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Senior Statespeople
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About
Provided by Stathis Potamitis
Practice Areas
Banking & Finance
Capital Markets
Corporate and M&A
Insolvency & Restructuring
Career
Stathis has a broadly based transactional practice and has acted in numerous cross-border mergers and acquisitions across South-East Europe. He has worked on legislative and regulatory issues of the capital and derivatives market, financing and banking issues, international arbitration and corporate transactions and restructurings. As member of the Hellenic Corporate Governance Council he contributed to the Hellenic Corporate Governance Code and the drafting of best practices for unlisted and family enterprises. He has recently worked on insolvency issues and other pre-bankruptcy procedures and the regulation of the Non Performing Loans (NPLs) market. Stathis is a member of the Review and Advisory Judge Co Project, developing Principles and Guidelines for cross-border cooperation in insolvency cases, and National Correspondent for the ELI Rescue of Business in Insolvency Law initiative. He is an INSOL International Fellow and a member of the International Insolvency Institute. He is also a member of a group of experts formed by the European Commission for issues regarding the rescue of businesses, product of which is the recent relevant Directive Proposal.
Professional Memberships
New York State Bar Association, 1987
Thessaloniki Bar Association, 1992
Athens Bar Association, 2000
Chambers Review
Global
Senior statesperson Stathis Potamitis boasts longstanding experience advising notable clients on all banking and finance mandates ranging from NPL transactions and bond offerings to regulatory matters. He is also highly regarded for his restructuring and insolvency practice, advising major corporates on liquidations and restructuring agreements.
Stathis Potamitis is held in high esteem for his coverage of a broad range of corporate transactions from the sale and acquisition of companies to asset transfers and the setting up of new entities.
Stathis Potamitis of Potamitisvekris is dual-qualified in New York and Greece. He has considerable experience in providing counsel on issues arising from acquisitions, a well as cross-border restructurings.
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Provided by Chambers
"Stathis Potamitis has a deep knowledge of insolvency issues, not only with regards to Greek law but also international best practice."
"He is an excellent lawyer."
"Stathis Potamitis has a deep knowledge of insolvency issues, not only with regards to Greek law but also international best practice."
"He is an excellent lawyer."