Papapolitis & Papapolitis

Alexis Kontogiannis

Senior Associate Alexis is a member of our Capital Markets and Financial Services regulation practice. He is known for his experience and expertise in ECM/DCM transactions and has acted for international and domestic corporate and financial institutions on large-scale equity and debt capital market transactions, including initial and secondary public offerings, private placements and takeover bids of companies listed on the Athens Exchange. Alexis also regularly advises clients on corporate governance and compliance matters and supports international credit and financial institutions, funds and asset managers in relation to the funds offering (UCITS, AIFs) and the provision of banking, investment and payment services. Prior to joining the firm, Alexis was involved in several capital market projects acting for lenders and underwriters, such as banks, funds and institutional investors, as well as for issuers and advised investment firms and other financial institutions on day-to-day issues and complex as well as high-profile transactions, both domestic and international.

Anna Pavlaki

Senior Associate Anna specializes in the fields of corporate and general commercial law. Her practice focuses on dealing with a broad range of corporate, financial and insolvency law issues and corporate transactions, including mergers, acquisitions and restructurings. Anna participates in legal due diligence reviews and she engages in drafting and negotiating transaction documentation. She advices both national and international private sector clients with regard to day-to-day corporate, banking and regulatory compliance issues, and she has experience in civil and corporate litigation practice and real estate development.

Antigoni Liapi

Associate She is mainly involved with disputes, corporate and finance transactions and due diligence.

Antonia Rountou

Associate Antonia focuses on corporate, commercial, M&A and banking law. She is engaged in a wide range of multinational M&As and other corporate transactions by carrying out legal due diligence, drafting transactional documentation, and handling related Greek law formalities. Antonia also regularly advises domestic corporate clients and international businesses on corporate and commercial matters of their day-to-day operation, ongoing corporate governance, and compliance with the domestic and EU regulatory framework. Her experience encompasses project finance transactional work on behalf of corporations and credit institutions, such as corporate loans and restructuring. Prior to joining Papapolitis & Papapolitis, Antonia worked on EU competition law matters with a leading US international law firm in Brussels, and provided advisory work for one of the largest express freight companies worldwide. She has also been involved in bank resolution matters at the European Commission.

Athanasia Stefanidou

Senior Associate Athanasia specializes in the field of corporate and general commercial law. Athanasia participates in legal and due diligence reviews, and she engages in drafting and negotiating transaction documentation. She also advises clients on a wide range of topics that relate to the employment sector, regulatory compliance, real estate, and commercial day to day operations.

Christos Pilafas

Of Counsel Christos specializes in the fields of Greek and EU competition law. He provides legal advice on all antitrust and competition related issues including horizontal and vertical agreements (cartels, distribution networks), abuse of dominant position and merger control cases. His practice also includes antitrust compliance for clients. He represents clients before the Hellenic Competition Commission and the Administrative Courts in cases of cartels, abuse of dominance and distribution agreements, as well as merger clearance filings.

Chrysoula Giannopoulou

Senior Associate Chrysoula specializes in the fields of M&A, corporate and general commercial law. Her practice focuses on dealing with a broad range of M&A transactions, including private equity transactions, acquisitions/disposals of companies or assets and corporate legal due diligences. She also specializes in handling ongoing corporate governance, and drafting & reviewing of commercial contracts.

Elena Papachristou

Partner – Co-Head of Capital Markets and Financial Services Elena Co-Heads our Capital Markets and Financial Services regulation practice. She has acted for international and domestic corporate and financial institutions on large-scale equity and debt capital market transactions, including initial and secondary public offerings, private placements and takeover bids of companies listed on the Athens Exchange. Elena has more than 20 years’ experience in banking and capital markets regulation, funds and corporate governance. She regularly advises international financial institutions and funds houses in relation to foreign funds and, in general, the provision of banking, investment and payment services and the trading of derivatives and off-exchange transactions. Elena is recognized by international legal directories, having been ranked as a Legal 500 “Next Generation Partner, and as a “Highly Regarded Lawyer” by the IFLR 1000. Prior to joining the firm, Elena was a finance and capital markets partner in another major Greek law firm, and she has made numerous publications on relevant banking, capital markets and corporate governance topics.

Elina Kaymenaki

Of Counsel Elina’s area of expertise is Public Law. She has extensive experience representing clients in public law cases, before Greek courts of all instances and the European Court of Human Rights, as well as on a consulting basis. She is mostly experienced in Public Procurement Law, Environmental and Planning Law, EU Law, Tax and Customs Law, Public Finances and Audit Law and Human Rights Law. Elina has represented clients over the course of more than 20 years in major cases of public procurement and public contracts in most sectors, including telecommunications, media licensing, concession contracts, IT services et.c. She has advised corporate and private clients on numerous environmental licensing cases, as well as planning and zoning issues, in the context of complex investment projects. She has also advised several public legal entities on specific cases. Elina is a founding Member of the Editorial Board of the Law Journal «Theory and Praxis of Public Law» and has contributed in many publications in the field of public law. She has also taught Training Seminars to candidates for the Greek School of Judges since 2014.

Elmina Chadio

Partner Elmina specializes in the fields of company and commercial law. She has been involved in a number of M&A deals, including joint ventures, corporate restructurings and corporate transformations. She regularly advises domestic and international clients on complex business transactions in the hospitality, energy and retail sector and has significant experience in the drafting and negotiation of all relevant transaction documents. Elmina also has considerable experience in the areas of banking and finance, representing clients in large scale financings and in sales of NPL portfolios. Elmina is recognized as a “Next Generation Partner” by the Legal 500 EMEA 2024”

Erna Kritikou

Senior Associate Erna is known for her experience and expertise in M&A and has been instrumental in numerous high-profile transactions. She advises corporate clients on a wide range of corporate and commercial transactions, including private acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures, and general advisory matters, both at the local and cross-border levels. Her meticulous approach and strategic insight ensure the successful execution of complex deals, protecting clients’ interests throughout the transaction process. In addition to her M&A expertise, Erna is actively involved in project finance transactions, representing domestic and international private sector clients, credit institutions, and credit servicing firms. Her ability to navigate the complexities of project finance demonstrates her versatility and depth of knowledge. Erna also advises on company formation, intellectual property law, and provides counsel to multi-industry companies on their day-to-day operations and regulatory compliance. Her dedication to excellence and client-focused approach makes her a trusted advisor for businesses seeking to navigate the dynamic legal landscape.

Evi Tsilou

Partner – Head of Corporate and M&A Evi’s expertise lies in advising on the structuring, negotiation, documentation and implementation of complex, cross-border and local, corporate, capital markets, and finance transactions. She has extensive experience in all types of corporate and group restructurings, share acquisitions and shareholders agreements, as well as capital raisings and securities transactions. Evi has led numerous due diligence reviews and acted as the lead lawyer in a significant number of M&As, group restructurings and joint ventures, with a focus on the hospitality and retail sector. Evi is recognized as a “Recommended Lawyer” by the Legal 500 EMEA 2024.

George Gravias

Partner George has over 25 years of experience in safeguarding his clients’ interests in the disputes which arise in the course of their business activities. His broad perspective includes the application of judicial and alternative resolution methods to get results for his clients in construction, labor, consortium, infrastructure, intellectual and industrial property and insolvency related disputes. In the area of real estate, George’s practice spans advising on acquisition, construction, development and operation issues on behalf of market participants from the infrastructure, hospitality, tourism, construction, real estate finance and development industries. George is an Accredited CiArb Mediator as well as Trainer with CEDR and has taught Mediation Training Programs and Seminars. He also works pro bono with the Hellenic Mediators’ Centre as a trainer in Seminars on Mediation. George is recognized as a “Leading Individual” by the Legal 500 EMEA 2021.

John Papapolitis

Senior Partner John Papapolitis is Senior Partner of the Firm and has served as its managing partner for over 25 years. He has been instrumental in creating an international culture and outlook within the Firm and expanding its global reach by advising international clients in many of the reported and pioneering M&A and privatization transactions that have taken place in Greece. Under John’s leadership the Firm furthered its mission of providing legal services of the highest quality, paying the utmost attention to client satisfaction and maintaining our deeply rooted commitment to professional ethics. He has represented multinational and local leaders in the real estate, finance, hospitality, infrastructure, gaming, telecommunications and energy industries. John’s practice extends to over 35 years of experience and he is widely recognized authority in the Greek legal market. John is recognized as a “Leading Individual” by the Legal 500 EMEA 2024.

Konstantina Tsourouni

Senior Associate Konstantina specializes in the fields of real estate, civil and commercial law. Her practice focuses on drafting various transaction documents (e.g. sale – purchase and lease agreements) and participating in negotiations regarding real estate developments and construction projects. She is further involved in legal due diligence exercises within the context of acquisitions and project finance transactions. Konstantina has experience in transactional and civil litigation practices, disputes arising from corporate and commercial transactions and contractual relationships. She advices both national and international private sector clients with regard to day-to-day real estate, regulatory compliance and corporate governance issues across a variety of industries.

Konstantinos Konstantopoulos

Associate Konstantinos specializes in the field of corporate law, drafting all types of corporate documents and advising on corporate matters concerning among others the incorporation and restructuring of companies, merges and acquisitions and changes in the capital structure. He regularly advices clients on a wide range of topics that relate to the real estate sector. Konstantinos expertise spans industry sectors across real estate, hospitality, telecoms and financial services.

Maria Karabella

Partner Maria has extensive experience in structuring and documenting numerous types of domestic and cross border financing, including corporate lending, shipping finance off-shore and on-shore, structured and asset financing, bonds and international note issues, as well as complex corporate and M&A transactions, performing due diligence, reviewing and negotiating finance, project and security documents, perfecting security interests and advising on bankruptcy considerations.

Maria-Roxani Karydi

Associate Maria-Roxani regularly advises on Capital Markets, Finance and Banking matters. Her core practice areas are debt and equity issuances and public offerings, structured finance and securitizations, secured finance (loans/collateral packages over all types of assets), public and private M&A (including takeover regulations) and securities regulatory (including the rules on listing, investment, trading, prospectus, transparency and market abuse). In Luxembourg and Frankfurt, Maria-Roxani gained understanding of funds (UCITS, AIFs), central securities depositories and banking regulation. Maria-Roxani supports issuers, underwriters, lenders and agents in bond offerings and bond restructurings (including high yield), securitizations, secured financings and re-financings, as well as distressed and leveraged finance deals (including term loans and PIK loans). She assisted some of the world’s leading credit institutions (including a leading Spanish consumer bank), investment firms, funds and asset managers, as well as corporates (including one of the largest providers of ground and cargo services in the aviation industry) in closing a number of high-profile, cross-border deals. Drawing on her international experience, Maria-Roxani ensures seamless coordination, getting deals through in complex, multijurisdictional settings. She speaks Greek, English, French and German. Early on in her career, Maria-Roxani carried out her training at an Athens-based law firm and the European Court of Justice. Before joining the firm, Maria-Roxani was an Associate (International Debt Capital Markets) at the Luxembourg office of the leading US law firm, Hogan Lovells.

Martha Chatziantoniou

Senior Associate Martha has been practicing law for over 22 years. She has extensive experience in litigation, representing clients in a wide range of judicial proceedings before all types of courts. Her areas of specialization include disputes arising from corporate issues, commercial transactions, contractual relationships, as well as civil and insurance claims. She has also been active in legal consultation and has participated in various out-of-court settlements of disputes. Martha has teaching experience as a lecturer in civil and trade law in Academic Institutions in Greece and in Cyprus.

Nicholas Papapolitis

Managing Partner Nicholas is widely recognized as an expert in foreign direct investments in Greece. Nicholas has advised in recent years institutional investors on large-scale, complex credit, equity and capital markets transactions. He has acted in many of the landmark M&A, finance and capital markets transactions to have taken place in the Greek market in recent years. Nicholas currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of FAMAR AVE and as a member of the Board of Directors of One & Only Resorts (Kea), Ygia Polyclinic Hospital, Intracom Properties and Intracom Ventures. He has also held in the past Board of Directors positions of leading corporations and institutions such as the Intralot Group, Prodea REIC, Invel Real Estate Partners and the Hellenic-American Chamber of Commerce where he was the Chair of the Investment and Finance Committee of the Chamber. An active member of his community Nicholas currently servers as a Governor of the Board of St. Catherines British School and chairs the “Corporate Ambassador Program” of The Hellenic Initiative (THI). Nicholas is consistently recognized by international legal directories. He is recognized as a “Leading Individual “ by the Legal 500 EMEA 2024, as “Recommended Lawyer” Chambers & Partners Global & Europe and as a “Highly Regarded Lawyer” by the IFLR 1000. Prior to joining the firm, Nicholas was an associate at the New York office of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP.

Nikolas Katsaros

Partner - Head of Finance and Capital Markets Nikolas advises extensively on domestic and cross-border finance and capital markets transactions, across the capital structure, including secured and unsecured lending as well as private placements and public offerings of equity and credit instruments, acting for lenders and underwriters, such as banks, funds and institutional investors, as well as for issuers. Alongside the finance practice, Nikolas has also developed a growing corporate practice, encompassing takeovers, M&As, shareholder agreements and general corporate law matters. He is experienced in structuring and documenting transactions, as well as in identifying and resolving key issues with a view to closing deals. Nikolas is recognized as a “Leading Individual” by the Legal 500 EMEA 2024 and as a “Highly Regarded Lawyer” by the IFLR 1000.

Panagiota Grillia

Associate Panagiota focuses on corporate, commercial, M&A and banking law. She specializes in handling a wide range of business and financial legal matters as well as corporate transactions, including mergers, acquisitions and restructurings.

Panayiotis Papageorgiou

Counsel Panayiotis has extensive experience in litigation, arbitration and mediation disputes arising from corporate and commercial transactions and contractual relationships, with a specialisation in taxation and intellectual property disputes. He has a substantial real estate practice and advises on real estate investment trusts (REITs) and other investments, tax-free and taxable acquisitions with cross border components, development and construction projects in this sector. Panayiotis advises on company formation, ongoing corporate governance and compliance requirements in a range of industries and leads due diligence reviews. He has an expertise in advising on taxation liabilities, tax efficient structuring and the global resolution of complex taxation issues.

Vasilis Dimitroukas

Senior Associate Vasilis specializes in the fields of civil, criminal and administrative law. He has extensive experience representing clients in civil and criminal law cases, before Greek courts of all instances, as well as on a consulting basis. He also regularly advises clients on a wide range of topics that relate to the real estate sector. His practice focuses on drafting various transaction documents (e.g. S&P and Lease agreements) and participating in negotiations regarding real estate developments and construction projects.

Vicky Gravia

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Vicky Koutsopoulou

Counsel Vicky specializes in the fields of M&A, Corporate and Insolvency & Restructuring, while she also provides legal advice on Banking and Finance matters. She has been involved in a number of M&A deals, corporate restructurings and corporate transformations providing legal advice to creditors, debtors and potential investors in the context of pre-bankruptcy and bankruptcy proceedings and other complex financial transactions. Vicky also provides legal advice on regulatory compliance across a variety of industries and supports investment firms and funds on corporate lending. Vicky has further been ranked as a Recommended Lawyer by EMEA Legal 500 2023 Edition.

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