AHEAD IN EUROPE WITH CREDIBILITY & CLAIM
Nikolas E. Farantouris
Member of the European Parliament (2024-2029). Member of the European Parliament's Committee on Budgets (BUDG), Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI), and the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO) as Coordinator.
Attorney at law since 2001. He studied law at the University of Athens and completed a Master’s degree (MJur) in European and Comparative Law and a Doctorate (DPhil) in European Law, both at the University of Oxford.
His work focuses on EU business law, competition law including state aids, energy law and regulation, shipping law, environmental protection and international trade law. He has published 10 monographs, textbooks and edited volumes and more than 50 papers in scientific legal journals and periodical editions including European Competition Law Review (ECLR), Revue du Marché Commun et de l’Union européenne (RMCUE), Revue de l’Energie, Journal of International and Comparative Environmental Law, Revue des Affaires Européennes (RAE), European State Aid Law Quarterly (EStAL).
He has held posts as adjunct professor, research associate or visiting professor at Erasmus University Rotterdam, Dresden University Germany, Athens University, European University Cyprus, Bahçeşehir University Istanbul, Oxford University et al. He has worked in Goldman Sachs’ Legal & Compliance Department in London and in Norton Rose LLP Competition & EU Law Department in London, Brussels and Athens, where he handled major antitrust, merger control, multinational cartel and state aid cases in the banking, energy, maritime and air transport sectors, before national and international authorities, the EU Commission and the European Court of Justice.
He has also gained experience as a Board member of Hellenic Competition Commission and a member of the Board of Directors, General Counsel and Chairman (caretaker) of the Public Gas Corporation of Greece (DEPA) S.A. and Chair of the Legal Affairs Committee of EUROGAS. In 2014 he organized and was appointed Director of the MSc Program in Energy Strategy, Law & Economics at the Dept. of International & European Studies, University of Piraeus, Greece – the first and the most popular interdisciplinary Master’s in Greece and one of the few postgraduate programs in Europe devoted to Energy strategy, law & economics.
He is a member of the Energy Committee of the Academy of Athens.
Married, father of Evangelos, Katerina & Theodore.
Poetry: Λέκτρα Θερινά (Στοιχειάγρα 2009), Εν πτήσει – Πόλεις σε τέσσερις ηπείρους (Περισπωμένη 2013), Πράξις Γ΄ (Περισπωμένη 2019)
2024
Spinelli Group, Member of the Board of Directors2024
European Parliament, MEP with SYRIZA-PS / The Left2023
Advisory Board, ENA Institute for Alternative Policies2022
Scientific Board, the Foundation for Mediterranean Studies (FMS)2021
Director of the International MSc in Energy: Strategy, Law & Economics, University of Piraeus, Greece2021
Managing Partner (Athens-Brussels), ITrilogy Consulting Int.2020
Winning DEPA Greece vs BOTAŞ Turkish Petroleum Pipeline Corporation Case of $250m – ICC International Arbitration in Stockholm2019
Board Member (ex-officio), Professional Sports Independent Authority2017
Chairman (caretaker), Public Gas Corporation of Greece (DEPA) SA2017
President, European Community Studies Association (ECSA Greece)2016
EUROGAS, Chairman of the Legal Affairs Committee2016
Academy of Athens, Member of the Energy Committee2014
Director, MSc in Energy Strategy, Law & Economics, University of Piraeus, Greece2014
Vice Chairman (pro bono), Hypatia Destouni Public Benefit Foundation2013
International Leadership Award on Foreign Policy and Energy Security, The US Department of State2013
General Secretary, European Centre of Excellence, University of Athens2013
General Secretary & Member of the Board, ESCA Greece2012
Founding member & Member of the Board, Energy Law Association2011
Jean Monnet Professor of EU Law & Policies, European Chair Jean Monnet in Competition, Energy & Transport2011
Arbitrators’ list, Regulatory Authority of Energy, Greece2011
Member of the General Assembly, Euro-Mediterranean University (EMUNI)2010
Member of the Senate & Dept. Representative, University of Piraeus, Greece2009
Member of the Board of Directors & General Counsel, Greek Gas Corporation (DEPA) S.A.2009
Legal Committee, Union of Greek Shipowners2007
Assistant Professor of EU & Competition Law, International & European Studies Dept., University of Piraeus, Greece2004
Chief legal adviser, Ministry of Shipping, Greece2003
Board member, Hellenic Competition Committee2002
Research Associate, Athens Law School2001
Norton Rose LLP, Competition & EU Law Dept., London, Brussels & Athens2001
D.Phil. in EU law, University of Oxford (Onassis foundation & Oxford University Scholarships)2000
Goldman Sachs, Legal & Compliance Dept., London1999
Research Associate, Dresden University, Germany1998
Research Associate, Faculty of Law, Erasmus University Rotterdam1998
M.Jur. in European & Comparative Law, Oxford University (Somerville College Oxford Scholarship)1997
BA in Law, Athens University Law School (State Scholarships)