Demetra Karamanos Bio

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 Eldridge, Monster Beverage, Procter & Gamble, Signature Aviation, Boeing, Bombardier, LendingTree, EagleTree Capital, 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 a member of the New York Office's Business Development Committee and a New York Office coordinator of the Firm's New Lawyers Group. She served as the partner co-chair of the 2020 New York Summer Associate Program and a coordinator of the 2018 New York Summer Associate Program. She is a board member of the Hellenic Lawyers Association and a New Leader of The Hellenic Initiative.