Nicolas Kanellopoulos – Chara Zerva & Associates

Head of the Litigation/Counseling Team

Supreme Court Lawyer,  Senior Partner of the law firm “NICOLAS KANELLOPOULOS CHARA ZERVA & ASSOCIATES” , Member of the Athens Bar Association in 1994.

Practice Areas:  Public and Private Law, Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Banking Law, Capital Market and Stock Exchange Law, Bankruptcy Law, Competition Law, Agency and Distribution Contracts, Modern Forms of Contracts (Leasing, Franchising, Factoring), Legal Audits, Mergers and Acquisitions, Intellectual Property Law, Trademarks , Public Tenders, Public Procurement Law, Property Law , Civil Law, Industrial Property Law, Energy Law.

She has served as a Legal Advisor to public organizations, as well as legal entities of public and private law, in domestic and foreign.

More specifically, she has served as a Legal Advisor:

to Banking and Financial Institutions (Banks, Leasing Companies, etc.), specializing in: Leasing and reverse leasing contracts (sale & lease back), Factoring agreements, Loan agreements (short – long-term) – Mutual account contracts, etc., Margin accounts, Bond Loan Agreements (convertible or not, etc.) – Syndicated Loan Agreements with escorts contracts (Bond Loan Issuance Program, Agreement for the Appointment of a Payment Servicer and Bondholders’ Representative, etc.), Securitization of Receivables, Financing Programs, Co-financed Programs. to insurance companies under liquidation. to Greek and foreign listed companies. on mergers and acquisition procedures of companies, as well as for the preparation of shareholder agreements (Shareholders Agreements, Share Purchase Agreements, Legal Due Diligence Reports and Evaluations, Subscription Agreements, etc.). on specialized issues of corporate governance and regulatory compliance in sociétés anonymes and banking institutions. for the provision of legal support for the establishment of Greek institutions and providing legal advice on commercial and tax issues. for the provision of legal due diligence services of Greek and foreign companies. for the preparation of commercial contracts and agreements. for the preparation of commercial agreements between Greek and foreign companies (in particular: agency, distribution, franchising, trademark use agreements). to Contracting Authorities (NPDD and NPID) and economic operators, on all kinds of issues of public tenders and award of public contracts of Law 4412/2016, concession contracts of Law 4413/2016, as well as PPP contracts of Law 3389/2005, both at a pre-contractual stage and the execution stage of the contract. Indicatively, formulation of tenders and contracts for services, supplies and works, preparation of tenders and participation in PPP programs, legal support for the preparation of the general business plan, procedures for the implementation of actions and execution of public contracts, legal support of Committees, collection and data submission to bodies such as the Court of Auditors and the Independent Public Procurement Authority, custody of pleadings before the competent Administrative Courts of Appeal and the Council of State, as well as pre-trial appeals, before the Pre-Trial Appeals Examination Authority. for the participation and implementation of NSRF programs by NPID (indicatively, procedure for obtaining managerial competence, submission of technical bulletins, drafting of a call for the implementation of an act, etc.). to HRADF for the provision of legal support in tendering procedures and public contracts (public infrastructure works, concessions, PPPs, etc.), during the pre-contractual and execution stage of the contract. Indicatively, contracts of the development program of contracts of strategic importance no. 126 Law 4799/2021. for the maturity and development of assets (real estate) (HCAP S.A.). to HCAP SA on corporate law and corporate governance issues (2021 – today). for the preparation of contracts in relation to distribution and representation of a Greek tobacco company and companies based in China, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. for the provision of legal support and guidance on national and European legislation on the manufacture, sale, and distribution of tobacco products. for the registration of industrial patents in the Industrial Property Organization and trademarks in the Ministry of Development, specializing in Trademark and Patent Law. to a Real Estate Investment Company (Prodea Investments REIC), on investment and real estate management issues (transfer contracts, securities audit reports, etc.). to banking institutions (National Bank of Greece, ALPHA BANK) on issues of acquisition and management of real estate (legal status check, real estate purchase and sale contracts, auction award, etc.). Moreover, she has a profound litigation experience in all judicial competences of Greek national courts, whereas she has an extended experience in real estate contracts and the performance in complex due diligence audits. She specializes in the drafting and handling of medical negligence and traffic accidents claims.

Greek, English French.

Athens Bar Association

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Law School (L.L.B. 1992).