Born in Athens in 1967, he holds a Law Degree from Athens Law School, a Master in Law from Cambridge University and a Master in International Relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. A highly experienced projects real estate and public procurement attorney, he is a member of the Legal Committee of the Technical Chamber of Greece and was a member of the State Experts Committee for Public Works. During the last 15 years he was actively involved advising sponsors, contractors, consultants and the government in most public and privately financed projects in Greece including the Attiki Odos ring road, the Rion Antirrion Bridge, the Athens International Airport, the Athens Metro, the Egnatia and PATHE Motorways, the Ionia Odos Highway, the Olympic Projects, the Athens and Thessaloniki Concert Halls, the New Acropolis Museum and the new National Opera and National Library, at the Athens Faliron Delta. Further he had a vast exposure in energy and property projects including a pioneer biogas to energy project in Athens, several wind farm projects all over Greece and many residential, commercial, leisure and sports developments. He practices on non-contentious as well as contentious matters and has a long construction litigation and arbitration experience. Dimitris Kourkoumelis served as Secretary General of the Ministry of the Aegean and Island Policy (2004-2005). He speaks English and French.
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"Do what you love and love what you do" She has received Master’s degree in University of Latvia, in Faculty of Finance and Trade. For raising qualification Jūlija has attended several professional training programmes in financial accounting, bank accounting, financial management, field of business law and tax legislation, as well as she has received diploma of UK Institute of Financial Analysts in international accounting standards and diploma of internal auditor issued by UK Institute of Certified Financial Managers. In 2006 she graduated Master studies in the Baltic International Academy in programme “Business management and administration”. Jūlija has substantial experience obtained through a work for a long time in accounting, financial and economic sectors. Along with changes in times, legislation and requirements of state institutions Jūlija always improves the range of her knowledge.
Berney’s litigation practice includes commercial and business disputes, product liability, and personal injury. He has successfully represented media clients in Federal and State Court trials in defense of defamation and invasion of privacy claims. He has won numerous trials for major national and local manufacturing companies in defending product liability claims. He represents banks and has won trials defending against lender liability claims. His litigation clients include insurance companies, real estate agencies and insurance agents. Berney also has a significant personal injury practice on behalf of accident victims. He has successfully defended Maine law firms in legal malpractice claims. Berney has also developed a niche practice representing injured skiers in ski area liability litigation. His clients include national and statewide businesses, insurance companies, individuals and self-insured entities in both the United States and Canada. Berney frequently lectures to legal, business and media groups on a variety of aspects of civil litigation, defamation and how to avoid legal malpractice claims. He regularly engages in trials in state and federal courts. Berney has chaired the Maine Bar Association’s Commission on Alternative Dispute Resolution. In recognition of his legal skills and professionalism, Berney has received an AV® Preeminent Peer Review Rating in the distinguished legal directory, Martindale-Hubbell®. ‘It’s a pleasure to express the depth of appreciation I have for what Berney Kubetz accomplished on behalf of our church (Messiah Baptist Church). Having had a large insurance claim rejected for the repair of our church roof, I realized we needed legal counsel. A business friend, in whom I had much confidence, recommended Berney Kubetz of Eaton Peabody. He said if anyone could change the outcome it would be Berney Kubetz. Berney handled the situation in such an outstanding manner that the insurance company agreed to pay our claim. The costs to repair the roof were very high, and could never have been covered by our church. Thanks to Berney, we now have an entire new roof on the church. We shall always be grateful for the way we were treated by Berney, and also, for his compassion for our circumstances.’ – Pastor Herman C. (Buddy) Frankland, Messiah Baptist Church Bar Admissions States of Maine and Massachusetts U.S. Supreme Court U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals Education University of Syracuse School of Law, J.D., 1973 (Law Review) Bowdoin College, B.A., 1970 Memberships and Affiliations Maine Trial Lawyers Association, Member Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Member Congregation Beth Israel, Board Member and Past President Bangor Area Children’s Choir, Board Member Bangor Symphony Orchestra, Board Member Maine Supreme Court appointed Alternative Dispute Resolution Commission, Chair Bangor Young Men’s Christian Association, Past President Penobscot Valley United Way, Past President
Services: Labour law, Legal Services, Litigation
Alexia Kountouri is a Partner at the Firm focusing on public law, administrative law, data protection law, constitutional law and legislation drafting. Alexia has extensive experience before the Supreme Court of Cyprus both at first and second instance. Alexia has grown her expertise in the field of public procurement and was the first Cyprus lawyer to bring a case before the Tenders Review Authority (TRA) which was established in 2004. Since then, Alexia has brought several other cases to the TRA, acting on behalf of some of the largest construction companies of the island, international and local pharmaceutical/medical equipment companies, as well as international and local IT companies. She has also defended semi-governmental organisations such as the Cyprus Ports Authority and the Limassol Sewerage Board in cases before the TRA. Her public procurement law expertise extends to reviewing and drafting tender documents on behalf of contracting authorities, as well as advising in the early stages of tender submission and evaluation. Alexia also advises clients on data protection issues. In preparation for the changes effected by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in 2018, Alexia led the team in advising and preparing clients on data protection and compliance. In August 2017, Alexia was the only Cyprus contributor to be invited to participate in Cloud Privacy Check, a project that aimed to demystify the enormously complex set of data protections laws with which data and cloud service providers must comply. The project covered 33 countries and had expertise provided by 53 European lawyers. Alexia is a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) and has earned the ANSI-accredited Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E) credential. Alexia has been invited to be a speaker/ panellist in various Data Privacy conferences and events, both in Cyprus and abroad. She has authored articles for international legal publications and local periodicals. In 2016, she was invited by the World Bank Group to be one of a select number of public procurement experts and practitioners from Cyprus to participate in the global project called Benchmarking Public Procurement 2017. In 2016 Alexia joined Wiras Verbund International, the global Organisation of German speaking lawyers and accountants. In 2010, she also became a member of the UK Procurement Lawyers Association. Alexia graduated with a Law degree from the Rheinische Friedrich Wilhelms University of Bonn, Germany in 1998 and was admitted to the Cyprus Bar in 1999. Main areas of practice Public Law, Administrative Law, Public Procurement Law, Data Protection Law, Constitutional Law and Legislation Drafting.
Practice Areas Banking &Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate, Mergers and Acquisitions. Education - Law degree (JD) from the Escuela Libre de Derecho. - LLM degree from Columbia University, NY. Professional Experience - Foreign Associate (NYC) – 1986 – 1990. - Kuri Breña, Sánchez Ugarte y Aznar, S.C. – 1990 – to date (Co-Managing Partner – Executive Committee). Awards and Recognitions - Chambers & Partners Global – Corporate/M&A – 2006 – 2018. - Chambers & Partners Global – Banking & Finance – 2006 – 2018. - Chambers & Partners Global – Capital Markets – 2006 – 2018. - Chambers & Partners Latin America – Corporate/M&A – 2010 – 2017. - Chambers & Partners Latin America – Banking & Finance – 2010 – 2017. - Chambers & Partners Latin America – Capital Markets – 2010 – 2017. - Latin Lawyer – Banking and Finance, Corporate and M&A, Capital Markets – 2018. - The Legal 500 – 2014 – 2016. - IFLR 1000 – 2010 – 2016. - Who´s Who Legal – 2016.
Services: Banking, Corporate, Legal Services, Mergers & Acquisitions, Transaction Services