Andersen Legal - Pistiolis - Triantafyllos & Associates Law Firm

The firm:  Andersen Legal in Greece (Pistiolis – Triantafyllos & Associates law firm) is based in Athens, with in-depth, genuine and proven expertise in certain areas of law and specific industry sectors. The firm is full member of Andersen Global.

Areas of practice: The firm specialises in the following practices:

Employment: the practice focuses on both the public and private sector, and provides comprehensive services in three areas: preparation of the right documentation; advice on individual issues and disputes; and representation at tribunals and courts. The firm prepares all types of terms and conditions of employment, contracts and service agreements, as well as employment procedures and company handbooks which reflect the particular requirements of clients. It advises on wide-ranging employment issues relating to large-scale restructurings, mergers and acquisitions, redundancies, business transfers and collective disputes.

Telecoms, media and technology (TMT): the TMT practice is built upon a strong regulatory/competition, transactional and litigation foundation. The firm has both substantial industry and government experience and, due to its in-depth regulatory/competition law expertise, it advises government, national regulatory authorities and market players on every aspect of the electronic communications sector.

Commercial and corporate law: the practice advises on a wide variety of commercial agreements and all aspects of trading law. It also serves as general counsel for corporations, representing them in all aspects of their corporate life – from the original establishment of the enterprise through all aspects of its evolution and operation. The practice is also active in corporate transactions – mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures, as well as change of control transactions.

Real estate and construction: the practice provides legal advice on all aspects of construction and engineering law from the beginning of a project through its completion. It advises real estate funds, project developers, major construction companies, industrial enterprises and their real estate subsidiaries, local authorities, enterprises from the trade sector and leisure industry, hotel enterprises, consultancy firms and awarded projects for institutional private and public investors.

Antitrust, competition and regulatory: the practice provides a high level of services with competition law-compliant solutions which are creative, innovative and business-oriented. The firm advises on all relevant areas of national and EU competition law (antitrust, merger control and state aid). The practice focuses on antitrust investigations, both regarding prohibited collusion and abuse of dominance. One of the practice’s core characteristics is its efficient pre-emptive approach in carrying out antitrust audits, developing compliance programme and training and assisting in the implementation.

Tax law: the firm provides tax consultancy services to its clients on the full range of local Greek tax law, such as corporate taxation, M&As and tax restructurings, VAT and indirect taxes, tax litigation and administrative representation in tax disputes. Furthermore, the firm’s tax law practice has an extensive experience in a vast variety of international and EU tax law issues.

Litigation: Greek regulators have become increasingly aggressive in their enforcement of alleged transgressions committed by businesses in transactions or during the course of day-to-day operations. The practice is noted for its effective compliance, avoidance of regulatory intervention and nullification of potential disputes which are critical for any company with Greek operations. The litigators of the practice evaluate cases at the earliest stage to determine if litigation can be avoided. The firm’s litigation expertise includes, antitrust and competition litigation, arbitration, banking and finance litigation, civil law litigation, corporate and commercial litigation, cross-border litigation, employment litigation and dispute resolution, environment, health and safety, construction and real estate litigation and dispute resolution, insurance litigation, intellectual property litigation, TMT litigation and dispute resolution, tax controversy and dispute resolution.