Head of Labor and Social Benefits and Aviation practice. Other areas of practice: Aviation Law, Commercial Law.
Position
Senior Associate. Betty Smyrniou is the leading lawyer of Labor and Social Benefits and Aviation practice. She specializes in all aspects of employment law, acting principally for multinational corporations, international financial institutions, public and private companies and, occasionally, high profile individuals.
She is one of the leading Greek experts in aviation law, representing major leasing companies, as well as banking institutions, in aircraft finance, leasing, acquisitions and dealing with all sorts of issues (operational, regulator,y etc.) relating to airline companies.
She also has litigation experience in employment and aviation law dealing with repossession claims related to aircraft and engines, claims regarding lease contracts, liens, EC261 claims, etc.
She is an author in various publications on Aviation law (Aviation Law ICLG, Getting The Deal Through, Pillsbury World Aircraft Repossession Index) and Employment Law (Clifford Chance Publications).
Career
Practice Areas
Aviation Law
Commercial Law
Labor & Social Benefits
Languages
Greek, English, German
Memberships
Athens Bar Association,
Association of Commercial Lawyers of Greece,
EALA (European Aviation Law Association),
EDEKA (Greek association of Employment and Social Security Law EDEKA),
EELA (European Employment lawyers Association).
Education
Law School of the University of Athens (LL.B),
University of Bristol, England.
Bahas, Gramatidis & Partners provides ‘excellent and efficient’ advice to lenders and borrowers across an eclectic mix of banking and capital markets transactional and regulatory matters, ranging from syndicated and bilateral loans through to NPL-related transactions. Drawing upon significant in-house and private practice experience, Marios Bahas has excellent credibility in the sector and is well-versed advising banks on regulatory issues, as well in the context of banking M&A. Dimitris Emvalomenos, who co-heads the team alongside Bahas, has expertise across a wide array of finance transactions, including for banks on the securitisation of their NPL portfolios. Senior associate Betty Smyrniou is ‘extremely knowledgeable’ on aviation finance matters and has gained a reputation as a go-to-person for lessors, in particular, on their transactional work.
