
Partner
Thomas Lamnidis
Academic Background
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Licence Spéciale en Droit Européen at Free University of Brussels
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Law Degree at National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Languages
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Greek
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English
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French
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German
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Russian
Recognitions
The Order of Friendship signed by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan (State award of the Republic of Kazakhstan)
Professional Memberships
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Member of the Athens Bar Association
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Founding Member of the Energy Institute of South East Europe
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Co-chairman of the Kazakh-Hellenic Business Council
Career Highlights
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39 years of international experience in various fields of expertise in large-scale energy, transport and infrastructure, privatization and investment projects in Europe, Southeast Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia
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Legal advisor for numerous projects of International Organizations (European Union, EIB, EBRD, World Bank) in energy, transport and infrastructure sectors in more than 30 Countries in Europe, Asia and Africa
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Legal Advisor to the Ministry of Environment & Energy of Greece for the transformation of the island of Halki to a “Green island”
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Legal Advisor to the World Bank for the Black Sea Submarine Cable Project
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Legal Advisor for the financing and development of CCGT projects in Greece & abroad of total capacity of 4080 MW
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Legal Advisor for the acquisition of the minority stake share-capital on a Gas Distribution Network in Southeast Europe
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Legal Advisor for a waste-to-energy project, involving several Municipalities in Greece
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Legal Advisor for the development & acquisition for more than 12.000 MW of solar projects
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Drafting secondary legislation for operational permits for electricity, heating, oil & gas and RES
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Legal Advisor for project financing of several wind and solar projects
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Legal Advisor for the development and acquisition of multiple battery projects
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Legal Advisor to HRADF for the exploitation of real estate properties in Greece and abroad
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Legal Advisor for more than 60 Mergers & Acquisitions in Greece and abroad
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Legal Advisor for debt restructuring of companies in Greece
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Legal advisor and independent member of BOD of “KazMorTransFlot” LLP” (KMTF) the state maritime company of Kazakhstan
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Legal advisor of the Chairman of Kazmunaigaz the state oil and gas company of Kazakhstan
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Legal advisor of SOCAR, the state oil and gas company of Azerbajan, for the acquisition of DESFA
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Initiator and mediator for the negotiation and conclusion of an interstate agreement on oil and gas transportation (INOGATE Umbrella Agreement) signed by 22 countries
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Management of six consecutive EURO TACIS-INOGATE and two TACIS TRACECA project involving countries of Central Asia, Caucasus and South East Europe in energy and transport.
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Advice on institutional issues relating to the legal status and operation of the TRACECA Inter-Governmental Committee (IGC) and of its Permanent Secretariat
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Legal advisor for Giurgiulesti oil Terminal in Moldova (EBRD – private investors project)
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Legal advisor of Baku and Turkmenbashi ports (EU project)
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Legal Advisor to EBRD for the “Poti-Port Grain Terminal Project”,
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Legal advisor of litigation and several arbitration and mediation processes
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KEY SPEAKER in numerous international conferences and workshops on energy, transport, trade and financial investment issues. (e.g. Balkan and Black Sea Petroleum Association’s annual meetings, International Conference on Caspian Energy Issues, EBRD annual meetings, Ministerial Conference on Energy Issues, Transport issues and Privatisations International Conferences within the framework of UNECE and UNESCAP, International Conference held under the auspices of the ECONOMIST, Millennium Conference of UN, European Commission Conferences, China - Europe Summit, Astana Economic Forum, Silk Road Summit, Institute of Energy for Southeast Europe, HAEE conferences, Legal 500 conference