With expertise spanning across the energy, shipping, and pharmaceuticals industries, the Anagnostopoulos white-collar crime practice is heavily praised for handling corporate fraud, money laundering, and tax offence issues. The Athens-based multilingual team is led by Ilias Anagnostopoulos, who has 30 years’ experience in dealing with business and financial fraud matters, whilst Alexandros Tsagkalidis focuses on asset recovery and mutual assistance requests. Ioannis Tsakalis is an expert on criminal and regulatory risk management, and associate Alexandros Mezari specialises in European criminal and extradition law affairs since joining the firm in September 2022.
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Testimonials
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‘Ilias is widely regarded as the best white collar criminal lawyer in Greece.’
‘We recently entrusted ANAGNOSTOPOULOS with the handling of a fatal sea accident on appeal. Their innovative approach to this case, which was handled by Professor Ilias Anagnostopoulos and Partner Alexandros Tsagkalidis in court, included the use of a video describing the cause of the accident which was the catalyst for winning the case. Overall, Anagnostopoulos team consists of experienced lawyers who offer creative and practical solutions to their clients.’
‘ANAGNOSTOPOULOS is led by Professor Ilias Anagnostopoulos, who is one of the best criminal lawyers in Greece. Ilias is very experienced, well organised/prepared for the case, diligent, with immense legal knowledge in his field, bright, dedicated to the client and a team worker. Mr. Alexandros Tsagkalidis is an asset for the firm; he is knowledgeable, flexible, personal and practical. His contribution in winning our case on appeal was invaluable.’
Key clients
- Deutsche Bank
- Johnson & Johnson
- ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems
- CMA CGM
- Helleniq Energy
- Mytilineos Group
- Novartis Hellas
- OPAP SA
- adidas Hellas
- Nationale Nederlanden Hellas
- Mondelez Hellas
- Arcadia Shipmanagement Co Ltd
- Hellas Gold SA
- Louis Dreyfus SA
- Sterner Stenhus AB
Work highlights
- Successfully represented former Siemens and OTE officers in appellate proceedings on bribery and money laundering charges.
- Successfully represented the former artistic director of the Athens/Epidaurus Festival in court proceedings for breach of trust.
- Represented a former DePuy Ltd./Johnson & Johnson officer in ongoing appellate proceedings on bribery, fraud and money laundering charges.
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Practice head
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Ilias Anagnostopoulos