Mr Michael Tsibris > Souriadakis Tsibris > Athens, Greece > Lawyer Profile
Souriadakis Tsibris Offices
18 Akadimias Str
ATHENS, 10671
Greece
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Mr Michael Tsibris
Position
Co-Managing Partner
Career
Michael is one of the two Co-Managing Partners of the firm and leads the corporate and financial regulation team.
He has over twenty-five years of experience in Financial Regulation and Capital Markets transactions, in Banking and Insurance, as well as in all types of Mergers and Acquisitions.
Prior to joining Souriadakis Tsibris, he worked as an associate for Zepos & Zepos and later he was name partner at Moussas & Tsibris. He has actively participated in some of the major transactions in the Greek capital and M&A markets, such as the privatization of the Greek Telecom via several stock exchange transactions, the acquisition of Aluminium de Greece by Mytilineos Group and the sale of a large stake in one of the major mobile carriers, Cosmote. As the preferred legal counsellor for the Greek arm of one of the major multinational insurance groups, he has also amassed considerable experience and expertise in the field of insurance regulation, supervision, contracts and litigation.
Michael was member of the Committee for the Codification of Capital Market Regulations at the Ministry of National Economy and to various ad-hoc committees drafting legislation for the privatisation of the Athens Exchange and later its Regulation – on behalf of the Capital Market Commission. He is regularly appointed member of ad-hoc committees advising on important financial regulation issues or preparing relevant rules for submission to Parliament.
Author of a widely acclaimed book incorporating a collection of stock exchange and capital market rules which ran more than eight editions (“Capital Market Laws”, 7th ed., 2008), he has published numerous articles in the financial press and legal periodicals, such as indicatively “Regulation of Corporate Takeovers in Securities Markets – Greece”, in PJ Kozyris (ed) Corporate Takeovers through the Public Markets, “The Athens Stock Exchange Modernises its Listing Requirements”, Journal of International Banking Law 3 (1999) 92-95, and “Privatisations in Greece”, International Business Lawyer, March 1993, 132-135.
Languages
Greek , English , French, German
Education
- Doctor of Law (Dissertation on Greek Takeover law, approved in 1994), University of Athens (UOA)
- LL.M., Harvard Law School (1986)
- Bachelor of Law, UOA (1984)
Lawyer Rankings
Greece > Banking, finance and capital markets
Leveraging excellent ties with the regulatory authorities and agencies, Souriadakis Tsibris is well positioned to advise foreign banks, investment firms, ratings agencies and fund managers regarding the legality of investments, the creation of new instruments, the offering of services in or into Greece and the approach to Greek customers. ‘Excellent’ team head Michael Tsibris ‘provides solutions-oriented advice’ across a range of regulatory mandates (including as it relates to financial services M&A), as well as handling a considerable volume of capital markets matters.
Greece > Commercial, corporate and M&A
Consistently advising international financial institutions and major investment funds, the team at Souriadakis Tsibris displays ‘thorough knowledge’ when handling corporate restructurings, M&A transactions, and high-value IPOs. Based in Athens, Michael Tsibris and Pigi Konstantinou co-head the practice, with the former specialising in capital markets transactions, whilst the latter acts on behalf of clients on company formation matters.