Dimitris Emvalomenos

Dep. Managing Partner at “Bahas, Gramatidis and Partners” (BGP) Law Firm. Leader Partner of BGP’s Commercial Section. With attention to detail, project management capabilities and over 30-year experience, he has assisted numerous international and Greek clients navigate a variety of complex commercial deals and resolve highly demanding disputes. His essential work mottos are: meticulous preparation, careful collection and scrupulous examination of information and data, exhaustive planning, diligence, persistence and flexibility in proceeding, pre-emptive approach, business orientation, seeking actual interests and alternative solutions. Articles on topics of his practice area are regularly published in international journals.

Practice Areas:

• Commercial Law (Contracts, Corporate, etc.)
• Product Liability /Safety
• Consumer Law
• Competition /Antitrust Law
• Network Agreements (Agency, Distribution, etc.)
• M&As
• Privatizations and Projects Structure
• Securities /NPLs
• Commercial Law Litigation
• ADR /Mediation

Education:

• 2020: Accredited Mediator:
  • UK / Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR), London.
  • Greece / Central Mediation Committee (KED), Ministry of Justice, Athens.
• 1987-1988-1989: University of London, Queen Mary College, London, United Kingdom.
  • Master of Laws (LL.M) in “Commercial and Corporate Law”.
  • Additional postgraduate subjects of “International Commercial and Financial Law”.
• 1980-1987: Law School of the Athens University, Athens, Greece.
  • Bachelor of Law (magna cum laude).
  • Greek Law: Civil, Commercial, Criminal, Constitutional and Administrative, Civil, Criminal and Administrative Procedural Law, European Union Law.
• 1990 onwards: Various courses related to his law practice areas as well as on finance, accounting, analysis of financial statements, law & economics, corporate governance, economic psychology, mediation.

Memberships:

• Piraeus Bar Association
• Greek Commercial Lawyers' Association
• Competition Law Partnership
• Greek Association for Arbitration
• Greek Association of Law & Economics
• Hellenic Association for Financial Law
• International Bar Association (IBA - SBL Committees C, L, M, S)
• International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC - www.iadclaw.org)
• European Justice Forum (EJF), Brussels (www.europeanjusticeforum.org), Correspondent for Greece
• DRI Europe, the European Branch of DRI International (www.dri.org), Country Chair - Greece
• CEDR Exchange Network Member (www.cedr.com)
• The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) – Associate (www.ciarb.org)
• Swiss Chinese Law Association (SCLA) (www.cnsla.org)
• Federation of Integrated Conflict Management (FICM-MCN) (www.ficmecosystem.com)
• EODID Athens Mediation and Arbitration Organization (www.eodid.org)
• Hellenic Union of Mediators - EED (eledi.gr)
• Greek Mediators’ Association - SEDI (www.sedi.gr)

Languages:

• Greek, English