Dr Lydia Tsioli

Lydia is the author of the book “Viability in Corporate Debt Restructuring Law”, which was published by Edward Elgar Publishing in September 2025. The book offers the first holistic and comprehensive analysis of corporate debt restructuring law through the lens of viability. By examining US, UK and EU restructuring frameworks, the book uncovers, critically evaluates and makes proposals for the optimal reflection of viability on their provisions. These proposals provide invaluable guidance for both the upcoming review of the European Directive on restructuring and insolvency in 2026 and the ongoing development of American and English restructuring law.

Lydia holds a PhD in Law (Corporate Debt Restructuring & Insolvency) from King's College London. As a recognition of her research, Lydia was awarded the International Insolvency Institute’s 2021 Silver Medal in its ‘Prize in International Insolvency Studies’ and became a ‘Class X’ member of the Institute’s NextGen Leadership Program. Moreover, her research was recognised by the Insolvency Lawyers’ Association (UK), which awarded her its sole scholarship for 2019–2020.

Lydia has worked in private practice (legal, banking and corporate services sectors), academia and law-making at European and national institutions. Her restructuring-specific experience includes working for White & Case LLP in Brussels, the European Commission and the European Banking Federation.

Lydia has been an invited speaker at INSOL International, INSOL Europe, the University of Oxford and the University of Leiden. She has been published, among others, in the Journal of Corporate Law Studies, the Norton Journal of Bankruptcy Law and Practice, INSOL Europe, the Corporate Rescue and Insolvency Journal, Palgrave MacMillan and the Harvard Law School Bankruptcy Roundtable.