Ms Pelina Leontiadou > Bernitsas Law > Athens, Greece > Lawyer Profile
Bernitsas Law Offices
5 LYKAVITTOU STREET
106 72 ATHENS
Greece
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Ms Pelina Leontiadou
Work Department
Litigation, Arbitration & Dispute Resolution.
Position
Senior Associate
Pelina is a senior associate with the Firm which she joined in 2007. Her practice is focused on litigation, in particular in the areas of employment, insurance and commercial law, and providing end-to-end legal advice to corporates in commercial law and corporate governance.
Pelina has substantial experience representing clients in disputes arising from employment issues, commercial relationships, fraud and white collar crime, minority and majority shareholder disputes, medical liability and debt recovery. She also advises insurance companies on disputes relating to regulatory enforcement, contracts and claims and relationships with intermediaries.
Pelina advises companies on an ongoing basis on a broad spectrum of issues related to the everyday running of a company. Her expertise lies in advising on group and company internal restructurings, the drafting and negotiation of commercial agreements, including distribution and lease agreements, corporate governance and the employment and dismissal of all levels of personnel. Pelina is a Certified Mediation Advocate.
Career
Pelina is admitted to the Athens Bar (2008), the Paris Bar (Titulaire du C.A.P.A. 2013) and the Supreme Court of Greece (2018).
Languages
Greek, English, French, German and Spanish.
Education
Pelina holds a Degree in Law and an LLM in Private International Law from the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens and a Master II (Recherche) in Private International Law and International Commercial Law from the Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne.
Lawyer Rankings
Greece > White-collar crime
Led by the Athens-based duo of Panayotis Bernitsas
and Christos Paraskevopoulos, the Bernitsas Law team specialises in financial and corporate crime matters, with a growing focus on AML compliance measures. Bernitsas has more than 35 years’ experience in the transactional, advisory, and litigious spheres, whilst Paraskevopoulos is an expert in fraud and white-collar crime disputes. Evangelos Mamalakis focuses on joint venture and M&A, and Pelina Leontiadou has expertise in corporate governance matters.
Greece > Dispute resolution
(Rising stars)Retaining its place at the summit of the dispute resolution market, the Bernitsas Law team boasts vast experience in handling high-profile administrative, commercial and corporate crime disputes. Demonstrating widespread expertise across multiple fields of law, including competition, medical negligence, and insurance litigation, the practice also collaborates closely with the administrative department when dealing with procurement claims. From Athens, Panayotis Bernitsas brings over 35 years’ experience on the litigation front to the outfit, Christos Paraskevopoulos is an expert in fraud-related disputes, and Dimitris Roussis focuses on claims arising from the award of public tenders. Evangelos Mamalakis is knowledgeable in cases relating to financial contracts. Pelina Leontiadou is another name to note.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking, finance and capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Energy
- EU and competition
- Projects and privatisation