Evanghelos Emm. Perakis
Partner
Prof. Dr. E. Perakis is an acknowledged leading expert in commercial law. He has participated in Greek and international law drafting committees on company and insolvency law, including the ad-hoc Group for the elaboration of an EC Bankruptcy Convention; the European Model Company Act (“EMCA”) Group; Chairman of the ad-hoc Committee for the amendment of the Greek Law on Sociétés Anonymes in 2005-2007 and again in 2013-2018, which resulted to the introduction of Greek law 4548/2018 on Sociétés Anonymes; Chairman of the ad-hoc Committee for the drafting of a law on private companies (2011), which resulted to the introduction of Greek law 4072/2012 on (inter alia) the Private Companies. He has been repeatedly appointed arbitrator in both domestic and international arbitration proceedings, including proceedings under ICC and LCIA arbitration rules, and has also acted as counsel in arbitration proceedings. Prof. Dr. E. Perakis is member of the Legal Council of the Bank of Greece and member of the board of various non-profit foundations.
Education
University of Athens, Faculty of Law, Law Degree (1969)
Université de Paris II, Diplôme d'Etudes Supérieures (1973)
Doctorate degree in Law, Athens Faculty of Law (1975).
Bar Admission
Member of the Athens Bar since 1971 (Supreme Court)
Academic Curriculum
Lecturer, Athens Faculty of Law, 1980; Professor of Commercial Law, Faculty of Law, University of Athens, 1996; Emeritus Professor in 2013. He has been teaching commercial law to both graduate and post-graduate students since 1980. He is a frequent speaker in Greek and international legal congresses and gives lectures in Greek and foreign universities on various aspects of commercial law.
Academic and Professional Memberships
Chairman of the Association of Greek Commercialists; vice-chairman of the Greek Association of Banking and Financial Law; former Deputy Chairman of the Commission of Competition; associate member of the International Academy of Comparative Law; academic member of the European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI); member of the Maritime Law Association; Member of the Athens Bar Association.
Main Publications
"Voting Agreements among Shareholders", Athens, 1976; "The Auditing of Limited Companies", Athens, 1984; "Introduction to the Law of the Reorganization of Companies", Athens, 1987; "International Bankruptcy Law," Athens, 1990; "General Part of Commercial Law”, Athens, 1999, 2011 and 2018; Rights of Minority Shareholders - XVIth Congress of the International Academy of Comparative Law, Brisbane 2002, Bruylant, Brussels 2004; “The ‘Greek’ Societas Europaea”, Athens, 2006; “Bankruptcy Law”, Athens, 2010 and (3rd ed.) 2018; “The new Private Company”, Athens, 2012. Co-Author: "Commentary to the Greek Civil Code", 7 volumes, Athens 1976-1978; "World Law of Competition - Greece", N.Y. 1983; "Doing Business in Europe”, Greek Chapter, CCH International, London, 1990; “Accounting Law”, Athens, 2017. Editor in collective works: "The Law of Sociétés Anonymes", Athens, in 3rd ed, 2010 and "The Law of Limited Liability Companies" Athens, 1994. Author of numerous articles, essays, commentaries and other publications in legal periodicals, collections and collective works; editor-in-chief of the "Business and Company Law" (Dikaio Epichiriseon kai Etairion), a monthly legal periodical.
Languages
English, French
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Irene C. Stefanopoulou
Partner
Irene has extensive experience in corporate matters, project finance and venture capital / private equity structures and transactions. She has acted for numerous clients on structuring, negotiating and completion of venture financing and formation of funds. Prior to joining the firm, she was head of the legal department of Emporiki Kefalaiou, the venture capital/private equity subsidiary of Emporiki Bank that has been active in Greece, the Balkans and Eastern Europe, dealing with corporate matters, mergers and acquisitions and due diligence of companies.
Education
Athens Law School - Law Degree (1984)
Languages
English, French
Memberships
Association of Greek Commercialists
Bar Admission
Member of the Athens Bar since 1987 (Supreme Court)
Areas of expertise
Corporate, private equity/venture capital, M&A, project finance
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George M. Vassalakis
Partner
George has long standing experience in corporate law and corporate taxation. He has been involved in a large number of corporate deals, including mergers, amalgamations and IPOs. In addition, George advises some of the leading investment services firms and credit institutions, including the Greek branch of a major multinational bank.
Education
Athens Law School, Law Degree (Hons) (1984)
The London School of Economics, LL.M. (Hons) (1987)
Languages
English, German
Memberships
Hellenic Society of Banking Law and Capital Markets Law, Legal Council of the Hellenic Banking Association, Union of Commercial Lawyers.
Bar Admission
Member of the Athens Bar since 1987 (Supreme Court)
Areas of expertise
Corporate law, corporate taxation, capital markets, banking & finance.
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Yiannis V. Palassakis
Partner
Yiannis has an extensive track record of advising on domestic and international securitisation, structured finance and banking transactions and assists on several covered bond programmes established by Greek banks. Yiannis is also heavily involved in the privatisation projects of the firm. Prior to joining DVLaw, Yiannis worked with major Greek law firms in similar practice areas as well as in various EU funded technical assistance and investment support projects in the Balkans and the former Eastern bloc regions and worked as special legal advisor for the Hellenic Bank Association dealing with consumer credit, regulatory and capital markets issues.
Education
Law School of Athens - Law Degree 1991
University of Bristol Law School – LLM in Commercial Law 1992
Languages
English, German
Publications
Contributor (together with Katerina Christodoulou of YLP) of the Chapter on Greece in the International Comparative Legal Guide to: Securitisation 2018
Memberships
Association of Greek Commercialists
Bar Admission
Member of the Athens Bar since 1994
Areas of expertise
Corporate, banking & finance, capital markets, privatisations
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Georgia K. Afrati
Senior Associate
Georgia has extensive experience in corporate law, capital market and tax law. She advises leading investment services and mutual fund management firms and has been involved in a number of M&A mandates and due diligence of companies.
Education
Athens Law School, LL.B. (1998);
Athens University of Economics and Business “Long Term Tax Seminar” (2002)
Languages
English, French
Bar Admission
Member of the Athens Bar since 2000
Areas of expertise
Corporate, capital markets, tax
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Manolis Ev. Perakis
Senior Associate
Manolis Perakis is Assistant Professor of EU Law at the Law Faculty of the University of Athens. He joined the firm in 2010 and since then he is actively involved in all public procurement and privatisation transactions, advising mainly on EU and administrative law aspects. Furthermore, he is involved in numerous ICC and local arbitrations as the Court’s assistant. Prior to joining the firm, Manolis worked with another Greek law firm on EU, public procurement and competition law cases, assisting in the preparation and filing of law suits before the Court of Justice of the European Union and of complaints before the European Commission. In 2003, Manolis served as trainee in the Cabinet of the Greek judge and President of the Court Mr. Vassilios Skouris.
Education
Athens Law School, LL.B. (2001)
University College London, LL.M. in Public International and European Law (2002)
Athens Law School, PhD in European Union Law (2008)
Languages
Greek, English, French and German.
Publications
Books
“The judicial protection of human rights in the EU legal order”, published by Nomiki Vivliothiki, 2015
“The accession and the application or the international law rules into the legal order of the European Union”, published by Nomiki Vivliothiki, 2011
“The European Union law through the case-law of the Court of the European Union” (collective work, edited by V. Christianos), published by Sakkoulas, 2011
“The new European Legislation after the Treaty of Lisbon” (with V. Christianos), published by Nomiki Vivliothiki, 2010
“The Judicial Limits of the European Court of Justice within the System of European Governance”, published by Nomiki Vivliothiki, 2009
Selected articles
“The Agreement of 18.03.2016 between EU and Turkey: A legal and practical evaluation”, Elliniki Epitheorisi Evropaikou Dikaiou, Vol. 36 (2016), pp. 145-153.
“The non refund of the registration tax collected upon import in Greece of motor vehicles when they are re-exported to another Member State as an obstacle to free movement: Comment on the CJEU’s Judgment on C-402/2014”, Dikaio Epichiriseon kai Etairion, Issue 232 (2016), p. 112 et seq.
“The question of whether the Program for the Greek Bonds’ exchange was realized through exercise of state authority (acta iure imperii) according to EU Law: Comment on the CJEU’s Judgment 226/13”, Chrimatopistotiko Dikaio, Issue 25 (2015), pp. 85-93.
“The Passive Form of Judicial Activism: Judicial Self-Restraint while Balancing Fundamental Rights and Public Interest in the Age of Economic Crisis”, European Politeia, Vol. 2 (2015), pp. 321-346.
“The influence of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights in the case-law of the Greek judge”, Synigoros, Issue 111 (2015), p. 35 et seq.
“The Greek judge’s approach on the matter of the constitutionality of the legislation regarding the starting date and the amount of interest in cases of tax return as unduly paid, and the relevant case-law of the CJEU: Comment on the Council of State’s judgments on 2190-2191/2014”, Theoria kai Praksi Dioikitikou Dikaiou, Issue 69 (2014), pp. 777-787.
“The continuous evolution of the Greek judge as a protector of the individuals’ rights, which derive from the EU law”, Synigoros, Issue 99 (2013), p. 32 et seq.
“The Mediation as a Alternative Dispute Resolution Method in EU Law”, Public Law Review, Issues 2-3 (2012-2013), p. 155 et seq.
“The starting date of the interest calculation in the case of the return of tax as undue according to the EU Court’s judgment “C-565/2011 Mariana Irimie” and its effect in the Greek legal order”, Dikaio Epichiriseon kai Etairion, Issue 207 (2013), p. 943 et seq.
“Review of the EU Court’s judgment in Pringle case (C-370/12) with regard to the European Stability Mechanism and the strict conditionality for the provision of financial assistance to a member state of the Eurozone”, Nomiko Vima, Vol. 61 (2013), p. 572 et seq.
“The practical application of Article 260 TFEU about the imposition of sanctions on member state not conforming with a Court’s decision”, Evropaiki Ekfrasi, Issue 87/2013, pp. 22-25.
“The unilateral termination of the new loan agreement by Greece: the legal aspects of this possibility and its possible repercussions”, Synigoros, Issue 91/2012, pp. 66-69.
“The legislative procedure in the European Union after the Lisbon Treaty: Changes and Directions”, Efarmoges Dimsiou Dikaiou, Special Issue of 2011, pp. 313-344.
“Legal aspects of the exit of a member state from the Eurozone and / or the European Union under the light of international and EU law”, Nomiko Vima, 59 (2011), pp. 2246-2262.
“Modern tendencies towards a disruption of the bond between the ship’s flag and the applicable law”, Annuaire de Droit Maritime et Océanique, Vol. 29 (2011), pp. 341-357.
“The return of the General Court to the Kadi case: The first of a new series of important decisions for the courts of the European Union?”, Evropaion Politeia, Issue 3/2010, pp. 639-653.
“The Harmonization of the Intellectual Property Law at the EU Level: Evolution and Potential”, Commercial Law Review, Issue 4/2010, pp. 983-1009
“Modern tendencies towards a disruption of the bond between the ship’s flag and the applicable law”, Maritime Law Review, Vol. 38 (2010), pp. 1-15
“A Survey of the Memorandum of Understanding and the Loan Agreement between Greece and the Member States of the Eurozone seen through the lenses of EU Law: Realizations and Criticism”, Financial Law, Issue 2/2010, pp. 160-169
“The EU’s Accession in the ECHR after the Treaty of Lisbon: An Approach under the prism of the Autonomy of the EU Legal Order”, Hellenic Review of European Law, Vol. 30 (2010), pp. 15-27
“Independence Day: The Autonomy of the EU Legal Order after the ECJ’s Kadi Decision”, The Constitution, Issue 4/2009, pp. 919-949
“The Powers of the Court of Justice of the European Union after the Lisbon Treaty”, Sinigoros, December 2009, pp. 62-62
“Thoughts on the filing of a “declaratory opposition” against the enforcement of interim measures which have been automatically turned void according to article 693 of the Civil Procedure Code”, Applications of Civil Law, Vol. 10 (2009), pp. 1043-1050
“The Binding Force of an Unpublished Regulation: Comment on the ECJ’s Decision C-345/06», Evropaion Politeia, Issue 2/ 2009, p. 488-497
“The Budgetary Stability as a Legal Good in the Community Legal Order”, Evropaion Politeia, Issue 1/2009, pp. 115-134.
Memberships
Greek Association of European Union Law
Association of Greek Commercialists
Greek Association of European and International Law
Arbitrator in the Athens Mediation and Arbitration Organization
Bar Admission
Member of the Athens Bar since 2003
Areas of expertise
Public law, EU law, civil law, arbitration.
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Irene S. Anyfantii
Senior Associate
Irene Anyfanti joined DVLaw in 2008 and she has worked in many of the high profile deals of the firm. Irene’s main area of practice is corporate and commercial law, banking & finance and commercial & civil litigation. She is also involved in the privatisation projects of the firm and has significant experience in due diligence, commercial contracts, company establishments, as well as legal advice to various companies on their day-to-day issues. Before joining the firm, Irene has worked as a trainee in Alpha Bank’s legal services division.
Education
Law School of Athens - Law Degree 2006
Languages
English, German, Spanish
Bar Admission
Member of the Athens Bar since 2008
Areas of expertise
Corporate, banking & finance, privatizations, litigation
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Christina D. Messini
Senior Associate
Christina Messini joined DVLaw in 2011. Christina’s main areas of practice are civil, commercial and company law. She provides legal support and advice to all type of legal entities, including listed companies on matters of capital markets legislation, and she handles a variety of corporate transactions, such as due diligence and corporate restructuring projects. Christina has considerable experience on trademark rights infringement and intellectual property protection and also handles complex civil and commercial litigations.
Education
Athens Law School, LL.B. (2008)
Athens Law School / LLM in Civil Law (2010-2012)
Languages
English, German
Bar Admission
Member of the Athens Bar Association since 2010 (Athens Court of Appeal)
Areas of expertise
Corporate, Capital Markets, Commercial & Civil Litigation
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Dimitris K. Markakis
Associate
Dimitris Markakis joined DVLaw in 2017. Dimitris’ practice is focused on civil and commercial litigation and handles disputes which arise from a wide variety of financial and commercial transactions. He also advises on company establishment, corporate governance and compliance issues in regulated sectors.
Education
Athens Law School, LL.B. (2011)
University of Piraeus, M.Sc. in Banking and Finance Law (2012-2013)
Languages
English, German
Bar Admission
Member of the Athens Bar Association since 2013 (Athens Court of Appeal)
Areas of expertise
Commercial & Civil Litigation, Banking Law, Capital Markets
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Evita P. Oikonomou
Associate
Evita Oikonomou joined DVLaw in 2017 and since then she has been heavily involved in the finance projects and the due diligence processes undertaken by the firm. Evita’s main areas of practice are commercial and corporate law. She advises on GDPR compliance and provides legal support in a variety of corporate law issues. She is also experienced in commercial and civil litigation.
Education
Law School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, LL.B. (2013);
University of Strasbourg, Diploma in Basic Principles of International, European and Comparative Law (2011-2012)
University of Amsterdam, LL.M. in International Trade and Investment Law (2013-2014)
ALBA Business School, MSc in Business for Lawyers (2016-2017)
Languages
English, French, German
Bar Admission
Member of the Athens Bar Association since 2014
Areas of expertise
Corporate, Commercial & Civil Litigation
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Valeria–Velissaria K. Grammenou
Associate
Valeria – Velissaria joined DVLaw in 2017. Since then, she has been providing legal advice to various companies on issues arising in their day to day running of their business. Valeria – Velissaria’s main areas of practice are commercial and civil litigation. Before joining DVLaw, Valeria – Velissaria worked for another law office as an intern during her studies, already having significant experience in law practice.
Education
Athens Law School, LL.B. (2017)
Athens Law School, LL.M. in Private International Law & International Transactions Law (2017-2018)
Languages
English, French and Turkish
Bar Admission
Member of the Athens Bar Association since June 2019
Areas of expertise
Commercial & Civil Litigation, Private International Law & International Transactions, Corporate & Commercial Law
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Maria – Ilektra Filopoulou
Associate
Maria-Ilektra Filopoulou joined DVLaw in 2019. Maria-Ilektra’s main areas of expertise include civil, commercial and corporate law, as well as banking & finance. She provides day-to-day legal assistance to corporations and handles various commercial and business transactions. Having been involved in complex finance projects, she has significant experience in due diligence proceedings. Maria-Ilektra is also competent in data protection legislation, as well as commercial and civil litigation.
Education
Law School of National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, LL.B. (2016)
University of Birmingham, LL.M. in International Commercial Law (2016-2017)
Languages
English, German
Bar Admission
Member of the Athens Bar Association since 2018
Areas of expertise
Corporate, Banking & Finance, Data Protection, Litigation
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Evangelia M. Athanasoglou - Alexiou
Associate
Evangelia Athanasoglou - Alexiou joined DVLaw in 2019. Evangelia’s main areas of practice are civil, commercial and corporate law. Before joining DVLaw, Evangelia worked as a lawyer also in the areas of criminal, public, human rights law as well as capital markets regulation and arbitration in several law firms, organizations and institutions. She is involved in complex projects and transactions of the firm and has experience in legal research. She provides advisory services to companies on their day-to-day issues and is experienced in litigation.
Education
Law School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki - LL.B. 2013
Humboldt University of Berlin - LL.M. in German and European Law 2016
Languages
English, German
Bar Admission
Member of the Athens Bar Association since 2015 (Athens Court of Appeal)
Areas of expertise
Civil, Commercial, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, Banking & Finance, Criminal, Public and Human Rights Law
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Georgia - Maria (Yolanda) N. Kalogirou
Associate
Yolanda joined DVLaw in 2019. Since then, she is involved in privatization projects of the firm, M&A mandates and due diligence of companies. Yolanda’s main areas of practice are commercial, corporate, air and space law. Before joining DVLaw, Yolanda worked as a jurist and trainee lawyer in law firms, non-governmental organizations, international and European institutions and companies, in Greece and abroad, including Europe and overseas. Throughout her studies, she has received numerous academic awards and served as Secretary General of the European Law Students’ Association of Greece (ELSA Greece). She has participated in several conferences presenting her legal research in the field of international law and published her articles in legal journals.
Education
Athens Law School, Ptychion in Law/LL.B. (2017)
University of Geneva, Certificat de Droit Transnational/CDT (2015)
McGill University, Master of Laws/LL.M. in Air and Space Law (pending)
Languages
English, French, German and Spanish
Bar Admission
Member of the Athens Bar Association since 2019
Areas of expertise
Commercial and Corporate Law, M & A and Privatizations, Air and Space Law
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Stavroula Tzelati
Associate
Stavroula Tzelati joined DVLaw in 2020 as a Trainee Lawyer and continues to work in our company as an Associate Lawyer. Stavroula’s practice is focused on consulting and litigation in civil, corporate and commercial law. She provides day-to-day legal assistance to companies and advice on, among others, labor law matters. Stavroula is also competent in trademarks and capital markets law as well as corporate governance.
Education
Degree in Law, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (2019)
LLM, Corporate Law and Finance, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (2021)
Languages
English, French
Bar Admission
Member of the Athens Bar Association since 2021
Areas of expertise
Corporate and Commercial Law, Labor law, Trademarks
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Chryssa P. Papapanagiotou
Associate
Chryssa P. Papapanagiotou joined DVLaw in 2021. She is focusing on corporate, commercial and civil law. With significant experience in litigation, Chryssa represents clients in complex commercial and civil disputes. Her practice further includes advising companies on day-to-day corporate and commercial matters. She also advises Greek listed corporates on corporate governance issues.
Education
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Faculty of Law, Law Degree (2013)
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Faculty of Law, LL.M in Civil Law (2018)
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Faculty of Law, LL.M in Corporate Law and Finance (2019)
Languages
English, German
Bar Admission
Member of the Athens Bar Association since 2016 (Athens Court of Appeal)
Areas of expertise
Corporate and commercial law, capital markets, commercial and civil litigation
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