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Stavropoulos & Partners’ ‘trustworthy, strong team’ has a ‘good understanding of the European system’. Ioannis Stavropoulos enjoys a superb reputation for all areas of tax advice, and advises clients including LVMH, Coca-Cola and Heineken.

Zepos & Yannopoulos is one of Greece’s best tax firms, and this seven-partner team provides ‘outstanding response times, advice and guidance’. It advised Premier Capital on the tax implications of its acquisition of the McDonald’s restaurant business in Greece. Yerassimos Yannopoulos is highly rated for domestic and international tax planning, as is Alex Karopoulos for VAT and indirect tax issues, and Spyros Maratos for tax disputes.

Dryllerakis & Associates provides an ‘exceptional quality of service’, and is very well regarded for contentious and non-contentious tax advice. The ‘diligent and thorough’ Sophia Grigoriadou is ‘making a name for herself as a tax expert’, and John Dryllerakis is ‘an unmatched authority on tax law’.

M & P Bernitsas Law Offices regularly advises corporations, financial institutions and individuals on taxation matters. Clients include BMW Hellas. Nikos Papachristopoulos is a key contact.

Senior partner Vassilis Avramopoulos heads the tax team at Avramopoulos & Partners Law Firm, which recently advised AT&T on a proposed recapitalisation plan. Other clients include Aegean Blue Group and Hill International.

Ballas, Pelecanos & Associates LPC has been advising its regular clients on overhauls to the tax system that have come about since the Greek sovereign debt crisis. Gregory Pelecanos heads the six-lawyer team.

C. Papacostopoulos & Associates handles tax advice for corporates and high-net-worth individuals, and attracts much of its work through its ties with KPMG. The firm acts for several clients in the energy sector.

Kelemenis & Co is recommended for tax litigation and advisory work. It recently advised Chevron on tax compliance as well as the retrieval of over €700,000 of refunds that were frozen by the Ministry of Finance. Tom Kyriakopoulos is a busy figure in the team.

Sarantitis Law Firm represented the energy company Alpiq Hellas in an €8.5m tax claim against the Greek state. Vassilis Chrysomallis heads the practice, which is well versed in complex tax disputes and non-contentious matters.

V&P Law Firm’s Angelos Georgoussis has established a strong corporate tax practice, which regularly represents investment funds and multinationals, and the firm also advises high-net-worth individuals.

A. & K. Metaxopoulos & Partners. Law Firm handles contentious and non-contentious tax matters for high-net-worth individuals.

Calavros and Partners represents numerous telecoms and pharmaceuticals companies in tax disputes.

KGDI Law Firm’s well-regarded group provides strong support to the firm’s corporate and litigation practices. Senior associate Panagiotis Pothos recently joined from Deloitte. Elisabeth Eleftheriades has been appointed as the new head of tax.

KLC Law Firm advises a number of multinationals and domestic clients on their tax issues. Clients include ThyssenKrupp, NEC and Specifar, which it advised on tax issues relating to its takeover by Watson Pharmaceuticals.

Karatzas & Partners Law Firm regularly advises on tax issues relating to banking transactions and corporate restructurings.

Koutalidis Law Firm’s strong tax team supports the firm’s transactional practice. George Naskaris is the main contact.

Theo V. Sioufas & Co. Law Offices regularly advises its shipping clients on tax matters.

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