Kanzlei Rechtsanwältin Olga Ira Dimopoulou

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Rechtsanwältin Olga Ira Dimopoulou

  • since 2002 admitted lawyer (Rechtsanwältin) at the Cologne Bar Association – Germany
  • since 2006 admitted lawyer (Dikigoros) at the Athens Bar Association – Greece
  • since 2012 Mediator
  • Lecturer at the University of Applied Sciences “Rheinische Fachhochschule” and
  • Lecturer at the University of Applied SciencesTechnology Arts Sciences TH Köln”, both in Cologne
  • sworn translator and interpreter of the Greek language

Training

Law studies at the Universities of Bielefeld and Cologne

Apprenticeship as a mediator at the Kölner Anwaltverein

Languages

German, Greek, English, French

Olga Dimopoulou is a member of the Cologne Bar since 2002 and of the Athens Bar since 2006. Born in Athens to Greek and German parents, she is a graduate of the German School of Athens and studied law at the Universities of Bielefeld and Cologne.

She began her work as a lawyer at national and international law firm Gurland Rechtsanwälte in Cologne. From 2006 she was General Counsel Greece of German wind power station manufacturer Enercon GmbH,  based in its Athens office. In 2012 she returned to Cologne as a Partner of Gurland Rechtsanwälte.

She founded dimolegal in 2014.

She is a cross-cultural business mediator (mediator training by the Cologne Lawyers Association / Kölner Anwaltverein)  and lectures in business law and business mediation at the University of Applied Sciences of Cologne (Rheinische Fachhochschule Cologne) and the Technology Art Sciences TH Köln.

She is also admitted by the Higher Regional Court of Cologne as a sworn translator and interpreter of the Greek language.

Ms Dimopoulou is the author of several juridical articles notably in the field of food law and  is a regular speaker in German, Greek and English  on her legal specialisms.

Mother tongue German and Greek she is also fluent in English and French.