George Panopoulos

Practice Areas

Energy

Arbitration & Dispute Resolution

Utilities

Project Finance

M&A

Banking & Finance

Career

George Panopoulos is the head of our Energy practice and one of the leading experts on energy law in Athens. He has a wealth of experience in advising on energy-related transactions, regulation and disputes across the whole sector, from electricity production and renewables to oil and gas production, and commercial activities and regulation within the wholesale and retail markets. With in-depth knowledge on the commercial and operational aspects of the energy sector, as well as the legal, George provides clients at every level with practical advice that helps to close deals and resolve disputes.

He also plays an important role in our Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice as a skilled litigator and accredited ICC arbitrator, specializing in Private International Law (PIL) and Conflict of Laws issues.

George has a doctorate in Private Law (Paris I – Panthéon-Sorbonne) and has been published extensively in Greek and international law reviews and volumes on matters of private international law, arbitration, and law of international commerce, as well as EU and energy law.

He also teaches in Athens Law School in the private international law section of the postgraduate degree and in Piraeus University in the Law and Economics postgraduate program and is a member of the Epaminondas Lambadarios Scholarship committee in partnership with The Geneva LL.M. in International Dispute Settlement (MIDS).

Professional Memberships

Athens Bar Association,

Hellenic Institute for International & Foreign Law,

Hellenic Review of International Law

Industry Sector Expertise

George is among the leading experts in Greek energy law. He leads our Energy practice and advises clients on a wide range of transactions, regulatory matters, commercial contracts and energy-related disputes. George’s expertise spans the gas industry, where he played a leading role in the restructuring and privatization of DEPA, the public gas corporation; oil refining and exploration, including helping to secure concessions for Energean Oil and Gas; renewables; energy production and distribution, and; regulatory matters across all forms of energy.

He advises and represents clients in energy-related disputes, including both litigation and arbitration, in which he is an ICC accredited arbitrator.

George also advises clients in the mining and extractive industries sector, most notably in magnesite, marble, and bauxite.