Dimitris Emvalomenos, Lawyer (LL.B. - Athens University Law School, LL.M. - QMUL), Accredited Mediator in Greece (Ministry of Justice) and the UK (CEDR), is the Dep. Managing Partner at Bahas, Gramatidis & Partners LLP (BGP). 

Lawyer since 1987, Dimitris is the Leader Partner of BGP’s Commercial and Corporate section. 

With attention to detail and project management capabilities, he has assisted numerous international and Greek clients, including high profiled groups of companies and financial institutions, navigating complex commercial and corporate deals as well as resolving highly demanding disputes, with emphasis on alternative dispute resolution and mediation.

His key areas of practice are Commercial Law, Product Liability /Safety, Consumer Law, Competition Law, Network Contracts, Banking /Financial Law, M&As, ADR /Mediation. 

He is a member of various professional associations, such as Piraeus Bar, Greek Commercial Lawyers’ Association, Competition Law Partnership, Greek Association for Arbitration,  Greek Association of Law and Economics,  Hellenic Association for Financial Law, International Bar Association (IBA), International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC), European Justice Forum (EJF), DRI Europe, CEDR, CIArb, SCLA, Athens Mediation and Arbitration Organization (EODID), Hellenic Union of Mediators (EED), Greek Mediators’ Association (SEDI).

He is the author of numerous articles published in international and Greek journals. 

More information may be found at BGP’s website: www.bahagram.com. 

NENENG Yannick is Managing Partner at Neneng Law Office, a small size boutique law firm based in Douala, serving Cameroon and the CEMAC African region. Neneng is an attorney of the Cameroon Bar Association and a member of the International Society of Primerus Law Firms. He maintains an extensive practice in the areas of Business law, Corporate law, International Investment law, Tax, Tech and Telecom as well as Fintech. Neneng regularly counsel clients on aspects focus on company formation, foreign direct investments, share transfer, merger and acquisition, legal advisory, compliance and regulatory and tax. Conversant with the applicable national laws in Cameroon and the regional laws of the CEMAC and OHADA African regions, he can handle transactions offering advice on the law, the business environment, legal and administrative procedures and a wide range of associate issues. Neneng’s clients ranges from individuals, companies to Fintech startups.

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Roger E. Barton is the founder and Managing Partner of Barton LLP, with offices in New York, Los Angeles, and Nashville. Its attorneys practice across most areas of commercial law on behalf of US and international investment funds, financial service firms, operating businesses, and high net worth individuals. Roger is widely published and speaks nationally and internationally on law firm innovation, the practice of law as a business, and forming partnering relationships with clients. He is also a Designated Author & Analytical Columnist for Reuters Legal News and Westlaw Today in the areas of Securities Litigation and Regulation and the Business of Law.

Roger’s practice focuses on high-stakes commercial litigation and acting as outside General Counsel and advisor to an array of businesses and C-suite executives. He is rated by The American Lawyer, Corporate Counsel magazine, and the National Law Journal as one of the Top Commercial Litigators in the US. He is a Senior Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, the invitation-only trial lawyer honorary society limited to less than one-half of one percent of lawyers in America. He has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America and has been consistently selected to Super Lawyers since 2013. He holds an AV Preeminent rating, the highest rating in the legal profession for professional excellence and ethical standards, as determined by the peer review of judges and lawyers conducted by Martindale.

Prior to Barton LLP, Roger was with Sidley Austin in New York. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan Honors College and received his JD from Fordham University School of Law. Roger is a member of the Board of Directors of BritishAmerican Business, Inc. (BAB), a member of the BAB Executive Committee, as well as Chair of BAB Accelerate. He also recently rolled off the Board of Directors of BUILD NYC, a non-profit that provides over 400 inner city public high school students annually with experiential learning opportunities through a four-year entrepreneurship program and remains active in supporting its mission.

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James D. Benak is an accomplished litigator who has achieved exceptional outcomes as a trial lawyer and counsel for large public companies in the utilities, engineering, transportation, manufacturing, consumer products, and technology industries. He acts as lead trial counsel in insurance coverage, patent infringement, trade secret infringement, trademark and trade dress infringement, fraud, and other significant litigation in state and federal courts and internationally.

Jim’s positive results comprise several multimillion-dollar recoveries, including bad faith and punitive damages awards on behalf of public company clients. He is an experienced public company general counsel and advisor to boards of directors on matters of strategy, corporate governance, transactions, employment, shareholder litigation, and mergers.

Jim has client side experience as in-house counsel to Union Pacific Railroad, and General Counsel to its technology subsidiaries, and General Counsel to NYSE company Wallace Computer Services, Inc. As a private practitioner, Jim was a partner with Jenner & Block for over a decade as senior trial partner and lead trial counsel for large public and private companies.

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