Vivian Papairakli was born in Athens, Greece. She obtained her law degree (LL.B) from the Law Faculty of the Democritus University of Thrace, Greece and a master of laws degree (LL.M) in Maritime Law from the Law Faculty of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Her thesis was on “ The position of the actual carrier in Transport Law”.
Her main areas of expertise focus on maritime, civil and commercial law issues, including registration of vessels in various jurisdictions, maritime labor issues, corporate structuring, as well as preparation of contracts and agreements