Ioannis Giannidis

Criminal Law & Litigation

Professor Emeritus of Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure, School of Law, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Founder and Managing Partner at “GIANNIDISKOURELEAS Law Firm”, which specializes in criminal law. Prof. Giannidis is practicing law in Greece continuously since 1986.  He is an expert in criminal law with great advisory skills and a well-regarded litigator with a wide experience. In the last 3 decades he is providing legal services to key Greek financial institutions and corporations, as well as several foreign banks and companies operating in Greece. He was lead counsel in most major financial criminal cases in Greece during the past 30 years. He has personally handled cases of complex nature demanding deep knowledge of criminal law (usually with European and international aspects) and delicate approach. He heads a well-organized team of lawyers providing services at a high level.

Prof. Giannidis holds a degree in law from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (1973) and a PhD in criminal law and legal philosophy from the University of Munich, Germany (1977).