Mrs Alkistis Christofilou > Rokas Law Firm > Athens, Greece > Lawyer Profile
Rokas Law Firm Offices
25, 25A BOUKOURESTIOU STREET
106 71 ATHENS
Greece
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Mrs Alkistis Christofilou
Work Department
Corporate Law , Business Law , Mergers and Acquisitions , Insurance Enterprise Law , Telecommunications Law.
Position
Managing Partner
Career
Born in Athens, Greece; Member of the Athens Bar; authorized to appear before Greek Courts of all instances.
Heading the Rokas Corporate and M&A team, she has over 25 years’ experience in composite national and cross-border transactions involving clients from regulated markets including insurance, media, energy, and e-communications, as well as general commercial undertakings. She has engaged in the establishment, acquisition, restructuring and integration of financial conglomerates in Greece and in SEE. She also actively engages in regulatory and advisory practice with emphasis on insurance and financial law, telecommunications, and pharmaceuticals. She has thorough regional knowledge of the SE European area through working closely with Rokas’ regional offices and through her direct involvement in EU and World Bank funded projects aiming at the integration of the acquis communautaire in the fields of regulated utility networks (energy), insurance and financial law.
Languages
Greek, English, German.
Memberships
- Co-Chair of Association International de Droit des Assurances Europe (European arm of AIDA)
- BoD Member, Hellenic Insurance Law Association (HILA)
Education
University of Athens Law School (Ptycheion); London School of Economics and Political Science (LL.M.); trained in negotiation of bilateral and multilateral matters (Harvard Kennedy School of Gov’t training).
Lawyer Rankings
Greece > Insurance
(Leading individuals)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.