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Dimitra A. Tsakiri

Dimitra A. Tsakiri joined Ghaffari Fussell LLP as a Senior Associate in September 2025. Dimitra is a civil law qualified lawyer admitted to the Athens Bar with a specialization in international commercial, construction and investment arbitration. 

Prior to joining the firm, Dimitra spent over five years at the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). She served as Counsel and led a team overseeing and managing more than 200 commercial arbitration cases involving Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Nordic countries and Benelux. Her institutional experience includes reviewing draft arbitral awards, handling jurisdictional objections, and managing complex multi-party proceedings.

She previously trained and practiced in international arbitration teams in Switzerland, Austria and Greece, representing clients in both investment and commercial arbitrations.

Dimitra has particular expertise in construction arbitration, having advised on disputes involving delay claims, and technical performance issues. Her sector experience also includes sale of goods, energy, and gaming, with cases conducted under ICC, ICSID, VIAC, DIS, UNCITRAL, and other rules of major arbitral institutions.   

  • Dimitra is a former Erasmus Scholar at the University of Vienna, Faculty of Law, and holds an LL.M. in International Dispute Settlement (MIDS) from the Graduate Institute and the University of Geneva, as well as a graduate law degree from the Faculty of Law of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Dimitra is fluent in English, German, and Greek.