Ranked in 3 Practice Areas
E

Eminent Practitioners

Corporate/Commercial

Greece

19 Years Ranked

E

Eminent Practitioners

Banking & Finance

Greece

18 Years Ranked

E

Eminent Practitioners

Capital Markets

Greece

1 Years Ranked

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About

Provided by Catherine Karatzas

Europe

Practice Areas

Specialises in corporate and banking law.

Career

She was an associate with Shearman & Sterling in New York (1988-92). She has been with Karatzas & Partners since 1992 and she became Managing Partner in 1996.

Professional Memberships

She is a member of Athens and New York Bar Associations.

Languages Spoken

Greek, English and French and a working knowledge of Italian and Spanish.

Work Highlights

Catherine has always been in the forefront of legal developments and has participated and continues to participate in some of the most significant transactions for Greek economy and often for Greek national life. Recent examples include the Greek debt restructuring, the 15-year benchmark issue with the longest tenor that has been issued by the Hellenic Republic since the onset of the financial crisis, in 2009 a new, all-new-money bond whose maturity is longer than 2032, the year when the long-term relief measures for the Greek debt are expected to expire, as well as in the banking and financial sector the first recapitalization under the Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive in Europe, the first Greek Green bond and the first NPL transactions.

Experience

Catherine has acted as counsel to major Greek or international clients in the areas of capital markets, banking and M&A.

She worked on almost all the major equity offerings, M&A and tender offers in Greece.

Education

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

LL.B. in Hellenic Law

Columbia University

LL.M.

Awards

Pan-European award in the category of financial regulation

International Financial Law Review Europe Women in Business Law awards

2015

Chambers Review

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Chambers European Guide

Corporate/Commercial - Greece

E
Eminent Practitioners
Individual Editorial
Managing partner Catherine Karatzas offers excellence in corporate and commercial mandates, especially those involving large acquisitions in the energy sector and share capital issues.

Banking & Finance - Greece

E
Eminent Practitioners
Individual Editorial

US- and Greek-qualified practitioner Catherine Karatzas continues to be held in high regard for her expertise across various financing and capital market transactions. She regularly acts for prestigious banks and corporates on note issuances, NPL sales and sustainability-linked and green bonds.


Capital Markets - Greece

E
Eminent Practitioners
Individual Editorial

US- and Greek-qualified practitioner Catherine Karatzas continues to be held in high regard for her expertise across various financing and capital market transactions. She regularly acts for prestigious banks and corporates on note issuances, NPL sales and sustainability-linked and green bonds.

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