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Ioannis Giannidis

Professor Emeritus of Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure, School of Law, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Founder and Managing Partner at “GIANNIDISKOURELEAS Law Firm”, which specializes in criminal law. Prof. Giannidis is practicing law in Greece continuously since 1986. He is an expert in criminal law with great advisory skills and a well-regarded litigator with a wide experience. In the last 3 decades he is providing legal services to key Greek financial institutions and corporations, as well as several foreign banks and companies operating in Greece. He was lead counsel in most major financial criminal cases in Greece during the past 30 years. He has personally handled cases of complex nature demanding deep knowledge of criminal law (usually with European and international aspects) and delicate approach. He heads a well-organized team of lawyers providing services at a high level. · GIANNIDISKOURELEAS Law Firm

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About

Professor Emeritus of Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure and Founder & Managing Partner of GIANNIDISKOURELEAS Law Firm, practicing law in Greece continuously since 1986. Highly experienced criminal law litigator and adviser to major Greek financial institutions (including National Bank of Greece since 1993), often acting as lead counsel in significant financial criminal cases with European and international aspects.

Practice areas

Criminal LawCriminal ProcedureWhite-Collar CrimeFinancial CrimeLitigationBanking & Finance

Office

Expertise

Banks & Financial InstitutionsCorporate ClientsEuropean and International Criminal LawCriminal Procedure ReformLegal Academia

Education

  • LLB, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (1973)
  • PhD in Criminal Law and Legal Philosophy, University of Munich (1977)

Admissions

  • Athens Bar Association (admitted 1974)
  • Hellenic Association of Penal Law / Greek section of the Association Internationale de Droit Pénal (President since 2015)
  • Hellenic Criminal Bar Association

Languages

GreekEnglishGermanFrench