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POTAMITISVEKRIS’ EU & Competition practice has the resources and expertise to advise on the complicated issues arising in this sector. The firm has extensive experience in coordinating multi-jurisdictional filings and dealing with the EU Commission. The firm’s services include the preparation of antitrust guidelines, the provision of employee training, the performance of due diligence and the conduct of mock dawn raids both in Greece and abroad. By providing proactive services to its clients, POTAMITISVEKRIS aims to protect them from future antitrust risk and to reduce their management time and costs.

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What the Team is Known For

POTAMITISVEKRIS has a leading practice regularly representing clients from the financial services sector before competition authorities in Greece. The department is particularly knowledgeable in abuse of dominance and cartel investigations. The team is also known for skilfully handling transaction-related mandates, such as merger control filings. The lawyers are additionally experienced in dealing with state aid issues and in representing clients in challenges to Hellenic Competition Commission decisions.

Work Highlights

  • POTAMITISVEKRIS assisted Piraeus Bank with the acquisition of Ethniki Asfaliki, compliant with the Hellenic Competition Commission's merger control approval process.

Strengths

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The lawyers are fully able to handle complex and sophisticated matters.

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The lawyers are very responsive and diligent, with strong business acumen and very good understanding of the economic context, which enables them to grasp intricacies of business operations.

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The lawyers have a business-oriented approach and provide commercially pragmatic advice.

Competition/European Law respondent
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The team has never been slow to respond to any of my requests and its responses are always immediate and complete.

Competition/European Law respondent
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The law firm combines proactiveness and an efficient approach with the ability to manage relevant stakeholders.

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Notable Practitioners

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Dimitris Loukas
Dimitris Loukas
Head of Competition/European Law
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Dimitris Loukas offers market-leading expertise in a range of contentious and non-contentious antitrust mandates. He advises both domestic and international clients on state aid issues, behavioural investigations and appeals against HCC decisions. He also handles merger control filings at both Greek and EU levels.

Dimitris Loukas is a unique practitioner. He has great knowledge of competition law combined with a business-oriented approach. He is very responsive, hands-on and is a trusted partner for our company.

He is one of the top lawyers in the field of competition law. He is very realistic, practical and solution oriented.

He offers advice that’s legally precise yet also taking into account the specifics of our business and industry.

Dimitris Loukas is a fantastic competition lawyer. He is pragmatic and creative but also technically very capable.

Dimitris Loukas is smart, resourceful, able to remain calm under pressure and he can really guide and advise you with steadiness in a way that he is always proven to be right.

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Dimitris Loukas
Dimitris Loukas
Head of Competition/European Law
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Members

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Athanasios Taliadouros

Dimitris Loukas

Dimitris Loukas

Head of Department

Clients

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AEGEAN Airlines

ASTRAZENECA

BLACKSTONE Group Inc

CHINA ENERGY

Coca Cola Hellenic

Constantakopoulos Group

DIORASIS International

FARALLON Capital Investments

FCC Construccion SA

Hellenic Petroleum

Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF)

KLEEMANN Hellas SA

MOTOR OIL

Nikas

Notos Com Holdings

PIRAEUS Bank

PROCTER & GAMBLE

TERNA Group

Taaleri Energia

Vernicos Tugs

WIND Hellas