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Avramopoulos & Partners-Dispute Resolution

Avramopoulos & Partners

Athens, Greece
+30 210 6912200
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Deals

  • Provision of legal advice to a non-Greek client with regards to a claim for brokerage fees brought against its former subsidiary in Greece. The client owned a societe anonyme in Greece, which was the owner of a major hotel property in Corfu, Greece. Following the sale of the said subsidiary, brokers filed a lawsuit against the latter requesting payment of brokerage fees of approximately 1 million Euros for the sale of the real estate property. The client, in accordance with the Share Purchase Agreement, undertook the defense of such claim.
    Our Firm represented the client before the Athens Courts, drafted the respective pleadings, prepared all supporting documents, including testimonies of the witnesses etc. The issued decision rejected the lawsuit filed, accepting all argumentation put forward on behalf of the Client.
  • The Client has entered into a preliminary agreement for the acquisition of a hotel located in the centre of the city of Athens, which did not further pursue. There is a dispute between the owner of the hotel and the Client, regarding the refund of the advance payment by the latter.
    We have provided a legal opinion in relation to the chances to successfully claim the amount involved before the Courts and the legal grounds for such claim, including analysis of the potential defense by the hotel owner.
  • Legal advice in relation to the enforcement in Greece of an arbitrary award issued in Qatar.
    Legal advice with regards to initiating arbitration pursuant to a Shares Purchase Agreement governed by Greek Law, involving interpretation of various clauses pertaining to claims between the contracting parties following acquisition of the target company.
  • Provision of ongoing legal advice on dispute resolution to a major international client and its Greek subsidiary, including its court representation in a considerable number of pending commercial litigation cases before the Greek Courts including Supreme Court in disputes with various local Travel Agencies and suppliers of IT services in Greece involving considerable amounts.
  • Provision of legal advice to a U.S. listed company established in Greece, including its court representation in various debt collection and third-party bankruptcy issues.
  • Representation of clients who have been engaged in a complex litigation, involving also their insurance companies, following a lawsuit for medical malpractice against them by the relatives of a patient who passed away during a heart operation.
  • Provision of legal advice to a U.S. hotel and entertainment company with regards to its participation to an international tender issued by the Greek State.
    Following the disqualification of the client and the acceptance of its competitor’s participation documents at the first stage of the tender, we have appealed the respective decision issued by the Hellenic Gaming Commission by filing a preliminary appeal before the Authority for the Examination of Preliminary Appeals, requesting the cancellation of our disqualification and the disqualification of our competitor.
    Subsequently, following the rejection of our preliminary appeal, we have addressed the dispute before the Greek Supreme Administrative Court (Council of State) with a two-fold action, requesting: a) the suspension of the tender up until the issuance of a decision on the merits of the dispute and b) the cancellation of the decisions issued by the Hellenic Gaming Commission and the Authority for the Examination of Preliminary Appeals.
  • Provision of legal services and advice to a Spanish listed company in relation to existing disputes deriving from a Contract for the Project Management, Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management of a Refinery Upgrading Project.
  • Objection procedure before the Greek Administrative Courts regarding the Decision of the Tax Authority for not exempting Greek companies from the imposition of special tax on their real estate in case the ultimate shareholder of the companies is a trust.
  • Legal advice and representation before the pertinent courts of Athens of the Greek subsidiary of a global company in the technology sector in a pending litigation with a Greek IT company, as well as legal advice in relation to the Greek subsidiary’s dispute (and threatened litigation) with various travel agencies due to breach of contract by the latter and the termination of their cooperation.
  • Provision of legal services and court representation to a Greek bank for the issuance of orders for payment upon the termination of loan agreements for the purchase of yachts, due to non-payment.
  • Legal advice and court representation of a well-known global lighting company in various debt collection matters.
  • Legal advice to the Greek subsidiary of a global manufacturer of confectionery and gum in a commercial dispute pertaining to an agency agreement.
  • Representation of a company active in the advertising sector in various court litigation matters.
  • Legal advice to a major distributor of well-known car brands regarding various court litigation issues.
  • Provision of legal advice to the UK subsidiary of a global leader group of companies in management construction risk in relation to a court action brought by an engineer working on a project that the said subsidiary was awarded by the European Agency for Reconstruction.
  • Provision of legal advice and support to a multinational printing company against indemnification claims by its former dealer in Greece.
  • Legal advice to a multinational advertising company regarding the drafting and filing of the Petition for Annulment and the Petition for Suspension of Implementation before the Supreme Administrative Court of Greece; these two petitions involved the Ministry of Health’s decision to prohibit outdoor advertisement of tobacco products.
  • Procedure against the Greek State before the civil Courts for granting of additional salary to persons who were employed by the State for years on the base of consecutive contracts with limited period of validity. For the first time a lawsuit of this kind has been approved by the Court of Appeal of Athens.
  • Legal advice and court representation of a major Hungarian TV channel in a debt collection dispute against the Greek National Tourism Organization.
  • Provision of ongoing legal advice to a technology company that leads the travel industry, including its court representation in various pending litigation disputes with local travel agencies and one of its suppliers.
  • Provision of ongoing legal advice, court representation (Court of Appeals) and legal opinions to a UK and world class infrastructure company in relation to the litigation proceedings issued against the public company ERGOSE S.A. in connection with the project entitled “Electrification of the Piraeus – Athens – Thessaloniki TX1 Railway Line” and the tender for the project “Construction of Electrification for the new railway along the SKA-KIATO section.”
  • Legal advice and services and Court representation of a Swiss cutlery, fashion and fragrances manufacturer regarding an open dispute with its former distributor in Greece and conclusion of an out-of-court settlement.
  • Review procedures before the competent Administrative Courts of Appeal regarding the award of public supply and service contracts in the sectors of musical instruments, digital equipment, computers and structure designing.
  • Litigation before Greece’s Supreme Administrative Court, on behalf of one of the major designing engineer company in Greece in respect to the assignment (through public procurement procedure) of the technical design of part of a new motorway.

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The depth of our resources permits us to handle complex litigation and arbitration cases efficiently and effectively.

Our Litigation and Arbitration practice involves a broad range of commercial and civil matters and includes cases involving:

  • Breach of Contract
  • Tort
  • Competition
  • Real Estate
  • Tax
  • Employment Issues
  • Creditor’s Rights
  • Bankruptcy
  • Banking

The Firm’s acknowledged international arbitration experience combined with our ability to work in different languages make us particularly well placed suited to assist private and public companies operating locally in matters involving construction, telecommunications, commercial and investment disputes.