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Saplegal–A.S. Papadimitriou & Partners is a prominent law firm, based in Athens, Greece, and provides full business law services.

Our firm was incorporated in March 2008, being essentially the evolution of the law firms of Stelios Papadimitriou and Dr Anthony Papadimitriou, the current President of the Onassis Foundation.

Combining legal expertise and business savvy, we provide bespoke practical and creative solutions to complex business and legal challenges for our worldwide clients, which include venture capital firms, private equity funds, financial institutions, shipping companies, foundations, as well as corporations and entrepreneurs in almost all areas of industry and commerce.

Having an excellent track record, we have earned our reputation for acting as trusted advisors to businesses and individuals with complex legal needs.

The firm’s areas of practice include:

• Litigation, Arbitration & Mediation
• Venture capital, private equity and M&A
• Corporate and commercial
• Banking, finance and capital markets
• Real estate and property development
• Ship finance and acquisitions
• Foundations and trusts
• Estate planning, family and inheritance
• Health and medical malpractice
• IP & Data Protection
• Tax Law
• Employment & Labour Law
• Restructuring and Insolvency

Two partners of the firm, Ms Elena F. Kossena and Mr Evangelos I. Lakatzis and our senior associate Dr Nantia P. Kyprouli are certified mediators. Also, our senior associate, Ms Katerina A. Paschou, is a Certified Data Protection Officer (DPO).

In addition, the firm’s partners and associates are active in numerous scientific activities, including the publication of legal articles, consultation of legislative committees and participation as speakers at conferences and Greek or international fora.

Contact:  Spiros A. Komitopoulos

Lawyer Profiles

Photo	Name	Position	Profile
	Mr Orestis C. Angelopoulos	Junior Associate-Practice areas: Civil and Commercial Litigation, Enforcement, Family & Inheritance Law,…	View Profile
	Mr Alexander C. Dovles	Partner – Practice areas: Civil and Commercial Law, Civil Procedure Law, Civil…	View Profile
	Ms Anastasia P. Fanourgaki	Senior Associate – Practice areas: Intellectual Property, Internet Law, Civil Law, Company…	View Profile
	Dr Stergios G. Frastanlis	Senior Associate – Practice areas:Restructuring/Insolvency, Corporate M&As, Banking and Finance, Capital Market…	View Profile
	Ms Pavlina A. Galati	Senior Associate – Practice areas: Civil and Commercial Law, Civil and Commercial…	View Profile
	Ms Anna N. Karatzi	Associate – Practice areas: Banking and Finance, Real estate, Civil, Corporate	View Profile
	Mr Spiros A. Komitopoulos	Managing Partner- Practice areas: Civil Law, Company Law, Tax Law, Real Estate,…	View Profile
	Ms Elena F. Kossena	Partner – Practice areas: Domestic and International Dispute Resolution, Family & Inheritance…	View Profile
	Ms Roula F. Koumparouli	Senior Associate – Practice areas: Civil Law, Employment Law, Corporate and Commercial…	View Profile
	Dr Nantia P. Kyprouli	Senior Associate – Practice areas: Corporate, Civil and Commercial Law, IP Law,…	View Profile
	Mr Evangelos I. Lakatzis	Partner – Practice areas: Private Equity and Venture Capital, M&A and Corporate,…	View Profile
	Ms Eleni K. Likou	Senior Associate – Practice areas: Commercial and Corporate Law, M&As, Intellectual Property,…	View Profile
	Ms Thenia T. Panagopoulou	Partner – Practice areas: M&A, Corporate Law, International Transactions, Insurance, Banking &…	View Profile
	Dr Anthony S. Papadimitriou	Founding Partner – Practice areas: Company Law, Commercial Law; Investments; Mergers and…	View Profile
	Ms Iliana D. Papapostolou	Junior Associate – Practice areas: Civil Law, Commercial & Corporate Law, M&A	View Profile
	Ms Katerina A. Paschou	Senior Associate – Practice areas: Civil Law, Company Law, Commercial and Civil…	View Profile
	Ms Dimitra Ch. Passiou	Partner – Practice areas: Tax and Tax Litigation	View Profile
	Ms Christina K. Perrou	Junior Associate-Practice Areas:Civil Law, Commercial Law	View Profile
	Dr Mantha G. Varela	Senior Associate – Practice areas: M&A and Corporate, Insurance Law, Telecommunications Law, Competition and Anti-trust, Banking…	View Profile
	Mr Dionysios K. Voulgaris	Partner- Practice areas: Banking and Finance, Medical Law, Privatizations, Real estate, Civil,…	View Profile

Spotlights

Commercial, corporate and M&A

A.S. PAPADIMITRIOU & PARTNERS supports businesses at every stage, providing high value legal services that cover the full spectrum of corporate needs. Whatever the size or sector, the firm’s clients benefit from practical, proactive advice which is always tailored to each specific case.

With significant experience and expertise in national and cross-border M&A, the firm has advised buyers, sellers, financial advisors, funds and investors on all kinds of transactions, including public and private M&As, takeovers, management buy-outs, joint ventures and other types of commercial affiliations, with significant sector strengths in financial services, insurance, health, hospitality, media and aquiculture. With local knowledge combined with global insight, its team of experts proposes solutions to difficult regulatory problems, advises on day-to-day operations, performs due diligence and assists on all pre and post-transaction issues.

The firm has extensive experience in corporate transformations, having performed several mergers, de-mergers and spin-offs under laws of tax or development incentive nature, as well as the new law on corporate transformations and restructurings.

The firm’s in depth experience includes the establishment of funds and venture capital firms from hundreds of majority and minority high-value investments of several sectors in Greece and abroad. Its team of experts consistently advises fund managers, financial sponsors and strategic investors (including investment arms of the Greek State). The firm has acted as legal advisors to the first IPO of a venture capital firm in the Athens Stock Exchange, as well as contributing as experts to the transposition of the AIFM Directive and advising the Greek government on the establishment of the Hellenic Corporation of Assets and Participations.

AS. PAPADIMITRIOU & PARTNERS are recognised as lawyers who get the deal done.

Dispute resolution

With an outstanding success rate and expertise in high value and complex disputes, the firm’s litigation team is known for its legal excellence. In the words of its clients the firm has “deep industry knowledge with a real grasp of the judicial process” and the provisions of “relevant, effective and tailored strategies”, with particular emphasis on civil and commercial disputes. Whether it’s a business, family or shipping dispute the firm takes an integrated approach to assess risk that may arise in the early stages, pursue all means of dispute resolution possible and advise clients on the particular method and strategy that will lead to the optimum result.

The firm’s litigation team is experienced and ready to handle serious local and cross border disputes, in respect of general civil and corporate litigation including:

• Civil Litigation
• Corporate & Commercial disputes
• Shareholders’ disputes including control and ownership of large enterprises and breach of shareholders’ agreements
• Shipping Litigation
• Asset recovery and enforcement proceedings in a wide range of sectors
• Banking & Finance disputes
• Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Insolvency Disputes
• Medical Malpractice
• Employment disputes

A.S. Papadimitriou & Partners also has significant experience in local and cross border arbitration of disputes and zealously advocates while pursuing out-of-court settlements or alternative methods of dispute resolution, such as mediation, by negotiating as tough or conciliatory as the circumstances require, in order to protect its clients’ interests and save the costs and time of a full litigation.

The firm mainly represents corporations and high net worth individuals based in Greece and abroad.

Comparative Guides

• Greece: Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters

  Published: August 2022

  Authors: Elena Kossena Pavlina Galati

  This country-specific Q&A provides an overview to Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters laws and regulations that may occur in Greece.

• Greece: Private Equity

  Published: January 2023

  Authors: Evangelos Lakatzis Thenia Panagopoulou

  This country-specific Q&A provides an overview to Private Equity laws and regulations that may occur in Greece.