De Jure LS

De Jure LS is a law firm seated in Thessaloniki, Greece and it is specialized in Civil, Commercial and European law cases. Through our network of affiliated law offices in Thessaloniki and Athens we provide legal services in all stages of Greek litigation, as well as before E.U. and national regulatory bodies. De Jure LS has been established since 2008 by Simos Chatziaristeras, Supreme Court Lawyer & Mediator.

SIMOS CHATZIARISTERAS

Supreme Court Lawyer - Mediator

LL.B. (Hons), Cert., LL.M., LL.D. (cand)

Simos Chatziaristeras was born in Thessaloniki, Greece, where he lives and works today.

He is a graduate of the Kent Law School of the University of Kent at Canterbury in United Kingdom having being admitted to the degree of Bachelor of Laws with Upper Second Class Honours in European Legal Studies. Part of his studies took place at the law school of the University of Amsterdam where he specialized in European law.

He was also admitted by University College London to the University of London degree of Master of Laws with Merit in Commercial and Corporate Law. He has specialized in European Competition Law, in Internet - E-Commerce Law and in the external relations of the European Union.

During his carreer he has been employed by Greek law firms based in Thessaloniki and Piraeus specializing in Maritime, Commercial & Corporate Law. He has been also employed by the European Commission (Directorate General Competition) within the framework of the European Competition Network (ECN).

Today he is Barrister at law appointed at the Supreme Civil & Criminal Court of Greece, member of the Thessaloniki Bar Association and accredited civil - commercial mediator in Greece and in the United Kingdom. He is also a doctoral candidate at the Law School of the University of Athens.

He has been involved in academic research regarding the political aspects of the Economic & Monetary Union and has presented essays on central banking architecture in Europe and the United States at the Institute of International and European Economic Law of the University of Bern in Switzerland.