Chrysanthi’s practice focuses on commercial and financial services litigation.
Expertise
Since joining Hausfeld, Chrysa has played a pivotal role in multi-million-pound High Court actions involving complex financial services disputes, several of which have been featured in The Lawyer’s annual ‘Top 20 Cases’ litigation feature.
She regularly represents clients in disputes with well-known financial institutions and has advised on significant claims involving financial benchmark manipulation, banking fraud, and general commercial matters, often with cross-border elements. Notably, she has been a key member of the team working on FX Claim UK, a proposed collective action regarding FX spot trading cartels
Chrysanthi's international experience includes working at the Legal Service of the European Commission in Brussels, where she gained significant experience in European litigation before the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg. She has also worked at a Greek law firm in Athens, focusing on civil and commercial law matters.
She is a triple-qualified lawyer, admitted to practice in England & Wales, New York (USA), and Athens (Greece). She speaks Greek and Italian.
LLM, (Russell Baker Scholar), University of Chicago Law School
LLB, University of Athens Law School
Erasmus Programme, University of Essex
Solicitor, England & Wales, 2021
Attorney at law, New York State Bar Association, 2014
Dikegóros (or Lawyer), Athens Bar Association, 2010
Member - American Bar Association (ABA)
Legal 500 UK
Chrysanthi Bampali has been recognised as a key lawyer, ‘I worked with Chrysanthi Bampali at Hausfeld. She was brilliant. There were times when I needed to listen to their advice, which was given professionally, courteously and in a simple but effective way.’ - Banking Litigation: Investment and Retail, 2025
Chrysa has worked on several multi-million pound commercial and financial services disputes in the High Court. At Hausfeld, Chrysanthi has been a pivotal member of the team working on FX Claim UK, a proposed collective action in respect of FX spot trading cartels. She was recently involved in a high profile commercial dispute, listed as one of The Lawyer’s Top 20 cases of 2018, where it was alleged that one of the top high street banks, and one of the Big Four accounting firms, had conspired to force the administration and accelerated sale of the claimants’ business. The case settled shortly before trial, and was the first case where the issue of whether ATE insurance constitutes adequate security for costs was considered by the Court of Appeal.
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