Kostis Krimizis is a Greek lawyer pursuing an LL.M. at Columbia Law School expected to graduate in May 2016. He received his LL.M. and law degree from Democritus University of Thrace in Greece. He has worked as a partner and trainee lawyer at Krimlaw Law Firm in Athens, Greece conducting various legal work including due diligence and drafting legal opinions and contracts. He is also the founder of Freelaw, a Greek legal database organization. He served in the Hellenic Army Forces and is fluent in French with basic German skills.