Drakopoulos > Bucharest, Romania > Firm Profile

Drakopoulos
99 Dacia Boulevard
030167 Bucharest
Romania

Romania > Intellectual property Tier 3

Drakopoulos advises on IP portfolio management, trade mark registration, and patent licensing, as well as on transactional IP matters including licensing and franchise agreements, and the IP aspects of M&A. The firm's Bucharest office has a niche speciality in advising companies operating in both countries. Multinational heavyweights including Grupo Bimbo and Nestle are among the clients to instruct the team on day-to-day filing and prosecution. Adrian Roseti leads the group and focuses on infringement disputes, trade mark litigation, and anti-counterfeit matters.

Practice head(s):

Adrian Roseti

Key clients

Nestlé

Roshen

Ficosota

Subway

Indivior

Grupo Bimbo

Darden Restaurants

Gama Healthcare

ETi

Cofco

ADAC

Work highlights

  • Advising Indivior on its trade mark portfolio in Romania.
  • Advising Grupo Bimbo on trade mark portfolio management.
  • Represented ADAC in a trade mark infringement case.

Greece > Commercial, corporate and M&A

Advising shareholders, multinational entities, and international law firms on cross-border M&A, leveraged buyouts, and joint ventures, the Drakopoulos practice is highly regarded for its vast expertise, which spans across a multitude of industries. The team regularly handles all elements of corporate advisory issues, including corporate finance and agreements, alongside drafting complex purchase and supply contracts. Panagiotis Drakopoulos and Mika Lalaouni co-head the group from Athens, with the former specialising in dealing with multi-jurisdictional commercial transactions, and the latter focusing on real estate matters. Georgia Konstantinidou regularly acts on behalf of Greek and foreign institutions, whilst Alexandros Katsantonis concentrates on public procurement affairs.

Practice head(s):

Panagiotis Drakopoulos; Mika Lalaouni

Key clients

Orhpee Beinoglou International Forwarders S.A.

Ricardo PLC

Pepco Poland

QTerminals W.L.L.

Procaffe S.p.A.

Softone Group of Companies

Mellon Group of Companies

Reckitt Benckiser Hygiene Home

Mediterranean Gas S.A.

Italgas S.p.A.

Brook Lane Capital

TUI Group

Osborne Clarke

Wings ICT Solutions Information and Communication Technologies

Blu Kouzina Pte Ltd

Livewise S.A.

VI.DA.MA Filati S.R.L

Work highlights

  • Advised the shareholders of Orphee Beinoglou International Forwarders S.A. on the €90 million sale of their majority stake in Orphee Beinoglou to H.I.G. Capital.
  • Advised Ricardo PLC on the €27.2 million acquisition of 93% of the share capital of E3-Modelling Energy-Economy-Environment.
  • Advised Softone Group of Companies on the €2 million acquisition of CosmoΟne Hellas.

Drakopoulos has been providing consulting and legal advice to businesses since 1992. The firm possesses extensive resources and know-how to cover a wide range of services and handle substantial and complex transactions; our deep and talented roster of legal professionals provides service quality and legal expertise, leveraging the interests of both our domestic and international clientele, being dedicated to their successful operation.

We respond efficiently to complex legal problems with flexible solutions, helping clients to achieve their business objectives. The firm represents the interests of major national and international businesses, including multinational companies and companies listed on major stock exchange markets, active in several industries, including consumer goods, food and beverage, health and medical, real estate and construction, tourism, energy and environment, information technology, telecommunications, logistics, media and advertising, sports and entertainment, publishing, banking and finance, capital markets, consulting, retail, automotive, manufacturing, defence, government agencies, equities and trusts.

Drakopoulos is distinguished for providing quality legal services at the highest international standards. The firm’s “One Instruction, One Invoice” approach aims at offering a uniform service, geared towards having clients with multinational presence avoid dealing with multiple interfaces, legal systems and mentalities; instead, the firm offers one single point of reference, interface and style of service for multiple jurisdictions in the entire Southeast Europe (SEE) region and beyond, anywhere in the world.

When advising our domestic and international clients, we maintain an active, efficient and pro-business approach smoothly coordinating the procedure across multiple jurisdictions, overcoming language issues and fee arrangement complexities.

Our main offices are located in Athens, Bucharest and Nicosia.

Department Name Email Telephone
Managing Partner Panagiotis Drakopoulos pdrakopoulos@drakopoulos-law.com +30 2106836561
Partner Adrian Roseti aroseti@drakopoulos-law.com +40 213000154
Photo Name Position Profile
Panagiotis Drakopoulos photo Mr Panagiotis Drakopoulos Managing Partner
Adrian Roseti photo Mr Adrian Roseti Partner
Greek, English, French, Romanian

Drakopoulos has been providing consulting and legal advice to businesses since 1992. The firm possesses extensive resources and know-how to cover a wide range of services and handle substantial and complex transactions; our deep and talented roster of legal professionals provides service quality and legal expertise, leveraging the interests of both our domestic and international clientele, being dedicated to their successful operation.

We respond efficiently to complex legal problems with flexible solutions, helping clients to achieve their business objectives. The firm represents the interests of major national and international businesses, including multinational companies and companies listed on major stock exchange markets, active in several industries, including consumer goods, food and beverage, health and medical, real estate and construction, tourism, energy and environment, information technology, telecommunications, logistics, media and advertising, sports and entertainment, publishing, banking and finance, capital markets, consulting, retail, automotive, manufacturing, defence, government agencies, equities and trusts.

Drakopoulos is distinguished for providing quality legal services at the highest international standards. The firm’s “One Instruction, One Invoice” approach aims at offering a uniform service, geared towards having clients with multinational presence avoid dealing with multiple interfaces, legal systems and mentalities; instead, the firm offers one single point of reference, interface and style of service for multiple jurisdictions in the entire SE Europe region and beyond, anywhere in the world.

We believe that businesses must deliver social value alongside financial value, by adopting inclusion policies actively promoting equality, diversity, and visibility in the work environment.

When advising our domestic and international clients, we maintain an active, efficient and pro-business approach smoothly coordinating the procedure across multiple jurisdictions, overcoming language issues and fee arrangement complexities.

Our main offices are located in Athens, Bucharest and Nicosia.

Department Name Email Telephone
Managing Partner Panagiotis Drakopoulos pdrakopoulos@drakopoulos-law.com +30 210 6836561
Head of Corporate and M&A practice Mika Lalaouni mlalaouni@drakopoulos-law.com +30 210 6836561
Head of IP practice Michalis Kosmopoulos mkosmopoulos@drakopoulos-law.coms +30 210 6836561
Greek, English, French, Romanian
Drakopoulos is a member of the Diversity Charter for Greek Businesses.