki Vivliothiki Publishing House, 23 Mavromihali Str, Athens

How do infrastructure and large-scale construction projects, including energy infrastructure, intersect with commercial and investor-state disputes - which are increasingly arising across the Southeast Europe region? This moderated panel discussion brings together five female practitioners from diverse jurisdictions to share multidimensional insights and highlight how women are reshaping the practice of arbitratio in sectors that are critical to economic transformation and development. Participation in the event is free of charge and requires prior registration through the event website. Attendance will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

Event 7: Wednesday 26 November 2025, 15:00-21:00 GR

ICC Hellas, ICC Serbia, ICC Türkiye and ICC Albania

Disputes Trends & Enforcement of Arbitral Awards: An ICC Regional Perspective

Museum of Cycladic Art, Vassilisis Sofias & Irodotou 1, Athens

ICC Dispute Resolution Services, ICC Hellas, ICC Serbia, ICC Türkiye, and ICC Albania will join forces for the very first time during the Athens Arbitration Days for a half-day event that will bring together arbitration experts and practitioners from across the region to discuss current developments in dispute resolution and the enforcement of arbitral awards in Southeast Europe.

By highlighting the importance of a regional perspective, the conference aims to foster dialogue, share practical insights, and promote greater coherence in arbitration practices across the SEE region. Through two focused panels, participants will explore emerging trends and challenges shaping dispute resolution practices, as well as key issues, experiences, and best practices related to the recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards.

Event 8: Thursday 27 November 2025, 9:15-18:45 GR

6th Athens International Arbitration Forum

Construction Contracts and International Arbitration

MEGARON The Athens Concert Hall, Banqueting Hall, Athens

As the construction sector has now fully emerged from the major disruption it faced five years ago, construction activity has already reached pre-pandemic levels and, indeed, it is forecasted to significantly grow in the next decade in the light of big infrastructure and investment projects which have been recently announced, including by several European states. Construction disputes take, and will most likely take, the biggest part of arbitration caseload. Construction arbitration has evolved as a specialist sector that requires practicing counsel and arbitrators to have background expertise and practical experience in order to deal efficiently with complex construction disputes. The conference brings together a group of prominent and experienced construction arbitration practitioners to discuss current issues in construction contracts and arbitration.

Event 9: Friday 28 November 2025, 08:45-18:00 GR

South Eastern Europe Arbitration Conference

Navigating Arbitration Frontiers in SEE: AI, Energy, Investment & Technology Disputes

Athens Mediation & Arbitration Organization, Athens

This year's theme reflects the region's increasingly complex legal landscape. Panels will explore cutting-edge challenges and opportunities in the arbitration of:

1. Energy disputes, including treaty withdrawals and legacy contract claims;
2. Technology and AI, examining the evolving duties of arbitrators and institutions in a rapidly digitizing world;
3. Investment arbitration, in the shifting geopolitical and regulatory climate of the SEE region.

The conference will ask how arbitration can continue to deliver justice and stability across Southeastern Europe amidst technological disruption and shifting regulatory frontiers. Join leading practitioners, academics, and institutional representatives for a day of insightful discussion and regional collaboration.