George Demos

DLA Piper announced today that George G. Demos has joined the firm's Litigation practice as a partner in Northern California based in the Sacramento office. Demos joins from AKT Investments, Northern California's largest land development company, where he was a principal and assisted in overseeing legal affairs and the management of the company. George served as a United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement attorney from 2002 through 2009 where he specialized in prosecuting corporate and white collar fraud. He ran in the 2010 Republican primary to be a U.S. Representative from the 1st Congressional District of New York receiving 30% and coming in second. In 2012, he ran again, raised and spent $354,649 but withdrew in May 2012 due to his upcoming wedding. In 2012, he married Chrysa Tsakopoulos, the daughter of Angelo K. Tsakopoulos, founder and chairman of the real estate firm, AKT Development Corporation. George received his BA from Columbia University where he majored in political science and his law degree from Fordham Law School where he served on the Environmental Law Journal. While in law school, George worked at the Riverhead office of the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office where he helped ensure dangerous criminals remained off of our streets. A lifelong member of the Shelter Island community, George lives in Brookhaven, New York. He is a member of the Greek Orthodox Church in Southampton, and volunteers his time in philanthropic activities.