Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate and Construction

George is the Managing Partner of POTAMITISVEKRIS and he is a dedicated expert in the field of banking, and real estate. He has played a pivotal role in the recent development of the Greek banking sector, contributing to the redrafting of the HFSF law which paved the way for the 2013 bank recapitalizations to take place and participating in many of the mergers and acquisitions which consolidated the sector.

His finance practice includes advising clients, mainly banks, on their entry into syndicated loans, bond loans and restructurings. He has considerable experience in tender offers, rights issues and merger and acquisition transactions, with a focus on listed companies and privatizations.

George has a broad expertise in the area of real estate, advising on traditional asset acquisitions as well as complex structurings and financings. He has acted in many of the landmark real estate transactions to take place over the last couple of years.

George is a lecturer in corporate governance at Piraeus University. He previously taught at Alba University and at the Athens Exchange Training Centre on securities and derivatives issues.

Athens Bar Association (1998) New York Bar Association (1997).

Managing Partner

New York University School of Law, LLM (1996) National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, LLB Hons (1994).