Sofia Ellina
Assistant Professor in Law,
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Biography
Sofia joined the 糖心原创 in 2026. She obtained her PhD in Insolvency Law from Lancaster University in 2020 and is a qualified lawyer in Cyprus and a member of the Cyprus Bar Association. Her research focuses on Corporate Insolvency Law and Corporate Finance Law, with particular expertise in Corporate Rescue.
She is co-editor, with John Wood and John Tribe, of Directors and Creditors: Law and Liability (OUP 2026). She has presented her research at major international conferences and published in peer-reviewed journals, including the Journal of Business Law and Law and Financial Markets Review, as well as in edited volumes published by Routledge and INSOL Europe. She has also contributed to the work of the UK Insolvency Service as a Senior Research Associate.
Teaching Summary
Corporate Insolvency Law; Company Law; Corporate Finance Law; Corporate Governance.
Research Summary
Insolvency Law; Corporate Rescue; Director's Duties in Corporate Distress; Corporate Finance Law.
Recent Publications
JOHN WOOD, SOFIA ELLINA and JOHN TRIBE, eds., 2026. Directors and Creditors: Law and Liability OUP.
JOHN WOOD, SOFIA ELLINA and JOHN TRIBE, 2026. Introduction. In: JOHN WOOD, SOFIA ELLINA and JOHN TRIBE, eds., Directors and Creditors: Law and Liability OUP.
SOFIA ELLINA, 2026. Wrongful Trading: Scope and Challenges. In: JOHN WOOD, SOFIA ELLINA and JOHN TRIBE, eds., Directors and Creditors: Law and Liability OUP.
JOHN WOOD, SOFIA ELLINA and JOHN TRIBE, 2026. Conclusion. In: JOHN WOOD, SOFIA ELLINA and JOHN TRIBE, eds., Directors and Creditors: Law and Liability OUP.
JOHN WOOD, SOFIA ELLINA and JOHN TRIBE, eds., 2026. Directors and Creditors: Law and Liability OUP.
JOHN WOOD, SOFIA ELLINA and JOHN TRIBE, 2026. Introduction. In: JOHN WOOD, SOFIA ELLINA and JOHN TRIBE, eds., Directors and Creditors: Law and Liability OUP.
SOFIA ELLINA, 2026. Wrongful Trading: Scope and Challenges. In: JOHN WOOD, SOFIA ELLINA and JOHN TRIBE, eds., Directors and Creditors: Law and Liability OUP.
JOHN WOOD, SOFIA ELLINA and JOHN TRIBE, 2026. Conclusion. In: JOHN WOOD, SOFIA ELLINA and JOHN TRIBE, eds., Directors and Creditors: Law and Liability OUP.
SOFIA ELLINA, 2025. (Re) considering the Position of Corporate Rescue Finance for Distressed Companies under English Insolvency Law Journal of Business Law. 5, 374
SOFIA ELLINA and DAVID MILMAN, 2024. Law and Financial Markets Review. 17(4), 257-271
SOFIA ELLINA, 2022. Cyprus after the 2013 Banking Crisis: The Journey towards Recovery. In: FOLASHADE ADEYEMO and KAYODE AKINTOLA, eds., Bank Insolvencies in Developing Economies Routledge. 149-171
KAYODE AKINTOLA, SOFIA ELLINA and DAVID MILMAN, 2022. UK Insolvency service publications. Available at: <https://sites.google.com/view/forwardthinkingconference2021/home>
KAYODE AKINTOLA and SOFIA ELLINA, 2019. The Use and Abuse of Corporate Insolvency Rescue Procedures: A Contextual Evaluation of the United Kingdom and Cyprus. In: JENNIFER L. L. GANT, ed., Party Autonomy and Third-Party Protection in Insolvency Law INSOL Europe. 137-154
SOFIA ELLINA, 2019. Administration and CVA in Corporate Insolvency Law: Pursuing the optimum outcome International Company and Commercial Law Review. 180-191