Areas of Expertise: torts, real estate, international commercial arbitration, trademarks, corporate & business law, commercial contracts, lease disputes, contracts

Arbitration Experience: Since 2000 he has been the legal counsel to franchisors and franchisees, in international (ACCI) and domestic arbitration cases (Athens Court of First Instance and Athens Peace Court).

Languages: Greek, English, French

Education: Law Degree, University of Athens

Professional Career: D. Costakis is an attorney-at-law since 2003, a franchise attorney and senior partner to Bletas & Kostakis law firm. He specializes in Competition Law, Commercial & Company Law, Systems of Distribution, Arbitration, Law of Landlord & Tenant, Contractual Law, Intellectual Property Law. He is member of the Athens Bar Association, the American Bar Association (Franchise Division), the Greek Franchise Association and the French Chamber of Trade in Greece.

Indicative list of publications:

• Costakis, “Franchising and the new Block Exemption Regulation (EC) Nr. 2790/1999 on the  application of Article 81 (3) of the Treaty to categories of vertical agreements and concerted practices”, Business and Company Law, Nomiki Vivliothiki S.A., vol. 6, 2000.

• Costakis, “The exclusive territory clause (protected geographical area) of the Franchise Agreements in the field of the Commission Regulation 2790/1999 in the field of the new data of the electronic commerce”, Business and Company Law, Nomiki Vivliothiki S.A., vol. 7, 2001.

• Costakis, The new Commission Regulation (EC) No 330/2010 on the application of Article 101 (3) of the Treaty for the operation of the European Union to categories of vertical agreements and concerted practices and its results upon the Franchise Networks, Business and Company Law, Nomiki Vivliothiki S.A., vol. 16, 2010.

• Costakis, “Franchising. Legal Framework – Tax Considerations”, Greek Law Digest. The Ultimate Legal Guide to Investing in Greece, 2012, 2016.

• Costakis, “The non-compete clauses in Franchise Agreements”, Business and Company Law, Nomiki Vivliothiki S.A., vol. 18, 2012.