Yannis Seiradakis

Practice Areas

Corporate and M&A, Energy, Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG), Privatisations, Project Development, Finance & PPPs.

Career

Yannis has a wide-ranging transactional practice which encompasses significant experience in acting in complex privatisations, public and private projects and mergers and acquisitions. He has a particular expertise in the energy, infrastructure, utilities and transport sectors.

Professional Memberships

Athens Bar, Athens Court of Appeals.

Publications

Greece Chapter to ICLG Oil and Gas Regulation published by Global Legal Group with Michael Burns of Ashurst LLP as contributing editor and Global Legal Insights to: Energy published by Global Legal Group and edited by Michael Burns and Antony Skinner of Ashurst LLP.

Experience

Yannis' vast experience in privatisations reaches back to his time as Special Secretary for Privatisations at the Ministry of Finance, in which capacity he managed the sale of numerous State owned companies, notably public utilities. Since joining the Firm in 2004, he has been involved in high profile privatisations of grid operators, motorways, ports, airports and railways.

Yannis is an expert in energy law, advising on the structuring, development, financing and implementation of transactions and projects in the conventional and renewable energy sectors. He advises extensively on legislative risk and compliance and counts leading energy companies, international investors, financiers and Government bodies among his clients.

Yannis advises both privately and State owned entities and consortiums on project financings and public private partnerships, with a specialisation in documenting and negotiating concession contracts. He also advises on the regulatory framework for the assignment of public contracts by way of tenders and for developing projects and public private partnerships.

Yannis advises public and private companies, investors and financial advisors in mergers, acquisitions, restructurings and divestments of primarily distressed assets. Much of his work in this area is cross-border and takes place in highly regulated sectors.

Yannis holds a Degree in Law from the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens. He is admitted to the Athens Bar (1986) and the Athens Court of Appeals (1993).