Dr Antonios Tsavdaridis > Rokas Law Firm > Athens, Greece > Lawyer Profile

Rokas Law Firm
25, 25A BOUKOURESTIOU STREET
106 71 ATHENS
Greece
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Work Department

Arbitration & Litigation, International Trade Law, Commercial Law, Insurance & Maritime Law, Construction & Energy Law, Investment Law

Position

Partner

Career

Admitted 1991, Thessaloniki; 2000, Athens; authorized to appear before the Greek Supreme Courts and lower Courts; Lecturer at the Faculty of Law of the Democritus University.

He is the Head of Arbitration at Rokas (Athens), specialises in dispute resolution and especially international arbitration and has an extensive experience of more than two decades in disputes involving arbitration before the leading arbitration centres around the world and under the most widely used arbitration rules (including ICC, LCIA, UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules et al.), and has acted in a variety of arbitral seats, including London, Paris, Vienna, Athens etc.

He has acted as counsel, advisor or arbitrator (chairman and co-arbitrator) for many parties including governments and multinational corporations in various disputes involving mainly issues of international transactions & conflicts of laws, insurance & reinsurance, shipping, construction, energy.

He has also an extensive litigation experience of more than two decades before Greek Courts of all instances, in complex cases involving the same areas as in arbitration.

Languages

Greek, English, French

Memberships

Secretary General of the European Court of Arbitration; President of its Greek Chapter;
Vice-President of the Greek Arbitration Association;
Vice-President of the Piraeus Association for Maritime Arbitration;
Member of the ICC Hellas Executive Committee of the Greek Committee on International Arbitration;
Treasurer of the Association International de Droit des Assurances (AIDA), Greek Chapter;
Member of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA).

Education

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Law School (Ph.D. in International Arbitration [summa cum laude], 1998, M.A. in Conflicts of Laws, 1993; Diploma,1989); London School of Economics (LL.M. in Arbitration & Maritime Law, 1993).

Leisure

An avid reader of history books, listener of music, swimmer and traveller.

Lawyer Rankings

Greece > Commercial, corporate and M&A

Primarily overseeing multi-jurisdictional M&A transactions in the tourism and insurance brokerage fields, Rokas Law Firm shows an ‘exceptional blend of expertise and responsiveness’ when advising clients. The team is led from Athens by Alkistis Christofilou, Christos Theodorou and Antonios Tsavdaridis, each specialising in all aspects of commercial law, arbitration and IPOs. Dimitrios Chatzimichael is knowledgeable in corporate law cases, Alexios Foskinis focuses on competition law issues, while Sofia Getimi concentrates on trade mark and patent protection issues. Marily Garyfallou is also noted.

Greece > Insurance

Drawing upon its extensive contentious expertise, Rokas Law Firm has a specific focus on insurance claims, misappropriation of bank deposit issues and the reservation of insurer’s rights of cancellation cases. It can regularly be found representing energy companies and financial institutions. The firm has a strong track record in regulated markets, often handling M&A transactions, regulatory compliance and winding-up proceedings. Based out of Athens, founding partner Ioannis Rokas specialises in complex insurance litigation and arbitration cases. Alkistis Christofilou primarily focuses on the finance, telecoms and pharmaceutical sectors, and Christos Theodorou is knowledgeable in IPOs and financial law matters. Antonios Tsavdaridis is experienced in advising on major European disputes, and Nikolaos Boutsikos is an expert litigator.

Greece > Dispute resolution

(Leading partners)

Antonios TsavdaridisRokas Law Firm

Adhering to ‘very high standards’, Rokas Law Firm covers domestic and international arbitration, alongside insurance and commercial litigation proceedings. Predominantly focusing on the pharmaceutical, maritime and energy sectors, the practice has experience in the First Instance Court and the Court of Appeals. Christos Theodorou and Antonios Tsavdaridis jointly lead the department, specialising in ICC arbitrations and complex insurance claims, while Nick Boutsikos is a strong IP litigator. Andreas Papastathis is knowledgeable in disputes arising out of insurance contract terms. Andriani Kantilieraki is also a key contact.