Bahas, Gramatidis & Partners

Head of Labor and Social Benefits and Aviation practice. Other areas of practice: Aviation Law, Commercial Law.

Senior Associate. Betty Smyrniou is the leading lawyer of Labor and Social Benefits and Aviation practice. She specializes in all aspects of employment law, acting principally for multinational corporations, international financial institutions, public and private companies and, occasionally, high profile individuals.

She is one of the leading Greek experts in aviation law, representing major leasing companies, as well as banking institutions, in aircraft finance, leasing, acquisitions and dealing with all sorts of issues (operational, regulator,y etc.) relating to airline companies.

She also has litigation experience in employment and aviation law dealing with repossession claims related to aircraft and engines, claims regarding lease contracts, liens, EC261 claims, etc.

She is an author in various publications on Aviation law (Aviation Law ICLG, Getting The Deal Through, Pillsbury World Aircraft Repossession Index) and Employment Law (Clifford Chance Publications).

Practice Areas

Aviation Law Commercial Law Labor & Social Benefits

Greek, English, German

Athens Bar Association, Association of Commercial Lawyers of Greece, EALA (European Aviation Law Association), EDEKA (Greek association of Employment and Social Security Law EDEKA), EELA (European Employment lawyers Association).

Law School of the University of Athens (LL.B), University of Bristol, England.