Competition/European Law
Greece
9 years ranked
Provided by POTAMITISVEKRIS
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.
Admissions:
New York State Bar Association, 2002
Athens Bar Association, 2000
Education:
Columbia University School of Law, New York, LLM 2001
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, LLB 1998
Provided by Chambers
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, behavioural investigations and appeals against HCC decisions. He also handles merger control filings at both Greek and EU levels.
Provided by Chambers
Dimitris Loukas is a unique practitioner. He has great knowledge of competition law combined with a business-oriented approach. He is very responsive, hands-on and is a trusted partner for our company.
He is one of the top lawyers in the field of competition law. He is very realistic, practical and solution oriented.
He offers advice that’s legally precise yet also taking into account the specifics of our business and industry.
Dimitris Loukas is a fantastic competition lawyer. He is pragmatic and creative but also technically very capable.
Dimitris Loukas is smart, resourceful, able to remain calm under pressure and he can really guide and advise you with steadiness in a way that he is always proven to be right.
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