Counting major players in the energy, financial services and construction sectors among its key clients, KLC Law Firm takes an ‘efficient, precise and effective’ approach when handling antitrust cases before the Hellenic Competition Commission. The team also demonstrates significant strength in advising on competition law compliance issues and state aid matters, with Athens-based practice head Vassilis Karagiannis consistently providing ’solid legal advice’ to clients subject to proceedings in the European Commission and the courts of the EU.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘KLC Law Firm offers the expertise and experience of large law firms, but accompanied with building personal relationship with the client. This law firm has substantive experience in complex competition law matters in the context of Energy markets.’

  • ‘KLC law firm consists of lawyers who have considerable competition law experience including complex litigation and class actions. In addition, as far as I know, they have developed and implemented antitrust compliance programs for their clients. Our cooperation is based on trust, availability and attention to detail.’

  • ‘The team is very well organised, having the appropriate tools to work and facilitate clients' needs.’

  • ‘Each individual is very well educated and has a very good knowledge of its scope of activity.’

  • ‘Vassilis Karagiannis provided solid legal advice on theory and case law, and Mr. Loukopoulos contributed to litigation strategy. They were efficient, precise and effective. Both are providing services of the highest standards.’

Key clients

  • Innovis SA
  • Halyvourgiki SA
  • Motor Oil Renewable Energy S.A.
  • Edison Group
  • Hellenic Republic Assets Development Fund (HRADF)
  • Attiko Metro SA
  • Buchanan Ingersoll Rooney
  • First State Investments
  • Copelouzos Group (Metropolitan SA).

Work highlights

  • Advised and assisted INNOVIS in the preparation and submission of the notification to the HCC of the acquisition of a part of GAP SA through an assets deal.
  • Advised and assisted MORE in the merger control aspects of the acquisition of a controlling stake of UNAGI.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Vassilis Karagiannis