The Legal 500

Three-partner competition law boutique Law Firm D. N. Tzouganatos & Partners provides ‘first-class handling of competition cases’, and is well versed at both local and EU level. Name partner Dimitris Tzouganatos is one of Greece’s leading practitioners in competition law.

Dryllerakis & Associates has an excellent reputation for competition and antitrust law and a deep pool of talent that includes John Dryllerakis and Emmanuel Dryllerakis, who is ‘a hardworking lawyer with a practical, business-oriented approach’. The team recently defended the Association of Greek Flour Mills, as well as Loulis Mills, before the Competition Committee.

M & P Bernitsas Law Offices’ ‘very good’ EU and competition practice includes Augustine Almyroudi, who is ‘quick in mind and response’, and managing partner Panayotis Bernitsas, who has ‘an excellent command of competition law’. It recently represented BP Hellas, now Hellenic Fuels, in its successful appeal against a decision issued by the Greek Competition Committee over price-fixing allegations.

Alkis Economou heads Avramopoulos & Partners Law Firm’s strong team, which is highly experienced in resolving local competition issues as well as EU-level matters. The firm has represented the European Commission before the local courts, most recently in a matter against Greek Public Power Corporation.

Ballas, Pelecanos & Associates LPC’s name partner Gregory Pelecanos is highly recommended for competition advice. Recent highlights include representing AstraZeneca in ten parallel trade lawsuits filed by Greek pharmaceuticals wholesalers claiming breach of competition law.

Calavros and Partners has a large following in heavily regulated industries such as pharmaceuticals and telecoms. Clients include OTE and Novartis.

The ‘excellent, knowledgeable and practical’ Anastasia Dritsa heads KGDI Law Firm’s ‘excellent team’, which ‘consistently provides cost-effective and timely advice’. The ‘extremely clever’ Gus Papamichalopoulos ‘gets to the point clearly and quickly’. The firm is recommended for contentious and non-contentious matters.

KLC Law Firm regularly advises clients in the energy, infrastructure, pharmaceuticals and TMT sectors. Clients include Bob Mobile, the Association of Companies for the Provision of Services for Mobile Networks, and the Greek state’s Consignment Deposits and Loans Fund. Vassilis Voutsakis has ‘good experience in public law’.

Lambadarios Law Firm’s Constantinos Lambadarios is ‘capable of analysing complex matters’. Recently the firm represented Alpha Bank, EFG Eurobank Ergasias and FT Advisors regarding a joint venture filed before the Competition Committee.

PotamitisVekris is equally adept at contentious and non-contentious matters. It has been representing Procter & Gamble in a Competition Committee investigation into the detergents market. Xenophon Paparrigopoulos heads the practice.

Stavropoulos & Partners’ Ioannis Stavropoulos has ‘excellent in-depth knowledge of antitrust issues, particularly those pertaining to market dominance’. The firm regularly represents clients before the Competition Committee, and also shows ‘strong awareness of Brussels procedures’.

Emmanuel Mastromanolis heads the team at Zepos & Yannopoulos, which is active at both local and EU level. Recently the firm successfully represented Shell Hellas before the Court of Appeals against a Competition Committee decision alleging its collusion with BP over fuel trade prices.

Cocalis & Psarras’ Alkiviades Psarras is a competition law expert. The firm has an excellent track record in the telecoms sector for clients such as Forthnet.

Koutalidis Law Firm’s M&A expertise ensures a regular flow of merger control work. Katia Protopapa is a key figure in the team.

Nikolinakos – Lardas & Associates Law Firm may be a new firm but its name partner Nikos Nikolinakos is ‘vastly experienced and undoubtedly the top regulatory/competition lawyer in the TMT sector in Greece’. Clients include Energa Power Trading and Hellas Online.

V&P Law Firm is well regarded for competition work. Clients include Marfin Investment Group.

Your Legal Partners is recommended for contentious and non-contentious competition matters. It represented Hellenic Petroleum before the Supreme Administrative Court in disputing a Competition Committee decision on antitrust matters. Maria Golfinopoulou heads the team.

Apostolos Georgiades & Associates’ George Georgiades is well known for his EU and competition law expertise, and the firm regularly advises its clients during Competition Committee investigations.

Dimitris Emvalomenos heads the team at Bahas, Gramatidis & Partners, which recently advised Monsanto in a major competition case.

The ‘very responsive’ Alexandra Economou heads Drakopoulos Law Firm’s ‘experienced and strong team’, which represented Reckitt Benckiser in a case before the Competition Committee relating to the detergents market.

Kelemenis & Co recently advised Expedia on EU health and safety regulations relating to the operation of Greek hotels.

N.D. Remantas & S. Linardakis is well regarded for its expertise in unfair competition and antitrust law, and is recommended for contentious and non-contentious matters. Senior managing partner Stavros Linardakis is the key figure.

P.V. Kanellopoulos & Partners Law Firm has been involved in several cartel cases for clients, as well as in unfair competition matters and EU litigation for clients in the food and pharmaceuticals sectors.

Eleni Papaconstantinou at Law Offices Papaconstantinou is well versed in antitrust law and represents several major international corporate clients.

Paraskevas Law Firm represents several automotive companies including Renault and Porsche.

Politis & Partners is recommended for EU matters and has represented the European Commission in the Greek courts and also in Luxembourg.

Reed Smith’s Anthony Poulopoulos is experienced in competition matters for life sciences clients.

Terina Raptis heads the team at Sarantitis Law Firm, which has been advising Elizabeth Arden on EU law and distribution issues.