About

The firm: Kyriakides Georgopoulos (KG) Law Firm is a leading multi-tier business law firm and the largest in Greece, dating back to 1930’s and recognized as one of the most prestigious law firm in the country.

KG has been the preferred choice for US and European international law firms seeking local legal counsel in Greece capable for delivering legal services at the most demanding standards of professional quality and client service. We continue to develop and sustain multi- generational relationships with high-profile partners in major international and global law firms, as well as the exchange of expertise and intellectual capital that only such enduring relationships can produce. Our firm is a founding member of South East Europe Legal Group (SEE Legal), a regional alliance of major law firms from countries in South East Europe. Working together on cross border transactions, SEE Legal is the largest local legal team in South East Europe, with more than 450 lawyers organized in cross – jurisdictional practice groups. Our firm’s performance is consistently ranked highly by the most prestigious of international directories, such as Chambers & Partners Europe, The Legal 500 EMEA, as well as IFLR1000.

With offices in Athens and Thessaloniki, our multi-disciplinary teams set the standards for commercially-aware, responsive service in the most complex and sophisticated legal issues. KG pioneered in the Greek market by becoming ISO certified since 2006 and still remains one of a handful of ISO 9001 certified law firms in Greece.  Recently, KG has been also certified by Tuv  for its Unified Information Security and Privacy Management System (ISO/IEC 27001 and ISO/IEC 27701).

Areas of practice: Our structured approach to both the relationship with our clients, as well as to our internal processes, provides a measurable benefit to our clients: we strive to ensure that our clients remain engaged and up-to-date throughout the duration of our relationship, and we request their feedback in order to ensure that at any given time no need is not being met.

Our lawyers are experts in specific practice areas. This enables us to understand our clients’ objectives better and to deliver legal solutions to achieve them even in the largest and most complex transactions. We are guided by a set of values which we follow and abide over the years.

We offer a broad range of commercially-aware legal services that are precisely aligned with the business needs and objectives of our clients. We know that our clients expect more than legal information or hedged advice and therefore, we guide them to define the business challenges and work out a strategy for success.

Clients come to us for our successful track record knowing that they can rely on our creative thinking to solve their most complex challenges.

Our main practice areas are:

  • Art
  • Agency, distribution and franchising
  • Corporate, commercial and M&A
  • Banking, finance and capital markets
  • Data Protection & Privacy
  • Energy, Utilities and Infrastructure
  • Employment
  • EU competition and antitrust
  • Hospitality & Leisure
  • Intellectual property
  • Insurance
  • Internet and E-commerce
  • Litigation and arbitration
  • Life sciences and healthcare
  • Tax
  • Public law
  • Project finance
  • Private wealth structuring
  • Real estate
  • Restructuring and insolvency
  • Telecommunications and media law
  • White-collar litigation

KG has obtained the International Certification «Great Place to Work®» (CERTIFIED by Great Place to Work®), which is awarded to organizations that stand out as selection employers in a competitive talent search market. KG is the first law firm in Greece that obtains the Great Place to Work® Certification after a thorough evaluation conducted by the organization Great Place to Work® Hellas based on the methodology it follows worldwide.

Website: https://kglawfirm.gr/

LinkedIn page: www.linkedin.com/company/kyriakides-georgopoulos-law-firm/

Languages

  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Greek
  • Italian
  • Russian
  • Spanish

Memberships

  • American-Hellenic Chambers of Commerce
  • Institute of Energy
  • International Fiscal Association
  • International Trademark Association
  • SEE Legal Group
  • Hellenic Association of Law Firms
  • Nextlaw Global Referral Network
  • INSOL EUROPE
  • Antitrust Alliance
  • Athens Bar Association
  • British Hellenic Chambers of Commerce
  • Employment Law Alliance
  • European Communities Trademark Association
  • European Employment Lawyers Association
  • Franchise Association of Greece
  • International Bar Association

Staffing Figures

  • 110 est. Number of lawyers