Mr George Gravias > Papapolitis & Papapolitis > Athens, Greece > Lawyer Profile
Papapolitis & Papapolitis Offices
16 VASILISSIS SOFIAS AVENUE
10674 ATHENS
Greece
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Mr George Gravias
Work Department
Dispute Resolution, Real Estate, Restructuring and Insolvency
Position
Partner
George has over 25 years of experience in safeguarding his clients’ interests in the disputes which arise in the course of their business activities. His broad perspective includes the application of judicial and alternative resolution methods to get results for his clients in construction, labor, consortium, infrastructure, intellectual and industrial property and insolvency related disputes. In the area of real estate, George’s practice spans advising on acquisition, construction, development and operation issues on behalf of market participants from the infrastructure, hospitality, tourism, construction, real estate finance and development industries.
George is an Accredited CiArb Mediator as well as Trainer with CEDR and has taught Mediation Training Programs and Seminars. He also works pro bono with the Hellenic Mediators’ Centre as a trainer in Seminars on Mediation.
George is recognized as a “Leading Individual” by the Legal 500 EMEA 2021.
Career
PUBLICATIONS
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Mediation in Greece, published in CEE Legal Matters Magazine, 2014
The Mediation Clause, DAE and EPE Review, 2012
Mediation and Banks, DAE & EPE Review, 2010
SPEECHES / PRESENTATIONS
Bad Business Loans at the Association of Limited Companies and Partnerships, 2015
The Mediation Clause at the Athens Law Society Conference on Arbitration and Mediation: Alternative Methods of Resolving Disputes, 2014
Mediation and Businesses at the European Programme Mediation Europe-Eirene Project, 2014
Ethics in Mediation at the Mediation and Judicial Mediation Conference of the Association of Greek Law Firms under the auspices of the Ministry of Justice, 2014
Practical Issues Arsing from Public Procurement of Goods and Services at the Association of Limited Companies and Partnerships, 2013 and 2014
Languages
Greek, English
Memberships
Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Director and Partner of the Hellenic Mediation and Arbitration Centre
Founding Member and Ex-Vice President of the Hellenic Mediators’ Association
Education
LLM in Corporate, Labour and Civil Procedure Law (Merit), National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
LLB (Merit), National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Lawyer Rankings
Greece > Dispute resolution
(Leading individuals)Fielding a team of ‘excellent’ specialist dispute lawyers undertaking commercial, civil, and administrative litigation, Papapolitis & Papapolitis specialises in handling enforcement proceedings relating to financial fault and debt recovery, alongside cases concerning the protection of intellectual property rights. Based out of Athens, John Papapolitis and George Gravias; the former is an expert in acting on behalf of leaders in the real estate, hospitality, and energy sectors, whilst the latter is experienced in both judicial and alternative resolution methods.