Dr. Demetra Valianti Plati

Dr. Demetra Valianti Plati is a partner in Plati, Parparinos and Associates LLC and heads the Banking and Financial Law Advisory of the firm, specialising in financial services and banking law, regulatory compliance, GDPR, contract and commercial law. Demetra is an experienced banking and legal professional having worked in the industry for 19 years. She worked for many years with the Association of Cyprus Banks as Head of Legal Department, representing banks in Parliament, Supervisors, and the government. She advised on major legal topics and regulatory challenges faced by the local banking sector including all its milestones, from the harmonization with the acquis, the transposition to the EURO, the global financial crisis, the Bail-in, the MOU with the Troika to the COVID-19 crisis. She participated in the technical committee with the Troika Representatives, which drafted the New Insolvency Framework, and the Securitisation and Sale of Loans Laws and she personally led the introduction of e-auctions for mortgaged property in Cyprus. She was a member the Legal Committee of the European Banking Federation for 16 years and a member of the Central Information Register for the Issuers of Dishonoured Cheques for 11 years. She has taught the University of Nicosia and is a visiting lecturer at the European Institute of Management and Finance and the London Governance and Compliance Academy.