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Orestis Omran

Partner, Energy & Infrastructure

orestisomran@paulhastings.com

Omran is a Corporate and Finance partner in Paul Hastings’ Brussels and London offices and serves as co-chair of the Brussels office.

Orestis advises sovereigns, state-owned entities, energy corporates, banks and financial sponsors on complex cross-border transactions, as well as on EU regulatory matters before the European Commission and EU courts. Recognized as one of the top international lawyers for matters relating to Greece and Cyprus, he leads the firm's work for clients in these two jurisdictions and is active across southeastern Europe and the wider continent.

REPRESENTATIONS

Energy and Decarbonisation
  • Greek government on all aspects of its decarbonisation programme, including the structuring of Recovery and Resilience Facility funding and the state aid clearances required for implementation.

  • Metlen, an FTSE 100 energy group, on project development, corporate and regulatory matters across multiple jurisdictions.

RECOGNITIONS

Chambers Global 2026
  • Foreign Expert, Banking & Finance (Belgium)
  • Expertise Based Abroad, Banking & Finance (Greece)

PUBLICATIONS

  • 25+1 Questions on the Energy Crisis (2023)

ASSOCIATIONS

  • Co-founder and chairman

    Synergia, a think tank focused on good governance policies

  • Guest lecturer

    Law schools in Europe and the Americas