Dimitris Vallindas is a partner in the Antitrust and Competition Practice Group in the firm's Brussels office.
Dimitris advises on all areas of European and Greek competition law. He is a responsive lawyer focusing on the clients' needs to provide cost-effective and tailor-made solutions that work.
In particular, he has significant experience in handling and coordinating complex multi-jurisdictional cartel and merger cases. Having frequently worked with top quality local counsel, he knows how to navigate through the complex issues that arise in such situations. Dimitris also has in-depth expertise in all types of State aid matters, including R&D, environmental, rescue and restructuring, risk-capital and privatisation cases. He has been frequently involved in litigation both at national and EU level. Dimitris' expertise covers several industry specific sectors, including the sectors of aviation, telecommunications, rail transport and energy.
Prior to joining Sheppard, Dimitris was an academic assistant in EU law at the University of Aix en Provence in France. He then moved to Brussels, where he spent some time in a State aid unit of DG Competition (European Commission). After DG Competition, he switched to private practice and worked for three international law firms specializing in competition law before joining Sheppard.