Dimitri Nionakis

Dimitri Nionakis is a financial services attorney in Holland & Knight's Boston office. With nearly 20 years of combined legal experience in private practice and the public sector, Mr. Nionakis focuses his practice on financial services, banking regulatory, corporate governance, government and internal investigations, and complex commercial and white collar criminal defense litigation.

Mr. Nionakis weaves legal, strategic, regulatory/policy, political and reputational considerations into strategic decision-making to achieve successful results in a broad array of complex investigative and related litigation matters. He has experience representing clients in a variety of industries – including financial services, technology, pharmaceutical, medical device and food/beverage – before domestic and foreign governmental agencies, congressional bodies and independent counsel.

In addition, Mr. Nionakis has significant experience advising global companies, startup companies, boards of directors, executives and senior political appointees in complex, high-profile matters, with an emphasis on government regulatory matters, investigations and litigation. He has in-depth knowledge of board governance, corporate communications and crisis management gained representing national and international corporations and individuals.

Prior to joining Holland & Knight, Mr. Nionakis was an executive vice president, chief legal and operating officer and corporate secretary for a Massachusetts-based financial institution. Previously, he was an attorney at global law firms in Washington, D.C.

In addition, Mr. Nionakis served as associate counsel to President Bill Clinton. In this capacity, he served as impeachment counsel and advised and represented the president, White House and senior White House staff on investigative and privilege matters, civil litigation, government ethics and official programs. He also developed and executed communications strategies for numerous matters.

While in law school, Mr. Nionakis served as notes editor of the Case Western Reserve University Law Review.