Mr Petros Machas > Machas & Partners Law Firm > Athens, Greece > Lawyer Profile
Machas & Partners Law Firm Offices
8, Koumpari Str
Athens 10674
Greece
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Mr Petros Machas
Work Department
Litigation, Criminal Law & White-Collar Crime, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Corporate/Commercial, Investment Law
Position
Founding Partner, Chairman
Career
Petros Machas is the Founding Partner and Chairman of Machas & Partners, one of the most dynamic and fast-growing law firms in Greece.
In 2011, Petros was a Senior Associate in one of the oldest law firms in Greece, handling several complex commercial deals and high-profile cases both in Greece and abroad. In his career, Petros has developed a strategic pro-business approach and has earned the respect of his peers and clients for his solid, proactive and effective multi-jurisdictional practice.
Machas & Partners is acknowledged for its cross-border litigation practice and for providing high quality services in demanding and sophisticate corporate deals. Its experience spans M&As, real estate, privatizations and energy, as well as capital markets, banking and finance matters including syndicated loans, convertible & HY bonds, debt restructuring, asset or trade finance in the fields of real estate, concessions, energy etc.
Petros has spoken at numerous international conferences on the legal framework for investments in Greece, Real Estate Projects and PPPs and has been the advisor to the Greek Ministry of Development for drafting the new Investment Law.
Petros is ranked as a lawyer in Dispute Resolution (Band 4) and in White Collar Crime (Spotlight Table) by Chambers Europe.
Languages
Greek, English, German, French
Memberships
Admissions:
Athens Bar Association, 1998
Member of the European Criminal Bar Association (ECBA)
Registered European Lawyer, Solicitors Regulatory Authority – England, Wales
Education
University of Athens Law School (LL.B)
Julius Maximilians Universitaet Wuerzburg (LL.M. hons)
Lawyer Rankings
Greece > Banking, finance and capital markets
The ‘small but dynamic’ and ‘entrepreneurial’ team at Machas & Partners Law Firm
has a ‘wealth of knowledge and proficiency in handling the intricacies of financial structures’, both from a domestic and cross-border perspective. The scope of this work includes covenant-lite and high-yield debt products in relation to acquisition finance mandates, as well as highly structured products and NPL-related work, where the firm is noted for its ability to handle securitisations encompassing various receivable types, alongside synthetic and traditional securitisation activities. With an ‘unparalleled dedication to client success’, Petros Machas ‘leads the firm with aplomb’, with valuable support from the likes of the ‘ferociously bright and technically brilliant’ Sonia Saranti, who was promoted to partner in January 2024.
Greece > Commercial, corporate and M&A
(Firms to watch)Headed by Petros Machas, the Machas & Partners Law Firm team has extensive expertise in handling cross-border M&A transactions, joint ventures, and private equity schemes.
Greece > White-collar crime
Representing both corporate and private clients, the criminal law team at Machas & Partners Law Firm has expertise in fraud and embezzlement claims. Petros Machas and Alexandros Androutsopoulos co-head the department, bringing in-depth insight into fraud perpetrated against the Greek State as well as corporate cross-border matters. Associate Dimitrios Zanganas is an expert in criminal law, specifically in cases involving white-collar crime.
Greece > Real estate and construction
(Firms to watch)Headed by the Athens-based duo of Petros Machas and Maria Antoniadou, Machas & Partners Law Firm specialises in the financing and development sides of real estate projects, along with negotiating and drafting lease agreements.
Lawyer Rankings
- White-collar crime Greece
- Banking, finance and capital markets Greece
- Firms to watch Greece > Real estate and construction
- Firms to watch Greece > Commercial, corporate and M&A