Theodora Syriou

Legal & Mediation Services

I am an Attorney at Law, admitted to practise before the Areios Pagos, the Supreme Court of Greece, and an accredited mediator of the Greek Ministry of Justice since 2014. My professional work combines legal practice, mediation and the training of new mediators.

Since 2018, I have trained new mediators at the Piraeus Mediation Centre, delivering more than 1,500 hours of teaching. In 2022, I was awarded a Rotary International Peace Fellowship for the Peace and Conflict Studies programme at Chulalongkorn University.

EducationLL.B (Hons), Keele University · LL.M Legal Aspects of Medical Practice, Cardiff University

AccreditationsGreek Ministry of Justice Register of Mediators (No. 337) · Special Registers of Family and Land Registry Mediators

Further training in GreeceLand Registry mediation, Piraeus Mediation Centre (2024) · Family mediation, foundation & advanced level (Piraeus Mediation Centre – Jamie Walker, Mary Damianakis) · School mediation (Piraeus Mediation Centre – Dr. Jamie Walker) · Community mediation & dialogue facilitation (Mediators Beyond Borders) · Nonviolent Communication (NVC)

Further training abroadPepperdine University – Mediating the Litigated Case (USA, 2014) · Medical Defence Union – doctor–patient conflict management (London, 2023) · DIALOGUE BV – workplace mediation (Netherlands, 2015) · Rotary International Peace Fellow 2022 – Chulalongkorn University (Bangkok, Thailand)

TrainerPiraeus Mediation Centre (since 2018) · EODID – “Greece 2.0” (2025–2026)

Dialogue facilitationFacilitator & trainer of facilitators (Mediators Beyond Borders)

Working languagesGreek · English

Legal Practice and Mediation

More than 20 years of active legal practice, with a focus on civil law.

As an Attorney at Law – Supreme Court of Greece, Theodora Syriou has more than 20 years of experience and has been a member of the Piraeus Bar Association since 2000, initially as a trainee lawyer. She runs her legal practice in Nikaia, Piraeus, focusing primarily on civil-law matters.

Since 2026 she has also served as a legal advisor on property law, inheritance law and Land Registry matters at the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection (Directorate for the Restoration of Natural Disaster Impacts, Central Greece).

In 2017–2018 she worked as a research associate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), in a Stavros Niarchos Foundation programme with the City of Athens (6th Municipal Medical Centre and Social Services, Kypseli), as legal advisor for vulnerable groups and as mediator in disputes between doctors and patients of the medical centre.

Her extensive legal training and experience have given her a deep understanding of the complexities of the Greek legal system. She approaches each case strategically, with close attention to detail and a firm commitment to protecting her clients’ rights and interests.

Selected areas of practice

Property purchases & salesRecognition of paternityCivil liabilityInterim measuresDivorceEviction ordersPayment ordersJudicial guardianshipExtrajudicial noticesCertification & translation of documentsChild custodyMedical lawMedical liabilityLand RegistryMortgage pre-notationsInheritanceTenanciesShared child custodyAdoptionsFamily mediationLand Registry mediationMedical mediationWorkplace mediationCivil & commercial mediationMandatory Initial Mediation Session (YAS)Mandatory Introductory Session (YES)

Attorney at Law – Supreme Court of Greece · Accredited Mediator · Nikaia, Piraeus

Within every dispute lies the possibility of agreement.

Mediation is a legally recognised and strictly confidential way of resolving disputes outside court. With the assistance of an impartial mediator, the parties can discuss what genuinely divides them, identify their underlying needs and explore a workable outcome. No third party imposes a decision: the parties themselves shape and accept the solution. If agreement is reached, it is recorded in a written settlement which, subject to the applicable legal requirements, may be filed with the competent court and become enforceable.

Arrange an initial meeting How it works

Why not simply go to court?

Three reasons why a growing number of disputes begin — and end — at the mediation table.

Confidentiality

What is said remains private

Mediation takes place in private and is governed by strict confidentiality. The discussions, proposals and information exchanged are not made public. Separate meetings with the mediator also remain confidential unless the party expressly authorises the disclosure of a particular point. This creates the safe setting needed for frank discussion, without concern that a concession or exploratory proposal will later be used against someone.

Efficiency

Weeks rather than years

Mediation is arranged around the parties’ availability and needs rather than the court calendar. Many disputes can be considered meaningfully in one or a small number of sessions. A shorter process will often reduce the financial and emotional cost of continuing the conflict. Efficiency does not mean pressure: each party has time to obtain legal advice, assess proposals and decide freely whether a settlement serves its interests.

Control

The solution belongs to the parties

The mediator does not issue a judgment or impose an outcome. Instead, the mediator helps the parties clarify their priorities, consider realistic options and negotiate in a balanced way. Each party participates with its lawyer and remains free to leave or decline a proposal. This makes room for outcomes tailored to the practical needs of the people or businesses involved, including arrangements that may go beyond the remedies available to a court.

Mediation services

Mediation and out-of-court dispute resolution

Theodora Syriou conducts mediations and Mandatory Initial (YAS) and Introductory (YES) Sessions in family, Land Registry, medical, workplace, civil and commercial disputes. Acting as an impartial third party, she creates the conditions for constructive dialogue, clarification of the parties’ underlying needs and exploration of workable solutions.

The process is confidential and the parties retain control of the outcome. Where agreement is reached, it may be recorded in a settlement capable of becoming enforceable, subject to the applicable legal requirements.

Mediator training

Training in areas of Mediation

Since 2018, Theodora Syriou has trained new mediators at the Piraeus Mediation Centre and has delivered more than 1,500 hours of teaching. Her work as a trainer draws on her extensive legal and mediation practice and on specialist training completed in Greece, the United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Thailand.

In 2025–2026 she is a trainer in the “Training Programme in the Mediation Process” (SUB2) under the action “Accelerating the Administration of Justice” of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan “Greece 2.0”, delivered for the European Organisation of Mediation and Arbitration (EODID) in commercial, Land Registry and family mediation.

She is a certified mediator trainer of the Piraeus Mediation Centre and the Dutch Toolkit Company (2014), and a certified DIALOGUE BV trainer in workplace conflict resolution (2015). She has also trained secondary-school teachers in communication, mediation and dialogue facilitation techniques, as well as dialogue facilitators.

In 2022, she was named a Rotary International Peace Fellow for the Peace and Conflict Studies programme at Chulalongkorn University, further developing her approach to dialogue, conflict management and the building of durable agreements.

Practice areas where experience matters

Specialist training undertaken in Greece, the United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Thailand.

Family mediation

Registered with the Ministry of Justice’s Special Register of Family Mediators. Parental responsibility, contact, maintenance and property arrangements, supported by foundation and advanced specialist training.

Land Registry mediation

Registered with the Ministry of Justice’s Special Register of Land Registry Mediators (2024). Property and inheritance disputes, including matters concerning the Hellenic Cadastre.

Medical mediation

Disputes involving doctors, patients and healthcare institutions. Specialist training with the Medical Defence Union in London and an LL.M in Legal Aspects of Medical Practice. Practical experience as mediator in doctor–patient disputes (NKUA Medical School – Stavros Niarchos Foundation, 2017–2018).

Workplace mediation

Resolution of workplace conflict, supported by accreditation from DIALOGUE BV in the Netherlands and practical professional experience.

Civil & commercial disputes

Contractual, property, inheritance and business disputes, with further mediation training at Pepperdine University in California.

Mandatory Initial & Introductory Session

Conducting the Mandatory Initial Mediation Session (YAS) under Greek Law 4640/2019 and the Mandatory Introductory Session (YES) under the new Alternative Dispute Resolution Code (KEED – Law 5344/2026), as amended and in force.

Dialogue facilitation

Trained dialogue facilitator and trainer of facilitators with Mediators Beyond Borders International. Private dialogues and small-scale public dialogues for groups and organisations; founding member of the “Metaplasis” group.

School & community mediation

Further training in school mediation (Piraeus Mediation Centre – Dr. Jamie Walker) and community mediation (Mediators Beyond Borders). Talks on school violence and bullying for municipalities in Attica and for teachers.

Talks & workshops

2015

1st Panhellenic Workshop for Young Lawyers – ELSA Greece

Trainer at the ELSA Greece (The European Law Students’ Association) workshop on “Out-of-Court Dispute Resolution Institutions” (13–15 November 2015, Rhodope Chamber of Commerce and Industry), delivering experiential workshops on mediation communication tools to students from every Greek law school.

2015

Mediators Beyond Borders – Bucharest

Speaker and workshop presenter at the Mediators Beyond Borders international conference “Dangerous Dialogues and Courageous Conversations”.

2016

22nd Scientific Congress of Medical Students of Greece (ESFIE)

Presentation on mediation, and medical mediation in particular, and participation in a mediation simulation of a medical liability case at the event “Medical Liability and Mediation: Why the Mediator Is the Best Friend of Doctor and Patient” (May 2016), held with the 10th International Forum of Medical Students and Young Doctors of Greece.

How a mediation proceeds

Initial contact

We discuss the broad nature of your case and consider whether mediation is an appropriate route. This initial information does not commit you to proceed.

Invitation to the other party

I contact the other party and the participants agree the time, location and practical framework for the process.

Mediation session

Joint and separate meetings take place in strict confidence, with each party supported by its legal representative.

Written settlement

If agreement is reached, it is recorded in a settlement which may be filed with the court and, subject to the law, become enforceable.

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Let us discuss your case

Briefly describe the dispute. I will contact you within one working day.

Telephone+30 697 348 8680

Emailtheodora@syriou.com

Office6 Oidipodos Street, Nikaia 18454, Greece — by appointment

Business card: Theodora Syriou, Attorney at Law – Supreme Court of Greece, LL.B, LL.M, Mediator / Mediation Trainer