Mr Dimitris Diakopoulos > Fortsakis, Diakopoulos, Mylonogiannis & Associates Law Firm > Athens, Greece > Lawyer Profile

Fortsakis, Diakopoulos, Mylonogiannis & Associates Law Firm
38, MITROPOLEOS STREET
105 63 Athens
Greece

Work Department

Dimitris is one of the founding partners of the Firm

Position

Dimitris is the head of the firm’s M&A, privatizations, projects and commercial transactions division.

Career

He has a broadly based transactional and legal advisory practice and has acted in numerous mergers and acquisitions, privatizations and major transactions. Dimitris advises and represents major international and Greek-based clients in matters relating to major investment projects, mergers and acquisitions, privatizations and complex commercial transactions, often involving cross-border elements. He has accumulated a long experience in organizing and leading complicated legal due diligence exercises relating to privatizations, share purchase agreements and asset acquisition transactions in a broad range of areas including port facilities operators, aerospace, high technology, food and beverage, renewable energy sources, power generators, the tourism and leisure industry, etc. In addition Dimitris’ practice includes a substantial volume of advisory work in connection with complex financing transactions. His experience includes also advising clients in the fields of energy, telecommunications, high technology and broadcasting, including the broadcasting of the Olympic Games.

Languages

Greek, English, French

Memberships

Athens Bar Association

Education

1984: University College of London – Master of law (LL.M.)
1983: School of Law of the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens – Law Degree

Lawyer Rankings

Greece > Projects and privatisation

Headed by the Athens-based duo of Dimitris Diakopoulos and Nikolas Avgouleas, the Fortsakis, Diakopoulos, Mylonogiannis & Associates Law Firm projects practice is regularly involved in major privatisation procedures and provides extensive regulatory advice. Diakopoulos exhibits ‘outstanding efforts of professionalism’, bringing vast knowledge on privatisations and investment projects to the group, whilst Avgouleas is an expert on energy and public procurement law. Meanwhile, Spyridon Skliris assists major domestic and international legal entities.

Greece > TMT

Fortsakis, Diakopoulos, Mylonogiannis & Associates Law Firm specialises in all aspects of transactional and litigation matters relating to TMT, with a particular focus on drafting technology-related contracts and assisting with data protection measures. ‘Excellent lawyer’ Dimitris Diakopoulos leads the group from Athens, bringing extensive experience in advising major players in the Greek broadcasting, technology and telecoms industries. Petros Pantazopoulos is an expert in tax and customs litigation, and Nikolas Avgouleas supports clients in the areas of energy law, public procurement and privatisations.

Greece > Commercial, corporate and M&A

(Leading individuals)

Dimitris DiakopoulosFortsakis, Diakopoulos, Mylonogiannis & Associates Law Firm

Hailed as ‘very professional and responsive’, the practice at Fortsakis, Diakopoulos, Mylonogiannis & Associates Law Firm frequently advises international organisations, multinational corporations, and state-owned entities on all aspects of M&A and spin-off transactions. The team demonstrates strength in the projects and privatisations sphere, leveraging its vast expertise in handling both supply and investment initiatives in Greece. Athens-based Dimitris Diakopoulos leads the department, specialising in assisting with share purchase agreements and asset acquisition transactions, whilst Nikolas Avgouleas is an expert in energy and public law issues. Grigoris Livieratos focuses on capital markets matters, and Nikoletta Beneki is also noted as a key member of the team.