Mr Marios Bahas > Bahas, Gramatidis & Partners > Athens, Greece > Lawyer Profile
Bahas, Gramatidis & Partners Offices
26 FILELLINON STREET
10558 ATHENS
Greece
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Mr Marios Bahas
Work Department
Head of Banking and Finance practice.
Other areas of practice: Commercial Law, Corporate Law (including M&A).
Position
Managing Partner. Marios Bahas is leading the Firm’s Banking and Finance practice. In practice since 1969, he has been the principal Legal Advisor of a large number of domestic and international clients. He has served as the General Counsel of the Bank of Central Greece and Egnatia Bank, before its merger to become Marfin Egnatia Bank, and the Legal Advisor of Attica Bank. He has also served as Legal Advisor and Manager of the Legal Department to the Bank of Central Greece and to Egnatia Bank. Amongst others, he has been an External Legal Counsel to Agrotiki Bank and to the Cooperative Bank of Peloponnese. Since 2020 he is an External Legal Counsel of Pancreta Bank S.A.
He has been a member of the Committee of Legal Counsel of Hellenic Bank Association, member of the Legal Committee of the Greek Banking Association, a Founding Member of the Banking Law Association and, up to today, he is a Founding Member & the Vice-Chairman of the Hellenic Association of Financial Law. As of 2023 he is a member of the “Coordination Committee for Legal Issues” of the Hellenic Banking Association (ΕΕΤ).
He regularly advises on complex financial transactions and issues involving capital markets legislation. Marios is the co-author of the books of Neate and Godfrey on “Bank Confidentiality” and “Money Laundering” published by Bloomsbury Publishing.
Career
1969–2002 / General Practice
1971 – 1983 / Director of Legal Department at “TEXACO” in Greece
1973 – 2000 / Legal Advisor to MHTERA Maternity Hospital
1983-1999 / Legal Advisor and Manager Legal Department of “Bank of Central Greece”
1983-1999 / External Legal Counsel Agrotiki Bank SA
1985 – Present / Legal Advisor of the “ADELCO” pharmaceutical industry
1988 – 1992 / Legal Advisor of the “GREEK STATE MONOPOLY MANAGEMENT COMPANY”
1988-2002 / Senior Partner at the Law Offices of “BAHAS, GRAMATIDIS & ASSOCIATES”
1989 – Present / Legal Advisor of the Federation of Clubs of Animal Supporters and the Panhellenic Veterinary Association
1997-2007 / Legal Advisor of “EGNATIA BANK”
1999-2008 / Member of the Legal Committee of the Greek Banking Association
1999 – September 2001 / Chairman of the Board of “DYNAMIC FINANCE CORPORATION S.A.”
2000 – September 2001 / Member of the Board of Directors of “DYNAMIC SECURITIES”
2002- Present / Senior Partner of BAHAS, GRAMATIDIS & PARTNERS Law Firm
2003- Present / Legal Advisor and Member of the Board of Directors of the METROPOLITAN Hospital
2004-2015 / Legal Advisor at the Athens Water & Sewerage Company (ΕΥDAP)
2005- Present / Founding Member of the Banking Law Association
December 2005 / Member of the Board of Directors of the Alternative Management Monitoring Committee
2007-2008 / Legal Advisor of “MARFIN EGNATIA” Bank
2008- Present / Founding Member & Vice-Chairman «Hellenic Association of Financial Law»
2012–2015 / External Legal Counsel Attica Bank SA
2013–2015 / External Legal Counsel Cooperative Bank of Peloponnese
2015–2019 / Legal Counsel Attica Bank SA
2017–2017 / Member of the Committee of Legal Counsel of Hellenic Bank Association
2017–2017 / Representative of Hellenic Bank Association to the Legal Committee of European Bank Association
2020 – Present / External Legal Counsel Pancreta Bank S.A.
2023 / Μember of the “Coordination Committee for Legal Issues” of the Hellenic Banking Association (ΕΕΤ).
Languages
Greek, English, French
Memberships
Athens Bar Association
International Bar Association
General Secretary of Varvakeio School Alumni Association
Member of BoD of Varvakeio Foundation
Vice-Chairman of Varvakeio Foundation
Member of Athens Club
Chairman of Varvakeio School Alumni Association
Member of World Law Group
General Secretary of Association of Hellenic Law Firms
Certified Arbitrator in Greece:
a) In the Athens Bar Association “DSA” Arbitrators’ Catalogue,
b) In the Athens Mediation & Arbitration Organization “EODID” Arbitrators’ Catalogue
Education
Law School of the University of Athens (LL.B.)
Postgraduate L.L.M. Studies: UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
(London School of Economics, Queen Mary College, Institute of Advanced Legal) Studies), (Company Law, International Financial Law, Insurance Law, Business Taxation Law).
Lawyer Rankings
Greece > Banking, finance and capital markets
Bahas, Gramatidis & Partners provides ‘responsive and commercial’ advice to lenders and borrowers across a broad swathe of banking and capital markets transactional and regulatory matters, ranging from syndicated and bilateral loans through to NPL-related matters and due diligence ahead of listings on the Athens Stock Exchange. Managing partner Dimitris Emvalomenos is vastly experienced in the field and is particularly adept at advising banks on the securitisation of their NPL portfolios. Drawing upon experience gleaned from a previous in-house position at a major domestic bank, as well as in private practice, team head Marios Bahas has an excellent perspective on the commercial drivers affecting financial institution clients and provides rounded transactional and regulatory expertise. Betty Smyrniou handles commercial and financing work within the aviation sector.