Dionysis specializes in banking & finance law. He has extensive experience in corporate, project, real estate, acquisition and structured finance transactions in various sectors, NPL-related and fund finance transactions, securitisations and bond issues.

Dionysis has been also actively involved in major refinancings and financial restructurings and has extensively advised credit and financial institutions and funds on complex regulatory compliance requirements.

Besides his practice, Dionysis is a visiting professor at the University of Athens (Department of Economics) teaching civil, commercial, banking and capital markets law and is widely published and cited. He is also a member of the Bank of Greece and Hellenic Capital Market Commission’s Examination Committee for the provision of investment services certification under Law 4514/2018 (MiFID II). He joined K&P in September 2023.

Credentials

EDUCATION
University of Athens (LL.B. in Hellenic Law)
University of Bristol (LL.M. in Commercial Law)
University of Oxford (M. St. in Legal Research)
University of Athens (Doctorate in Civil and International Trade Law)
LANGUAGES
Greek and English
ADMISSION
2002, Athens Court of Appeal
2001, Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England & Wales
MEMBER OF
Athens Bar Association
Union of Civil Law Lawyers
PUBLICATIONS
The Law of the International Sale of Goods – A Contribution to the Interpretation of the UN Convention of the International Sale of Goods (Law 2532/1997) (CISG), INCOTERMS 2000 and Law 2251/1994 (in Greek), Nomiki Vivliothiki, 2010 (Commentary)
An Introduction to Civil Law – Legal Doctrine, Case Law and Examples (in Greek), Ant. N. Sakkoulas, 2009 (University Teaching Manual)
The Allocation and Transfer of Risk of Loss or Deterioration in the Sale of Goods, Ant. N. Sakkoulas, 2007 (Monograph)
Commentary on articles 201-210 Civil Code (conditions and terms) (in Greek), in Concise Commentary on the Civil Code (ΣΕΑΚ), Ap. Georgiades (ed.), Vol.1, 2nd ed. 2022, 1st ed. 2010
Judicial review of the abusive termination of credit transactions in the context of the Bank of Greece Code of Conduct procedure - Comment to the Greek Supreme Court Judgment nr. 323/2021 (in Greek), Commercial Law Review 2022, p. 536 seq.
Law of Financial Markets (Banking Law & Capital Markets Law), 3rd ed., 2022 (University Teaching Manual)
Chapters on the Bank of Greece Code of Conduct, Commercial Sales, ICC INCOTERMS 2000 and CISG (in Greek), in Law of Commercial Contracts, I. Venieris /N. Vervesos (ed.), 2021
The Legal Framework of NPLs (in Greek), 2017 (Teaching Manual for the internal training programme of a Greek systemic bank).
The termination of credit agreements in the light of the Code of Conduct of the Bank of Greece – Procedure and legal issues (in Greek), Chronicles of Private Law, 2016, p. 307 seq.
Revocation of successive disposals defrauding lenders (actio pauliana) in the context of revolving account credit facilities – Liability of Guarantor and commentary on articles 944-945 Civil Code (in Greek), Applications of Civil Law, 2016, p. 1029 seq.
When bullets penetrate bullet-proof vests: conformity of the bullet-proof material to the contract of sale and concurrent remedies (in English), Journal of Law & Commerce (USA), 2011 (Vol., 29), p. 171 seq.
Amendments in the Sale of Goods Act 1979 following the implementation of Directive 1999/44/EC in the UK (in English), Revue Helleniq de Droit International, 2011, p. 463.
Conditional donation of immovable property covered under a wash sale transaction – Form and revocation of the donation due to the non-performance of the condition (in Greek), Applications of Civil Law, 2011, p. 378.
Commentary on articles 1485-1504 (allowance under law) and 1846-1859 (acceptance and giving up of the right of inheritance) Civil Code (in Greek), in Concise Commentary on the Civil Code (ΣΕΑΚ), Ap. Georgiades (ed.), Vol. 2, 1st ed. 2011

Ranking & Awards

Expert consultant
IFLR 1000
Ranked
Chambers & Partners
Ranked
Chambers & Partners
Ranked
Chambers & Partners
Ranked
Chambers & Partners
Expert Consultant
IFLR 1000
  • "Dionysis Flambouras offers extensive expertise covering a wide variety of finance mandates, including real estate financings, securitisations of receivables and bond loans." Chambers & Partners, 2024
  • "Dionysis Flambouras is a very effective lawyer with a great level of responsiveness and client service." Client Testimonial, Chambers & Partners, 2024
  • "Dionysis Flambouras goes into the detail of matters and is able to offer commercial advice." Client Testimonial, Chambers & Partners, 2024

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