Nicolas Kyriakides

Nicolas Kyriakides is a Partner at Harris Kyriakides, a leading law firm in Cyprus, where he heads the Banking & Finance and Insurance Law Departments. He combines legal practice with academic roles, serving as a Lecturer in Civil Procedure and Banking Law at the University of Nicosia. He co-founded the Procedural Law Unit at the University of Nicosia in 2019, focusing on advancing research in civil, criminal, and administrative procedural law. Additionally, he was a Visiting Researcher at Harvard Law School (Spring 2020) under Professor David Rosenberg.

He holds a D.Phil from University College Oxford, completed under the supervision of Professor Adrian Zuckerman. His academic work emphasizes procedural law innovations and accessibility, including translating Cypriot Supreme Court decisions into English to enhance international legal accessibility.

His research interests span procedural law, banking law, and policy development, with a focus on fostering transparent and sustainable policymaking. He co-founded Zenox Public Affairs, Cyprus' first lobbying startup, and is a founding member of NGO Oxygen, which promotes parliamentary transparency and social justice through initiatives like the Cyprus Forum and Nomoplatform.

Key influences include his Oxford supervisor Adrian Zuckerman and figures like Socrates and Michelle Obama. He balances legal practice with academic contributions, emphasizing the synergy between theoretical research and practical application.