Areas of Expertise: Civil Litigation and Arbitration; Maritime Law; Law of the Sea, including Marine Environmental Law; Banking and Financial law; General Commercial and Civil Law; Foreign Investments; Mergers and Acquisitions; Capital Markets Law.

Arbitration Experience: Has acted as arbitrator (in most cases as Chairman of the Tribunal) in numerous arbitrations of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the Hellenic Chamber of Shipping and in even more arbitrations (including arbitrations in London) as acting attorney representing the parties.

Languages: Greek, English

Education: Degree in Law (LL.B.) and Bachelor in Economics and Political Sciences (University of Athens), LL.M. in Maritime Law and Law of the Sea (UCL) and Ph.D. in the Law of the Sea (University of London)

Professional Career: Practice before Greek Courts of all levels for more than 45 years; Member of the Greek Delegation to several International Conferences on maritime matters (UN and IMO), including the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (1974-1982); Member of the Executive Council of Comité Maritime International (CMI years 2000 to 2008); the British Institute of International and Comparative Law 1973-1990; President of the Hellenic Maritime Law Association; President of the Hellenic Society of Maritime Lawyers; Chairman of the Board of Directors of NAT, the Seamen’s pension fund, between 1989-1995; member of Legislative Committees for the reform of the Code of Civil Procedure and the Code of Private Maritime Law. Lecturer in Civil Litigation at Law School of the University of Athens (1973 -1976); Dr. Timagenis has also taught Law of the Sea at the Naval Academy (Class of Coast Guard) 1978-1982 and he is Author of several books and articles on maritime Law, the Law of the Sea and Civil Litigation, including the book “The International Control of Marine Pollution” (Oceana Publications, Bobbs Ferry, N.York – Sitjhoff, The Netherlands). 1980 (2 Volumes pp. lvii + 878).