EU and competition in Greece

‘They make a complex issue simpler.’

‘We have been working with Bernitsas Law Firm for many years. Panayotis Bernitsas is an exceptional and experienced lawyer with a great business sense and customer focus. The members of the team are also great lawyers, with an understanding of our business needs, always available to provide high quality legal support.’

‘Exceptional legal team; always to the point of the case.’

‘Individuals have great experience and are always to the point.’

‘Very quick understanding of a given situation; fast reaction with the provision of high quality advice; strong team; takes ownership of business problems; focused on bringing valued solutions.’

‘Expertise; knowledge; consistency; diligence; experience.’

‘The firm is the go to for complicated and demanding cases. Deep knowledge of the law and skills of handling complex and important cases is their expertise. The firm is constantly evolving in all aspects in a changing world.’

‘Their billing structure is clear, they are solution and outcome driven and are efficient in their approach to competition cases. They have been involved in most if not all major competition cases in Greece over the years and are “a safe pair of hands” for any dispute that relates to competition law in Greece.’

‘John Dryllerakis, Emanuel Dryllerakis and Cleomenis Yannikas form an unbeatable team of legal expertise in competition law.’

‘Great work by senior associates, not only partners.’

‘Violeta Panagiotopoulou is a great asset to the team; extremely knowledgeable and very reliable  on most complex cases, very effective collaboration and gives practical advice across all areas of competition law including unfair competition legislation and distribution networks.’

‘Excellent collaboration; high level of expertise; flexibility; quick response; professionalism.’

‘The team is specialised and regularly follow up on any changes in their area of expertise. They provide answers by taking into consideration the business aspects. They collaborate very well in a timely and swift manner.’

‘Anastasia Dritsa and Violeta Panagiotopoulou are very polite and always available to offer support.’

‘Their work has been overall very professional, and I strongly believe that their practice remains consistent with European Union’s high standards.’

‘We have been very pleased that our cooperation with all the members of Metaxas & Associates Law Firm remained extremely direct and efficient, especially given the difficulties caused by Covid-19. It was also reassuring that the whole team has high-level expertise in state aid and competition law.’

‘Professor Metaxas has managed to combine his impressive academic and professional expertise with a highly skilled team and I have to state that their service towards us has been excellent.’

‘We truly appreciated Prof. Metaxas’ personal involvement. He combines his strong academic background with a deep understanding of the market realities.’

‘Metaxas & Associates provided legal services of high quality whenever we had to face cases related to competition law and EU law. Their work is detailed, thus providing their clients with top advice, and they approach their practice in a really professional manner. I have to admit that Professor Metaxas has managed to create a team of really good experts in this field and this makes you feel secure that you are being treated by one of the best law firms in EU law and competition law matters in Greece.’

‘Professor Metaxas – his personal participation is indeed of utmost importance for our needs. In general, this is a highly skilled team of experts in the field of state aid and competition law.’

‘Excellent team on lawyers, at all seniority levels. Excellent collaboration on very complex cases.’

‘Dimitris Loukas: excellent knowledge of EU and Greek competition law, very hands-on and great communication and collaboration skills. Dimitris is a trusted adviser in some of the most complex cases and litigations on the field.’

‘Deep knowledge of competition law and practice. Always available and provides timely responses to our requests. Great coordination between team members.’

‘Dimitris Loukas has excellent knowledge of the law and practice, highly recommended, always offering his attention and being available to provide concrete advice.’

‘Top-ranking practice that covers all areas of EU and Greek competition law. In my view, it is the leading competition practice in Greece.’

‘Dimitris Loukas has vast experience of transactions and compliance, having served as Vice-President of the Greek Competition Commission for many years. He is very knowledgeable, effective, hard-working and business-minded.’

‘First-class legal team with excellent industry knowledge, comprehensive and effective cooperation and communication skills combined with sincere personal commitment.’

‘One of the leading EU and competition practices for Greece. Very well organized and run by partner Stamatis Drakakakis. Their advice is always pragmatic and to the point.’

‘Stamatis stands out as a market leader in the field of EU and Competition in Greece, with very thorough knowledge of even the latest developments in competition law and practice. Excellent lawyer.’

‘The team is excellent and workS with efficiency and professionalism. Their organisation and response times to the client is also very efficient and they have deep knowledge on their field of expertise.’

‘Mr. Stamatis Drakakakis is an excellent professional. He has deep knowledge in his field of expertise and very good communication skills with the client and a very well organized team. Mr. Argyris Papaefthimiou also provided outstanding services and was able to rapidly understand the business and use the information to provide the required legal response.’

‘Thorough analysis of EU and competition law issues; hard workers; result oriented team; fair pricing; detailed legal opinions; extremely flexible on meeting scheduling.’

‘Gregory Pelecanos has an in-depth knowledge of EU and competition law and practice issues. Gregory has organised a great, result-oriented team of hard workers. He is always available, weekends included, and he always provides well structured legal advice.’

‘We have worked with several Greek law firms but I must say that this firm is a level higher than the others.’

‘Experienced team; efficiency; collaboration with counsels from other jurisdictions; excellent communication with the client.’

‘The firm outshines other law firms by being natural leaders. The people work with solid foundations, are committed to their work and are very reliable.’

‘The people are natural leaders who thrive at influencing and persuading others. They tend to be very responsive, investigative and hard working individuals. We value their work and collaboration and high qualities.’

‘They have created a highly-skilled, well informed and educated team on EU and competition-related issues. They do not act as generalists but as area experts that are capable of handling every project no matter the level of complexity.’

‘We appreciate that in each project the team appointed consists of experts in the relevant legal field, as well as sector oriented professionals, something which is pretty unique in Greece.’

‘We would like to strongly recommend Dr. Vassilis Karagiannis. Dr. Karagiannis has a vast background and an extensive experience as competition law practitioner. He knows how to focus on the critical aspects of the cases he handles and has perfect command. He is extremely meticulous and methodological.’

‘Flexibility and very good knowledge of their business tasks.’

‘KLC Law Firm is an outstanding law firm in relation to EU and competition practice. The EU and Competition team has an outstanding experience in this practice and provides suitable and creative solutions.’

‘Dr. Vassilis Karagiannis is talented and a valued business partner. He is pragmatic and provides well considered advice to clients. He is the go-to lawyer for complex competition issues.’

‘Dina Kouvelou is an exceptional competition law counsel. She is sharp and analytical and stands out for her strategic vision and experience. She is technically strong and shows excellent attention to detail. She focuses on merger control, dominance, and market investigations cases.’

‘Alexis Spyropoulos provides clear and commercial advice. He is efficient, pragmatic and solutions-driven. He focuses on merger control and state aid issues.’

‘This is an absolutely impressive competition law team. A standout antitrust team due to its high responsiveness, professionalism, and deep knowledge of the area. It is the absolute best to go firm, especially in the field of regulated industries.’

‘Dr Nikos Nikolinakos has impressive competition law expertise and experience and possesses a business understanding. He also has superb litigation skills before the Competition Commission, Regulatory Authorities and courts.’

‘This competition law practice provides comprehensive advice and has a deep understanding of industry matters. The team provides an excellent level of service and stands out for its depth and quality.’

‘The Competition Law Practice of Nikolinakos & Partners law firm is a leader in this area and has unmatched expertise and experience. It is impressive and provides an outstanding level of service. It gives advice that is practical and demonstrates technical knowledge.’

‘Their competition law expertise is outstanding and formidable. They have an experienced, responsive and talented competition law team that provides pragmatic advice on complex matters.’

‘They are experts in competition law with a fantastic track record.’

‘On competition related projects they have dedicated experts, thus, they are capable of offering high quality advise.’

‘Partners work very closely with the clients giving them full confidence that they have the proper consultants and partners on their side.’

‘Easy to work with, understands requirements, flexible, friendly, punctual.’

‘Chara Daouti is our main contact. She understands client requests and provides reasonable solutions at reasonable billable hours. She is quite good at not over- complicating matters, which is a good virtue for external lawyers.’

‘Politis & Partners Law Firm is one of the very few law firms in Greece that is very much knowledgeable about EU law. They have represented the European Union before the Greek Courts in a very efficient and professional manner and they have obtained excellent results.’

‘I fully recommend Politis & Partners Law Firm to anyone.’

‘Theodora Monochartzis and Terina Raptis are very efficient, responsive, have a deep knowledge of all aspects of the relevant legal matters and their potential implications and always provide thorough analysis on all issues. Their advice is always adjusted to the corporate needs and requirements of the company.’

‘This is a prominent competition law practice. It is detail-oriented, extremely experienced and provides excellent strategic advice. It is outstanding in terms of its knowledge, speed and expertise. I appreciate the team’s competent advice and creative solutions, involvement and commitment.’

‘All team members specializing in competition law are outstanding in antitrust litigation, merger control and cartel matters, both for ex ante and ex post competition law issues.’

‘Efi Tsiri is an exceptional competition law counsel. She is sharp and analytical and stands out for her strategic vision and experience. She is technically strong and shows excellent attention to detail.’

‘Efi Armata is an exquisite competition law expert. Efi provides clear and commercial advice. She is efficient, pragmatic and solutions-driven. She focuses on dominance and cartel issues.’

‘It is a strongly connected and efficient legal team, combining both understanding of the business with deep legal knowledge. They create trust to the client during the cooperation, as we always know that the legal issue to be assigned to the team will receive the attention and diligence required at the appropriate timings.’

‘In the sector of competition law, I mostly co-operate with Mrs. Tsiri and Mrs Armata. They both combine deep legal knowledge with sharp business insight, and attention to detail whilst capturing the essence of a legal issue.’

‘They have very strong communication skills especially in meetings with external stakeholders, which enables them to get the messages across clearly and convincingly.’

‘The firm is a specialist boutique that we use for high end competition litigation work. Impressive depth of knowledge and experience.‘

‘Aida Economou is extremely responsive and knowledgeable. Her style is very reassuring and measured in her advice. I have every confidence that she has our best interests at the forefront of her mind.’

‘Experienced, knowledgeable, high level of legal services provided, timely response, immediate reaction on urgent matters. Excellent services provided with defense put forward before the Hellenic Competition Commission.‘