Reload Greece 2012: Harris Ikonomopoulos - New Business Landscape in Greece

Owner, Ikonomopouls & Partners LLP Harris Ikonomopoulos is a lawyer practicing before the Greek Supreme Court and Council of State. In 1993 he established “Ikonomopoulos & Partners LLP” (www.ikonomopoulos.gr). Has advised/advises and represented/represents as Legal Counsel clients such as the Hellenic Republic’s Inter Ministerial Committee of Privatisations, institutional investors for investment and development in Greece and South East Europe, privatisations, energy and Upstream, telecom, housing and tourism development projects etc. Pro bono community work for the Greek Parliament Opposition in 1996 as legal controller of the Concession Agreement for the Design, Construction, Financing, Maintenance and Operation of major concessions in Greece, namely the Rion-Antirion Bridge, the Attiki Odos Free Highway and the New Athens International Airport. Harris Ikonomopoulos is a co-founder and Chairing Friend of ELPIDES association (www.elpides.org), a non-profit citizens union that is, inter alia, working on a specific institutional reform plan for Greece in co-operation with similar think tanks and work groups. As Secretary General of the Center for Political Research and Information (1990-1993) he helmed the think tank’s work group that proposed specific measures for the transparent financing of the Greek political system and parties. In July 2008 initiated and funded a citizens motion and class action against an EU based corporation requesting full disclosure and publication of corrupt practices and the names of persons involved in contracts awarded to above company by the state and state controlled companies on the basis of “facilitating payments” (www.elleos.gr). The case is still being pursued. Pro bono legal adviser to a political party of the Left on the Parliamentary Rogatory Committee for the “Siemens” case. In May 2010 was elected as the Greek joint president of the British Hellenic Chamber of Commerce. Speaker/moderator in several Greek and international conferences, author of articles on legal issues and community matters. Fluent in Greek, English and French, fair in Italian.