Vasiliki Katsarou

Associate

Contact
F +44 20.7615.3100

London

100 Liverpool Street

London, UK EC2M 2AT

T +44 20.7615.3282

F +44 20.7615.3100

Vasiliki Katsarou is an associate in the London office of Milbank LLP and a member of the firm’s Litigation & Arbitration Group. She has experience of complex and high value financial regulatory and commercial disputes in the English High Court, as well as international arbitration and mediation.

Vasiliki also contributes to Milbank’s ESG & Sustainability capabilities, with a particular focus on the UK’s regulatory framework, including with respect to related litigation and regulatory enforcement risks for companies and financial advisers.

Primary Focus & Experience

Key experience includes:

  • Acting for a leading IT services provider in relation to outage issues arising out of a master services agreement and related statements of work.
  • Acting for a South Asian government in High Court Proceedings in successfully resisting the recognition and enforcement of an over US$1 billion ICSID award arising from a power generation dispute.
  • Acting for a leading international bank in defending a High Court claim brought by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on behalf of several failed US banks in relation to alleged infringements of competition law and misrepresentations arising out of the setting of USD LIBOR.
  • Acting for a governmental export credit agency in High Court litigation arising out of the financing and leasing of an aircraft.
  • Acting for a Qatari Respondent in an ICC arbitration construction dispute relating to delays and additional costs of US$200 million in a polysilicon plant.
  • Acting for a US satellite operator in High Court proceedings concerning a US$80 million dispute over the provision of satellite services in Pakistan.
  • Acting for an aircraft lessor in obtaining summary judgment in excess of US$30 million against an Asian airline in relation to disputes arising out of the leasing of an aircraft.
  • Acting for an aircraft lessor in obtaining an interim injunction and summary judgment in excess of US$45 million against an Asian airline in relation to disputes arising out of the leasing of an aircraft.
  • Acting for a leading IT service provider in relation to disputes arising out of a master services agreement and related statement of work for the provision of an online shopping platform.

Recognition & Accomplishments

Vasiliki is a member of Milbank London’s Women@Milbank Committee and a member of Milbank London’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Group. She has been recognized as a recommended lawyer for Commercial Litigation in The Legal 500 UK and is described by clients as “very knowledgeable and hardworking” and “...with an eye for detail” for both Banking Litigation and Commercial Litigation, as well as an “excellent, hardworking and talented lawyer” for International Arbitration.

Additional Details
Education
  • The University of Law, L.P.C.
  • The University of Law, G.D.L.
  • Harvard University, B.A.
Admissions
  • England and Wales