Employment
Europe Guide 2024 : Greece
Band 1
Email address
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+30 210 3380000About
Provided by Potamitisvekris
POTAMITISVEKRIS’ employment practice advises companies on all employment issues relating to individual or collective labour relations. It represents clients before employment tribunals, civil and criminal Courts, labour authorities, and social security committees. Moreover, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the firm advises companies on a day-to-day basis and upon particular request to help businesses affected while preventing dismissals during the adopted measures.
Chambers Review
Potamitisvekris possesses a top-rated employment department acting for an impressive client roster comprising major banks and large corporate clients. The market-leading team frequently defends companies in disputes with employees. The law firm's areas of expertise include unfair dismissal claims, voluntary redundancy programmes and pension schemes.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The employment team is very quick, effective and thorough."
"The team always delivers, taking into consideration business issues and the need for efficiency."
"The employment team is very quick, effective and thorough."
"The team always delivers, taking into consideration business issues and the need for efficiency."
Notable Practitioners
Alexios Papastavrou is an unparalleled authority on all aspects of employment law in Greece. He counsels clients on a wide variety of disputes as well as non-contentious labour law queries.
"Alexios displays deep knowledge and understanding. He is innovative and efficient."
"We feel secure knowing he keeps up with all the new legislation. He knows the labour law environment in Greece very well."
Anastasia Platipodi advises clients on numerous contentious employment proceedings, as well as providing day-to-day guidance on employment issues.
"Anastasia is always accurate and matters are delivered on time. She follows the changes in the local law and will inform us accordingly."
"She is a knowledgeable expert in labour law who provides an amazing service and is there when she is needed."
Despoina Charakopoulou assists with a broad range of contentious labour law mandates, including those relating to employee transfers, pension schemes and unfair dismissal. She also has experience advising on voluntary redundancy programmes.
"She is a true professional - an experienced and customer-friendly lawyer."
"Despoina always responds promptly, with high-level professionalism. She has the ability to understand our needs and guide us through difficult decisions."
Ranked Lawyers at
Potamitisvekris
Greece
Members
Provided by Potamitisvekris
Afroditi Arnogiannaki
Head of Department
Nikolas Sigkridis
Semina Zavitsanou
Tzanidaki Maria
Clients
Provided by Potamitisvekris
AGET IRAKLIS (Lafarge Group)
ARVAL Hellas SA
Aegean Baltic Bank
Alcon Laboratories Hellas SA
Alfa Vita Vasilopoulos SA (Delhaize Group)
Angelini Pharma
AstraZeneca
Attica SA
Bolton Hellas SA
Citibank
Ergose SA
Eurobank SA
HSBC
Hilton International Co
Holmes Place Med B.V.
Janssen-Cilag
Johnson & Johnson
Lidl Hellas SA
METLIFE
McDonald’s
New Greek PostBank
Newrest SA
Notos Com Holdings
Philip Morris
PriceWaterhouseCoopers
Procter & Gamble
Schneider Electric
The Nielsen Company
The Royal Bank of Scotland
Trainose SA
VolksWagen Bank GmbH
WOLT Technoligies Hellas
YARA Hellas SA