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Elina Bitzika LL.M.

Lawyer
Brussels
About

Elina is a lawyer working at the Brussels Office of DLA Piper and member of the firm’s Greece Country Group. She practices in the areas of finance and corporate law, with a particular focus on mergers and acquisitions, project finance and corporate finance. With a background in both common and civil law, she has acted for clients in various jurisdictions and in a wide range of sectors including energy, hospitality, banking and construction.

Areas of FocusFinanceCorporateEnergy and Natural Resources
Professional QualificationsAttorney-at-Law (Dikigoros) registered with the Athens Bar Association (Δικηγορικός Σύλλογος Αθηνών)Attorney-at-law admitted with the Supreme Court of New York

EXPERIENCE

  • Advised Optima Bank on the establishment of a EUR500m Euro Medium Term Note Programme (EMTN) and inaugural issuance of EUR150m Tier 2 Reset Notes due 2035 thereunder.
  • Advised MidEuropa, on unitranche financing from Ares Management provided for the acquisition of FAMAR group, together with a working capital bond.
  • Advising a leading alternative asset management firm on multi‑jurisdictional collateral and security arrangements in a major cross‑border financing in the technology sector.
  • Advised all Greek systemic banks on project finance and hedging finance transactions.
  • Advised a financial technology company on a joint venture to create a new financier and servicer.
  • Advising a Latin American company in the luxury hospitality sector on multiple acquisition transactions.
  • Advising a major aerospace corporation in relation to public procurement law.
  • Advising an international energy company, specializing in green hydrogen, in relation to EU funding and Hydrogen Purchase Agreements.
Languages
  • Greek
  • English
  • German
  • French
Education
  • University of Chicago Law School, LL.M., 181/186, 2024
  • Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Faculty of Law, LL.B. Valedictorian, 2022

Prior Experience

  • 2022-2023, Trainee Lawyer, Greece based law firm

My latest insights

News

DLA Piper advises the National Bank of Greece on acquisition financing for Premia...

19 September 2025 .1 minute read

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DLA Piper advises Greece's Optima Bank on EUR150 million Tier 2 bond issuance under its...

25 June 2025 .2 minute read

Publication

Greece adopts Law 5202/2025 to introduce national FDI screening mechanism aligned with EU...

6 June 2025 .7 minute read

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Phone

+32 2 500 1637
(Work, Brussels)
+32 49 968 2571
(Mobile)