MANOLIS VELEGRAKIS
Attorney-at-law - J.D., Director - Legal Department of HEDNO SA
Arbitrator
Ν. Σκουφά 21, Αθήνα
2103390091
2103390093
m.velegrakis@kpv-legal.com

Areas of Expertise: public law, public procurement, energy, urban planning – infrastructure, construction disputes, pharmaceutical industry

Arbitration Experience: Dispute between the owner of a project and the contractor company manager about the construction of gas transmission line control buildings (ICC) – 2001. Technical dispute between the Greek State and the concessionaire of motorway regarding the extension of the contractual timeframe (Domestic arbitration) – 2010. Dispute between the Greek State and the concessionaire of motorway for compensation – 2010. Dispute between an energy infrastructure management company and an electricity producer regarding the validity of the termination of a contract for the construction of a power plant. (Domestic Arbitration) – 2010. Dispute between a contractor-developer of an Olympic project and the Greek State regarding the interpretation and implementation of the relevant contract (Domestic arbitration) – 2011. Arbitrations of Technical Chamber of Greece between designer and public works contractor (PD 723/1979) – 2011, 2012. He is listed as Arbitrator, qualified for arbitral proceedings before RAE (Regulatory Authority for Energy) Arbitral Forum.

Languages: Greek, French, English

Education: LLB – University of Athens, Faculty of Law. Postgraduate studies in Public Law and Public Finance Law at the University of Paris 2 – Panthéon – Assas (France), with a scholarship from the Administrative Law Foundation M. Stasinopoulos, Doctor of Law – University of Athens (subject of doctoral dissertation: “The concept of public acquisition in Greek Law”).

Professional Career: He has authored several publications: Environment, Nomiki Bibliothiki, 2016, pg 417 et seq. (Models of legal documents with annotation); Civil Liability of the State, Nomiki Bibliothiki, 2015, p. 331 et seq. (Models of legal documents with annotation); Theory & Practice of Administrative Law 11/2014; Public Procurement 2010 – Greece, International Comparative Legal Guide (A summary of all Greek public procurement law in English; The installation of RES units in reforested areas, Energy & Law issues 13-14 / 2010, p. 85 et seq.; Energy Law and state aid (with H. Synodinos), Energy & Law issue 11/2009, p. 57 et seq.; Protection of privacy and disciplinary procedure (Commentary on 3922/2005 Council of State), Human Rights – Revue hellenique des Droits de l’Homme, issue 33 (2007), p. 193 et seq.; The license to produce electricity from RES after Law 3468/2006, Energy & Law, issue 7 (2007), p. 492 et seq.; Deregulation of State monopolies and electricity, Nomiko Vima 2005, p. 1498; Denial of expectations: The ECJ “burns” the Golden State Share in privatized businesses, Human Rights, issue 22 [2004], pp. 569 et seq.; Constitutional aspects of Energy Law, Energy & Law Issue 2/2004, p. 46 et seq.; Constitutional aspects of the introduction of 35-hour work, Human Rights, issue 17 (2003), p. 89; Tax Penalties in French Law, Conference Proceedings of the Taxation and Fiscal Studies Society, subject “Tax Penalties”, Publ. Ant. N. Sakkoulas, Athens-Komotini, 2001.

He teaches administrative procedure, civil liability of the State, Environmental and Urban Law to candidates of the National School of Judges – Direction of Administration (2014-). He provides training material to the postgraduate programme in Public Law – University of Athens – Faculty of Law (Administrative Law) (2004-2008)