Profile
Managing Partner: George Bersis
Number of partners: 15
Number of lawyers: 82
Languages:English, French, German, Greek, Italian
Firm Overview:
POTAMITISVEKRIS is one of the largest firms in Greece with a significant market presence and is recognised for its commercial expertise across South East Europe. POTAMITISVEKRIS’ team of partners and lawyers has built on its established reputation for quality, innovation, commitment, and provide the best possible level of service to its clients.
Main Areas of Practice:
Banking & Finance / Capital Markets:
POTAMITISVEKRIS’ banking team has a consistent and successful track record of advising on some of the most significant and innovative transactions in the market and it offers comprehensive
services, ranging from the establishment of banking activities and qualifying holding acquisitions banking M&A and compliance, to traditional banking, financing and restructuring loan.
Contact: George Bersis
Email: [email protected]
M&A/Commercial:
POTAMITISVEKRIS’ mergers & acquisitions practice has led to numerous outward and inward investment transactions, privatisations, and domestic reorganisations. The firm also provides expert
advice on the legal and regulatory issues affecting contractual relationships. It drafts, reviews and negotiates all types of commercial agreements, creates corporate structures designed to meet clients’ needs and can provide expert advice on public procurement issues.
Contact: Vassilis Stergiou
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Alexandros Kortesis
Email: [email protected]
Civil, Criminal Litigation & Arbitration:
POTAMITISVEKRIS takes a constructive approach to assisting its clients in the settlement of their disputes and views litigation as part of an overall strategy in resolving clients’ issues. The firm is experienced not only in litigating all kind of disputes but also in arbitrating disputes, especially in the cross-border context. The firm is also known for white-collar crime.
Contact: Konstantinos P Papadiamantis
Email: [email protected]
Employment:
POTAMITISVEKRIS is a leader in employment practice. The team represents its clients in the full range of matters arising in this sector, including litigation, mediation and arbitration. POTAMITISVEKRIS’ areas of expertise include individual and collective employment law, social security, civil, criminal and administrative disputes arising in this area.
Contact: Alexios Papastavrou
Email: [email protected]
Project Finance & Energy:
POTAMITISVEKRIS has established an impressive track record of advising lenders, sponsors, and contractors on large and complex project finance transactions. The firm’s project finance team is
well-positioned to structure, document, and lead transactions from start to finish, whether on the lenders’ side or on the sponsors’ or contractors’ side. The energy practice supplements the firm’s project finance practice with enhanced knowledge of the applicable regulatory and environmental framework.
Contact: Euripides loannou
Email: [email protected]
EU, Competition & Antitrust:
POTAMITISVEKRIS’ EU & Competition practice has the resources and expertise to advise on the complicated issues arising in this sector. The firm has extensive experience in coordinating multi-jurisdictional filings and dealing with the EU Commission. The firm’s services include the preparation of antitrust guidelines, the performance of due diligence and the conduct of mock dawn raids in Greece and abroad.
Contact: Dimitris Loukas
Email: [email protected]
Insolvency:
POTAMITISVEKRIS is the leading reorganisation practice and is currently representing several publicly listed companies in the negotiation of loans and extension of new financing, while in other transactions it is the adviser to both local and foreign banks as well as other creditors that deal with distressed debtors.
Contact: Stathis Potamitis
Email: [email protected]
Intellectual Property:
POTAMITISVEKRIS provides high quality and efficient services covering the full range of intellectual property issues including identifying, registering, protecting and defending all aspects of IP
rights.
Contact: Xenophon Paparrigopoulos
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Spiros Tassis
Email: [email protected]
Real Estate:
POTAMITISVEKRIS advises on the full range of transactions in the area of real estate, from straightforward financings of acquisitions and sales to complicated development projects and
inward investment in the sector. The firm’s client base includes a number of real estate funds, the Hellenic Republic privatisation fund, private investors and construction companies.
Contact: George Bersis
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Theologos Mintzas
Email: [email protected]
Tax:
POTAMITISVEKRIS’ tax practice offers an increasingly extensive range of tax advisory services and taxpayer representation for all types of clients, from multinational public corporations
to entrepreneurial ventures and high-net worth individuals. The firm advises both on tax compliance and tax litigation.
Contact: Aspasia Malliou
Email: [email protected]
TMT & Data Processing
The TMT practice specialised in covering all aspects of the TMT sector including IP and IT, corporate and M&A, competition, outsourcing, and dispute resolution. This broad coverage of the sector means that the team is perfectly positioned to advise IT suppliers and IT customers on any legal, commercial or regulatory issues they may be facing.
Contact: Spiros Tassis
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Xenophon Paparrigopoulos
Email: [email protected]
Offices
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Email: [email protected]
Tel: +30 210 3380000
Fax: +30 210 3380020