Dr Dimitris Tsibanoulis > Tsibanoulis & Partners > Athens, Greece > Lawyer Profile
Tsibanoulis & Partners Offices
18 OMIROU STREET
106 72 ATHENS
Greece
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Dr Dimitris Tsibanoulis
Work Department
Practice areas: Banking and Finance; Securities; Investments; Corporate/ M&A; Privatisation; EU Law; Public Procurement.
Position
Managing Partner
Career
Admitted 1983, Athens, Supreme Court.
Managing Partner of Tsibanoulis & Partners Law Firm with a remarkable track record in cross-border mergers and acquisitions, privatisations, financial restructuring, litigation, and securities transactions for private and listed companies. A sought-after authority, Dimitris Tsibanoulis has represented global companies and international banks (e.g., BNP Paribas SA, Commerzbank AG, Clearstream Banking, Eurex Clearing AG, Procredit, Sparkassenstiftung), governments (Greece, Cyprus, and Albania) and institutions such as the Athens Stock Exchange and the Bank of Greece (in defense of the PSI procedure, before the Council of State). He is also the legal counsel of the Supervisory Board of the Hellenic Corporation of Assets and Participations S.A. (HCAP).
Languages
English, German, French, Greek (mother tongue).
Memberships
Athens Bar, board member of numerous ECB and European Commission-led committees and associations such as the European Financial Market Lawyers Group (EFMLG) and the European Society for Banking and Financial Law (AEDBF).
Education
University of Athens (Law Degree, 1980); University of Frankfurt am Main, Germany (Ph.D., 1986). Recipient of Scholarship from the DAAD for research at the Institute of Banking Law of the University of Frankfurt am Main, 1981-1984; Assistant, Institute of Transport Law, University of Frankfurt am Main and at the Max-Planck-Institute, Department of History of Law 1985-1987.
Personal
Personal
LL.B. Athens University of Law, Ph.D. University of Frankfurt am Main. Academic roles in German and Greek Universities.
Publications
Author of three books and over 50 articles on capital markets, banking, and corporate law.
Lawyer Rankings
Greece > Banking, finance and capital markets
(Leading individuals)Underpinned by a deep knowledge of the complex underlying financial regulatory framework within the country, Tsibanoulis & Partners provides an holistic service to lenders and borrowers across a broad range of transactional work, running the gamut from syndicated lending matters to bond issuances and debt restructuring. Anna Apostolaki and Emmanouil Komis co-head the team and are both very adept at handling complex transactional and standalone regulatory mandates within the capital markets arena, as well as in the context of broader banking work. The firm is also skilled in handling financing work with a governmental aspect, with managing partner Dimitris Tsibanoulis having significant exposure to mandates relating to the recapitalisation of banks following the Greek debt crisis. Sofia Kizantidi is another key contact.
Greece > Commercial, corporate and M&A
Counting financial institutions, private equity firms, and multinational conglomerates amongst its clients, the practice at Tsibanoulis & Partners has extensive expertise in assisting with M&A transactions and share capital increases. The team is regularly involved in complex corporate transformations and oversees the transfers of shares, as Athens-based Dimitris Tsibanoulis has a strong background in dealing with capital markets, corporate, and regulatory compliance issues. Anna Apostolaki is an expert in joint ventures and demergers, and Konstantinos Antonakis focuses on corporate governance matters, whilst Sofia Kizantidi is knowledgeable in commercial law affairs.
Greece > Dispute resolution
Acting on behalf of international media companies and financial institutions, the Tsibanoulis & Partners team has an ‘impressive track record’ of handling intellectual property litigation, including trade mark disputes, and complex contractual claims. Operating out of Athens, the founder Dimitris Tsibanoulis has extensive expertise in cases relating to M&A, banking, and regulatory compliance, whilst Anna Apostolaki is an expert in proceedings concerning refinancings and demergers. Aristeidis Goulandris focuses on real estate disputes, and Marina Perraki is knowledgeable in IP cases.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals Greece > Banking, finance and capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A Greece
- Banking, finance and capital markets Greece
- Dispute resolution Greece