Demetra Karamanos represents public and private companies and private equity firms in significant domestic and cross-border transactions. Demetra's practice focuses on M&A, carve-out divestitures, leveraged buyouts, take-privates, and joint ventures. She also counsels public company boards on corporate governance, compliance, and fiduciary matters.
Demetra advises clients in a broad range of industries, including consumer goods and retail, aviation, gaming, health care, media and entertainment, and pharmaceuticals. She has worked on substantial matters for Blackstone, Signature Aviation, Eldridge, Monster Beverage, Procter & Gamble, Boeing, Bombardier, LendingTree, Scotts Miracle-Gro, and Bally's Corporation. Prior to joining Jones Day, she advised Allergan, Elevance Health, Leonard Green & Partners, Odyssey Investment Partners, Safeway, Books-A-Million, and Dish Network, among others, in a number of substantial transactions.
Demetra is the New York Office hiring partner and a member of the New York Office's Business Development Committee. She also served as a New York Office coordinator of the Firm's New Lawyers Group from 2022 to 2026. She is a board member of the Hellenic Lawyers Association and a New Leader of The Hellenic Initiative.
Experiencia
- University of Virginia (J.D. 2010; Editor-in-Chief, Virginia Journal of International Law; B.A. with distinction 2007)
- New York and District of Columbia
- "Rising Star" — Super Lawyers (2015-2020)
- Greek and Spanish