Greek Lawyers Directory / Tsibanoulhs & Partners

PARTNERS

Dr. DIMITRIS G. TSIBANOULIS, Managing Partner of the Firm, born Greece, 1957; admitted, 1983, Athens, Supreme Court.

Education: University of Athens (LL.B., 1980); University of Frankfurt am Main, Germany (Ph.D., 1986). Recipient of Scholarship from the DAAD for research at the Institute of Banking Law of the University of Frankfurt am Main, 1981-1984; Assistant, Institute of Transport Law, University of Frankfurt am Main and at the Max-Planck-Institute, Department of History of Law 1985-1987.
Author: “The Constitutional Controlling System of Co-operatives” (in German), Frankfurt/Bern/New York, 1987; “Investment Services in Greek and EEC Law” (in Greek), Athens-Bank of Greece, 1989; “The legal framework of the Capital Market” (in Greek), Nicosia-The Republic of Cyprus 2001; Chapters on “Securities Companies, Investment Companies, Mutual Fund Management Companies, Leasing Companies, Factoring Companies and Venture Capital Companies”, “Regulations concerning the supervision of banks in Greece”, “Liquidation of Limited Liability Companies” and “Reduction of Share Capital of Limited Liability Companies” (in Greek) in: “Greek Company Law”, Athens, 1991, 1992 and 1994. Many articles published in Greek and foreign legal magazines and collective works, including: “The Reform of Greek Stock Exchange Law” (in German), in “Die Aktiengesellschaft”, 1989; “The Securities Company: An Innovation in Greek Stock Exchange Law” (in German) in “Die Bank”, 1989; "A project of law about Factoring" (in Greek), in "Nomiko Vima" 1990; "The post-dated cheques" (in Greek), in "Diki" 1992; “The over the counter transactions” (in Greek), in “Nomiko Vima”, 1992; “The Repo-Transactions” (in Greek), in “Bulletin of the Hellenic Bank Association”, 1993; "The harmonization of Greek Law on Mutual Funds to the EU-Law about UCITS with the Presidential Decree 433/1993" (in Greek), in: Greek Review of European Law 1994; “Banking Services and Activities in Greece” (in English), in “The Legal & Practical Guide to the Use of the ECU”, ECU Institute, 1995; “Provision of credit by Securities Companies” (in Greek), in Business & Company Law (B&C Law) 1996; “Establishment of a credit institution by public tenders” (in Greek) in B&C Law 1997; “Systemic Risk in case of insolvency of a Securities Company” (in Greek) in B&C Law 1999; “Sale of listed shares with embedded call option (opinion in Greek)”, in Commercial Law Review, 1999; “Clearing and Settlement on dematerialized shares in the Athens Stock Exchange” (in Greek) in: “Τhe Stock Exchange under the Greek Law”, 2000; “Corporate Governance in Greece” (in Greek), Foundation for Economic & Industrial Research, 2001; “Execution in Force (Forced Sale) of Dematerialized Shares listed in the Athens Stock Exchange” (in Greek) in: B&C Law 2002, “The evolution of the legal framework of the Greek capital market from 1980 to 2000: progress and delays” (in English), in: The Company Lawyer, February 2002; General introduction and final remarks in the Conference on “Corporate Governance: Transparency and Investors’ Protection in Listed Companies” (in English and Greek), in European Lawyers Union (U.A.E) publication (Bruylant 2005), June 2002; “Corporate Governance in the financial services sector”, in ‘The new financial services environment; trends and perspectives’, edited by G. Provopoulos and Ch. Gortsos, Hellenic Banking Association, 2004; “Injuctive meausures regarding the relationship between the Athens Exchange and its members as well as the companies listed therein”, in: ‘Injuctive measures in commercial law’, 2005 (in Greek); “Article 53a of the Codified Law of 2190/1920: Prudential Supervision In the Financial Services Field- Chapters on Credit Institutions, Investment Firms, Investment Companies, Mutual Funds Companies, Leasing Companies, Factory Companies, E-Money Institutions, Money Exchange Companies, Money Transfer Companies and Insurance Companies” (in Greek), Company Law, Vol. 7, 2005. Co-author, “Institutional Aspects of Prudential Supervision in Greece” (in French), in “Banking Supervision in the European Community”, 1995. Other contributions to academic and practitioners’ journals.
Legal Advisor to the Deputy Minister for National Economy (1988); the Bank of Greece, since 1989; the Chairman of the Athens Stock Exchange for the Athens Derivatives Exchange, 1994-1996; the Government of Cyprus for the modernization of the Cypriot Capital Market (2000 – 2004).
Member: European Financial Market Lawyers Group (EFMLG) under the auspices of the ECB; EU-Clearing and Settlement, Legal Certainty Group (European Commission, DG XV); Legal Department of the Bank of Greece (since 1981); Payment Systems Government Expert Group (European Commission, DG XV) (until 2005); Board of Directors of KEPE (Center for Planning and Economic Research) (1996-2001); Legal Council of the Hellenic Capital Market Commission (2004-2006); Board of Directors of Hellenic European Law Association (FIDE-Greece); Board of Directors of AEDBF (European Society for Banking and Financial Law). He has been a member of various legislative advisory Groups advising on the drafting of Greek Banking and Securities Laws together with participation in diverse legal groups in the EMI, the ECB and the European Commission advising on matters pertaining to the regulation of Banking and Financial Markets in the EU.
Languages: German, French, English and Greek.
Practice Areas: Banking; Finance; Securities; Investments; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; EU Law.
Email: d.tsibanoulis@tsibanoulis.gr

ELENA D. BAILAS, born Greece, 1963; admitted, 1991, Athens; 1992, Munich (Germany).
Education: University of Munich (LL.B., 1988); Boston University, USA (LL.M., 1990).
Member: Athens Bar Association; Hellenic Society for Construction and Technology Law, Greek Commercialists’ Union.
Languages: German, English, French and Greek.
Practice Areas: Banking; Project Finance; Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Contract Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Joint Ventures; Arbitration; Energy; Real-Estate.
Email: e.bailas@tsibanoulis.gr

CAROLINE M. FRIEDRICH, born Germany, 1956; admitted, 1991, Frankfurt am Main; 2002, Athens.
Education: University of Frankfurt am Main, Germany (LL.B. 1988).
Member: Board of Directors of Bayer Hellas S.A., Board of Directors of Buderus Hellas SA, German-Greek Law-Association, Hellenic European Law Association.
Languages: English, French, Greek, Spanish and German.
Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Contract Law; Antitrust; Labor and Employment; EU Law.
Email: c.friedrich@tsibanoulis.gr

VASSO X. VOUGA, born Greece, 1969; admitted, 1995, Athens.
Education: University of Athens (LL.B., 1992); University of Bristol (LL.M., 1993).
Previous Posts: EU Commission, DG IV (Competition), Brussels, “Stage Administratif” (1994).
Languages: English, French, Spanish and Greek.
Practice Areas: Ship Finance; Contract Law; Corporate and Maritime Law.
Email: v.vouga@tsibanoulis.gr

Dr. DIMITRIOS K. KARAMAGIOLIS, born Greece, 1970; admitted, 2000, Athens.
Education: University of Athens (LL.B., 1994); University of Frankfurt am Main, Germany (Ph.D., 1999).
Academic: Lecturer of Law in the Greek Military Academy.
Author: ‘‘The Consequentialistic Structure of the Principles of Imputation’’ (in German 2002).
Member: International Association for Legal and Social Philosophy (IVR).
Languages: German, English, Spanish and Greek.
Practice Areas: Criminal and White Collar Crimes; Securities; Derivatives.
Email: d.karamagiolis@tsibanoulis.gr

ANNA E. APOSTOLAKI, born Greece, 1972; admitted, 1997, Athens.
Education: University of Athens (LL.B., 1995; LL.M., 2000); University of Strasbourg, France (“ERASMUS” Program, 1994).
Languages: French, English and Greek.
Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Corporate Law; Civil Law; Real Estate Law; Contract Law.
Email: a.apostolaki@tsibanoulis.gr

MARINA A. PERRAKI, born Greece, 1973; admitted, 1998, Athens.
Education: University of Athens (LL.B., 1996); University of Kent, UK (LL.M., 1997); European University Institute, Florence (Diploma in European Law, 1999). Commission of European Communities, Brussels, Belgium (“Stage Administratif”, 1998).
Author: “The Governing law of Letters of Credit transactions under the Rome Convention on the Law applicable to Contractual Obligations: a Study of UK Law” (in English, 1998); “Moral Rights: Could there be a European Harmonization? A comparative study of the Common Law and Civil Law approach” (in English, 2000).
Languages: French, English, Italian, Spanish and Greek.
Practice Areas: Banking; Commercial Law; International Business Transactions; EU Competition; Intellectual and Industrial Property; E-Commerce.
Email: m.perraki@tsibanoulis.gr

OF COUNSEL:

Dr. EMILIOS E. AVGOULEAS, born Greece, 1966; admitted, 1992, Piraeus.
Education: University of Athens (LL.B. 1990); London School of Economics (LL.M., 1995; Ph.D. 1999); Fellow, London School of Economics (1996-1998); Lecturer in Law & Economics, University of Manchester (1998-2002).
Current posts: Reader at the Manchester University, UK; Of Counsel to the "Tsibanoulis & Partners" Law Company.
Previous posts: Clifford Chance, London, Derivatives, International Financial Markets & Institutions (2000); Linklaters, London: Senior Associate (2000-2001) and Managing Associate, Financial Markets Group (2001-2002); Lecturer in International Banking & Finance Law, University of Piraeus (2002-2007); Partner in the "Tsibanoulis & Partners" Law Company
Author: “The Mechanics and Regulation of Market Abuse: A Legal and Economic Analysis” (Oxford University Press, 2004); "Greek Securities Law: The Evolving Statutory and Regulatory Framework" in H Bloomenthal (ed.), International capital Markets and Securities Regulation (2004, Thomson-West); “Efficiency versus Fairness: The New EU Financial Market Regulation and the European Bond Markets”, 2003/4, European Journal of Finance and Investment; “Τhe Harmonisation of Rules of Conduct in EU Financial Markets: Economic Analysis, Subsidiary and Investor Protection” (2000) 6 European Law Journal 72; “Financial Market Regulation and the New Market Landscape: In Search of A New Regulatory Framework for Market Abuse” (2000) 2 International and Comparative Corporate Law Journal 89; “The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000” Journal of Company Law, Palmer’s In Company, November 2000; “Market Accountability and Pre- and Post-trade Transparency: The Case for the Reform of the EU Regulatory Framework: Part 1 & 2” (1998) 19 Company Lawyer 162; other contributions in academic and practitioners’ journals.
Member: International Securities Regulation Committee, International Law Association (ILA), rapporteur for EU Financial services Law; Fellow, Institute of International Corporate Governance, George Washington University.
Languages: English, German and Greek.
Practice Areas: Capital Markets and Corporate Finance; International Banking and Finance; E-commerce and EU Financial Services.
Email: e.avgouleas@tsibanoulis.gr

SENIOR ASSOCIATES:

Dr. THEODORE G. KATSAS, born Greece, 1974; admitted 1999, Athens.
Education: University of Athens (LL.B, 1996); Humboldt-University of Berlin (LL.M. 1998, Ph.D. 2005).
Author: "Applicability and authority of Rules of Law, Berlin, 2001", "Conduct of business rules for security firms in Europe, Berlin, 2002", "European legal standards of business conduct of security firms in: Scgulze/Ajani (hsg), Common Principles of the European Civil Law, Baden Baden, 2003", "Control of the content of the decisions of legal entities in cases of conflict between the exercise of discretion and the binding nature of Rules of Law".
Languages: English, French, German and Greek.
Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Civil Law; Private International.
Email: t.katsas@tsibanoulis.gr

MARINA D. LIOUTA, born Greece, 1968; admitted 1996, Athens.
Education: University of Athens (LL.B., 1992); University of Leicester, UK (LL.M., 1993).
Languages: English, French and Greek.
Practice Areas: Shipping Finance & Transactions; Handling of claims and charter party disputes; Marine Insurance; Commercial Law; Litigation.
Email: m.liouta@tsibanoulis.gr

EMMANOUIL N. KOMIS, born Greece, 1975; admitted, 2001, Piraeus.
Education: University of Paris II (Maitrise en Droit des Affaires, 1997); University of Paris I (Post Graduate in Commercial and Economic Law, DEA, 1998); University of Paris II (Banking and Financial Law, DESS, 2002).
Languages: English, French and Greek.
Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities.
Email: m.komis@tsibanoulis.gr

ARGYRO A. LEOUTSEA,born Greece, 1978; admitted 2003; Athens.
Education: University of Essex, United Kingdom (LL.B., 1999); University College of London, United Kingdom (LL.M., 2000).
Languages: English, French and Greek.
Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions; Securities; Commercial Law.
Εmail: a.leoutsea@tsibanoulis.gr

MARIA I. STENOU, born Greece, 1977; admitted, 2002, Athens.
Education: University of Athens (LL.B., 2000; LL.M., 2002).
Languages: French, English, German and Greek.
Practice Areas: Private International Law; EU Law; E-Commerce; Commercial Law; Civil Law.
Email: m.stenou@tsibanoulis.gr

ASSOCIATES

CHRISTOS P. FRENTZOS, born Greece, 1972; admitted, 1999, Athens.
Education: University of Thessaloniki (LL.B., 1997).
Languages: English and Greek.
Practice Areas: Banking; Civil Law; Commercial Law; Corporate Law; Taxation.
Email: c.frentzos@tsibanoulis.gr

ARISTIDIS N. GOULANDRIS, born Greece, 1975; admitted, 2002, Athens.
Education: University of Athens (LL.B., 1999); University of Strasbourg (III) Robert Schumann (D.E.A. Droit des affaires).
Languages: English, French and Greek.
Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Banking.
Email: a.goulandris@tsibanoulis.gr

MARIA P. STAMATOGIANNI,born Greece, 1975; admitted, 2000, Piraeus.
Education: University of Athens (LL.B., 1998; LL.M., 1999); Athens University of Economic and Business (Diploma in Tax Law, 2002); King’s College University of London (LL.M., 2003).
Languages: English, French, Spanish, German and Greek.
Practice Areas: Ship Finance; Maritime Law; Corporate Law; Banking Law.
Email: m.stamatogianni@tsibanoulis.gr

STAMATIA A. APOSTOLAKIDI, born Canada, 1977. Admitted 2002, Athens.
Education : University of Athens (LL.B 2000 and LL.M 2003).
Member : Athens bar Association, Police’s Force Officers School.
Languages : English, Greek.
Practice Areas : Commercial Law, Competition, Company Law, Civil Law, Maritime Law, Collection of doubtful debts and unclaimed balances.
Email: s.apostolakidi@tsibanoulis.gr

CHRISTINA TRIHAS,born New York, U.S.A., 1978; admitted 2004, New York.
Education: State University of New York, College at New Paltz (B.A., 2000); City University of New York, School of Law (J.D., 2003).
Member: American Bar Association.
Languages: Greek and English.
Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Contract Law; International Business Transactions.
Email: c.trihas@tsibanoulis.gr

RENOS P. MARKOU, born Cyprus, 1974; admitted 2005, Athens.
Education: University of Athens (LL.B., 2003).
Languages: English and Greek.
Practice Areas: Litigation; Civil Law; Commercial Law.
Email: r.markou@tsibanoulis.gr

GREGORIOS C. LIVIERATOS, born Greece, 1980; admitted 2005, Athens.
Education: Democritus University of Thrace, Greece (LL.B.2003).
Languages: English & Greek.
Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Corporate Law; Bankruptcy; Litigation; Civil Law; Competition; Contract Law.
Email: g.livieratos@tsibanoulis.gr

STAMATELA G. VLACHOU, born Greece, 1978; admitted 2005, Athens.
Education: University of Thessaloniki (LL.B., 2002), Queen Mary University of London (LL.M., 2004).
Member: Athens Bar Association.
Languages: English, French, Spanish and Greek.
Practice Areas: Banking and Finance Law; Commercial Law; Company Law; Civil Law.
Email: s.vlachou@tsibanoulis.gr

IOANNA P. SOFRONA, born Greece, 1979; admitted 2005, Athens.
Education: University of Athens (LL.B., 2003), London School of Economics and Political Sciences (LL.M., 2004).
Languages: English, French and Greek.
Practice Areas: Corporate and Commercial Law; Company Law; Civil and Criminal Law.
E-mail: i.sofrona@tsibanoulis.gr

NAFSIKA K. GOUNTZA, born Greece, 1981, admitted 2006, Athens.
Education: University of Athens (LL.B, 2004), University of Bonn (Erasmus, 2002-2003), University of Heidelberg (LL.M, 2006).
Languages: German, English, French and Greek.
Practice Areas: Administrative Law, Public Procurement Law.
Email: n.gountza@tsibanoulis.gr

ATHINA E. VASILIOU, born Greece, 1980; Admitted 2005, Athens.
Education: University of Athens (LL.B., 2003); University of Hamburg (LL.M., 2004); Languages: English, French, German and Greek.
Practice Areas: Civil Law; Commercial Law.
Email: a.vasiliou@tsibanoulis.gr

ANDREAS G. SKARAMAGAS: born Greece, 1977, admitted 2005, Piraeus.
Education :University of Athens (LL.B. 2003).
Languages: English, Spanish and Greek.
Practice Areas : Civil Law, Criminal Law, Tax Law and Maritime Law.
Email: a.skaramagas@tsibanoulis.gr

ΑNGELIKI S. KOTTAKI, born Greece, 1982; admitted 2007, Athens.
Education: Democritus University of Thrace (LL.B., 2005);
Languages: English, French and Greek.
Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Civil Law.
Email: a.kottaki@tsibanoulis.gr

MARIA L. PAPIDA, born Greece, 1980; admitted 2007, Athens.
Education: University of Athens (LL.B., 2005); University of Athens (LL.M., 2007);
Languages: English and Greek.
Practice Areas: Banking; Commercial Law; Civil Law.
Email: m.papida@tsibanoulis.gr

ELENI X. ANTHOPOULOU, born Greece, 1980; admitted 2005, Piraeus.
Education: University of Thessaloniki (LL.B., 1998); University of Bourgogne, Dijon, France (D.E.S.S., 2004); University of Piraeus (LL.M.);
Languages: French, English, Italian and Greek.
Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Civil Law, International Business Law; Maritime Law.
Email: e.anthopoulou@tsibanoulis.grr

PAVLOS G. MARIS, born Greece, 1982, admitted 2007, Athens.
Education: King’s College London (LL.B. 2003), University College London (LL.M. 2004).
Languages: English, French and Greek.
Practice Areas: Civil Law, Commercial Law, Banking Law, Derivatives.
Email: p.maris@tsibanoulis.gr

PANAGIOTIS P MOSHONAS, born Greece, 1982, admitted 2007, Athens.
Education: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (LL.B, 2005).
Languages: English, French and Greek.
Practice Areas: Litigation, Civil Law, Commercial Law, Industrial Law.
Email: p.moshonas@tsibanoulis.gr

ALEXANDRA T. LAΪNA, born in Greece, 1981, lawyer of Athens since 2008.
Education: National & Kapodistrian University of Athens (Law degree, 2006).
Languages: French, English and Greek.
Practice Areas: Civil and Commercial Law.
Email: a.laina@tsibanoulis.gr

STYLIANI G. MACHAIRA, born Greece, 1979.
Education: University of Paris I Pantheon Sorbonne (License en Droit des Affaires, 2002, Maitrise en Droit Social, 2003, DEA en Droit Social, 2005).
Languages: French, Greek and English.
Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Civil Law, Labor Law.
Email: Commercial Law; Civil Law, Labor Law