Dr Leandros K. Lefakis has studied law in the Universities of Athens, London and Kent.

He received his PhD in Law from the University of Athens (2003).

He is am member of the Athens Bar Association (appointed at the Supreme Court) and he specializes in commercial, banking and intellectual property law, both in contentious and non-contentious matters. He has particularly focused his practice in patent and biotechnology law matters. Ηe is the managing partner of “Dr Leandros Lefakis Law Firm”.

Ηe was an adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Central Greece (2005-2012) and a visiting Professor for postgraduate courses at Panteion University of Athens.

He has represented and advised companies in cases arising from banking and investment disputes as well as pharmaceutical companies in disputes arising from intellectual property rights and contracts. He often provides legal opinions on complex regulatory and other issues.

He advises major pharmaceutical companies in their operations including healthcare contracts, compliance programs and regulatory issues. His experience in the area of IP regulation and legislation enables her to offer support on both contentious and non-contentious issues covering the standard areas of IP such as trademarks, copyrights, patents and domain names.

He has acted as advisor to various Governmental Organizations, Institutions of public law as well as an advisor to Greek Ministers.

He has written three books and numerous articles in the field of intellectual property and biotechnology law.

At the moment is a scientific collaborator of several scientific institutions and a permanent editing collaborator of the periodical “Journal of Company Law”.