Orestis Omran is a Partner in the Brussels Office of DLA Piper and the Head of the firm’s Greece Country Group. He leads the firm’s practice in both Greece and Cyprus and focuses on international corporate and finance transactions as well as on EU regulatory matters in the energy, banking and infrastructure sectors. Qualified in England and Wales, New York, Greece and Brussels, Orestis is the very definition of an international attorney. He has closed complex transactions in many jurisdictions and has represented clients in formal and informal state aid and other investigations before the European Commission, national regulatory authorities and subsequent proceedings before the EU Courts.

Orestis is also considered as one of the top international lawyers in Greece. He has led significant privatization, structured finance and project finance transactions and has also been acting for the Greek government in some of the most complex Greek and EU law matters before the European Commission and other international institutions.

In addition, Orestis advises governments and energy companies on both contentious and non-contentious matters. He is often involved in transnational litigation and international commercial and investment arbitrations in the energy sector while he has an unmatched track record in renewables transactions in Southeastern Europe.

He has served as a guest lecturer in many universities in Europe and the Americas on issues of comparative campaign finance law, sovereign debt restructuring and constitutional law. He is the author of the book ‘25+1 questions on the energy crisis’, which provides comprehensive guidance to all major issues in the Greek and EU energy sectors.