The Legal 500

Within Banking, finance and capital markets, KLC Law Firm is a third tier firm,

KLC Law Firm provides ‘good value for money’, and regularly advises lenders such as the EIB. It has also advised several creditors on the Greek sovereign debt restructuring. The ‘very responsive’ Panagiotis Tzioumas was promoted to the partnership in 2012.

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Within Corporate and M&A, KLC Law Firm is a third tier firm,

KLC Law Firm’s clients include the GEK TERNA Group, which it has advised on joint ventures and M&A throughout North Africa and the Middle East. Thanos Karvelis has a good reputation.

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Within Dispute resolution, KLC Law Firm is a second tier firm,

KLC Law Firm has a good reputation in energy and infrastructure arbitrations, where clients include GEK Terna Group. Litigation clients include Adidas and Lafarge. Thanos Karvelis, Vassilis Voutsakis, Aristides Chiotellis, and managing partner Kostas Loukopoulos are highly experienced practitioners.

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Within EU and competition, KLC Law Firm is a third tier firm,

KLC Law Firm acts for various clients in the infrastructure, energy, life sciences, and TMT sectors. Vassilis Voutsakis and Xanthi Gousta are both experienced on this front.

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Within Employment, KLC Law Firm is a third tier firm,

Stavros Andriopoulos is the main employment partner at KLC Law Firm. Clients include Olympic Catering, which the team advised on its collective employment agreement, and Lafarge.

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Within Energy, KLC Law Firm is a third tier firm,

KLC Law Firm has a good track record advising on solar energy projects, and is, for example, advising Phoenix Solar on all its photovoltaic projects in Greece. The firm has also acted on several projects in Romania and Macedonia.

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Within Intellectual property, KLC Law Firm is a second tier firm,

KLC Law Firm’s highly rated two-partner team is led by chairman Aristides Chiotellis. The firm recently acted for two Greek pharmaceuticals companies in separate patent litigation cases, and was also involved in a significant software-related IP dispute.

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Within Projects and privatisation, KLC Law Firm is a first tier firm,

KLC Law Firm advised the state on several aspects of Greece’s ongoing privatisation programme; this included advising on reforming the legal framework regulating the Consignment Deposits and Loans Fund. The firm also advised the state on the privatisation of Hellenic Post, and of various small ports and marinas. Additionally, the firm has a strong reputation among infrastructure clients. Thomas Lamnidis and Vassilis Voutsakis are well regarded.

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Within Real estate and construction, KLC Law Firm is a second tier firm,

KLC Law Firm has a strong following in the construction industry, where it represents clients such as GEK Terna on contentious and non-contentious matters. The firm also advised the state on the privatisation of its small ports and marinas, as well as much of its real estate. Thanos Karvelis is well regarded.

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Within Tax, tier 4

KLC Law Firm advised the HRADF on the tax implications of its privatisation plans. Other clients include Edison Trading, Hellenic Shipyards, and Henderson Global Investors.

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