About
Provided by Bernitsas Law
EU, Competition & Antitrust
Our practice is a market leader, with a history dating back to Greece’s accession to the EU and a successful track record of advising in landmark competition and antitrust matters, including merger control cases, cartel investigations and related litigation, concerted and restrictive practices, market and sectoral investigations, abuse of dominance and State aid cases.
Recent Experience
- INTRAKAT Acquisition Clearance: Marina Androulakakis and team assisted Intrakat on obtaining unconditional merger control clearance from the Hellenic Competition Commission and thereafter on the successful completion of its acquisition of 100% of Aktor, a landmark transaction in the Greek constructions market.
- Attica Group / ANEK Merger Clearance - Failing Firm Defence: Panayotis Bernitsas, Marina Androulakakis and team advised Attica Group and ANEK in the merger clearance procedure before the Hellenic Competition Commission (HCC) in relation to the merger by absorption of ANEK by Attica Group and the repayment by the post-merger entity of ANEK's loan obligations to its creditors. For the first time, the HCC unanimously approved the merger under the failing firm defence.
- Competition Litigation: Marina Androulakakis, Christos Paraskevopoulos and team advise a financial services company on competition law issues relating to a claim for damages and relief in relation to losses from anti-competitive arrangements for ATM transactions.
Ranked Lawyers at
Bernitsas Law
Greece
Members
Provided by Bernitsas Law
Domna Mirasyesi
Ioniki Poulaki
Marina Androulakakis
Marina Myzithra
Clients
Provided by Bernitsas Law
Attica Group
BMW Hellas SA
Bristol Myers Squibb
CVC
Hellenic Fuels (formerly BP Hellas)
Hellenic Republic
Helleniq Energy
Motor Oil Hellas
Vivartia Group
Industries
Provided by Bernitsas Law
Energy
Financial Services
Maritime
Pharmaceuticals
Retail
Supply Chains
Telecoms