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Harry Karampelis

Harry Karampelis

Work Department

Litigation, White-Collar Crime

Position

Partner

Career

Harry Karampelis joined the firm in 2019 to strengthen our Litigation team and extend our capabilities, both in criminal representation and also in civil and commercial cases, where he is a published and respected expert. His book “Adjudicating moral damages from an economic analysis of law perspective” is one of the leading texts on the calculation of moral damages.

Harry has represented clients from a variety of sectors before all levels of the Greek courts up to the Supreme Court, including cases involving unfair competition, agency and distribution agreements, franchising, product liability, life sciences and healthcare, intellectual property and tort and debt collection cases, as well as copyright and trademark disputes, insolvency and special liquidation procedures, collective redundancies and general labor disputes.

He is an acknowledged expert in Greek jurisprudence with a detailed practical understanding of the logistical and administrative workings of the Greek system. Alongside his commercial and civil experience, Harry is an accomplished criminal advocate, representing individuals facing a variety of charges including fraud and money-laundering, corruption, insider dealing, malpractice, embezzlement, forgery, tax and professional liability.

Harry is also an expert legal adviser to the gaming industry. He is a permanent participant in public consultations referring to online gaming and betting regulations and advises gaming and betting industry clients on day-to-day matters as well as representing them before the Hellenic Gaming Commission and the Ministry of Finance.

Languages

Greek English French German Spanish

Memberships

Athens Bar Association Greek Association for Criminal Law Greek Association for Law and Economics (GALE) Greek Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Greek National Committee of International Chamber of Commerce (ICC Hellas) Hellenic Cambridge Alumni Association International Bar Association

Education

PhD Candidate in Criminal Law, School of Law, University of Athens LLM in Criminal Law, School of Law, University of Athens (2014) LLM in Civil Law, School of Law, University of Athens (2011) LLM in Commercial Law, University of Cambridge (2009) LLB, School of Law, University of Athens (2007)

Mentions

Greece

Dispute resolution