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Defense & Aviation

Bernitsas Law

Athens, Greece
+302103615395
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Deals

– Development of the New Heraklion Airport (Kastelli)
We advised Vinci and Aktor in relation to their participation in the public tender for the award of a concession contract for the design, construction, financing, operation, maintenance and exploitation of the new international airport at Heraklion, Crete and design, construction, financing of its road accesses.

– Concession of 14 Regional Airports
We advised Intrakat in their entry into two EPC (engineering, planning and construction) agreements, with a total value of €357m, with Fraport Greece for the implementation of construction studies and works at 14 regional airports on the mainland and islands. Under a 40-year concession, Fraport Greece will undertake the management, operation, upgrade and maintenance of the airports. This is the first time in the history of Greek concessions that the contractor is neither a sponsor nor an entity affiliated with the concessionaire, making this a tripartite negotiation involving entities with distinct and divergent interests.

– Tender for Sale of Stake in Athens International Airport (AIA)
We advised a bidder in relation to its participation in the tender conducted by the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) for the sale of a 30% stake in AIA.

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Team Services

Our practice supports domestic and foreign companies across the full lifecycle of complex, security-sensitive projects and transactions in Greece, combining deep sector knowledge with compliance expertise in the highly regulated area of Defense & Aviation.

Our team advises on public procurement, contractual frameworks, financing, regulatory and licensing, tax, employment, data protection, cybersecurity, sanctions, export controls and trade compliance, with an emphasis on practical execution in highly regulated environments. We advise on defense and aviation technologies, including military hardware, state-of-the-art software and AI systems and operate according to the highest standards of confidentiality, information security and ethical conduct.

  • Defense
  • Aviation
  • Procurement