Koutalidis Law Firm

Website: www.koutalidis.gr

Tel: +30 210 360 7811 Fax: +30 210 3600 069

Managing Partner: Nikos C. Koritsas

Number of partners: 16

Number of lawyers: 78

Languages: Greek, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian

Firm Overview:

Koutalidis Law Firm (“KLF”, “Koutalidis” or the “Firm”) was established in 1930 and subsequently moved to Athens in 1960. As of the 15th of January 2001, the Firm complies with the provisions of the applicable legislation on Lawyers’ Partnerships.

Over the last decades, KLF has advised on most of the high profile and groundbreaking transactions in Greece and has the privilege to serve a great variety of clients including leading Greek and foreign corporations, multinational enterprises, major investment and commercial banks and financial institutions. Thus, our Firm has an extensive experience in the areas of Greek and cross-border projects, project finance, M&A, privatizations, corporate, TMT, competition, banking and finance, capital markets (both ECM and DCM), litigation, tax, concession projects, PPPs, EPCs, energy and pharmaceuticals.

The KLF team has a unique combination of expertise, experience, and resources. Our firm consists of a total of sixty (60) law practitioners – partners and associates - all of whom have outstanding national and international academic credentials and working experience.

Distinctions and References

KLF is proud to be listed as a Top Tier firm in all leading international law reviews in several practice areas, for several years and for many industry sectors. The latest quotes in this regard can be found in:

• Chambers and Partners Law Firm of the Year, 2024
• The Legal 500, 2024 edition
• International Financial Law Review (IFLR), 2024 edition
• Chambers and Partners, Europe and Global, 2024 edition
• ITR 2021 as Tax Firm of the Year 2021, Greece
• Global Competition Review (GCR)- 2019 edition of the GCR 100

Certifications

Committing to high standards, Koutalidis Law Firm has a triple certification, ISO9001, ISO27001 and ISO45001, proving our ability and compliance with information security risk management while also validating our dedication to the optimal delivery of quality products and services. Kindly note that all our tools and platforms including our billing, invoicing, HR, are ISO27001 certified.

Indicative Clients

Our Firm is proud that its clientele consists of highly successful companies in a wide variety of sectors.

Indicatively, past and current corporate clients of the Firm include, among many others, also the following foreign and Greek entities: Macquarie Group, Vodafone, Forthnet, Digea, Aktor Concessions, Bluehouse Capital, Hellenic Petroleum, Lamda Development, McArthurGlen, Hochtief, Nur Energie, AviAlliance, Alpha Bank, Piraeus Bank, Eurobank, National Bank of Greece, the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund, the Hellenic Corporation of Assets and Participations, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche Telekom, Goldman Sachs, ADAC Group, BC Partners, the European Investment Bank, the China Development Bank, JP Morgan, Credit Suisse, Cyprus Popular Bank, Greek Yellow Pages, Bayer, IBM Corporation, Dell, EMC2, Bechtel, Endesa Europa, Hyatt, Copelouzos Group, General Mills, Maire Tecnimont, Vinci, Aramco, Bloomberg, Sunpower, Wunderman-Thompson, Dubai Financial, Société Générale, Diageo, Imperial Chemical Industries, Sony Corporation, Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co., Ltd., Monsanto, Hermes, Genesis Pharma, Sofregaz, Invensys.

Practice Areas:

• Privatizations
• Major Public Works-Concessions
• Project Finance
• Banking Finance and Restructurings
• Litigation and Arbitration
• Energy Law
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Pharmaceuticals
• Securities and Capital Markets Regulation
• Tax
• Competition Law
• Aviation Law
• Environmental Law
• Real Estate Development
• Labor and Pension Funds Law
• Corporate and Commercial Counseling
• Contracts and Negotiations
• Administrative Law
• IT and Telecommunications
• Intellectual Property and Data Protection

Offices

Koutalidis Law Firm

The Orbit,115KifissiasAve., Athens 115 24, Greece