Michael read Law at Trinity College, Cambridge and Paris II (Panthéon-Assas). He is an Athens-based corporate lawyer with over 20 years’ experience, including two years in New York. Since 2012, he has been the General Counsel of TEMES, whose flagship development is Costa Navarino in the Peloponnese. He is also a director of Faliro House, a film production company active in Greece and internationally. He regularly advises Greek charitable foundations and non-profit organisations, including Oxbelly which serves independent filmmakers.