Mr Lambros Belessis > Bernitsas Law > Athens, Greece > Lawyer Profile

The M&A specialists at Bernitsas Law cover the renewable energy, construction and insurance sectors. The team is praised for its ‘excellent quality’ by its domestic and international clients. The firm’s corporate offering is broad, covering cross-border joint ventures, spin-off transactions and regulatory compliance measures, among other areas. The ‘very experienced’ Nikos Papachristopoulos jointly leads the department and is an expert in capital markets and corporate reorganisations, and fellow co-head Lambros Belessis primarily concentrates on private sector mergers. Managing partner Panayotis Bernitsas is knowledgeable in competition law issues; Maria Nefeli Bernitsa is hailed as a ‘rising star’; Evi Kitsou focuses on commercial transactions; and Yannis Seiradakis concentrates on privatisations. Iris Sotiriou is also a key contact.

Routinely assisting major insurance companies and financial institutions with M&A transactions, insurance misrepresentation claims and regulatory compliance measures, Bernitsas Law demonstrates strong cross-border expertise. Athens-based team leader Lambros Belessis is an expert in private sector mergers, joint venture partnerships and corporate restructurings, while Evi Kitsou is highly knowledgeable in commercial transactions and regulatory compliance. Christos Paraskevopoulos specialises in white-collar crime disputes.

Routinely acting in relation to the sale, purchase, and transfer of IP asset portfolios, alongside handling patent infringement claims in the pharma sphere, Bernitsas Law is praised for its ‘professionalism’ and ‘team spirit’. The firm shows considerable cross-sector expertise, spanning from gaming and automobiles to software. In Athens, team lead Lambros Belessis is well versed in complex corporate restructurings and commercial agreements, while Yannis Chryssospathis focuses on the medical devices and beverages industries. The outfit further specialises in advertising and broadcasting affairs.

Counting financial institutions, investors, and developers amongst its key clients, Bernitsas Law is particularly strong in advising on complex real estate transactions, ownership issues, developments and financings. The firm is well versed in assisting with ESG compliance measures and property investment issues, with the Athens-based duo of Panayotis Bernitsas and Lambros Belessis leading the practice through their knowledge of concession projects and privatisations. Belessis is knowledgeable in the hospitality and industrial fields, and Christina Zakopoulou primarily focuses on construction contracts and leisure developments.

Leveraging its ‘expertise and specialisation’, Bernitsas Law demonstrates extensive cross-border capabilities, overseeing M&A transactions, spin-offs, and data protection matters. The practice is especially active in the pharma, telecoms, and construction sectors, with Athen-based team head Tania Patsalia being an expert in all elements of EU and Greek data privacy rules. Marina Androulakakis advises national and international clients on antitrust, merger control, and state aid issues, while Lambros Belessis is knowledgeable of the car manufacturing, private insurance, and software industries.

Primarily drawing from the firm’s banking and M&A offerings, the transactional-focused multi-disciplinary team at Bernitsas Law provides ‘excellent and customer-oriented advice’ to creditors, debtors and investors across a myriad balance sheet restructurings and distressed M&A, in particular. Athanasia Tsene provides ‘accurate, succinct and business-oriented advice’, including to stakeholders (on the buy/servicer and sell side) in relation to the secondary market for NPLs. Lambros Belessis co-heads the team alongside Tsene.