Orestis Omran is a Partner in the Brussels office of DLA Piper and the Head of the firm’s Greece Country Group.

He focuses on EU transactional and regulatory matters in the energy, banking, and infrastructure sectors. Qualified in England and Wales, New York, Greece, and Brussels (E-list), Orestis has been advising on some of the most significant and most complex transactions in the country including privatizations, bank and debt restructurings, delignitization, renewable energy sources and transactions in the hospitality sector. Orestis has also advised governments and international corporates in formal and informal state aid and other investigations before the European Commission, national regulatory authorities, and subsequent proceedings before the EU Courts. 

He is recognized by numerous established legal directories (Chambers, Legal500, IFLR) as one of the top international lawyers in the fields of banking and finance, energy and competition law in Europe and in Greece. He regularly speaks in business and legal conferences in Europe and the United States and delivers lectures as a Guest Lecturer in many universities in Europe and the Americas. He has also been publishing articles in the press addressing economic and social issues in Greece and the EU.