Koutalidis Law Firm

Managing Partner: Nikos C. Koritsas
Number of partners: 10   Number of lawyers: 50
Languages: English, French, German, Greek

Firm Overview:
Koutalidis Law Firm is one of Greece's leading firms and has a robust reputation both locally and abroad as one of the foremost providers of legal services in Greece. Awards include: by Chambers Europe, the Awards for Excellence, as Greek Law Firm of the year for 2008; by IJ Global Awards for its work on the 14 Regional Airports project financing (2018), by I.F.L.R., as Greek Law Firm of the years 2005, 2012 and 2014, and for Debt-equity linked deal of 2013; by American Lawyer for the Global Finance Deal of 2013 and the Public Restructuring Deal of 2013; by International Tax Review for Tax Firm of 2012.

Main Areas of Practice:
Privatisations & Major Public Works-Concessions:
3 partners; 8 fee earners
Representation of:
- Aktor Concessions S.A. and the Concessionaire on the concession of the Alimos Marina
- Fraport and Copelouzos consortium on the concession by the HRADF of the 14 regional airports
- Aegean Motorway Group (members of which included Hochtief, Vinci and Ellaktor) and of the Concessionaire Aegean Motorway S.A. in the Maliakos Kleidi Motorway Concession
Contact: Nikos Koritsas – Ioannis Kaptanis
Tel: +30 210 360 7811   Email: [email protected]–[email protected]

Banking and Finance & Restructuring:
3 partners; 10 fee earners
Representation of:
- A syndicate of all Greek systemic banks and Attica Bank on the debt restructuring and corporate reorganisation of the listed entity Sidma Steel S.A.
- A syndicate of all Greek systemic banks and Attica Bank on the €1.085 and €175m syndicated bond loans to PPC
Contact: Nikos Koritsas – Effie Papoutsi
Tel: +30 210 360 7811   Email: [email protected] – [email protected]

Capital Markets:
3 partners; 8 fee earners
Representation of:
- Eurobank Ergasias and Piraeus Bank on the €650mil. rights offering of Lamda Development
- The four Greek systemic banks and Euroxx Securities on the public offering of a €320mil. bond loan issued by Lamda Development, both admitted to trading on the Athens Exchange. The proceeds will be used to finance part of the development of the landmark project at Athens’ former Hellinikon airport
Contact: Nikos Koritsas - Effie Papoutsi
Tel: +30 210 360 7811  Email: [email protected] – [email protected]

Project Finance:
3 partners; 8 fee earners
Representation of:
- A syndicate of all Greek systemic banks on the extension of the term of the Airport Development Agreement entered into between the Hellenic Republic and Athens International Airport S.A.
- Aktor Concessions S.A. and the Concessionaire on the concession of the Alimos Marina
Contact: Ioannis Kaptanis
Tel: +30 210 360 7811 Email: [email protected]

M&A:
3 partners; 10 fee earners
Representation of:
- Eurobank Ergasias S.A. with regards to the sale of 80% of the share capital of its subsidiary Eurobank Financial Planning Services to DoValue S.p.A., a complex transaction comprising the sale of the largest NPL Servicer in Greece
- The sellers in connection with the sale and transfer of 44,9% of Skroutz S.A. which operates the leading comparison engine in Greece, to Saiga S.a.r.l, member of CVC
Contact: Katia Protopapa
Tel: +30 210 360 7811   Email: [email protected]

Arbitration and Litigation:
3 partners; 8 fee earners
Representation of:
- A 14 regional airports Concessionaire (Fraport Greece), affiliate of Fraport AG, in ICC arbitration versus the Greek State due to lack of proper maintenance of the airports by the Greek State between the submission of the offers and the delivery of the airports to the Concessionaire and in ICC arbitration versus the Greek State in connection with the reconstruction of the Mykonos airport pavement
- A motorway operator (Aegean Motorway S.A.) before the Greek courts of all instances for claims exceeding €20 million by bus companies, restaurants and other claimants affected by a major rockfall and in ICC arbitration versus the Greek State in connection with the issuance of a tunnel operation permit
Contact: Gregory Logothetis
Tel: +30 210 360 7811   Email: [email protected]

Energy Law:
2 partners; 5 fee earners
Representation of:
- Advising various major investors for the development of RES projects with a total planned capacity above 3GW
- Advising various leading RES producers with respect to the management of their existing projects
Contact: Evans Courakis
Tel: +30 210 360 7811   Email: [email protected]

Tax:
2 partners, 2 fee earners.
Representation of:
- The Joint Lead Managers represented by J.P. Morgan on the € 3 billion, 1.50 per cent., Notes issuance by the Hellenic Republic in June 2020
- Alpha Bank on its landmark Euro 500 million Tier II subordinated bond under the EMTN Programme in February 2020
Contact: Dr. George Naskaris
Tel: +30 210 360 7811   Email: [email protected]

Competition & State Aid:
1 partner, 4 fee earners
Representation of:
- Hellenic Post S.A. on Antitrust and State aid issues arising out of the provision of both the Universal Postal Service (UPS) and commercial postal services
- PPC Renewables S.A. on merger control and antitrust issues
- Adidas Hellas S.A. on monitoring and safeguarding compliance of its distribution system and its e-commerce policy with antitrust rules
Contact: Katia Protopapa
Tel: +30 210 360 7811   Email: [email protected]