White-collar crime

GIANNIDISKOURELEAS Law Firm

Client Satisfaction

Counting Greek and foreign financial institutions and funds amongst its key clients, the GIANNIDISKOURELEAS Law Firm has extensive experience of handling major fraud and corruption cases. Demonstrating multifaceted expertise across the aviation, pharmaceutical, and mining industries, the firm provides bespoke advice on corporate compliance issues, with the Athens-based founder Ioannis Giannidis being an expert in financial crime and criminal tax cases. Panagiotis Koureleas specialises in corporate business criminal law, whilst Natasha Kaisari focuses on money laundering affairs. Ioanna Korbi is knowledgeable in white-collar crime cases, and senior associate Dimitra Dai acts on behalf of individuals and executive officers since joining the firm in June 2023.

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Testimonials

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‘GIANNIDISKOURELEAS Law Firm is a truly valuable partner for every business, providing legal services of high quality and performance, while always retaining a business- oriented approach.’
‘Panagiotis Koureleas, Deputy Managing Partner, is renowned for his proactive and strategic approach in the handling of white- collar criminal litigation cases. His driven nature and spotless track record make him stand out as one of the best white- collar criminal attorneys in the field.'
Nikolaos Ganiaris is a prominent Associate in GIANNIDISKOURELEAS Law Firm. His work ethic and academic skills paint the picture of a valuable and promising young attorney.'
‘I work closely with Panagiotis Koureleas. I strongly value that the fact that he does not try to create additional legal work, but he is genuinely trying to protect the client's interests.’
‘The two partners whose name appear in the company logo, i.e. Prof. Giannidis and Panagiotis Koureleas are leading the legal practice of the firm together with a team of very competent associates. The biggest advantage of this team, except from their superb legal knowledge on matters of criminal law and law in general, is that they understand how business executives think and take decisions and therefore they are capable of providing the necessary information so that these executives and their in house legal counsels can take calculated decisions.’
‘I work mostly with Panagiotis Koureleas who is my point of reference for this law firm and whenever we consider appropriate, we involve also Professor Giannidis. Panagiotis Koureleas is super diligent, responsive and has an excellent feeling of how the case is proceeding inside the Courtroom. He has a deep understanding on how businesses work and therefore he understands strong and weak points very quickly. A very reliable and trustworthy business partner.’
‘Yannis Yiannides: Very good knowledge of criminal and other fields of law, commercial sense, vast experience as he has handled numerous court cases.
Panagiotis Koureleas: Strong analytical skills, very good knowledge of criminal procedure and the intricacies of the legal system. Very conscious of the commercial and financial aspects of the cases.

Key clients

ELAIS – Unilever Hellas S.A.
Pfizer Hellas S.A.
Chiquita Brands L.L.C.
Fraport (member of Fraport AG Frankfurt
Airport Services Worldwide)
Alfa – Vita Vasilopoulos S.A. (member of Ahold Delhaize)
Heracles Group of Companies (member of Lafargeholcim Group)
Bureau Veritas
Hellas Gold S.A. (member of Eldorado Gold Corporation)
Piraeus Bank
Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP)
Imerys Bauxites Greece S.A.
Aegean Motorway S.A.
Independent Power Transmission Operator S.A.
Panik Entertainment Group Ltd
Nova Telecommunications & Media S.A.
Energean Oil & Gas S.A.
Moreas S.A.
PQH Single Liquidation S.A.
e-EFKA (National Social Security Agency)
Water Supply and Sewerage Company (Eydap S.A.)
Hellenic General Insurance Company S.A.
“The Ethniki” TE.MES. S.A.
Hellenic Public Properties Company S.A. (HPPC)

Work highlights

Represented the executives of the mining company Hellas Gold, part of the Canadian Group of Companies "Eldorado Gold Corporation", with 100% success rate.
Advised ELAIS – Unilever Hellas S.A., part of the Unilever Group, one of the leading multinational companies selling consumer goods.
Advised Fraport Greece, which operates 14 Greek airports, and represented top executives of the company with 100% success rate.