MEMBERS OF THE FIRM
SAGIAS SPYROS
Date of Birth 7/11/1947
Nationality GREEK
Law Services Experience 26
Education
1971, Law, National Kapodistriako University of Athens - Economical, Political and Legal Sciences School, Faculty of Law
1973, Diplome d’ Universite en droit commercial, Legal Faculty of Paris
Qualifications
Atendances Member of Athens Bar Association
Member of British Hellenic Chamber of Commerce
Member of the Hellenic Society for Technology and Construction Law
Mr. Sagias is a lawyer, alumnus of the University of Athens with postgraduate studies in Paris. He is specialized in issues of commercial and public law, with emphasis on legal advisor services in companies of the private as well as of the public sector He has experience in monitoring agreements concerning the construction of infrastructure works of great significance, in negotiating and signing such agreements, in developing and modifying the existing ones, also in the treatment of bills of administrative acts regarding public works executed upon concession agreements, related with harbors and tourism. He has been partner in legal matters of Financial Advisors’ companies when cooperating with the Greek State, in the sectors of Energy, Public Works and Privatizations.
Indicatively, he has recently provided legal support in the “NATIONAL GAS COMPANY S.A.” for the preparation of an International competition concerning the concession and construction of natural gas low pressure system, as well as the drafting of proclamations and concession agreements, moreover legal services in the Olympic Games Organizational Committee regarding the legal planning of a competition for the study, construction and operation of the Sailing Centre, the layout and signing of a concession agreement
Employment / Experience
Founder of the Law Firm "S.N. Sagias and Partners Law Firm
Years: 26
Main Faculties, Experience,
1) Experience in legal issues of the wider Public Sector.
Information a) Attendance during the negotiations of International Agreements in the sectors of supplies by the Greek State and Offset Agreements, as well as follow-up of their development on behalf of the foreign suppliers.
b) Collaborator in legal issues of Financial Advisors companies during their cooperation with the Greek State, in the sectors of Energy, Public Works and Privatizations.
c) Participated in the Scientific Committee of the National Congress "Management and Improvement of Coastal Areas, Athens, 22 - 25 November 1999" organized by the Laboratory of Harbor Works of the National Polytechnical University, where he chaired the panel for the institutional subjects.
2) Experience in matters of Commercial Law as a Lawyer and Advisor of Greek and Foreign Companies in affairs such as:
a) Acquisition of companies in the Sectors of Tourism (Hotels, Air companies), Industry (Food and drinks industry), shipyards, trade (distributions of consumer goods, food, banking services, etc)
b) Negotiations on shipbuilding agreements, market financing, ship repair and shipping business. As a lawyer of Greek and Foreign Banks, attendance in studies regarding the subordination of investments of various sectors in the provisions of laws for motives and investments.
c) Financing of Greek companies by foreign Banks, recovery of late payments and regulation of loan debts, representation of investors during the buy - out of problematic companies and their re-operation.
3) Legal Advisor for Foreign Tour Operators (Austria, Italy, Germany) (1996 - 1999).
4) Legal Advisor for the Ministry of Tourism (1993 - 1995).
5) Legal Advisor HOS for the treatment of Tourist Legislation (1992 - 1993).
6) Legal Advisor for foreign Tour Operators (France, England) (1981 - 1988).
7) Legal Advisor of Hotel Companies and General Tourism Offices (Crete, Evia, Corfu, Chalkidiki, Rhodes, Kos, Mykonos, Santorini) on matters regarding operation, licensing and commercial cooperation, such as sale, repurchase, development and subordination in the provisions of investment laws (1973 - 1999).
8) Experience in the layout of tourist ports, harbor works, concessions of seashore and beach, environmental protection issues.
Languages French, English
ANAGNOSTOU DIMITRA
Date of Birth 1968
Nationality GREEK
Law Services Experience 10
Education 1990, LAW, DIMOKRITIO UNIVERSITY OF THRACE
Qualifications / Atendances Member of Athens Lawyer's Association since 1990
Employment / Experience 1990-1992, Practice, Rural Bank of Greece, Head of legal service Ioannis Anastasiou, Athens, Practised Lawyer
1992-1995, Legal Adviser in the group of advertising companies LEDRA A.E, Marousi Athens, Legal Adviser of group
1995-Up to today, Office Sagias and Partners, Spyros Sagias, Athens, Office Partner
Main Faculties, Experience, Information Penal, Political Court, research, deposit and consolidation of signals front the Committee of Signals of Ministry of Growth, consolidation of licenses in the Organism of Industrial Property, Corporate of companies, Legal control companies as well as companies entered in the Grant of Values Athens, Stock Exchange affairs, control of titles and contracts more generally, hires of real estates and professional roof, check and training of conventions more generally, training of conventions of benefit of time and space in the press, in the television, cable and digital television, benefit and exploitation of intellectual rights, of benefit of services for the organisation celebrations
Languages English
APOSTOLOU ZOI
Date of Birth 2/12/1968
Nationality GREEK
Law Services Experience 9
Education 1993, Law, National Kapodistriako University of Athens, Economical, Political and Legal Sciences School, Faculty of Law
Qualifications / Atendances Member of Athens Bar Association, Attendanies in congresses of civil and commercial law, arbitration, Attedancies to all congresses of Hellenic Society for Technology and Construction Law, Attendancies to the seminars of Athens Bar Association of civil, commercial, labor, and criminal law for trainees and junior lawyers during the years 1993 – 1994, Attendancies to most of the meetings of the Civil Legal Procedure and Commercial Law Unions
Employment / Experience 1991-1994, A.N.R. SA (x AMER SA), Athens, Collaboration with multinational marketing, research and analysis company
1994-1996, Athens. Collaboration with “Kalavros and Partners Law Offices” as trainee lawyer
1996-Today, Athens, Member of the law firm "S. N. Sagias and Partners Law Firm” (former law office)
Main Faculties, Experience, Information Specialisation in civil, commercial and administrative law, particularly on issues of private and public contracts and of commercial companies.
Specifically:
- Judicial experience in civil, commercial and administrative law in any kind of litigations before Courts of any degree and jurisdiction, as well as in administrative courts, administrative Committees and competent Authorities and moreover the processing of extra-judicial cases, such as procedures before the Administration, counsels for special matters etc.
- Legal support of companies when keeping, according to the valid provisions, the Board of Directors’ and General Assembly’s minutes, as well as when proceeding to the needed publications, announcements and registrations, legal support concerning labor agreements and litigations, lease contracts, tax matters and any other legal action referred to the company’s operation (loan agreements, provision of guarantees, warranties, authorizations etc, services of similar character etc.), legal support of companies in procedures of subsidies or motives approval according to the valid each time provisions concerning the company’s projects, issue of licenses and approvals by the Competent Authorities referring to works execution and units operation, submission, participation in tenders.
- foundation, and legal reformation and restructuring of companies, affiliated companies,
- agreements of collaboration and mergers, acquisition of companies, undertakings, takeovers
- listed companies, introduction companies to the Athens Stock Exchange
- shares transfers, shareholders agreements,
- depended work contracts, commercial delegation contracts,
- issues of personal data, intellectual property, trademarks, e-commerce and technology issues
- lease and management of complex tourist enterprises contracts, legal support of complex tourist enterprises in general, granting of licences and permits and their operation by international tourist operators
- issues of licences granting and operation of aeolian parks
- issues of telecommunication, energy, entering the market and granting of licences
- public works, procurement, services supply, concession contracts, construction of great infrastructure works contracts,
- due diligence of companies of public sector, privatisations of enterprises of wider public sector, transformation of Legal persons of Public Law into Societes Anonymes,
- exploitation and development of real estate of companies and institutions of wider public sector,
- conclusion, negotiation and monitoring of contracts in general
Languages English, French, German
VAGIAS IOANNIS
Date of Birth 15/1/1978
Nationality GREEK
Law Services Experience 2
Education 1999, Law, Aristotelio University of Thessaloniki, Faculty of Law, Economic & Political Sciences
Employment / Experience Lawyer in "S.N. Sagias & Partners Law Firm"
Main Faculties, Experience, Information Specialization in public law and particularly on issues of public tenders and contracts of public conventions especially through the model of Public Private Partnership (PPP) in the frame of conventions of concession. Attendance on Seminars of Constitutional Law, European Community Law, competition issues and Administrative Law.
Languages French, English
VAFIADOU LOUKIA
Date of Birth 1972
Nationality GREEK
Law Services Experience 7
Education Licence in Law, Faculty of Law, National University of Athens. (1995)
DESS in Air Tansport Law, Institut de formation universitaire et de recherche (IFURTA), University of Aix-Marseille III. (France, 1996)
DES in Air Transport Economics and Management, IFURTA, University of Aix-Marseille III. ( France, 1996 )
Qualifications / Atendances Member, The Athens Bar Association, -Member, Association of Greek Commercial Law Specialists, -Member, Lawyers Group, Greek Section, Amnesty International, -Member, Greek delegation in the 3rd United Nations Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (July 1999, Vienna), Use of Microsoft Word, XL, Access and Power Point
Cassapoglou & Associates Law Offices (1994/96), -Legal Department, Olympic Airways S.A. (1996), -Participant, ‘SPACE GENERATION FORUM, UNISPACE III (Vienna, July 1999), -Participant, SPACE LAW & POLICY SUMMER COURSE, EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR SPACE LAW (ECSL) and INSTITUTE OF AIR & SPACE LAW, UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE (July/August 2000), -Doctoral Research (on Air Transport Leasing Contracts), DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, FACULTY OF LAW, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS (since 1999)
Seminar regarding ‘The regulatory framework of air transportation within the European Community”, Law School of Athens – International Studies Sector ( April 1994, Athens). -Seminars regarding Air Transport Marketing, Business Practices, Airlines and Airports Management, Informatics, Flight Safety issues, (I.F.U.R.T.A.), University of Aix-Marseille III ( April 1996, France), =Seminars regarding issues of Commercial, European and Public International Law and the Air Transport Sector, (I.F.U.R.T.A.), University of Aix-Marseille III ( April 1996, France), -8th Greek Conference of Trade Law on Advertising and Ethics Codes, Association of Greek Commercial Law Specialists (October 1998, Athens), -1st International Conference on Air Transport and Airports, Hellenic Institute of Transporta-tion Engineers (December 1998, Athens), -2nd Annual Aircraft Leasing Conference, Avia-tion Industry Conferences (January 1999, London ), -3rd United Nations Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (July 1999, Vienna ), -1st International Fo-rum regarding the “Information technology and Telecommunications: The Competitive Edge for the Airports of the new millennium”, Athens International Airport “Eleftherios Venizelos” (November 1999, Athens)9th Greek Conference of Trade Law on “The Stock exchange and the Greek Law”, Association of Greek Commercial Law Specialists (No-vember 1999, Athens), -3rd Annual Aircraft Leasing Conference, Aviation Industry Con-ferences ( January 2000, London), -10th Greek Conference of Trade Law on “ Take-overs and Mergers”, Association of Greek Commercial Law Specialists (November 2000, Herak-lion), -12th Annual Conference on ‘Recent Developments in European Air Transport Law and Policy’, European Air Law Association, ( November 2000, Athens), -Seminars on ‘Space Law & Policy’, European Center for Space Law (ECSL) and Institute of Air & Space Law, (July – August 2000), -Daily Seminar on ‘New Agreement between Greece and the European Space Agency (ESA): Possibilities and Sectors for the activation of Greek Authorities’, Ministry of Development, (March 2001, Athens), -12th Greek Confer-ence of Trade Law on Modern Issues of Corporate Responsibility, Association of Greek Commercial Law Specialists (November 2002, Thessaloniki)
Advisor, DELEGATION OF GREECE, 3rd of the United Nations International Conference on ‘The exploration and Peaceful uses of Outer Space, UNISPACE III (Vienna, July 1999), -Assistant, DELEGATION OF GREECE, PLANNING MEETING FOR UN/OOSA SYMPOSIUM ON «THE HUMAN DIMENSION IN SPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS» (Vienna, December 2000), -Member, DELEGATION OF GREECE, 40TH SESSION OF THE LEGAL SUB COMMITTEE, (UN/COPUOS), ( VIENNA, APRIL 2001), -Member, DELEGATION OF GREECE, 40TH SESSION OF THE LEGAL SUB COMMITTEE, (UN/COPUOS), (VIENNA, JUNE 2001), -Member, DELEGATION OF GREECE, WORKING MEETING, INFORMAL CONSULTATIONS, UN/OOSA & UNIDROIT, ( PARIS, SEPTEMBER 2001), -Member, DELEGATION OF GREECE, (REPRESENTATIVE OF THE HELLENIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS ORGANISATION), 1ST SESSION OF THE O.N.U. WORKSHOP FOR ‘SPACE LAW’, HOSTED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF HOLLAND, (HAGUE, NOVEMBER 2002)
OUTER SPACE & TELECOMMUNICATIONS (Daily Seminar), UN INFORMATION CENTRE OF ATHENS & GREEK SECTION, EUROPEAN LAW STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATION (ELSA)
Employment / Experience Specialised Advocate, Hellas Sat S.A. (Greek Societe Anonyme operating the first greek satellite ) (since December 2002)
Advocate, ‘Sagias & Associates Law Firm’ (since February 2002)
External Advocate, Legal Department of the Hellenic Telecmmunications Organization, ( Legal treatment of issues regarding digital satellite platforms , satellite transmission of data, radio spectrum utilisaton, issue of relevant licences as well as regulatory issues regarding Telecommunications and Space Law.) (since October 2001)
Legal Counsel, Cretan Airways S.A. (Greek private airline of scheduled flights ) (October 2000 – March 2001)
Legal Counsel, Aegean Airlines S.A. (Greek private airline of scheduled flights ) (April 2000 - September 2000 ).
Research fellow ( on legal Aspects of Outer Space Commercialisation and Private Space Activities), Greek Society of Air and Space Law (since 1999)
Legal Counsel, Air Greece Aerodromisis S.A. (Greek private airline of scheduled and non scheduled flights ) (November 1997 - March 2000).
Junior Associate, Cassapoglou & Associates Law Offices (specialised in telecommunications, mass-media, informatics, data protection, economic development and competition) (1996/97).
Advocate, The Athens Bar Association (since 1996)
Main Faculties, Experience, Information International Private and Public Air Law International Space Law, Commercial Law issues ( societes anonymes, commercial contracts, Trademarks etc.) Air Transport, Space and Telecommunications Law issues
Languages French, English, Arabic
KALOGEROPOULOS ANDREAS
Date of Birth 22/4/1944
Nationality GREEK
Law Services Experience 26
Education 15-03-1975, PHD in Administrative Law, University Paris II
1968 – 1976, Degree of Law, University Paris II/Athens
Qualifications / Atendances Member of Athens Bar Association
Founding Member of the Association of the European Lawyers
Member of the Association of Greek constitutionalists
Member of the Association of European Law
Member of the Association of International Law
Member of Hellenic Air Academy
Member of Hellenic Association of Political Science
Employment / Experience 1977-1981, DSA, Athens/Luxembourg/Brussels, Bar
1981-1987, Court of European Communities. Luxembourg, Assessor of Court of European Communities
1987-1998, Court of First Instance of the European Communities, Luxembourg, Judge (Member of Court of first instance of the European Communities)
1998-Today, Panteios University, Athens, Professor of Administrative Law
Main Faculties, Experience, Information Mr Kalogeropoulos possesses the place of the Director of the Legal Department of O.T.E. and collaborates as adviser with the Law Firm "S. N. SAGIAS AND PARTNERS". Because of his long-lasting presence in the Court and the Court of first instance of the European Communities he has great and specialised experience concerning the interpretation and the application of the European’s Union Law as well as the Legal prepare concerning the Law to the European Law.
Knowledge and experience of application of European Law and Greek (Administrative) Law.
Law preparation experience of adaptation of Greek Law in the European Law.
Languages French, English
KITSILI KATERINA
Date of Birth 12/11/1964
Nationality GREEK
Law Services Experience 15
Education (1988): Athens School of Law - UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS.
(1990): LL.M. in International Business Law, London School of Economics and Political Science - UNIVERSITY OF LONDON.
(2001): Postgraduate Diploma in History of Art, Courtauld Institute of Art - UNIVERSITY OF LONDON.
Qualifications / Atendances Member of Athens Bar Association (qualified before the Supreme Court) &
International Bar Association (Scholarship Award)
Employment / Experience 2004: Member of Law Firm “S.N.Sagias and Partners”
2002–2003: P.N.GEROLYMATOS S.A. HEALTH & BEAUTY PRODUCTS, Vice–President Corporate & Legal Affairs
1999–2000: M. J. MAILLIS Packing Systems S.A., Legal Affairs Director
1993-1999: STET HELLAS Telecommunications S.A., Legal Affairs Director
1989–1993: Effective Management International S.A., Management Consultant
1991–1992: I.K.Rokas & Partners, Assoc. Attorney-at-Law
1988-1991: S.N.Sagias & Partners, Articl. Attorney-at-Law
1982-1988: INTERAMERICAN Insurance Group, Sales
Main Faculties, Experience, Information Corporate and Commercial Law, Competition Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, Investment Projects, Corporate Finance and Securities Regulations, Legal & Financial Due Diligence, Telecommunications, Patents and Trademarks, Negotiating and drafting commercial Contracts and Agreements, Insolvency, Insurance, Maritime Law, Public Procurement Contracts, Arts and Cultural Property Law.
Languages English, French, Italian, German
KOUKOURITAKI ANTONIA
Date of Birth 21/5/1977
Nationality GREEK
Law Services Experience 3
Education (June 1995): Thrakomakedones General High School, Degree with general grade: 19 and 7/10 (Distinction).
(October 2000-February 2001): University of Girona, Spain, Faculty of Law: six-months attendance. Work on behalf of the Spanish University with object the Spanish and Greek Environmental Law (comparative methodology) final grade: 9 (Distinction).
(February 2001): National and Kapodistriako University of Athens, Faculty of Law, Degree with general grade: "Very Good".
(October 2001- March 2003): National and Kapodistriako University of Athens, Faculty of Law: Postgraduate Program Studies (MPS) at Commercial Law. At the completion of the studies circle emphasis and specialisation in the following subjects: Competition law, modern commercial contracts, corporate law matters and market law.
Qualifications / Atendances Member of Athens Bar Association (since February 2003).
Employment / Experience Present professional status: Partner at “Sagias and Partners” Law Firm (5 Licavittou str., Athens).Specialisation in Commercial Law and particular subjects of Corporate Law regarding the constitution, operation, due diligence of companies and growth of enterprises.
(February 2001 – September 2002) Lawyer's profession exercise at "Sagias and Partners" Law Firm.
Professor of French in a Foreign Language Institute (September 1995– June 1996) and Tutor in Piano courses (September 1994 - 2002).
Main Faculties, Experience, Information Attendance at Congresses and seminars – lectures such as: 11th (2-4 November 2001, Rhodes) and 12th (15-17 November 2002, Thessalonica) Convention of Greek Commercial Law Association, 1st International Congress of the Greek Competition Policy Committee (19 April 2002), European Day of Competition (14 February 2003). Familiarized with the environment and the use of PC (Microsoft Word, Excel) and the Internet. Degree in Piano studies of the National Conservatoire of Athens (Degree of Theoretical music studies: grade 10). Athens Championship and Cup of the youth basketball championship, member of Athens PGS, dance, diploma of attendance – participation in advanced aerobics seminars. Diploma in sailing (open sea).
Languages French, English, Spanish, Italian
LOGOTHETI GEORGIA
Date of Birth 11/1/1960
Nationality GREEK
Law Services Experience 15
Education 1982, Law, National Kapodistriako University of Athens Law School
1985, D.E.A of Philosophy Law, Faculty of Law Pares (PARIS II)
Qualifications / Atendances Member of Athens Bar Association
Employment / Experience 1987-1990, Lefkada, Collaboration with the Law office of Haralampos Raptis
1992-1997, Athens, Collaboration with the Law Office of Antonis Roupakiotis
1997-1998, Athens, Collaboration with the Law office of Christos Politis
1998-Today, Athens, Member of the Law Firm "S. N. Sagias and Partners Law Firm"
Main Faculties, Experience, Information Specialisation in the Public Law, legal advises and judicial procedure in cases mainly of administrative and civil law, participation in projects of law advisor services provision with regard to due diligence, reformation - modernisation, privatisation, introduction to the Athens Stock Exchange of companies of the public and the wider public sector, planning of international competitions for works execution via concession conventions as well as the exploitation of assets of the above-mentioned companies, treatment of subjects for transformation of Legal persons of Public Law into Societes Anonymes, proposals submission concerning the law preparation treatment of bills with regard to part-financed works.
Holder of prosperous exercise certification before the State Counsil (1995/96), attendance in the research program of Athens Academy for the Regime of Athenian Democracy, with the professors Aristovoulos Manesis, Philippos Spyropoulos and the academician Georgios Vlahos (1990-1992), attendance in the International Congress “EUROMARE 2001” (Discussion of round Bank 2 on the subject: “Privatization of Ports - a modern challenge”) Setember 2001), attendance in the 2nd National Congress of the National Metsovio Polytechnical University on the Management and Improvement of Coastal Areas (November 2002)
Languages English, French
PERIVOLARAKIS SOTIRIS
Date of Birth 16/5/1971
Nationality GREEK
Law Services Experience 10
Education 1986–1989 General Lyceum of Tinos Degree (Grade: 19,4)
1990–1995 National and Kapodistriako University of Athens, Legal Faculty, Degree (Grade: Very Good)
Qualifications / Atendances 1997 – 2000: Follow-up of most of the seminars organized by the Athens Bar Association (civil, commercial, penal law as well as civil and penal procedure)
Employment / Experience 1991–1997: Part-time employment and exercise of lawyer’s profession at the law office of Christos Babatsikos
1997: Provision of services at the Notary office of Irini Bon
1997–Feb. 2001: Law Office of Christos Babatsikos. Collaboration in all kinds of matters of civil, commercial and penal law
Feb.–Nov. 2001: Legal Counselor at the Group of Companies "European Dynamics"
Dec. 2001–Today: Partner at "S.N. Sagias and Partners" Law Firm
Main Faculties, Experience, Information Specialization in civil, commercial and penal law, mostly in matters concerning agreements of private and public law and companies law. Court experience in civil, commercial and penal law. More specifically: civil, commercial law, labor law, corporate law, constitution and reformation of companies, affiliated companies, cooperation, merger and acquisition agreements, introduction of companies in the Athens Stock Exchange, stock transfer, shareholders’ agreements, agreements of works and supplies, also of provision of services, labor agreements, commercial agency agreements, construction agreements of infrastructure of works of great significance, due diligence of companies of the public sector, privatization of companies of the wider public sector, real estate development of companies and organizations of the wider public sector, concession agreements, lease agreements and management of complex tourist enterprises, personal data matters, drafting, negotiation and monitoring of agreements in general.
Languages French, English
TAGARAS HARISIOS
Date of Birth 1955
Nationality GREEK
Law Services Experience 17
Education Degree in Law, University of Thessaloniki, 1977; Postgraduate degree in European Law (Licence speciale en droit europeen), University of Brussels, 1982; PhD in Private International Law and Community Law, University of Thessaloniki, 1984
Qualifications / Atendances Member of numerous academic and professional associations. Member of the Board of the Greek Association for European Communites Studies (an ECSA affiliated association) 1992-1997 and President of the standing committee on Community Conventions of the Union d’Avocats Europeens 1990-1992.
Teaching and administration activities in the National Center of Public Administration, Athens, for European Law matters (since 1992), including regular seminars in the Cyprus Academy for Public Administration (since 1997).
Visiting Professor of European Community Private International Law at the European Institute of Public Administration/Luxembourg Antenna for the “Master on European Legal Studies” and in many Central and Eastern European countries in the framework of Tempus and Phare programmes (since 1992).
Publications: Numerous books and articles in legal reviews, in Greek, French and English ; member of the publication committee of the Cahiers de droit europeen.
Employment / Experience Administrator, Court of justice and Commission (DG I) of the European Communities, 1986-87 and 1988-90 respectively
President, Civil Law Committee/European Enforcement Order of the Council of the European Union, first semester of 2003.
Professor at the Panteios University, Athens, Department of International and European Studies (first-time elected at the University in 1990); main subject matters taught: European Community Law, Private International Law, Human Rights; holder of Jean Monnet ad personam Chair.
Admitted to Bar, Thessaloniki, authorized to exercise at the Supreme courts of the country. Law offices in Thessaloniki and Athens. Field of specialization : International and European Law, including the procedures before the European Courts in Strasbourg and Luxembourg, and Sports Law.
Main Faculties, Experience, Information Since 1991 external expert of the Ministry of Justice for the cooperation in the fields of Justice and Home Affairs (3rd pillar in the European Union) with participation in numerous working groups in Bruxelles and, since 1995, in the standing committee of the Lugano Convention. In 1993-1994 counsel at the Ministry of Education.
Since 1999 member of the Competition Committee, entrusted with the implementation of anti-trust law in Greece, and from June 2000 to December 2002 member of the National Telecommunications and Post Committee, the national high authority with regulatory and implementation powers in the respective fields.
Member of bill-drafting committees (for sports law, for the new legislation on public investments and for the ratification of numerous international treaties, e.g. the Vienna 1980 Convention on the international sale of goods, the 1998 European Union Convention on matrimonial matters etc.)
Frequent presenter in congresses and conferences. Past academic activities : Chercheur libre at the Institut d’Etudes Europeennes, ULB, 1980-82, Visiting Scholar, University of Cambridge, 1982, Legal collaborator at the Center for International and European Economic Law, Thessaloniki, 1982-1984, Asst.Professor at the Technological Educational Foundation of Thessaloniki, 1985-86, External collaborator of the Universite Libre de Bruxelles, mainly for the recyclage de droit communautaire of the Institut d’Etudes Europeennes, 1988-1998. Examiner of the State Scholarship Foundation for Private International Law, 1995-1998.
Languages French, English, German, Italian
August 2004 - Legal Services for Business in Greece - A Joint Presentation by Sagias & Partners Law Firm and Richards Butler.
Presentation by Katerina Kitsili LL.M. (LSE), Lawyer, Partner, “Sagias and Partners Law Firm” - 5 Lykavittou Street, 10672, Athens
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