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, the team is engaged in court litigation and international arbitration pertaining to competition, environment, construction, product liability, employment and commercial claims. Industry expertise ranges from pharmaceuticals, industrial and automotive companies to the consumer goods and aeronautics sectors. The group has experience at all court levels up to the Supreme Court and is jointly headed up by Gregory Pelecanos, George Ballas, Anthony Mavrides and Grace Katsoulis.
Practice head(s):
Gregory Pelecanos; George Ballas; Anthony Mavrides; Grace Katsoulis;
Key clients
Mercedes Benz Hellas SA
Ford Motor Hellas SA
GlaxoSmithKline
Lafarge Heracles Cement SA
Saracacis Bros (Honda-Mitsubishi)
Pharmathen SA
Hoffman La Roche
Sandoz
TEVA
LM ERICSSON
EU and competition Tier 2
Ballas, Pelecanos & Associates LPC has ‘exceptional expertise in competition law’ and the team has a distinct focus on the automotive, pharmaceuticals and energy industries. Gregory Pelecanos is praised for his ‘high-value’ work and ‘to-the-point’ advice; he heads up the varied practice, which is particularly reputed for handling adversarial competition matters including abuse of dominance work and antitrust claims. The firm is a member of the Automotive Law Club, an association of independent EU law firms which specialise in the sector.
Practice head(s):
Gregory Pelecanos;
Testimonials
‘The level of responsiveness is unique. They understand the case or request with the first email. Replies are specific and to the point. Deep knowledge of the market, competition and their practices.’
‘Exceptional expertise in distribution and competition law.’
‘Mr Pelecanos delivers high value work, his advice is to the point, and he always responds within minutes.’
‘Ballas, Pelecanos & Associates is one of the leading law firms in Greece. They are extremely competent, especially in the automotive sector. They have a wide spectrum of skills and a true international impact as they are member of several international networks.’
‘We have a special link with Gregory Pelecanos, since we worked with him a few years ago in the automotive industry. He is also the Greek associate in the pan-European automotive network we belong to. He is especially competent in distribution law, competition law and more specifically in the automotive industry.’
‘They have great knowledge of the automotive industry.’
‘Gregory Pelecanos no doubt is one of the best lawyers with detailed knowledge of competition law and the automotive industry.’
Key clients
Mercedes Benz Greece/ Daimler Group
Ford Greece/ Ford Europe
Volvo Car Company/ Volvo Greece
Mazda Motor Europe/ Mazda Austria
Allergan Greece
Jansen Cilag/Johnson & Johnson
TEVA
GlaxoSmithKline
HERON SA
Intellectual property Tier 2
The practice at Ballas, Pelecanos & Associates LPC is led by George Ballas, who is a registered European Patent Attorney with extensive experience in trade marks, passing off work and patent litigation. The team also undertakes registration, prosecution, renewal, assignment, licence, anti-counterfeiting and opposition work along with design and copyright infringement litigation. Pharmathen is one of numerous clients from the pharmaceuticals sector on the firm's roster; it recently engaged the group on its response to a warning letter issued by competitor, Novartis, alleging a possible infringement on the production method of a new generic product.
Practice head(s):
George Ballas;
Key clients
LM ERICSSON
PHARMATHEN SA
TEVA (ACTAVIS GROUP PTC EHF& SPECIFAR SA)
SANDOZ PHAMACEUTICALS DD
HOFFMANN LA ROCHE &GENETCH INC
LAFARGEHOLCHIM/HERACLES GROUP OF COMPANIES
SUNLIGHT SYSTEMS SA
VAMVALIS FOOS SA
HNC HEALTHY NUTRITION COMPANY GMBH
Commercial, corporate and M&A Tier 3
Lawyers at Ballas, Pelecanos & Associates LPC provide expertise in M&A, corporate establishment and maintenance, employment, social security, tax and payroll services, among other areas. Gregory Pelecanos heads the practice alongside Grace Katsoulis and recently acted for Mitsubishi Electric on the establishment of its Greek branch. He was also engaged by Ford Motor Greece on the transfer from Ford Credit of its Greece operations to the client and the National Bank of Greece.
Practice head(s):
Grace Katsoulis; Gregory Pelecanos
Key clients
Ermenegildo Zegna
SAS Institute
Mitsubishi Electric BV
RCI Hellas SA
Total Hellas SA
Ford Motor Greece SA
Volvo Greece SA
IQVIA Hellas SA
TTS Telecom SA
Survitec Safety Solutions Hellas SA
TMT Tier 3
Strengths of Ballas, Pelecanos & Associates LPC include data protection, disputes, media and advertising and IT matters. Software and technology companies, including start-ups, are found among the team's client roster.
Ballas, Pelecanos & Associates LPC > Firm Profile
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| EU and competition (unfair and antitrust) | |||
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| Energy |