Professor Dr. Ioannis K. Rokas

Founder of Rokas Law Firm, Ioannis Rokas leads the Firm’s Insurance team. Enjoying an outstanding principal specialisation in insurance law, he advises insurance companies and insured on the drafting of policies and on contentious insurance matters, primarily regarding cover and liability. During the last three decades he has developed a long-standing and active practice, representing numerous international and local undertakings in consulting and litigation / arbitration cases on insurance law matters. His further activity includes a noteworthy legal practice in mergers & acquisitions, privatizations, banking & finance, admiralty & maritime, Central and SE European law.

University of Athens Law School (Diploma, 1968); University of Berlin (Dr. Jur., 1975).

Has published over 160 articles and legal opinions in Greek and foreign Law Reviews, comments on court decisions, as well as a number of monographs and  academic books mainly on insurance law and further on maritime and other commercial law subjects.

Selected, most recent publications (in Greek) include:

• “Private Insurance Law- Vol. I The Contractual Insurance Law, Vol II. The Enterprise”, 13th ed, Sakkoulas Publ., 2021.
• “Maritime Law”, 4th ed. [with Prof. Theocharidis], Sakkoulas Publ., 2021.
• “Insurance Law- From theory to practice”, 5^th ed., Nomiki Bibliothiki, Publ., 2020.
• “Insurance Intermediation- Distribution of Insurance Products after the implementation of the IDD”, Sakkoulas Publ., 2019.
• “An introduction to Corporate Law” 6^th ed., Nomiki Bibliothiki, Publ., 2019.
• “Basic Legislation on Insolvency”, Sakkoulas Publ., 2017.
• “Solvency II – Supervision of (Re)insurance Companies”, Sakkoulas Publ., 2016.

“Commercial Law Review” (quarterly law review published in Athens since 1950).

• Honorary President of the Association International de Droit des Assurances (AIDA).
• BoD Member of the Hellenic Insurance Law Association (HILA-AIDA Greek Chapter).
• Member of the former Project Group “Restatement of European Insurance Contract Law”,  (2001-2004) which joined the European Network of Excellence on European Contract Law and produced the “Principles of European Insurance Contract Law” (PEICL).
• Member of the Scientific Committee of the ‘Insurance Science’ Italian International book series, Esi publishing.
• Member of the Editorial Board of the European Insurance Law Review, AIDA Serbia Chapter.
• Former Chairman of the Mediterranean Maritime Arbitration Association (1991-1996).
• Former General Secretary of the Comité Maritime International – Greek Chapter (1992-1996).
• President of the Private Insurance Committee at the Insurance Supervisory Authority of Greece of the Greek Ministry of Trade (1994 – 2003).
• Chairman of Legislation and Drafting Committees for the Greek Commercial Code, Insurance Contract Act, Patent Law and member of Drafting Committees of numerous other Acts.