Dimitra is a Senior Associate at KNOETZL who specializes in White Collar, Internal Investigations and Regulatory Compliance including Sanctions. Before joining KNOETZL Dimitra acquired extensive professional experience initially at one Magic Circle law firm and later at two global law firms.

Dimitra is a White-Collar crime expert, with a strong focus on Anti-financial crime, Anti-corruption and Anti-Money-Laundering who has advised and represented both national and international clients in judicial, administrative and arbitrational proceedings. She advices and represents companies, institutions and individuals in all areas of commercial criminal law and in compliance matters. Dimitra’s professional background includes work on high-profile cross-border International Investigations in the automotive and construction sector. Furthermore, Dimitra’s practice encompasses the evaluation and implementation of Compliance Management Systems (CMS).

Prior to her career at international law firms, Dimitra was engaged in entrepreneurial projects and has worked as a legal advisor for Start-ups. In this context, she was also a legal counsel (on a voluntary basis) to Austrian Start-up, an independent non-profit platform for innovative entrepreneurship in Austria. Additionally, she has participated in the development process of Legal Tech tools for the law firms she worked at.

Dimitra has a long-standing commitment to Pro Bono work for international organizations and NGOs, particularly in the enforcement of human rights.

She is a member of the Austrian Bar Association and of the Austrian White-Collar Association. She is an LL.M. candidate for European and International Business Law at the University of Vienna (Standford Partner Program).