George Moukas
Ballas Pelecanos LawRenowned for its ‘deep trial experience’, Ballas Pelecanos Law has a strong track record in domestic and international arbitration across the tech, construction and shipping industries. On the litigation side, the team frequently handles claims regarding cease-and-desist infringements and preliminary injunctions, with the Athens-based George Ballas being a specialist in IP and data privacy dispute matters. Gregory Pelecanos is described as ’highly intelligent’ in energy and gas cases; Grace Katsoulis regularly advises on company and labour law issues; and Anthony Mavrides concentrates on consumer rights and product liability matters. George Moukas and Apostolia Daskalos are both highlighted as key team players.
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‘Deep trial experience, highly knowledgeable of the Greek court system and players, 100% collaborative.’
‘Greg Pelecanos is a spectacular trial and arbitration practitioner. Highly intelligent, creative, collegial. You do not want to be on the other side of a case from him. He is fiercely dedicated to achieving his client's aims.’
‘Excellent explanation of Greek legal practice and costs to allow planning a litigation strategy. Provided very valuable advice on Greek enforcement strategy to achieve our results. Very collaborative with overseas clients by having phone calls to discuss strategy. Excellent reporting which has allowed us to keep on top of the case.’
‘George Ballas, Anthony Mavrides and Apostolia Daskalos have been excellent as a team. George Ballas and Anthony Mavrides have been excellent at the partner level in providing strategic advice and coordinating the case.’
‘They have a strong, experienced and responsive team that delivers results. Communication is seamless and we know we can trust them with our cases.’
‘Anthony Mavrides, Partner, has successfully handled several litigation cases for us over the years, and we have found the overall approach to disputes by the team at Ballas Pelecanos Law to be very effective.’
‘The team at Ballas & Pelecanos are knowledgeable, thorough and responsive, providing good quality IP legal advice that is commercially appropriate.’
Key clients
- Laboratoires La Prairie SA
- Mega Disposables S.A.
- Pharmathen SA
- Fisher & Paykel Healthcare (FPH)
- Star Automotive SA (formerly Mercedes Benz Hellas SA)
- Amer Sport Exports GmbH
- Winter Holding GmbH & Co KG
- Ford Motor Hellas S.A.
- Mercedes Benz Hellas S.A. (now Star Automotive Hellas S.A.)
- Volvo Car Hellas SA
- Europ Assistance SA
- Daimler AG (now Mercedes-Benz Group AG)
- Aeroservices SA
- De'Longhi SpA
Work highlights
- Represented a Greek defence company before the Administrative Supreme Court of Greece in a case seeking to clarify the applicability of EU Procurement rules on NATO Supply Procurement Agency (NSPA) proceedings.
- Represented an Italian manufacturer in a dispute concerning a distribution agreement.
- Representing Laboratoires La Prairie in litigation against the unregistered marks LA PARIE and LE PARIE for the protection of our client’s registered trademark rights.
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George Ballas, Gregory Pelecanos, Anthony Mavrides, Grace Katsoulis