Julia Pournara > Platis – Anastassiadis & Associates Law Partnership > Athens, Greece > Lawyer Profile

Platis – Anastassiadis & Associates Law Partnership
8B CHIMARRAS
MAROUSSI
151 25, ATHENS
Greece
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Position

Partner

Career

Julia is Partner – Corporate & Commercial Law attorney with “Platis – Anastassiadis & Associates Law Partnership”, member of EY Greece. She joined the firm in 2019.

Prior to joining the firm, she headed for 12 years the Healthcare & Life Sciences Practice in a tier-one law firm in Athens. She specializes in Competition Law, M&As, Healthcare & Life Sciences Law, Agency and Distribution. With a strong background also on M&As and competition law, Julia has developed in-depth experience in advising leading multinational clients of the healthcare sector on different regulatory and commercial matters, spanning from compliance and ethics, to commercial arrangements. Highlights of her practice include assistance in compliance audits and external investigations of pharmaceutical and medical devices companies, support in the acquisitions of pharma and medical devices businesses in Greece and the post-acquisition integration, negotiation of different co-operation agreements and supporting GSK in the renowned parallel trade case. She has extensive experience in advising companies in the life sciences sector on complex matters, including clawback and rebates, codes of conduct and interaction with HCPs, good distribution practices and marketing activities, product authorizations and registrations, ex-officio investigations, corporate reorganizations and acquisitions.

Languages

English, French

Memberships

Julia is a member of the Athens Bar Association.

Education

Julia has a Degree in Law from the Kapodistrian University of Athens and an LL.M in European Commercial Law  from Bristol University, UK, with a focus on Competition Law.

Lawyer Rankings

Greece > EU and competition

Demonstrating the ‘highest technical competence and innovative thinking’, Platis – Anastassiadis & Associates Law Partnership advises clients from across the public, energy and pharmaceutical sectors on complex competition law issues and during proceedings brought by the Hellenic Competition Commission. The department is jointly led from Athens by the ‘very experienced’ Lia Vitzilaiou and Julia Pournara, who specialise in agency and distribution affairs, along with antitrust compliance matters.

Greece > Commercial, corporate and M&A

Described as a team with ‘knowledge, skills, and a professional attitude’, Platis – Anastassiadis & Associates Law Partnership is adept at solving corporate, commercial, and M&A matters, particularly within the pharmaceutical, technology, and commodities sectors. In Athens, Julia Pournara and Lia Vitzilaiou co-head the outfit, with the former specialising in handling commercial transactions and compliance matters, whilst the latter focuses on M&A, antitrust, and EU law issues.