Dimitris Emvalomenos

Dimitris Emvalomenos is the Managing Partner of 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 /SafetyConsumer Law
Competition /Antitrust Law
Network Agreements (Agency, Distribution, etc.)
M&As
Privatizations and Projects
StructureSecurities /NPLsCommercial 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.

Bar Memberships

Piraeus Bar Association
International Bar Association (IBA - SBL Committees C, L, M, S)

Other Memberships

-Greek Commercial Lawyers' Association
-Competition Law Partnership
-Greek Association for Arbitration
-Greek Association of Law & Economics
-Hellenic Association for Financial Law
-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)
-EODID Athens Mediation and Arbitration Organization (www.eodid.org)
-Hellenic Union of Mediators - EED (eledi.gr)

Recent transactional highlights

- Advising Taisho Pharmaceuticals Holdings Co., Ltd./ Assisted Taisho Pharmaceuticals Holdings Co., Ltd. on the bid process for the acquisition of UPSA SAS from Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and the consummation of the acquisition.
- Advising Carestream Health, Inc./ Assisted Carestream Health, Inc. with the sale of it’s Healthcare Information Systems to Philips Healthcare Informatics, Inc.
- Advising ATTICA BANK /Project Kairos/ Follow up of the securitization of an NPL portfolio of €700.5 million by transfer to an SPV which in turn issued €343,25 million senior notes and €357,25 million junior notes – Sale by Attica Bank of 95% of the Class B Notes to TOCU Europe II S.ar.l, which undertook the servicing of the complete securitized NPL portfolio.
- The acquisition of the Greek railway company TRENOSE by Ferrovie, Italia.
- The acquisition of EESTYY (the state owned company of railway equipment and material by TRENOSE.