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Dimitris Paraskevas

Dimitris Paraskevas is a Supreme Court[n 1] attorney[1] in Athens, Greece, specializing in international M&A and privatisations.[2][3][failed verification] Previously, he held the position of Secretary for Privatisation of the Hellenic Republic. He is the son of Elias Paraskevas, a former Vice President of the Athens Bar Association,[4] who is recognised as having shaped the case law of the Supreme Court and the Council of State in Greece for over 45 years.[5]

Career edit

In early 1993, Paraskevas was appointed Special Secretary for Privatisation at the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Technology.[6][7] During his tenure as Secretary for Privatisation, the Greek Privatisation Programme raised approx. $10bn in proceeds in six years (1993–1999),[8] approximately eight times the proceeds they raised from 1977 to 1992.[9] For this achievement the Financial Times named Paraskevas 'Super Salesman' and praised him for his 'unflappable' style of closing deals.[10]

Paraskevas is currently the Managing Partner of Elias Paraskevas Attorneys 1933, an international law firm with offices in Athens and London,[11] and the Président Délégué of the firm's Monaco consulting arm, Paraskevas S.A.M. In 2014 he was appointed European Forum Liaison Officer of the Banking Law Committee of the International Bar Association,[12] and in January 2016 he was promoted to Treasurer of the Banking Law Committee.[13]

He is consistently named one of the international leaders in worldwide M&A law by the International Who's Who of Business Lawyers (2005–2015) and the Legal Media Group Guide to the World's Leading M&A Lawyers (2007–2015).[14][15] The Legal 500 Guide (2015) referred to him as 'a legal genius with extremely advanced business and legal sense'.[dead link]

Personal life edit

Paraskevas established the Elias Paraskevas Foundation. His donations through this foundation include the Elias Paraskevas floor at the new academic building of the London School of Economics, which was inaugurated by Queen Elizabeth II.[16]

He is also a keen collector of modern artworks by Greek sculptors and painters.[17][vague] The 'Paraskevas Collection' is considered unique and is often quoted in art scholarship discussing modern sculpture in Greece.[18]

He often speaks at international conferences.[19][failed verification][20][failed verification] In June 2010, at the eve of the Greek government debt crisis, in an IIF event in Vienna, Austria, Paraskevas stated publicly to George Papandreou, then Prime Minister of Greece, in front of an audience of 400 bankers, lawyers and regulators, that most members of the audience did not expect the Greek government to pay off its debt.[21] In response, Papandreou affirmed that Greece would pay off its debt; however, the Greek PSI proved Papandreou wrong 18 months later.

Notes edit

  1. ^ A Supreme Court Attorney in Greece is an attorney who has simply marked four years as an Appeals Court attorney. The latter title, in turn, is obtained after marking four years as attorney of the Court of First Instance, a position obtained by any lawyer who has passed the Bar's examination. Importantly, only time marked in each rank is required, without the need to have worked in it. See Social Security citation

References edit

  1. ^ "Τι σημαίνει 'Δικηγόρος παρ΄ Αρείω Πάγω';" [What 'Supreme Court attorney' means?]. Social Security.org (in Greek). 30 April 2005. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Dimitris E Paraskevas - Elias Paraskevas Attorneys 1933 - The Latest Legal News, Research and Legal Profiles - Who's Who Legal". whoswholegal.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2015. [dead link]
  3. ^ "2011 Event". greekpowersummit.com. Archived from the original on 13 January 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  4. ^ Nomiko Vima. Athens Bar Association. 1991, p. 1015.
  5. ^ Κathimerini: p. 14. 24/09/1991.
  6. ^ Government Gazette 25. 22/02/1993.
  7. ^ Government Gazette 120. 22/07/1993.
  8. ^ "Privatization barometer". privatizationbarometer.net. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  9. ^ Clifton, Judith; Comin Francisco; Diaz Feuntes Daniel (2006).
  10. ^ Financial Times. 04/06/1999.
  11. ^ "ELIAS PARASKEVAS ATTORNEYS". paraskevaslaw.com. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  12. ^ "International Bar Association". int-bar.org. Retrieved 30 October 2015.[permanent dead link]
  13. ^ http://www.int-bar.org/Officers/Index.cfm?unit=33_0_0_1_0[permanent dead link]
  14. ^ "Greece". chambersandpartners.com. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  15. ^ "Greece". chambersandpartners.com. Archived from the original on 11 June 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015. [dead link]
  16. ^ New Academic Building 2008 - LSE[dead link] [dead link]
  17. ^ The Wall Street Journal (Europe). 09/01/2004.[vague]
  18. ^ "Το περίβλημα και το πέταγμα. Ένα σχόλιο για τη νέα ελληνική γλυπτική". kaput.gr. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2015.[dead link] [dead link]
  19. ^ "IBA Conference Dublin" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-28. Retrieved 2015-10-30.[failed verification]
  20. ^ "IBA Conference Boston" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-03-20. Retrieved 2015-10-30.[failed verification]
  21. ^ "BLOOMBERG: Papandreou Defiance of Default Inspired by Gun-to-Throat Seizure in Greece". Jun 25, 2010. Archived from the original on January 2, 2016.
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