Firm Profile > Ballas, Pelecanos & Associates LPC > Athens, Greece
Ballas, Pelecanos & Associates LPC Offices
10 SOLONOS STREET
KOLONAKI
106 73 ATHENS
Greece
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Ballas, Pelecanos & Associates LPC > The Legal 500 Rankings
Dispute resolution Tier 2
At Ballas, Pelecanos & Associates LPC, work primarily revolves around product liability, sale of goods, distribution and agency disputes, in addition to IP litigation, namely patent and trade mark-related claims. In addition, the team has handled a number of employment, real estate and construction proceedings of late and is active at all levels of the domestic courts, as well as handling acting on ICC and LCIA arbitrations. George Ballas is a leading name for IP disputes and heads the team together with Gregory Pelecanos, who has expertise in competition, energy, environmental and corporate finance litigation.
Practice head(s):
Gregory Pelecanos; George Ballas
Other key lawyers:
Dimitrios Giannimaras; Alexander Rammos; George Moukas; Anthony Mavrides
Key clients
Mercedes Benz Hellas S.A/ DAIMLER AG
Ford Motor Hellas SA
AGET HERACLES LAFARGE HOLCIM
SLHRE NEWCO 2 SRL -CONSTRUCTION
Europ Assistance SA. Greek Branch
Hitatchi Europe SA.
PRENECON PRIME ENERGY SA
TOBACCO LEAF -A.MICHAELIDES SA.
MEGA DISPOSABLES SA
LANDIS & GYR AG
SYSTEMS SUNLIGHT SA
La Prairie Group AG
BEIRERSDORF AG
TEVA Europe pharmaceuticals SA
FKG DENTAIRE SA
PHARMATEN SA
AMER SPORTS EXPORT GmbH
EU and competition Tier 2
Ballas, Pelecanos & Associates LPC sets itself apart from the rest of the market through its distinct focus on the automotive, IT and pharmaceutical sectors. Gregory Pelecanos serves as practice head, focusing his practice on abuse of dominance and vertical restraints disputes in addition to antitrust issues. A standout from the recent workload saw the team represent Suunto Oy, a member of the Amer Sports group, in an HCC investigation into Greece’s watch market.
Practice head(s):
Gregory Pelecanos
Other key lawyers:
Constantine Beikos Paschalis
Key clients
Mercedes Benz Hellas S.A. /Daimler Group
Ford Motor Hellas S.A / Ford Group
Volvo Car Hellas S.A./ Volvo Group
Mazda Motors Austria GmbH / Mazda Group
Saracacis Bros S.A (Hinda/ Mitsubishi)
Lafarge Holcim AGET Heracles SA.
SUUNTO OY (Amer Sports Group)
De’ Longhi SpA
HERON S.A.
Oracle (via Baker & McKenzie London)
Intellectual property Tier 2
‘One of the oldest and best-established IP practices in Greece with an international reputation’, Ballas, Pelecanos & Associates LPC is active on all IP fronts. Its caseload covers trade mark prosecution, registration, opposition and portfolio management matters, in addition to anti-counterfeiting measures, European Patent Convention (EPC) patent validations, copyright infringement and the full spectrum of relevant disputes. Department head George Ballas ‘ensures that his clients’ IP assets are well protected and always valid’; he holds the distinction of also being qualified as a European patent attorney.
Practice head(s):
George Ballas
Other key lawyers:
Vicky Xourafas; George Moukas; Gregory Pelecanos
Testimonials
‘An honest and personal approach.’
‘They have one of the oldest and best-established IP practices in Greece with an international reputation. George Ballas is widely acknowledged as an IP leader in Greece. They combine detailed knowledge of both the law and industry practice. The disputes we use them for require specialist knowledge of not only trade mark and similar laws but also competition and distribution law. This where this team excels, because it combines in-depth knowledge of all these legal areas and industry knowledge.’
‘George Ballas ensures that his clients’ IP assets are well protected and always valid.’
‘Gregory Pelecanos and his team are extremely effective and knowledgeable IP litigators with a reputation that in some cases resolves the dispute before it even occurs or assists in resolving disputes which have occurred.’
Key clients
Beirsdorf AG
Sunlight Recycling SA
Systems Sunlight SA
HERON Thermoelectric SA
Vamvalis Foods SA
Laboratoires La Prairie SA
Lafarge Holcim AGET Heracles SA
Landis +Gyr AG
MEGA DISPOSABLES SA
HNC Healthy Nutrition GmbH
Ericsson
Pharmathen SA
Teva Pharmaceuticals
Sandoz Pharmaceuticals DD
Google (via Baker & McKenzie)
PINTEREST (via Baker & McKenzie)
Wight & Co (architects, USA)
TMT Tier 3
Ballas, Pelecanos & Associates LPC combines ‘an excellent grasp of complex legal issues’ with a ‘great commercial and practical approach’. The team covers the full array of technology, GDPR and media affairs. Gregory Pelecanos is particularly focused on the IT space and George Ballas is well regarded for security, data protection and privacy matters; they jointly lead the team alongside 'excellent’ senior associate Theodore Konstantakopoulos.
Practice head(s):
Gregory Pelecanos; George Ballas
Testimonials
‘Excellent grasp of complex legal issues which they apply to truly cutting-edge fact patterns. Great commercial and practical approach.’
‘Theodore Konstantakopoulos in particular is excellent.’
Key clients
Audi AG (via Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP)
Ford Motor Hellas and Ford Europe
Volvo Cars Hellas and Volvo Car Corporation
Porsche AG (via Baker & McKenzie)
SAS Institute
SAP
Microsoft Hellas and Microsoft Corporation (via Davis Wright Tremain LLP)
Apple (via Baker & McKenzie)
Google (via Baker & McKenzie)
Ripple Labs
Onvoy
Telecom Technology Services Inc
Salesforce
China Global Television Network Europe Ltd (via Baker& McKenzie)
Commercial, corporate and M&A Tier 4
Ballas, Pelecanos & Associates LPC is well equipped to advise on company law matters, including establishment and corporate governance, with the additional ability to handle employment and tax affairs. Gregory Pelecanos jointly leads the department with Grace Katsoulis, who provides clients with ‘trust, respect and transparency’. M&A projects are a key component of the offering, with the group regularly advising on due diligence, absorption and spin-off, and competition-related mandates, among others.
Practice head(s):
Gregory Pelecanos; Grace Katsoulis
Testimonials
‘Great ability to communicate and collaborate with an international team.’
‘With Grace Katsoulis I have a relationship founded on trust, respect and transparency. She has gained that trust by delivering advice with credibility and on-time, from the first phone call when our company was at the inception phase, up until the registration under time pressure over the summer holidays. Grace also provided very good guidelines on Greek employment law related topics.’
‘They have a high level of credibility in what they say and suggest. I trust their ability to deliver.’
Key clients
Europ Assistance SA. Greek Branch
Capture One A/S (formerly Phase One A/S)
Qatar Airways
Hitatchi Europe SA
Mitsubishi Electric Europ BV
Iqvia Hellas SA
Ermenegildo Zegna SA
Ford Motor Hellas SA.
Volvo Car Hallas SA
Survitec Safety Solutions Hellas SA
RCI Hellas SA
Ballas, Pelecanos & Associates LPC > Firm Profile
Main Contacts
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| Corporate | |||
| Foreign investments | |||
| Privatisation and projects | |||
| Mergers and acquisitions | |||
| Corporate finance | |||
| EU and competition (unfair and antitrust) | |||
| Industrial and intellectual property | |||
| Patents, trade marks, designs (including litigation) | |||
| Copyright and allied rights (including litigation) | |||
| Licences, franchising | |||
| Contract | |||
| Litigation and arbitration | |||
| Energy |