Interview with: Ilias Anagnostopoulos, Managing Partner

Managing Partner Ilias Anagnostopoulos explains how the firm is responding to clients’ specific needs.

 

1) What do you see as the main points that differentiate Anagnostopoulos from your competitors?

The combination of timely and sophisticated advice with forceful litigation is the hallmark of our practice. We offer our clients carefully designed “handmade” solutions that help them achieve the best outcome in each case; and when it comes to litigation, our firm’s dynamic team of trial lawyers with strong academic background commands respect in the courtroom. We pride ourselves on having an impeccable track record in complex cases with trans-jurisdictional aspects.

 

2) Which practices do you see growing in the next 12 months? What are the drivers behind that?

Criminal and regulatory risk management will hold an eminent position for corporates around the world. An increasingly aggressive anti-corruption, anti-money laundering, anti-trust, and sanctions enforcement calls for tighter compliance corporate policies and refined risk assessment tools. Companies are called to enhance their internal monitoring mechanisms and timely address corporate wrongdoing.

 

3) What’s the main change you’ve made in the firm that will benefit clients?

We have expanded and enhanced our global network of colleagues and other expert professionals who we are able to mobilize with a view to offering corporate and individual clients competent and concise advice. Coordinating actions within an integrated global strategy is of the utmost importance.

 

4) Is technology changing the way you interact with your clients, and the services you can provide them?

The use of cutting-edge technology is amongst our firm’s permanent priorities. We strive to ensure bespoke services to our clients while preserving the highest ethical standards of our profession.

 

5) Can you give us a practical example of how you have helped a client to add value to their business?

In a multi-month high-profile appellate trial hearing involving former top executives of a multinational on charges of cross-border bribery, fraud, and money laundering in the healthcare sector, we were able to secure an acquittal of our client who had been wrongfully convicted to a multiyear sentence by the first instance court.  This excellent outcome helped the defendant take back control of his life while restoring the global reputation of the company.

 

6) Are clients looking for stability and strategic direction from their law firms – where do you see the firm in three years’ time?

Clients have a need for strategic direction from law firms as an essential part of their global business strategy. Our firm’s multi-layered and flexible response to their emerging needs will strengthen its position as a leader in all aspects of white-collar crime litigation and criminal or regulatory risk management.