Email a.papastathis@rokas.com
Phone(+30) 2310 251521
(+30) 210 3616816
Born in Athens, Greece; Member of the Thessaloniki Bar since 2017, earlier of the Athens Bar since 2015; Qualified DPO and GDPR Specialist; Authorized to appear before all Greek Courts of all instances.
Andreas is a practicing Attorney-at-Law specializing in cassation proceedings before the Supreme Court (Areios Pagos) and complex civil litigation. Having written extensively in this field and drawing on deep expertise in Supreme Court procedural law (in which he has been engaged since his traineeship), he provides integrated legal counsel and representation in high-level cassation matters.
He, also, specializes in handling energy law cases, including energy production, energy transmission grids, RES etc.
His indicative practice further includes contract negotiation and drafting, contractual disputes (interpretation, termination/disruption), legal due diligence, law of Security Papers and Negotiable Instruments, transport law, and litigation involving fire damage, motor vehicle and fatal traffic accidents, as well as commercial arbitration (both domestic and international). He advises major Greek and international insurance companies on liability, insurance coverage, data protection and regulatory compliance under the prudential requirements governing insurance and reinsurance undertakings, representing them before courts.
Andreas is one of the leading members of Rokas’ Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice and Co-Head of the firm’s Cassation Practice before the Supreme Court. He has lectured at the National School of Judges (ESDI) on cassation law and Supreme Court procedure, participated as a speaker at conferences and academic events, and served as a LEGAD (Legal Advisor) at NRDC-GR (NATO Rapid Deployable Corps Greece) during his military service within the III Army Corps.
Democritus University of Thrace Law School (LLB, 2014) [first- class honours degree, summa cum laude (8,75 /10) ]; University of Athens Law School (LL.M. Civil Procedure Law, Law before the Supreme Court, 2017) [with Distinction]; Ph.D. c. in Civil Procedure Law (ongoing) [thesis at the field of Procedure law before the Civil Supreme Court (Areios Pagos)]
GDPR specialist and DPO Certified, VELLUM GLOBAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
«The Review before the Greek Supreme Court of the Principle of Proportionality» (Nomiki Bibliothiki, 2018)
He is the author of numerous peer-reviewed articles and of a great number of case law comments in legal journals and reviews. He publishes studies and commentaries in well-established Greek legal journals [such as EEmpD -Commercial Law Review, Elliniki Dikaiosyni (Greek Justice Law Review – EllDni), published by Sakkoulas Publications, Armenopoulos, Arbitration&Mediation-DiD, Civil Law and Civil Procedure Applications Review -EfADPolD, Review of Civil Procedure -EPolD, etc.), some of which he regularly serves as a scientific contributor.
«The grounds of appeal in cassation before the Supreme Court concerning autonomous factual allegations raised by the parties.» (National School of Judges (ESDI) Training Seminar on “Legal Remedies under the Greek Code of Civil Procedure”)