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COMPARATIVE GUIDES
IHL SPRING 2017 EDITION
Greece
Banking, finance and capital markets
Banking, finance and capital markets - ranked: tier 2
Norton Rose Fulbright
Highlights for the ‘very professional’ team at Norton Rose Fulbright included advising Citigroup, Nordea Bank and other lenders on a $1.3bn Korean ECA-backed loan facility to GasLog. Dimitri Sofianopoulos heads the team, which also includes the ‘excellent’ Yianni Cheilas, the ‘experienced’ Vassilis Koroxenidis, and of counsel Theodoros Zafiropoulos.
Leading individuals
Dimitri Sofianopoulos - Norton Rose Fulbright
Yianni Cheilas - Norton Rose Fulbright
Commercial, corporate and M&A
Commercial, corporate and M&A - ranked: tier 2
Norton Rose Fulbright
Demonstrating ‘an eye for detail’ and a ‘commercial approach’, Norton Rose Fulbright provides ‘consistently clear advice’ and is ‘strong on cross-border transactions’. It advised Piraeus Bank on the tender process for the sale of a 98.5% stake in Piraeus Bank Egypt, and advised one of the founders of Sani Development and Touristic on its sale to private equity investors led by Oaktree Capital Management. Elena Tsohou heads the team. Dimitris Assimakis and Vassilis Koroxenidis are also noted.
Dispute resolution
Dispute resolution - ranked: tier 2
Norton Rose Fulbright
The team at Norton Rose Fulbright is ‘very professional’ and ‘commercially aware’. Its recent caseload includes acting for Crédit Agricole and Alpha Bank in disputes brought by former shareholders of Emporiki. Marie Kelly heads the team, and John Liberopoulos and Vassilis Koroxenidis are also noted. Of counsel Dimitris Rampos is a ‘good communicator’.
Leading individuals
Marie Kelly - Norton Rose Fulbright
Energy
Energy - ranked: tier 1
Norton Rose Fulbright
Norton Rose Fulbright’s ‘level of collaboration is exceptional in all directions’, and the team ‘possesses deep knowledge of legislation in the energy sector, not just in Greece, but at a European level’. It advised Elpedison Power Generation on the extension and amendment of three bond loans. It is also acting for the Greek state (through the Ministry of Environment and Energy) on the ownership unbundling of ADMIE from the Public Power Corporation. Dimitris Assimakis’s has ‘first-rate knowledge of the sector’ and Vassilis Koroxenidis is experienced in project financing.
Leading individuals
Dimitris Assimakis - Norton Rose Fulbright
Projects and privatisation
Projects and privatisation - ranked: tier 1
Norton Rose Fulbright
Norton Rose Fulbright’s ‘level of collaboration is exceptional in all directions’ and it is ‘very skilled in project finance’. It acts for the Greek state (represented by the Ministry of Environment and Energy) on the full ownership unbundling of ADMIE from the Public Power Corporation. Dimitris Assimakis, Elena Tsohou, and Vassilis Koroxenidis head the team.
Real estate and construction
Real estate and construction - ranked: tier 3
Norton Rose Fulbright
Led by Elena Tsohou, the team at Norton Rose Fulbright advised two of the founding families of the Sani Group on the sale of 98.7% of the shares in Sani Development and Touristic, owners of a five-star luxury resort.
Shipping finance
Shipping finance - ranked: tier 1
Norton Rose Fulbright
The department at Norton Rose Fulbright, led by Dimitri Sofianopoulos, is ‘one of the leading firms for shipping finance’. It advised Citigroup and Nordea Bank on a $1.3bn Korean ECA-backed loan facility to GasLog. It also advised Safe Bulkers on new loans, the restructuring of existing loans, and the sale and leaseback transaction between subsidiaries of Safe Bulkers and affiliates of ICBC Leasing. Yianni Cheilas is also noted.
Leading individuals
Dimitri Sofianopoulos - Norton Rose Fulbright
Shipping litigation
Shipping litigation - ranked: tier 1
Norton Rose Fulbright
The ‘efficient’ team at Norton Rose Fulbright advised LMZ Shipping and A Bilbrough & Co on the salvage investigation relating to the LMZ Ariel. Team head Marie Kelly is ‘very experienced’, and John Liberopoulos is ‘excellent’.
Leading individuals
Marie Kelly - Norton Rose Fulbright
Further information on Norton Rose Fulbright
Please choose from this list to view details of what we say about Norton Rose Fulbright in other jurisdictions.
United Arab Emirates
Offices in Dubai and Abu Dhabi
- Banking and finance
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Energy and infrastructure
- Intellectual property
- Investment funds
- Islamic finance
- Real estate
- TMT
Australia
Offices in Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, and Brisbane
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Competition and trade
- Construction
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Dispute resolution : Class actions
- Employment
- Employment : Workplace health and safety (WHS)
- Energy (transactions and regulatory)
- IT and telecoms
- Insurance
- Intellectual property
- Natural resources (transactions and regulatory)
- Project finance
- Projects
- Real estate
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Tax
- Transport : Road, rail and aviation
- Transport : Shipping
Belgium
Offices in Brussels
Bahrain
Offices in Manama
- Legal market overview
- Banking and finance
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Islamic finance
- Projects and energy
- Real estate and construction
China
Offices in Beijing and Shanghai
- Banking and finance : Foreign firms
- Corporate and M&A : Foreign firms
- Dispute resolution : Foreign firms
- Intellectual property : Foreign firms
- Projects and energy : Foreign firms
- Shipping : Foreign firms
- TMT : Foreign firms
Canada
Offices in Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec, Toronto, Vancouver, and Calgary
- Banking and finance
- Business immigration
- Capital markets
- Competition and antitrust
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Energy : Mining
- Energy : Oil and gas
- Energy : Power
- Environment
- Infrastructure and projects
- Intellectual property
- International trade
- Labour and employment
- Public procurement
- Real estate
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Tax
- Technology, media and telecoms
- Transport : Aviation
- Transport : Other
- Transport : Shipping
Colombia
Offices in Bogota
- Banking and finance
- Corporate and M&A
- Energy and natural resources
- Labour and employment
- Projects
- Tax
Germany
Offices in Munich, Frankfurt, and Hamburg
- Antitrust
- Banking and finance : Financial services: regulatory
- Banking and finance : Investment funds
- Banking and finance : Lending and borrowing
- Banking and finance : Project finance
- Capital markets : Equity capital markets
- Corporate and M&A : Corporate
- Corporate and M&A : M&A: mid-sized international deals (sub-€500m)
- Dispute resolution : Arbitration (including international arbitration)
- Dispute resolution : Commercial litigation
- Employment
- IT and outsourcing : Data protection
- Industry focus : Energy
- Insurance : Advice to insurers
- Public sector : PPP
- Real estate and construction : Real estate
- Tax
- Transport : Maritime and shipping
Algeria
France
Offices in Paris
- Aviation : Aviation finance
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets : Equity
- Dispute resolution : Commercial litigation
- Dispute resolution : White-collar crime
- EU competition and distribution
- Industry focus : Energy
- Industry focus : IT, telecoms and the internet
- Insolvency
- Insurance
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Project finance
- Shipping : Shipping finance
- Tax
Ghana
Greece
- Banking, finance and capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Energy
- Projects and privatisation
- Real estate and construction
- Shipping finance
- Shipping litigation
Hong Kong
Offices in Hong Kong
- Antitrust and competition
- Asset finance (including aviation and shipping finance)
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets : Debt
- Capital markets : Equity
- Construction
- Corporate (including M&A)
- Dispute resolution : Litigation
- Dispute resolution : International arbitration
- Insurance
- Intellectual property
- Projects and energy
- Regulatory
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Shipping
- TMT
Indonesia
Latin America: International firms
India
Italy
Offices in Milan
- Banking and finance : Borrower side
- Banking and finance : Lender or arranger side
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Industry focus : Energy
- Real estate and construction
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Tax
Japan
Offices in Tokyo
- Banking and finance : International firms and joint ventures
- Corporate and M&A : International firms and joint ventures
- Projects and energy : International firms and joint ventures
- Shipping : International firms and joint ventures
Kazakhstan
Offices in Almaty
London
Offices in London
- Corporate and commercial : Commercial contracts
- Corporate and commercial : Corporate tax
- Corporate and commercial : EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial : Equity capital markets
- Corporate and commercial : Financial services
- Corporate and commercial : Flotations: small and mid-cap
- Corporate and commercial : Investment funds
- Corporate and commercial : M&A: upper mid-market and premium deals, £250m+
- Corporate and commercial : M&A: mid-market, £50m-£250m
- Corporate and commercial : M&A: smaller deals, up to £50m
- Corporate and commercial : Private equity: transactions
- Corporate and commercial : VAT and indirect tax
- Crime, fraud and licensing : Corporate crime (including fraud, bribery and corruption)
- Crime, fraud and licensing : Fraud: civil
- Crime, fraud and licensing : Fraud: white-collar crime
- Dispute resolution : Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Dispute resolution : Commercial litigation
- Dispute resolution : Competition litigation
- Dispute resolution : International arbitration
- Dispute resolution : Tax litigation and investigations
- Finance : Acquisition finance
- Finance : Asset based lending
- Finance : Asset finance and leasing
- Finance : Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Finance : Commodities: derivatives
- Finance : Commodities: physicals
- Finance : Corporate restructuring and insolvency
- Finance : Debt capital markets
- Finance : Derivatives and structured products
- Finance : Emerging markets
- Finance : Islamic finance
- Finance : Securitisation
- Finance : Trade finance
- Human resources : Employee share schemes
- Human resources : Employment: employers and senior executives
- Human resources : Health and safety
- Human resources : Pensions
- Insurance : Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- Insurance : Insurance: insolvency and restructuring
- Insurance : Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Insurance : Professional negligence
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Infrastructure (including PFI and PPP)
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Mining and minerals
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Oil and gas
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
- Real estate : Commercial property
- Real estate : Construction
- Real estate : Environment
- Real estate : Planning
- Real estate : Property finance
- Real estate : Property litigation
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : Data protection
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : IT and telecoms
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : Intellectual property
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : Media and entertainment (including media finance)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : Pharmaceuticals and biotechnology
- Transport : Aviation
- Transport : Rail
- Transport : Shipping
Myanmar
Morocco
Offices in Casablanca
- Banking, finance and capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Projects and public law
- Tourism and real estate
Netherlands
Offices in Amsterdam
- Banking and finance : Asset finance and structured finance
- Banking and finance : Lender or arranger side
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Construction
- Dispute resolution : Arbitration
- Dispute resolution : Commercial litigation
- Employment
- Environment and planning
- Industry focus : Energy
- Industry focus : Food and beverages
- Insurance
- Investment funds
- Private equity
- Project finance and PFI
- Real estate
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Tax
- Transport
Poland
Offices in Warsaw
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets : Debt
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Energy and natural resources
- Private equity
- Real estate and construction
Asia Pacific: Regional international arbitration
Russia
Offices in Moscow
- Banking and finance : Borrower side
- Banking and finance : Lender or arranger side
- Commercial, corporate and M&A : Moscow
- Dispute resolution : Arbitration and mediation
- Dispute resolution : Litigation
- Energy and natural resources
- Real estate and construction
- Transport
South Africa
Offices in Cape Town, Sandton, Durban, and Johannesburg
- Banking and finance
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Competition
- Construction
- Dispute resolution
- Employment
- Intellectual property
- Investment funds
- Mining
- Projects and infrastructure
- Real estate
- Shipping and transport
- Tax
Singapore
Offices in Singapore
- Asset finance : Foreign firms
- Banking and finance : Foreign firms
- Capital markets : Foreign firms
- Corporate and M&A : Foreign firms
- Energy : Foreign firms
- Financial services regulatory : Foreign firms
- International arbitration
- Projects : Foreign firms
- Restructuring and insolvency : Foreign firms
- Shipping : Foreign firms
- TMT : Foreign firms
South Korea
Saudi Arabia
Offices in Riyadh
Thailand
Offices in Bangkok
- Banking and finance
- Corporate and M&A (including capital markets)
- Projects and energy
- Restructuring and insolvency
Tunisia
Turkey
Offices in Istanbul
Tanzania
Offices in Dar es Salaam
United States
Offices in Washington DC, San Antonio, New York, Dallas, Austin, Houston, Los Angeles, Washington DC, Minneapolis, Denver, St Louis, Canonsburg, and San Francisco
- Antitrust : Civil litigation/class actions
- Antitrust : Merger control
- Dispute resolution : Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Dispute resolution : General commercial disputes
- Dispute resolution : International arbitration
- Dispute resolution : International litigation
- Dispute resolution : Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution : Product liability, mass tort and class action: automotive/transport
- Dispute resolution : Product liability, mass tort and class action: pharmaceuticals and medical devices - defense
- Dispute resolution : Product liability, mass tort and class action: toxic tort - defense
- Dispute resolution : Securities litigation: defense
- Finance : Asset finance and leasing
- Finance : Project finance
- Finance : Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Finance : Restructuring (including bankruptcy): municipal
- Industry focus : Energy litigation: oil and gas
- Industry focus : Energy regulatory: conventional power
- Industry focus : Energy regulatory: oil and gas
- Industry focus : Energy: renewable/alternative
- Industry focus : Energy transactions: conventional power
- Industry focus : Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Industry focus : Healthcare: life sciences
- Industry focus : Healthcare: service providers
- Intellectual property : Patent litigation: full coverage
- Intellectual property : Trademarks: litigation
- Intellectual property : Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
- Investment fund formation and management : Private equity funds
- M&A/corporate and commercial : M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)
- Media, technology and telecoms : Advertising and marketing
- Media, technology and telecoms : Cyber law (including data protection and privacy)
- Real estate
- Tax : International tax
- Tax : US taxes: contentious
- Tax : US taxes: non-contentious
Venezuela
Offices in Caracas