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George Rafail Athanassiou

George Rafail Athanassiou

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AKL Law Firm
 AKL Law Firm

Ranked in 1 practice area

Banking & Finance

Greece

3 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Banking & Finance, Commercial & Corporate law

Career

George is an associate with specialization in banking & finance law and commercial & corporate law.

His main field of practice focuses on transactional work in a range of areas covering banking and finance and he is involved in a wide range of domestic and cross-border transactions, such as structured finance, asset finance, real estate finance, project finance and acquisition finance.

Professional Memberships

Athens Law Bar Association

Work Highlights

In 2023 AKL was a recipient of the prestigious CEE Legal Matters 2022 "Deals of the Year" award, in recognition for its involvement in “MORE (Motor Oil Renewable Energy)’s acquisition of Anemos RES and Financing”, voted by experts as the winning deal for Greece. George assisted AKL's transaction team, led by Alexandros Kosmopoulos.

Education

University of Glasgow

LL.M, International Commercial Law

2017

University of Piraeus

MSc, Banking and Finance Law

2016

National & Kapodistrian University of Athens

LL.B., Greek Law

2014

Chambers Review

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Chambers Global Guide

Banking & Finance - Greece

Associates to watch
Individual Editorial

Associate-to-watch George Rafail Athanassiou continues to play an active role assisting domestic and international banks with financing transactions and bond loan facilities.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • George is an excellent lawyer who is constantly evolving, delivering his very best and always available and cooperative. He is very responsive, commercial and always delivers on time.

    Banking & FinanceChambers Global Guide

  • George is one of the most valuable colleagues and is distinguished by his knowledge, promptness, credibility and kindness. Every time we work with George we feel that we are in very good hands.

    Banking & FinanceChambers Global Guide

  • George Athanassiou's level of sophistication and expertise are beyond exceptional. He always brings a solution even to the most complex matters.

    Banking & FinanceChambers Global Guide

  • George is a very talented and committed legal adviser. He is always responsive and direct in any need of the transaction and finds solutions that helps all parties.

    Banking & FinanceChambers Global Guide

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