Mr Yianni Cheilas > Norton Rose Fulbright > Athens, Greece > Lawyer Profile

Norton Rose Fulbright is noted for its ‘knowledge, devotion and availability’. It advises on the sale of offshore wind farms and photovoltaic parks, and often handles electricity-based domestic tender procedures. The firm has a strong corporate offering, predominantly advising on joint ventures. Elena Tsohou is a banking specialist and has additional expertise in the hospitality and real estate sectors. Vassilis Koroxenidis is a shipping and infrastructure expert, and Yianni Cheilas advises on finance transactions. Dimitris Rampos and Vicky Zampaza are also key contacts.

Acting on its own, as well as often in collaboration with the firm’s London office, the ‘extremely knowledgeable’ team at Norton Rose Fulbright provides ‘accurate and solutions-oriented advice’ to a lender-focused client base. Team head Yianni Cheilas  is well-versed across a myriad finance techniques, to include syndicated loans, sale and leasebacks and ECA-backed facilities (including within the LNG sector) and has also recently been leading on a number of sustainability/green-linked financings. A ‘true problem-solver’, Evi Platsidaki is also an integral member of the team, providing UK law advice to clients (of particular importance given most shipping loans are governed by English law) including to facilitate newbuilds and in an acquisition finance perspective.