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THE FIRM

THE FIRM

We are a leading Greek Law Firm that stands for more:

  • Creative, innovative, broad-minded solutions.
  • Trust-based partner relations with our clients.
  • Deep understanding and knowledge of all aspects of the business world.
  • Fast and efficient response to our clients' needs.

In Dryllerakis & Associates, for more than 40 years, our mission has been to offer our clients the optimum and
most comprehensive legal advice in all fields of business Law and to provide them with the best and most effective
litigation strategy.

We have organized special, dedicated teams covering our core areas of Corporate Law and M&As,
Tax Law and Competition Law, offering a boutique operation. We have a strong litigation and arbitration team,
with a long-standing experience before all Greek courts (including the Supreme Courts), as well as with an extensive
involvement in local and international arbitrations. Due to our firm’s profile, our clientele consists mainly of international
clients.

We know that in order to meet our clients’ needs and goals, we need to have a strong knowledge of the corporate world
and industry sectors. We fully understand that the clients’ mission is not to get caught up in legal issues and problems
but to create value, develop business strategies and conquer new markets. This is the reason why all our people
are very well aware of the surrounding business environment and we maintain a solid understanding of the client’s needs.
The fact that most of our senior partners participate in the Board of Directors of several leading Greek companies
(mostly affiliates of multinationals), is a clear evidence of our client’s trust and an important asset for the optimum
combination of legal and business aspects.

Dryllerakis & Associates, founded in 1971,
employs 18 partners, 1 of counsel, 14 associates, 14 administrative staff.

ABOUT US

“The firm is the go to for complicated and demanding cases. Deep knowledge of the law and skills of handling complex and important cases is their expertise. The firm is constantly evolving in all aspects in a changing world.”

The Legal 500 (2022)

“Very responsive, knowledgeable and experienced and also able to understand the business dimension of topics going beyond strict legal advice.”

Chambers Europe (2022)

"Very professional dedicated services. Excellent legal background and support. Accurate and timely response to client's needs."

IFLR1000 (2022)

“Excellent ongoing relationship with very smooth collaboration, seamless follow-up and very competitive billing.”

The Legal 500 (2022)

“We have trust and confidence in always getting good advice on time.”
“They’re responsive, effective and quick.”

Chambers Europe (2022)

“Practical analysis of the case, commitment and the ability to overcome challenges with innovative solutions.”

The Legal 500 (2022)

"Very good vision for solutions in difficult cases."

Chambers Europe (2022)

"Long standing relationship and very good understanding of the transaction and its particularities."

IFLR1000 (2022)

“Easy access to partners, when and if required. You get the feeling that your legal adviser will go the extra mile to find a creative solution, instead of ‘no, this can’t work’.’’

The Legal 500 (2022)

"High level of knowledge and awareness of new evolutions, anticipating changes in the regulatory environment and suggesting practical solutions."

Chambers Europe (2022)

‘‘The firm is one of the most respected in the field of tax law by both authorities and professionals, with many years of experience, deep knowledge of all aspects of tax issues, continuous research and training and an impressive readiness to respond.”

The Legal 500 (2022)

“The firm displays legal, and business understanding and provides justified, solid opinions, solutions and resolutions to problems. Its accuracy and determination to meet deadlines makes Dryllerakis & Associates a valuable and worth trusty partner.”

The Legal 500 (2022)

“Incomparable business approach to legal matters aiming at providing solutions."

Chambers Europe (2022)

“Very quick understanding of a given situation; fast reaction with the provision of high quality advice; strong team; takes ownership of business problems; focused on bringing valued solutions.”

The Legal 500 (2022)

“Excellent assistance in negotiations and execution of the contracts.”

The Legal 500 (2022)

PRACTICE AREAS

BANKING, FINANCE AND CAPITAL MARKETS

BANKING, FINANCE & CAPITAL MARKETS

Dryllerakis & Associates has a long experience in this sector, combining an efficient commercial approach with safe and sound legal advice. We routinely handle cases of complex structured financial transactions (including common or convertible bond loans, securitization projects), as well as project finance and debt restructuring projects.

Our clientele includes the Hellenic Financial Stability Fund, having advised with regard to the re-capitalization and consolidation process of the Greek banks.

We also maintain a strong capital markets practice, advising our ASE-listed clients in all aspects of compliance with the respective regulatory framework, but also conducting IPO legal due diligence audits and advising through tender offers.

COMPETITION LAW

COMPETITION LAW

Dryllerakis & Associates is specialized in EU & Competition law, maintaining a dedicated and experienced team, which is consistently involved at the sharp end of major antitrust cases. Our long-standing practice includes:

  • Handling complex cases of anti-competitive agreements, concerted practices, decisions of trade associations, abuse of dominance,
  • Hearings before the Hellenic Competition Commission and further litigation before administrative Courts,
  • Support during dawn-raid investigations by the competition authorities,
  • Antitrust audits, compliance seminars and training programs,
  • Legal opinions and day-to-day advice (pricing policy, rebate schemes, assessment of vertical structures),
  • Antitrust private enforcement (criminal procedures and civil lawsuits for alleged antitrust violations),
  • Merger control clearances and/or objections and state aid cases.

 

REPRESENTATIVE COMPETITION CASES

  • Defense of FCC Constructions SA, Salini Impregilo S.p.A and Ch. Constantinidis SA (a Greek construction company), with regard to the high-profile of the HCC in the Greek public works sector, one of the biggest antitrust cases currently examined by the HCC. On-going settlement procedure for some of the involved undertakings. Hearing expected.
  • Defense of Hondos Center, the leading retailer in Greek cosmetics market, with regard to an investigation of the HCC in the selective distribution channel of cosmetics industry. First-ever settlement successfully reached with the HCC.
  • Abuse of dominance case against Athenian Brewery. Advisors to the complainant (Mythos - Carlsberg). Successful handling. HCC imposed a record fine of €31,5m against Athenian Brewery. Case currently pending before the Administrative Court of Appeal.
  • Poultry cartel case. Advisors to the major players in the Greek market regarding cartel allegations, involving the trade association. Successful handling before the Administrative Court of Appeal. Fines have been drastically reduced by almost 90%).
  • Unconditional merger control clearance of Mythos Brewery/Olympic Brewery deal.
  • Competition policies and compliance training seminars for several clients, mostly Greek affiliates of major multinational groups.
  • Unconditional merger control clearance of a JV between Public Power Company and Copelouzos Group.
  • Unconditional EU merger control clearance of Aegean Airlines / Olympic Air II (failing-firm). Close co-operation with two leading international law firms.
COMMERCIAL & CORPORATE LAW

COMMERCIAL & CORPORATE LAW

Dryllerakis & Associates is a widely recognized expert in this field, looking after the clients throughout their company life-cycle. This creates a trust-based partner relationship, which provides us with a valuable insight into their commercial objectives. In this regard, we offer close advice in all aspects of their daily operation (including corporate minutes, corporate governance compliance, stock options schemes etc). Besides setting-up corporations and local branches on a routine basis, we also handle strong shareholding disputes, through strategic and business-oriented approach, especially in deadlock situations.

Regarding commercial law, we cover the drafting and negotiation of all types of business contracts, such as agency, distribution, supply and customer contracts, franchising, leasing and IT agreements, as well as management contracts.

ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES

ENERGY & NATURAL RESOURCES

Dryllerakis & Associates has a long experience in energy sector. In the frame of our traditional involvement in oil and gas industry, we have advised on several major (public and private) energy projects, including gas distribution network concessions, development and exploitation of overlay networks, oil compulsory stocks legislation, upstream and downstream development and various privatization and competition issues.

Recently the firm acted as the Greek counsel of a foreign investor for the acquisition of the Greek natural gas state-owned incumbent (DESFA) and it has a broad knowledge of the applicable, complex regulatory framework. We also have an active presence in the electricity power sector, with a strong track record in major projects (development, operation and financing).

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW & LAND PLANNING

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW & LAND PLANNING

Dryllerakis & Associates is well-versed in this field, maintaining a deep understanding of the complex regulatory framework. This includes issues such as land use, planning and zoning and related technical studies, installation and operation permits etc. We have been actively involved in drafting and coordinating complex EIAs (Environmental Impact Assessment) of international standards.

Our practice extends to the legal strategic planning of big projects with environmental issues, as well as the development of leisure and residential schemes of private sector projects. We have also represented major clients and Local Authorities before the Supreme Administrative Court (Conseil D' Etat), in high-profile environmental and land-planning cases.

EMPLOYMENT LAW

EMPLOYMENT LAW

Dryllerakis & Associates is well experienced in this sector. Thanks to our long-standing involvement in all employment issues affecting an enterprise, we manage to navigate our clients safely along a complex and changing regulatory framework. Our practice includes advice on stock option and other incentive schemes; flexible work schemes; negotiation and application of employment regulations and collective labor agreements; cross-border movement of personnel and work visas. We have handled major cases of business restructuring and re-organization, having provided our clients with full legal advice on the relevant group-dismissals and business-transfer provisions. We have also litigated successfully numerous employment cases, either referring to dismissals or claims for wages, severance payment, employee transfers etc.

Further, our firm comprehensively covers the area of data protection and privacy laws, which has become of a growing interest, given the potential consequences. Therefore, we ensure adoption of safe corporate practices and full regulatory compliance for our clients.

LITIGATION & ARBITRATION

LITIGATION & ARBITRATION

Our primary aim is to assist clients to settle a dispute and avoid litigation if and when possible. When litigation is unavoidable, Dryllerakis & Associates offers a well-experienced litigation team, which successfully handles complex civil and business law disputes. Our focus on the business needs of the client ensures proper targeting, which combines legal and commercial assessment.

On top of that, we have a long-standing experience in public law litigation (including tax cases), with a strong presence before the Supreme Administrative Court (Conseil d' Etat).

We are also specialized in local and international (mainly ICC and LCIA) arbitration proceedings, especially in engineering, construction, energy, and shareholder disputes. Our integrity, analytical skills and creative settlement approaches are clearly reflected in our involvement in major arbitration cases, either as arbitrators or as defendants of the litigant parties.

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

Dryllerakis & Associates is one of the leading law firms in M&A, being consistently recognized from independent rating organizations. Our experience extends to all kinds of business transformations, including private or public acquisitions, asset deals, joint ventures, mergers, spin-offs, divestments etc. We routinely combine M&A deals, with the conduct of comprehensive legal due diligence audits, either for the purchaser or the vendor.

We are at the forefront of providing innovative advice and creative structuring, in order to accommodate the client’s needs. Clients also benefit from our deep experience across all business law aspects, including banking & finance, tax law, employment law and competition law.

 

REPRESENTATIVE M&A DEALS

  • Acquisition of a large-scale RES portfolio (PVs and wind parks), around Greece involving a total capacity of approx. 200MW.
  • Acquisition of majority stake in a major mineral water bottling company in Northern Greece.
  • Potential expansion of a local beverage company in several countries outside Greece (JV structuring and shareholders relations, project financing)
  • Merger between Mythos Brewery (Carlsberg Group) and Olympic Brewery (FIX).
  • Acquisition of Olympic Air by Aegean Airlines.
  • Shareholders’ arrangements for the overall allocation of a leading family group of companies in tourism sector.
  • VDD conduct over a major Greek hotel group.
  • Acquisition of BP Greece by Hellenic Petroleum.
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT & PRIVATIZATIONS

PUBLIC PROCUREMENT & PRIVATIZATIONS

Dryllerakis & Associates maintains a strong practice in this field, offering a valuable understanding of how to deal properly with public law entities and regulatory restrictions. Our know-how optimizes efficiency and enhances smooth deal execution. We have dealt with numerous public tenders and concessions in many industries, including infrastructure and defense sector. Our involvement includes tender documentation, bidding process, project finance, objections and administrative/court appeals.

Our firm knows very well the terrain of privatizations and restructuring of public entities. We have handled a large number of cases, either on behalf of the Greek State and the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund, or the potential investor. Highlights, during the last few years include the deals referring to the sale of the Thessaloniki Port Authority, the sale of the Public Gas Corporation and Gas Transmission System Operator, the concession of 2 clusters of regional Airports, the concession of the license for the Horse-Race Betting activity, the sale and lease back of 39 state-owned office buildings and several other cases of public real estate assets for tourism development.

REAL ESTATE

REAL ESTATE

Dryllerakis & Associates is very active in the field of real estate, with an excellent combination of tax practice, which ensures to our clients safe legal advice on how to structure and plan transactions and minimize tax exposure. Our long-standing experience is reflected in our consistent involvement in a large number of high-profile real estate cases, including concession and/or transfer of state-owned real property, sale and lease back agreements, construction contracts, as well as lease and commercial co-operation agreements for high profile retailers.

Many of our key clients are active in the hotel/leisure sector. Therefore, we know the ins and outs of the market and we are best-positioned to offer comprehensive advice with regard to the development and management of hotels, theme parks, resorts, private residence and golf clubs. Such involvement is ideally combined with our environmental and land planning practice focus.

TAX AND ACCOUNTING LAW

TAX & ACCOUNTING LAW

Dryllerakis & Associates is a leading expert in this field, maintaining a dedicated and well-experienced tax team. Clients benefit not only from our technical expertise and in-depth knowledge of the ever changing legal framework, but also from our very good insight over the tax authorities’ way of thinking.

We fully understand that the provision of proper tax advice is a main key to success and therefore we manage to deliver comprehensive advice across the full spectrum of international and domestic tax issues (including income tax, VAT, tax withholding, stamp tax, capital concentration tax, consumption tax, import duties, third party taxes etc.).

Our focus ranges from individuals’ tax planning up to tax structuring M&A and financing transactions. We also maintain a special team, active in all aspects of Transfer Pricing issues, such as compliance, requirements, preparation of TP reports and defense during tax audits.

In addition, we are very active in litigation before tax authorities and the competent administrative Courts, with an impressive track record of success. Recent highlights include cases of "disqualification of books" of multinational companies, assessment of fines of excessive amounts, VAT exemptions in relation with EU legislation, income tax cases, municipal taxation etc.

 

REPRESENTATIVE TAX CASES

  • Disallowance of hedging and other expenses for a major state-owned industry. Support during tax audit, handling of litigation before the Administrative Settlement Committee and Greek Administrative Courts. Value € 200m.
  • Successful completion of a tax audit conducted by an extraordinary special audit team to a subsidiary of the multinational electronic group. Value € 115m.
  • Successful completion of a tax audit process conducted to a subsidiary of a multinational mobile telecoms operator. Negotiations and conclusion before the Settlement Committee. Value € 100 m.
  • Representation of a major bank institution before the Administrative Court of Appeal with regard to the tax treatment of losses and profits resulting from branches in foreign EU countries. Losses amounting to € 72.4 million.
  • Tax disallowance of accounting books of a stock exchange broker company. Handling before the Special Committee of Code of Books & Data, the Settlement Committee and Greek Administrative Courts. Value € 7m.
  • Disallowance by the tax audit of official accounting books of a subsidiary of a listed company, subsequently absorbed by the latter. Conversion of loss making years to arbitrary high profit. Value € 5m.
  • Transfer pricing rules and deductibility of royalties payable to a major international coffee shop group.
  • Tax structure to major European bank regarding the acquisition of a Greek entity of the public sector, including leverage buy-out, merger, financing.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Dryllerakis & Associates has a long-standing track record in this field. We routinely handle cases of registration, renewal and investigation of national and EU trademarks. Our practice also includes conducting trademark due diligence audits, as well as drafting assignment and licensing agreements.

Our IP team also advises clients on patent licensing and technology transfer agreements, including confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements with employees, contractors and other parties.

We are frequently involved in IP litigation before the Trade Marks Committee or the competent Courts, representing our clients in trademark opposition and cancellation proceedings, as well as in trademark or patent infringement or unfair competition cases.

GDPR - General Data Protection Regulation

GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation)

Our law firm has been practicing Data Protection and Privacy matters for more than a decade and thus developed significant experience and expertise.

Our services cover regulatory compliance, trainings seminars and workshops, incident response management, privacy impact assessments, audits, due diligence on relevant issues, whistle-blowing schemes, 'Bring Your Own Device' (BYOD) and other privacy policies, drafting and negotiating of data processing and data transfer agreements, organization and setting up of organizational and technical measures, data security and retention requirements, and related litigation and arbitration. We regularly assist clients with the implementation of the GDPR and serve as Data Protection Officers.

Members of our firm hold DPO certifications from the International Association of Privacy Professionals, in particular the Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/E) and Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM) certifications.

LAWYERS

JOHN C. DRYLLERAKIS

JOHN C. DRYLLERAKIS

MANAGING SENIOR PARTNER

John is active in all fields of business law, including specialization in Corporate Law, M&As, Tax, Competition law and Arbitration (both as lawyer and arbitrator). As a litigator he is active in the Conseil d' Etat, the Greek Supreme Administrative Court, especially in tax litigation.

He has long experience in the area of investment incentives and privatisations, having acted in many cases either for the investor or for the Greek State.

He has also participated in law-making committees for the amendment of the legal framework regarding tax law, competition law, corporate law and privatizations.

He has been General Counsel and General Tax Counsel of the Exxon affiliates in Greece (1967- 1984) and subsequently of Shell Hellas (1984- 1996). Member of their Board of Directors and management teams.

Author of many books and articles in the areas of corporate law, investment (tax) incentives, liberalization of capital movement, competition law, accounting law.

He has delivered numerous presentations in seminars and conferences in the areas of tax law, investment incentives, corporate and competition law.

ADMISSIONS

Admitted to the Athens Bar 1965.
Qualified to practice before all Courts of all degrees, including the Supreme Courts.

EDUCATION

LL.B. National & Kapodistrian University of Athens Faculty of Law (1962)

LANGUAGES

Greek, English

MEMBERSHIPS

Member of the Board of the Hellenic Association of Law Firms
Member of the Board of the Hellenic Corporate Governance Council (Joint initiative of the Athens Stock Exchange and the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises)
Treasurer of the Hellenic Association of European Law
Director of the Hellenic Society of Tax Law and of Fiscal Studies
Former member of the "Hellenic Capital Market Committee" (independent administrative authority) during 1994-1998
Former member of the “Hellenic Competition Commission” (independent administrative authority) during 1988-1993

DIRECTORSHIPS

John serves as Director in the Greek affiliates of multinational clients.

EMMANUEL J. DRYLLERAKIS

EMMANUEL J. DRYLLERAKIS

SENIOR PARTNER - ADMINISTRATOR

Corporate Law, M&A, Competition Law, Capital Markets and Privatizations.

Emmanuel is specialized in competition law, maintaining an extensive experience with active involvement in major antitrust and merger control cases before the Hellenic Competition Commission and the competent Administrative Courts. He has also handled liberalization cases in regulated markets, especially in the telecoms sector.

He has acted in a considerable number of leading cases related to privatizations, restructuring and M&A, as well as corporate finance and project financing.

He has published in the field of corporate and competition law and he has also delivered presentations in local and international seminars and conferences.

ADMISSIONS

Admitted to the Athens Bar 1998.
Qualified to practice before all Courts of all degrees, including the Supreme Courts.

EDUCATION

Law School of Lille II University-DEUG en droit, LICENSE en droit, MAITRISE en droit (1995)
National & Kapodistrian University of Athens Faculty of Law

LANGUAGES

Greek, English, French

DIRECTORSHIPS

LAMPSA Hellenic Hotels Company S.A. (Secretary)
TATE & LYLE Greece S.A. (Member of the Tate & Lyle Group)
BURLINGTON BOOKS S.A. (Chairman of the BoD)M-Prime SA (Member of the Board)
M-Prime SA (Member of the Board)

MEMBERSHIPS

Member of the International Bar Association.

GERASSIMOS F. APERGIS

GERASSIMOS F. APERGIS

SENIOR PARTNER

Litigation - Arbitration, Commercial Law.

Gerassimos specializes in litigation, having handled high-profile and complex cases before national courts of all degrees. He has over twenty years of litigation experience in civil law disputes, business disputes, unfair competition matters. He has also defended major criminal cases referring to financial fraud, insider dealing and market abuse, money laundering, corruption practices etc.

ADMISSIONS

Admitted to the Athens Bar 1993.
Qualified to practice before all Courts of all degrees, including the Supreme Courts.

EDUCATION

LL.B. National & Kapodistrian University of Athens Faculty of Law (1990)
LL.M. Aix-Marseille III University - D.E.A. (1993)

LANGUAGES

Greek, English, French, Italian, German

CLEOMENIS G. YANNIKAS

CLEOMENIS G. YANNIKAS

SENIOR PARTNER

Corporate law, M&A, competition law, energy law and privatizations.

Cleomenis has a long experience in major M&A and project finance deals. He has handled and successfully settled strong shareholders disputes of a significant value.

He has also advised in several high-profile energy-sector cases, both in the frame of privatisation procedures (gas) and in the private sector (oil and electricity).

He is specialized in competition law, having defended many cartel and dominance cases before the Hellenic Competition Commission and the competent Courts.

He has participated in the working group of the Hellenic Council of Corporate Governance, for the drafting and revision of the Hellenic Corporate Governance Code, and he now participates in a working group for the development of best corporate practices for non-listed companies.

He is author and contributor to several local and international publications on corporate law, investment incentives and competition law.

ADMISSIONS

Admitted to the Athens Bar 2004.
Qualified to practice before all Courts of all degrees, including the Supreme Courts.

EDUCATION

LL.B. National & Kapodistrian University of Athens Faculty of Law (2002)

LANGUAGES

Greek, English, German

VASSILIS S. CONSTANTINIDIS

VASSILIS S. CONSTANTINIDIS

SENIOR PARTNER

Employment Law, Commercial Law, Intellectual Property, Litigation & Arbitration.

Vassilis is specialized in employment law, having an extensive experience in all HR issues (including code of conduct policies, data protection policies, Employer’s handbooks, business-level CLAs, individual employment contracts of any kind etc).

He has also a long experience in litigation, having handled serious cases referring to commercial disputes, intellectual property and unfair competition matters.

He has worked for 18 years as in-house lawyer and Legal Director in the Holding Company of Boutari Group, Mythos Brewery SA (part of S&N and subsequently Carlsberg Group), being also in charge of HR & Corporate Affairs function, contributing to several international projects of Carlsberg Group.

ADMISSIONS

Joined the Athens Bar in 1993.
Qualified to practice before all Courts of all degrees, including the Supreme Courts.

EDUCATION

LL.B. National & Kapodistrian University of Athens Faculty of Law (1990)
Post-graduate studies in Commercial & Labor Law in Athens University (1991-1992)

LANGUAGES

Greek, English, French, German

ALIKI I. DAMILAKIS

ALIKI I. DAMILAKIS

SENIOR PARTNER

Intellectual Property, Commercial Law, Corporate Law, M&A.

Aliki specializes in industrial property rights (trademarks & patents), providing both contentious and non-contentious advice. She has handled and successfully defended a significant number of national and European trademark cases.

She is also active in commercial and corporate law, advising clients on their business operations (supply contracts, commercial co-operation agreements, franchise agreements, retail contracts etc.) and covering their day-to-day corporate needs.

ADMISSIONS

Admitted to the Athens Bar 2006.
Qualified to practice before all Courts of all degrees, including the Supreme Courts.

EDUCATION

LL.M. in Commercial Law (Competition Law, Corporate Law, Intellectual Property and Trademarks), Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Faculty of Law                                                                                                                                                                   LL.B. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Faculty of Law (2002)

LANGUAGES

Greek, English, French

PANAGIOTIS N. KAKALETRIS

PANAGIOTIS N. KAKALETRIS

PARTNER

Litigation, Public Procurement, Privatizations and Commercial Law.

Panagiotis specializes in litigation, having defended serious cases, mainly civil and business disputes. He has also handled cases referring to anti-money laundering and anti-corruption.

He is experienced in the field of public tenders and concessions, having advised in several cases of major infrastructure projects. His involvement includes tender documentation, bidding process, objections and administrative/court appeals.

ADMISSIONS

Admitted to the Athens Bar in 2008.
Qualified to practice before all Courts of all degrees, including the Supreme Courts.

EDUCATION

LL.B. National & Kapodistrian University of Athens Faculty of Law (2006)

LANGUAGES

Greek, English, French

MEMBERSHIPS

Member of the Hellenic Civil Law Association

ROSA A.ZEINTAN

ROSA A.ZEINTAN

PARTNER

Competition Law, Corporate Law, Commercial Law

Rosa is specialized in competition law, having participated in the defense of several antitrust cases before the Hellenic Competition Commission.

She is also active in corporate law, having been involved in several M&A deals.

ADMISSIONS

Admitted to the Athens Bar in 2004.
Qualified to practice before Courts of Appeal of all jurisdictions.

EDUCATION

PhD candidate University of Heidelberg in Competition Law (with scholarship from the University of Heidelberg)                                                                                                                                                                                                                             European and Corporate Law, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Italy                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        LL.M. in European Competition Law and M&As (with distinction), Ruprecht-Karls University of Heidelberg, Germany                                                                                                                                                                                                                   LL.B. Democritus University of Thrace Department of Law (2000)

LANGUAGES

Greek, English, German, Italian, French

STELLA G. YANNIKA

STELLA G. YANNIKA

PARTNER

Real Estate, Commercial and Corporate law, Banking and Finance

Stella is specialized in real estate, having conducted numerous due-diligence exercises and having negotiated and successfully completed significant real estate deals, such as transfers of real property, sale and lease back agreements, development contracts and lease agreements.

Besides day-to-day advice on commercial and corporate law, she also has an extensive experience in banking and finance, having handled many cases of bank loan agreements, syndicated loans, convertible bond loans and security agreements.

She has recently participated in the preparation of the Greek section of the LawInContext Financial Products Distribution Helpdesk (created by Baker & McKenzie), consisting of Banking and Securities Relationship Manager Checklists.

Before joining the firm, Stella has served as legal advisor of EMPORIKI Leasing S.A. (2000-2006) and Head of legal services of EKTASIS Development S.A. (2006-2009).

ADMISSIONS

Admitted to the Athens Bar in 1999.
Qualified to practice before all Courts of all degrees, including the Supreme Courts.

EDUCATION

LL.B. National & Kapodistrian University of Athens Faculty of Law (1997)

LANGUAGES

Greek, English

ELEFTHERIOS A. RANTOS

ELEFTHERIOS A. RANTOS

PARTNER

Tax law, State aid, Environmental law and land planning.

He is specialized in tax law, having defended significant tax cases before the Administrative Courts. He also advises private and public entities on the application of European and Greek State Aid rules and procedures.

His practice further covers public law and specifically environmental law and land planning (permits etc.).

ADMISSIONS

Admitted to the Athens Bar in 2009.
Qualified to practice before all Courts of all degrees, including the Supreme Courts.

EDUCATION

LL.M.in Administrative Law, University Aix-Marseille III (France) (2008)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     LL.B. National & Kapodistrian University of Athens Faculty of Law (2007)

LANGUAGES

Greek, English, French

MEMBERSHIPS

Elected member of the Board of Directors of the Athens Bar (2014-2021)

ΝIKOLAIA-ANNA L. LEPIDA

ΝIKOLAIA-ANNA L. LEPIDA

PARTNER

Tax law, Accounting law, Commercial law.

She has handled serious tax cases before the competent Public Authorities and Administrative Courts, including injunction. Liana is specialized in tax and accounting law, with an extensive experience in corporate tax, indirect taxes, real estate taxes and international tax issues (such as intra-group transactions, application of Bilateral Tax Treaties and transfer pricing).

ADMISSIONS

Admitted to the Athens Bar in 2010.
Qualified to practice before all Courts of all degrees, including the Supreme Courts.

EDUCATION

Master in Tax Law (Master 2 Recherche Droit Fiscal), University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, France (2010)                                                                                                                                                                                                                           LL.B. National & Kapodistrian University of Athens Faculty of Law (2008)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Accounting seminars and LCCI diploma in Accounting, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) (2009)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             “Training of Executives in tax law” (400 hours program), Athens University of Economics and Business (2008)
Study of European and penal law. Participation in Erasmus program. University of Cergy Pontoise in France. (2003)

LANGUAGES

Greek, English, French, German

MEMBERSHIPS

Member of the Tax Advisory Committees of the American-Hellenic and the French-Hellenic Chambers of Commerce 

Member of the Board of Directors of the Greek Branch of International Fiscal Association (IFA)

 

 

 

 

ANNA S. DAMILAKIS

ANNA S. DAMILAKIS

PARTNER

Intellectual Property, Employment Law, Litigation.

Anna is specialized in employment law, with an extensive experience in group dismissals, flexible work schemes, data protection, executive employment contracts and social insurance. She has covered the employment law section of several legal due diligence exercises.

She is also active in intellectual property rights, having handled several cases of national and European trademarks.

ADMISSIONS

Admitted to the Athens Bar in 2011.
Qualified to practice before Courts of Appeal of all jurisdictions.

EDUCATION

LL.B. Democritus University of Thrace Department of Law (2009)

LANGUAGES

Greek, English, German

MANOLIS M. ZOGRAFAKIS

MANOLIS M. ZOGRAFAKIS

PARTNER

Litigation & Arbitration, Commercial Law.

Manolis has long experience in litigation, having handled serious commercial and civil law disputes. He has also handled complex criminal cases, especially referring to white-collar crimes and capital market manipulation.

Before joining the firm, Manolis has also served as legal advisor of leasing companies, covering the full range of their legal needs regarding leasing contracts.

ADMISSIONS

Admitted to the Athens Bar in 2002.
Qualified to practice before all Courts of all degrees, including the Supreme Courts.

EDUCATION

LL.M. in Criminal Law, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens Faculty of Law (2006) 

LL.B. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Faculty of Law (2000)

LANGUAGES

Greek, English

GEORGIA A. DANATSOPOULOU

GEORGIA A. DANATSOPOULOU

PARTNER

Commercial Law, Corporate Law, M&A

Georgia has handled several cases of establishment of corporations and is advising clients on their day-to-day corporate needs (including corporate minutes, BoD residence permits, business contracts etc.). She has also assisted in M&A transactions and has covered the corporate law section of several legal due diligence exercises.

ADMISSIONS

Admitted to the Athens Bar in 2011.
Qualified to practice before Courts of Appeal of all jurisdictions.

EDUCATION

LL.B. National & Kapodistrian University of Athens Faculty of Law (2009)
Erasmus program - Studies in European Law, University of Rouen, France (2007)

LANGUAGES

Greek, English, French

ANNA T. NTIONIA

ANNA T. NTIONIA

PARTNER

Environmental Law, Public Procurement, Litigation

Anna’s practice covers environmental law, having assisted in complex environmental cases, including due diligences and litigation, as well as public procurement (tender processes, administrative appeals, litigation). Anna is also active in advising clients on their business operations (commercial cooperation agreements, supply / customer contracts etc.).

ADMISSIONS

Admitted to the Athens Bar in 2012.
Qualified to practice before all Courts of all degrees, including the Supreme Courts.

EDUCATION

LL.M. in Public Business Law, University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne, France (2013). (M. Stasinopoulos Foundation scholar).                                                                                                                                                                                                        LL.B. National & Kapodistrian University of Athens Faculty of Law (2010)

LANGUAGES

Greek, English, French

JOHN M. PAPADAKIS

JOHN M. PAPADAKIS

PARTNER

Tax law, Accounting Law, Commercial Law.

John is active in tax and accounting law, having assisted both in tax litigation and tax planning issues, including intra-group transactions and transfer pricing. He is also advising on day-to-day commercial law issues, such as customer contracts, agency agreements etc.

ADMISSIONS

Admitted to the Athens Bar in 2014.
Qualified to practice before all Courts of all degrees, including the Supreme Courts.

EDUCATION

LL.M. in Commercial Law, Democritus University of Thrace Department of Law (2014)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    LL.B. Democritus University of Thrace Department of Law (2012)

LANGUAGES

Greek, English, German

DIMITRIS V. KARAVAS

DIMITRIS V. KARAVAS

PARTNER

Tax Law, Accounting Law, Litigation.

Dimitris is active in tax and accounting law, having assisted in the defense of serious tax cases both before the competent Public Authorities and Administrative Courts. He has also been involved in several litigation cases, referring to civil and business disputes.

ADMISSIONS

Admitted to the Athens Bar in 2014.
Qualified to practice before all Courts of all degrees, including the Supreme Courts.

EDUCATION

MBA ALBA Business School (2020)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     MSc in Business for Lawyers, ALBA Business School (2014)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                LL.M. in European Law, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens Faculty of Law (2014)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     LL.B. National & Kapodistrian University of Athens Faculty of Law (2012)

LANGUAGES

Greek, English, French

MEMBERSHIPS

Member of the “Hellenic Association of European Law”

THEMELIS A. ZAMPARAS

THEMELIS A. ZAMPARAS

PARTNER

Competition law, M&A, Commercial and Corporate Law.

Themelis is specialized in competition law, having previously worked both at the European Commission's DG COMP (state aid) and the Hellenic Competition Commission. He has been involved in a number of major antitrust cases and privatizations with respect to their competition and regulatory aspects. He is also active in corporate law, assisting clients with M&A transactions (including due diligence), corporate governance and day-to-day commercial questions and contracts

ADMISSIONS

Admitted to the New York State Bar Association (2017) and to the Athens Bar (2017).
Qualified to practice before Courts of Appeal of all jurisdictions.

EDUCATION

LL.M. in Competition, Innovation and Information Law. New York University School of Law (Fulbright Scholar) (2016)
LL.B. National & Kapodistrian University of Athens Faculty of Law (2015)

LANGUAGES

Greek, English, French, Spanish

SMARAGDA G. ATHANASAKOU

SMARAGDA G. ATHANASAKOU

SENIOR ASSOCIATE

Banking, Finance and Capital Markets, Corporate Law, M&A.

Smaragda is specialized in Capital Markets, with an extensive experience in the European and Greek legal framework applicable for ASE-listed companies (public offer, takeover bid, prospectus, insider trading etc.), as well with regard to the provision of investment services.

She has also participated in several M&A deals, covering both the conduct of the legal due diligence and the structuring of the transaction.

She has recently participated in the preparation of the Greek section of the LawInContext Financial Products Distribution Helpdesk (created by Baker & McKenzie), consisting of Banking and Securities Relationship Manager Checklists.

ADMISSIONS

Admitted to the Athens Bar in 2007.
Qualified to practice before all Courts of all degrees, including the Supreme Courts.

EDUCATION

LL.B. National & Kapodistrian University of Athens Faculty of Law (2005)

LANGUAGES

Greek, English, French

MEMBERSHIPS

Former member of the Board of Directors of AEDBF Greece

DIRECTORSHIPS

Member of the Board of Directors of a Greek listed company

 

PANAGIOTIS A. GEORGIOPOULOS

PANAGIOTIS A. GEORGIOPOULOS

SENIOR ASSOCIATE

Commercial Law, Litigation and Real Estate

Panagiotis is active in litigation, assisting in the defense of serious civil and business disputes. His practice also covers day-to-day advice on commercial law, as well as real estate, including due-diligence exercises, construction contracts and lease agreements.

ADMISSIONS

Admitted to the Athens Bar in 2013.
Qualified to practice before all Courts of all degrees, including the Supreme Courts.

EDUCATION

LL.B. Democritus University of Thrace Department of Law (2011)

LANGUAGES

Greek, English, French

EIRINI G. CHAGIOU

EIRINI G. CHAGIOU

SENIOR ASSOCIATE

Corporate and Commercial Law, Information Privacy, Arbitration

Eirini is active in Corporate Law, assisting in establishment of corporations and M&A projects.
She is also advising our clients in their compliance with the GDPR.

ADMISSIONS

Admitted to the Athens Bar Association in 2018.
Qualified to practice before Courts of Appeal of all jurisdictions.

EDUCATION

LL.M. in Private International Law and International Transactions, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens Faculty of Law (2018)
Public International Law, The Hague Academy of International Law (2016)
LL.B. National & Kapodistrian University of Athens Faculty of Law (2016)

LANGUAGES

Greek, English, French, Spanish, Italian

CLAIRE M. SERGAKI

CLAIRE M. SERGAKI

SENIOR ASSOCIATE

Arbitration, Commercial & Corporate Law

Claire focuses on arbitration and assists our clients in both domestic and international arbitration cases. Before joining the firm, Claire gained experience in international commercial and investment arbitration at leading international law firms in Paris and London. She is also active in advising clients on issues of Commercial and Corporate law.

ADMISSIONS

Admitted to the Athens Bar Association in 2018.
Qualified to practice before Courts of Appeal of all jurisdictions.

EDUCATION

LL.M. Master in International Dispute Settlement (MIDS), University of Geneva and Graduate Institute (2017)
LL.B. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Faculty of Law (2015)
B.A. in Economics, Deree College – The American College of Greece (2014)

LANGUAGES

Greek, English, French

MEMBERSHIPS

Member of ICC Hellas, Greek Women in International Arbitration Group, Young ICCA, ICC YAF and YIAG.

EMMANOUELA D. SANIDA

EMMANOUELA D. SANIDA

ASSOCIATE

Employment Law, Commercial Law, Litigation

Emmanouela is active in employment law, providing advice in cases of dismissals, flexible working arrangements, collective bargaining agreements, etc. She is also assisting in civil and commercial litigation.

ADMISSIONS

Admitted to the Athens Bar Association in 2018.
Qualified to practice before Courts of Appeal of all jurisdictions.

EDUCATION

LL.M. in Labor Law, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Faculty of Law (2018)
LL.B., National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Faculty of Law, in a scholarship from the legacy of Ant. Papadakis of the University of Athens (2015)

LANGUAGES

Greek, English, French, Spanish

FAIDRA I. ANGELAKI

FAIDRA I. ANGELAKI

ASSOCIATE

Corporate and Commercial Law, Litigation

Faidra is active in Litigation, assisting in the defense of civil and business disputes. She is also advising clients on their business operations (commercial cooperation agreements, etc.).

ADMISSIONS

Admitted to the Athens Bar Association in 2018.
Qualified to practice before Courts of Appeal of all jurisdictions.

EDUCATION

LL.B., Athens University Law School, Faculty of Law (2016)

LANGUAGES

Greek, English, German

IOANNA F. PAPADOGIORGAKI

IOANNA F. PAPADOGIORGAKI

ASSOCIATE

Corporate and Commercial Law, Litigation

Ioanna is active in Litigation, assisting in the defense of civil and business disputes. She is also advising clients on day-to-day commercial law issues.

ADMISSIONS

Admitted to the Athens Bar Association in 2019.
Qualified to practice before First Instance Courts of all jurisdictions.

EDUCATION

LL.B., National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Faculty of Law (2017)

LANGUAGES

Greek, English, German

MELINA G. ATSALAKI

MELINA G. ATSALAKI

ASSOCIATE

Commercial Law, Information Privacy, Arbitration

Melina is assisting our clients in their compliance with the GDPR. She has been certified by the International Association of Privacy Professionals as Certified Information Privacy Professional for Europe (CIPP/E). She is also assisting both the ICC and local arbitration cases.

ADMISSIONS

Admitted to the Athens Bar Association in 2019.
Qualified to practice before First Instance Courts of all jurisdictions.

EDUCATION

LL.B., Democritus University of Thrace, Department of Law (2017)

LANGUAGES

Greek, English, German

MEMBERSHIPS

Member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals

LEONIDAS N. KASTRINAKIS

LEONIDAS N. KASTRINAKIS

ASSOCIATE

Commercial & Corporate Law, Competition Law

Leonidas is active in corporate law, advising clients on day-to-day issues of commercial law. He is also assisting clients on antitrust compliance issues.

ADMISSIONS

Admitted to the Athens Bar Association in 2019.
Qualified to practice before First Instance Courts of all jurisdictions.

EDUCATION

LL.M. in European Law, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens Faculty of Law (2018)
LL.B., Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Faculty of Law (2017)

LANGUAGES

Greek, English, Spanish, French

CHRISTINA N. PAPAMATTHAIOU

CHRISTINA N. PAPAMATTHAIOU

ASSOCIATE

Litigation, Corporate and Commercial Law

Christina is active in Litigation, assisting in the defense of civil law, business disputes and criminal cases. She is also advising clients on day-to-day commercial law issues.

ADMISSIONS

Admitted to the Athens Bar Association in 2019.
Qualified to practice before First Instance Courts of all jurisdictions.

EDUCATION

LL.M. in Criminal law and Criminal Procedure, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens Faculty of Law (2020)
LL.M. in Civil Law and New Technologies, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens Faculty of Law (2019)
LL.B., National & Kapodistrian University of Athens Faculty of Law (2018)

LANGUAGES

Greek, English, French

OLYMPIADA G. BASSAKAROU

OLYMPIADA G. BASSAKAROU

ASSOCIATE

Employment Law, Litigation, Commercial Law

Olympiada is active in Litigation, assisting in the defense of civil and business disputes. She is also advising clients on employment and commercial law issues.

ADMISSIONS

Admitted to the Athens Bar Association in 2020.
Qualified to practice before First Instance Courts of all jurisdictions.

EDUCATION

LL.M. in in Civil Law and New Technologies from the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens Law School
LL.B., the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Law School
Program-Minor in Marketing (Stavros Niarchos Foundation full Scholar) at the Deree-The American College of Greece

LANGUAGES

Greek, English, German

ELISAVET N. RELLOU

ELISAVET N. RELLOU

JUNIOR ASSOCIATE

Tax Law, Accounting Law, Commercial Law

Elisavet is focusing on tax law, assisting in the defense of serious tax cases both before the competent Public Authorities and Administrative Courts. Her practice further extends to tax planning and relevant accounting matters.

ADMISSIONS

Admitted to the Athens Bar Association in 2020.
Qualified to practice before First Instance Courts of all jurisdictions.

EDUCATION

M.Sc. in Banking and Finance Law, University of Piraeus (2021)
LL.B., National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Faculty of Law (2018)

LANGUAGES

Greek, English, German

VASILIKI S. GEORGIOU

VASILIKI S. GEORGIOU

JUNIOR ASSOCIATE

Commercial and Corporate Law, Arbitration.

Vasiliki provides advice on day-to-day commercial and corporate law issues, as well as commercial agreements.
She also assists our clients in both domestic and international arbitration cases.

ADMISSIONS

Admitted to the Athens Bar Association in 2022.
Qualified to practice before First Instance Courts of all jurisdictions.

EDUCATION

M.Sc. in Banking and Finance Law, University of Piraeus (running from 09/2022)
LL.B., National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Faculty of Law (2020)

LANGUAGES

Greek, English, German

VICTORIA K. KONSTANTINIDOU

VICTORIA K. KONSTANTINIDOU

JUNIOR ASSOCIATE

Employment Law, Litigation, Information Privacy

Victoria is focusing on Employment Law, while also being active in civil and commercial Litigation.
She is also assisting our clients in their compliance with the GDPR.

ADMISSIONS

Admitted to the Bar Association of Thessaloniki in 2023.
Qualified to practice before First Instance Courts of all jurisdictions.

EDUCATION

LL.M. in Civil Law, Civil Procedure and Labor Law, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (running from 09/2021)
LL.B., Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Faculty of Law (2021)

LANGUAGES

Greek, English, French

MARIA K. STOUMPIDI

MARIA K. STOUMPIDI

OF COUNSEL

Environmental Law and Land-Planning, Energy & Natural Resources, Real Estate.

Maria is specialized in environmental law and land-planning, with an extensive knowledge of the legal framework and the technicalities with regards to permits, including Approvals for Environmental Impact Studies, Technical Studies, Installation and Operation Permits etc.

She has a wide experience in this sector, as she has been very actively involved with the drafting and coordination of Environmental Impact Assessment of international standards. She has also advised with regards both to planning and litigation stages, having represented major clients and Local Authorities before the Conseil D' Etat.

ADMISSIONS

Admitted to the Athens Bar in 1999.
Qualified to practice before all Courts of all degrees, including the Supreme Courts.

EDUCATION

LL.B. Athens University Law School (1997)
LL.M. University of Warwick, UK, in International Economic Law (with distinction)
LL.M. Economic University of Athens, in taxation (with distinction )
Studies at Trier University, Germany, in German Company and Contract Law

LANGUAGES

Greek, English, German

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RANKINGS

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LEGAL 500

Banking, finance and capital markets (Tier 3)

The team has impressed clients with its ‘commitment’ and ‘quality of legal advice’ when advising on acquisitions and funds, among other issues.

‘Commitment, project management, expertise and sector knowledge.’

Commercial, Corporate and M&A (Tier 1)

Dryllerakis & Associates stands out for its experience managing transactions in a wide range of industry sectors, particularly energy and tourism. The team has a proven record of assisting in cross-border transactions, privatisation deals, and project developments

‘‘The team has a fast and to-the-point approach to approaching challenges. It also has a cross-fertilisation system where learning from different industries and cases informs the approach to others.’

‘The individuals are approaching negotiations in a sober yet firm manner, and there is continuous coordination with clients to prioritize and strategize. They will also go out of their way working evenings, weekends and return from vacation to make deals happen.’

Dispute resolution (Tier 1)

Dryllerakis & Associates has considerable experience

The team, which is capable of handling a high volume of cases in an ‘exceptional’ way

‘They try to find the best solution, give you the right advice, listen to what you have to say and know the legal environment in Greece. Last but not least, the collaboration with them is perfect.’

‘Dryllerakis delivers exceptional quality legal work. Their legal acumen is of the highest standards. Our collaboration was impeccable.’

Employment (Tier 2)

‘High level of knowledge of Greek labor law, even in cases which are extremely complicated. Always available, always provides us with a solution.’

‘Professional and at the same time friendly approach. Always punctual.’

Energy (Tier 2)

The firm regularly handles renewable energy projects and is skilled at government relations.

‘An expert, highly experienced and diligent team of top lawyers, with a sound and swift understanding of a case, providing practical, realistic and business oriented solutions of value with high quality legal advice.’

‘Very good professionals, very flexible trying to accommodate our needs.’

EU and competition (Tier 1)

The team has vast experience in handling abuse of dominance claims and overseeing cartel matters before the Hellenic Competition Commission.

‘The team is very effective at describing simply and accurately where procedures may have gone wrong.’

‘A great team with seasoned counsels that are well known to advise and litigate on competition law-related matters in Greece for many many years – a team that understands the client’s needs and delivers accordingly.’

Intellectual Property (Tier 3)

Dryllerakis & Associates has wide experience in a full range of IP subjects including the acquisition, protection, enforcement, and usage of IP rights. The practice has industry-specific expertise in sectors, such as tourism, airlines and cosmetics.

Projects and privatisation (Tier 2)

‘The team has an excellent legal background for corporate law.’

‘A solid team with a high sense of professionalism and expertise that makes you feel a part of the team having the same goal and vision.’

‘The team and each partner and associate who are involved offers special care and tailor-made attention to the project.’

Business approach and understanding of the commercial aspects of legal problems.

Real estate and construction (Tier 2)

Covering a range of sectors including seaport infrastructure, entertainment and hospitality, Dryllerakis & Associates has strong capabilities in transactional, planning and financing work.

‘Excellent corporate legal advice.’

‘The individuals are really professional and have deep legal knowledge.’

Tax (Tier 1)

Dryllerakis & Associates handles both advisory work and contentious tax matters, including accounting law, tax planning and transfer pricing.

‘The team has a very fast and deep understanding of our specific needs. Strong knowledge of the corporate world and the banking environment. Tremendous experience and diversification of knowledge appropriate for our unique legal need.’

‘The team provides the most comprehensive and detailed legal advice. Response to the point of our needs.’

They create an atmosphere of security that whatever is necessary will be done effectively and appropriately.’

TMT (Tier 4)

Dryllerakis & Associates regularly assists companies in respect of full GDPR compliance and implementation.

White Collar Crime (Tier 2)

Dryllerakis & Associates’s white-collar crime team is known for its aptitude with handling cases before both the civil and criminal courts, as well as its expertise with administrative law.

‘The team is committed, wise, hardworking and tireless.’

‘What I consider as most important is the philosophy and the moral values of the team. The members of the team have “true” interest on the cases and their priority is to provide good service. I also consider the fees compared to the value of the services as quite fair.’

CHAMBERS EUROPE

Competition/European Law: Greece (Band 1)

Dryllerakis & Associates has a top-tier competition practice representing well-established domestic clients in proceedings before the Hellenic Competition Commission and in appeals against HCC decisions.

"The lawyers have a full understanding of the commercial needs of the company; therefore their advice is always within a business context.".

"There is an excellent depth and breadth in the team."

Corporate/Commercial: Greece (Band 2)

Dryllerakis & Associates is an Athens-based law firm home to an excellent corporate department.

"The team are very friendly and easy to approach. They are always able to help and react very quickly to our requests."

"They are very quick in responding and offer a high level of quality in their service."

"A guru on corporate issues."

Dispute Resolution: Greece (Band 1)

Dryllerakis & Associates is a market-leading firm that handles both litigation and arbitration work.

"They are always ready to give the best solution, minimising any possible risk."

"Their ability to handle complex and sophisticated matters is of the highest calibre. Their legal acumen and adaptability is second to none."

Tax : Greece (Band 2)

Dryllerakis & Associates has a long-established department that is widely respected for its prowess in contentious tax proceedings, frequently litigating before the administrative courts.

"The service level is excellent in all aspects and the responsiveness is really remarkable."

"It is a team of lawyers at various levels of seniority focusing on different areas of law, enhancing the depth and breadth of their collective capacity."

CHAMBERS GLOBAL

International and cross-border capabilities (Spotlight)

Dryllerakis & Associates is a strong local law firm with broad capabilities across practice areas and industry sectors, adept at partnering with international counsel and clients.

"The firm efficiently handled all cross-border issues that occurred."
"Dryllerakis & Associates has a very strong ability to resolve legal issues promptly."

Corporate/Commercial: Greece (Band 2)

The team offers particular expertise handling M&A transactions, including the acquisition of energy and hospitality assets, spin-offs and large privatisations.

"The team are very friendly and easy to approach. They are always able to help and react very quickly to our requests."
"They are very quick in responding and offer a high level of quality in their service."

Dispute Resolution: Greece (Band 1)

The law firm advises on diverse commercial proceedings, with notable experience in disputes over the termination of distribution and agency agreements, as well as contract breaches, damages and shareholder disputes.

"They are always ready to give the best solution, minimising any possible risk."
"A joy and a privilege to work with."

IFLR 1000

To be announced.

GLOBAL COMPETITION REVIEW

Highly recommended

DRYLLERAKIS & ASSOCIATES’ competition practice is led by Emmanuel Dryllerakis, who is joined by fellow partners Cleomenis Yannikas and recently promoted Themelis Zamparas, as well as two counsel and one associate.

Clients say that the team is “on top of its game” and provides a “very high academic standard” of advice.

CONTACT US

DRYLLERAKIS & ASSOCIATES

5 Chatzigianni Mexi Street,
Athens, GR 115 28, Greece
Tel.: +30 211 000 3456 / +30 210 362 8159
Fax: +30 211 000 5200
lawoffice@dryllerakis.gr

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