With extensive expertise in corporate financings, privatisations and multi-jurisdictional M&A, the Dryllerakis Law Firm team is a popular choice among multinational corporations and national energy companies. The practice is especially well versed in handling share capital increases and shareholder agreements, predominantly focusing on the construction, energy and hospitality sectors. Based out of Athens, Emmanuel Dryllerakis leads the team and is an expert in competition and corporate financing issues, while John Dryllerakis specialises in business law matters. Cleomenis Yannikas is knowledgeable in investment incentives; Georgia Danatsopoulou concentrates on privatisation projects; and Themelis Zamparas is also highlighted for his infrastructure work and corporate law insight.

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  • ‘Excellent legal team - exceptional availability and quality of services.’

  • ‘Legal expertise and experience from prominent legal professionals.’

  • ‘A very knowledgeable and diligent team, able to advise on complicated corporate and commercial matters with proactive advice and know how.’

  • 'Excellent partner led advice and transactional assistance.’
  • ‘The firm closely monitors all developments on corporate and commercial best practices. It proposes effective solutions that combine the implementation of mandatory institutional frameworks with modern good practices. The team has diverse experience and scientific background and delivers in all respects complete deliverables.'

  • ‘Emmanuel Dryllerakis - experience and being always updated on the developments of the relevant sector. Immediate availability to resolve urgent issues. Understanding of the issue and proposing practical and realistic legal solutions. Clarity of his answers and efficiency of the legal solutions he proposes.’

Key clients

  • HelleniQ Energy Holdings S.A.
  • Zeus International
  • SMERemediumCap Fund
  • Thessaloniki Port Authority
  • Hellenic Properties
  • Bioaxis
  • EOS Capital
  • LAMPSA Hotels
  • REDEN Solar
  • LAMDA DEVELOPMENT S.A.
  • Aramex Delivery
  • Agrifreda S.A.
  • Belterra Investments (Savvidis Group)
  • DS Smith Hellas S.A.
  • Mondelez Hellas S.A
  • Beiersdorf Hellas S.A.
  • Henkel Hellas S.A.

Work highlights

  • Advising Lamda Development on the establishment of an SPV for the development and commercialisation of a state-of-the-art Mixed-Use Tower, as part of The Ellinikon giga-project.
  • Advised Zeus International on a complex parallel acquisition from the fund Prodea REIC of (a) Prodea Immobiliare; (b) the building where the 4-star Lazart Hotel operates in Thessaloniki; (c) a five-story building in Metaxourgeio, Athens.
  • Advised listed company LAMPSA on acquiring, through a subsidiary, 33,91% of Regency Hellenic Investments, along with the respective percentage of Senior Facility Loan owned by Credit Institutions.

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Practice head

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Emmanuel Dryllerakis

Other key lawyers

John Dryllerakis, Cleomenis Yannikas, Georgia Danatsopoulou, Themelis Zamparas, Anna Ntionia, Eirini Chagiou, Claire Sergaki, Melina Atsalaki, Leonidas Kastrinakis