Criminal law and disputes boutique Anagnostopoulos enjoys a market-leading reputation for handling cases involving corporate fraud, corruption, insider dealing, and tax and regulatory offences, in addition to asset tracing and recovery, money laundering and anti-competitive practices. Managing partner Ilias Anagnostopoulos is a household name in the market, overseeing a team which takes on both domestic and cross-border mandates and is also well equipped to advise on risk management. Clients include individuals and companies from a range of industries, including energy, defence, transport, construction, food, TMT, financial services, media and pharmaceuticals.

Hailed as ‘the most efficient corporate criminal practice in Athens’, boutique firm Ioannis Giannidis Law Firm ‘combines an excellent knowledge of criminal law with an understanding of business and its risks’. The team has an excellent record in the full array of white-collar crime cases, including fraud and corruption matters, bringing a particularly distinguished level of expertise to tax, VAT and political cases. In Panagiotis Koureleas and founding partner Ioannis Giannidis, the practice ‘has two of the most outstanding criminal law practitioners in Greece’. Clients include financial institutions and funds, and numerous multinationals appear on the client roster, owing to Giannidis’ knowledge of criminal law in various jurisdictions, including France and Germany.

At PotamitisVekris Law Firm, the white-collar crime team focuses on breach of trust, tax, fraud, anti-money laundering and breach of privacy cases. Its lawyers also specialise in the criminal law aspects of regulated activities such as capital markets and competition matters. Department head Konstantinos Papadiamantis has a strong track record of acting for both executives and banks in fraud and breach of trust claims.

Managing partner Kriton Metaxopoulos is the key contact for white-collar crime instructions at A. & K. Metaxopoulos & Partners Law Firm. He has a history of involvement not only in high-profile proceedings in Greece but also those in Italy, France, the UK, Romania, Eastern Europe and Lebanon. The team acts for both companies and leading executives in all manner of mandates from corporate fraud to financial crime.

Recommended for its ‘professionalism and high level of responsiveness’, Bernitsas Law is adept in handling fraud, corruption, anti-bribery, breach of fiduciary duty and negligence proceedings, and the practice also has an emphasis on liability assessment. Managing partner Panayotis Bernitsas and Christos Paraskevopoulos jointly lead the team, which is particularly active in cases in the banking, pharmaceuticals, electronics, automobile, clothing and apparel sectors.

At Dryllerakis & Associates, the team’s ‘expertise, in-depth knowledge and holistic approach is profound’ for clients relying on the group for assistance in cases concerning market abuse, insider dealings, money laundering and other financial fraud, in addition to corruption and unfair competition proceedings. The department is jointly headed by Gerassimos Apergis and Vassilis Constantinidis.

Kyriakides Georgopoulos Law Firm is home to impressive ‘combined civil and criminal court expertise’. It is engaged on matters before all the courts and investigative authorities, including money laundering, bribery, forgery, sanctions, manslaughter by way of negligence, fraud and tax evasion cases. The team frequently acts on matters with a cross-border element and primarily leans towards plaintiff representation. The ‘exceptional’ John Kyriakides leads the department with Panos Alexandris and counsel Niki Orfanidou.