Dimitris Loukas
Europe Guide 2024
Band 1 : Competition/European Law
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About
Provided by Dimitris Loukas
Career
Dimitris mainly focuses on the areas of European law, competition law, regulatory, compliance and public law representing both domestic and foreign entities. His scope of expertise includes investigations, notifications and other regulatory procedures before administrative agencies, in follow-on court proceedings, as well as in business negotiations and compliance matters.
He has extensive and in-depth regulatory experience, having previously worked at the Hellenic Competition Commission (as Vice-President and Commissioner-Rapporteur), as well as at DG Competition of the European Commission (case handler). Before that, Dimitris also worked for several years as a lawyer for Slaughter and May (London & Brussels) and Davis Polk & Wardwell (New York), advising on matters of EU, UK and US competition law and representing clients before enforcement agencies in a wide variety of product and services markets. His private practice focused on domestic and cross-border mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures, restrictive agreements, abuse of dominance, compliance and investigations, internal market, state aid, litigation before the EU Courts, as well as on other regulatory procedures before administrative authorities and government/public affairs.
Professional Memberships
Admissions:
New York State Bar Association, 2002
Athens Bar Association, 2000
Personal
Education:
Columbia University School of Law, New York, LLM 2001
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, LLB 1998
Chambers Review
Europe
Dimitris Loukas offers market-leading expertise in a range of contentious and non-contentious antitrust mandates. He advises both domestic and international clients on state aid issues, cartel matters and investigations concerning abuse of dominance and appeals against HCC decisions. He also handles merger control mandates at both Greek and EU levels.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Dimitris Loukas combines years of experience with a brilliant strategic mind. He is an extremely good lawyer who is very precise in his advice and always available."
"Dimitris Loukas is considered the most knowledgeable private practitioner in the field of competition law. His ability to understand client needs and find practical solutions to complex situations makes him unique in the field."
"Dimitris Loukas is highly responsive and offers valuable advice."
"He works in a very efficient and client-friendly way and communicates very clearly."
"He is business-oriented, highly proficient, responsive and proactive as to clients' needs."
"Dimitris Loukas combines years of experience with a brilliant strategic mind. He is an extremely good lawyer who is very precise in his advice and always available."
"Dimitris Loukas is considered the most knowledgeable private practitioner in the field of competition law. His ability to understand client needs and find practical solutions to complex situations makes him unique in the field."
"Dimitris Loukas is highly responsive and offers valuable advice."
"He works in a very efficient and client-friendly way and communicates very clearly."
"He is business-oriented, highly proficient, responsive and proactive as to clients' needs."