Mr Christos Theodorou > Rokas Law Firm > Athens, Greece > Lawyer Profile
Rokas Law Firm Offices
25, 25A BOUKOURESTIOU STREET
106 71 ATHENS
Greece
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Mr Christos Theodorou
Work Department
Corporate & Commercial
Position
Partner, Head of Litigation Team
Career
Christos Theodorou specializes in corporate and financial law, with a focus on deregulation and large-scale transactions. He primarily advises on insurance, administrative, and general commercial law. Christos has extensive experience conducting due diligence on undertakings for the purpose of sale, mergers and acquisitions, and IPOs/listing on the stock exchange. He is also highly skilled in administrative law, with experience in licensing and advisory work, as well as litigation before the Supreme Administrative Court of Greece.
Christos has extensive knowledge of Greek regulatory authorities’ operation regarding licensing and transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions of insurance companies and pharmaceutical companies. He is also an experienced lawyer in handling insurance claims, with an excellent understanding of insurance companies’ internal workings and their claims handling practices and procedures. Christos specializes in managerial employee agreements and benefits, trade union and data protection issues, and employment-related M&A matters.
As an experienced litigator, Christos has handled numerous cases before the Greek civil and administrative courts of all instances. His cases range from pharmaceutical claims against the NHS and insurance claims to exclusive distribution conflicts and administrative/tax disputes.
Languages
Greek, French, English.
Memberships
Member of HILA (Hellenic Insurance Law Association).
Education
University of Athens Law School (Diploma, 1984); University of Paris II (D.E.A. Droit prive general, 1986 and D.E.A. Sociologie du Droit et Relations Sociales, 1987).
Lawyer Rankings
Greece > Insurance
Rokas Law Firm has cemented its place at the top of the insurance law market through its extensive work on contentious, regulatory and policy wording matters, with assistance covering Greek, EU and US law issues. The team is well versed in representing domestic and international companies in court litigation and alternative dispute resolution, with founding partner Ioannis Rokas
being an expert in global and local insurance undertakings before Greek and English Courts. Alkistis Christofilou and Christos Theodorou specialise in financial law and regulatory compliance. Antonios Tsavdaridis is an experienced arbitration practitioner, and Nick Boutsikos is knowledgeable in private insurance law. Viktoria Chatzara left the firm in July 2023.
Greece > Commercial, corporate and M&A
Fielding a team of ‘exceptionally professional’ lawyers, Rokas Law Firm has in-depth expertise in assisting its clients with complex spin-offs and M&A transactions, along with regulatory compliance issues. Operating out of Athens, Alkistis Christofilou is an expert in restructurings and the integration of financial conglomerates in Greece, Christos Theodorou specialises in general commercial law issues, and Antonios Tsavdaridis has vast experience in international trade law proceedings. Dimitrios Chatzimichael is knowledgeable on insurance law affairs, and Alexis Foskinis is also highlighted.
Greece > Dispute resolution
Displaying vast expertise in the energy, pharmaceuticals, and maritime industries, the ‘commercially minded’ team at Rokas Law Firm regularly acts on behalf of clients in arbitration and complex litigation. Operating out of Athens, Christos Theodorou and Antonios Tsavdaridis jointly lead the practice; the former specialises in corporate and financial cases, and the latter concentrates on international disputes. Nick Boutsikos is another experienced litigator. Andriani Kantilieraki is also noted.