The market-leading corporate team at POTAMITISVEKRIS is known for its international outlook, sector-specific expertise, and ability to manage complex cross-border transactions and major privatisations. The team has handled deals exceeding €10 billion across sectors such as finance, energy, telecoms, healthcare, media and tourism. Stathis Potamitis is active in banking, M&A, and restructuring, while George Bersis focuses on public company transactions. Alexander Metallinos specialises in banking and finance, Alexandros Kortesis in the life sciences and healthcare sectors, and Vassilis Stergiou in corporate restructuring. Theologos Mintzas is recognised for his experience in real estate and privatisation matters. Maria Perifanou is also a key team member. The seven practitioners lead the team. Spyros Roussakis, Eleana Baya, Elena Theocharakou and Konstantinos Rachianiotis are also noted.
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Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- ‘Ms. Theocharakou and Mr. V. Stegriou provide an exceptionally high level of service, characterised by swift response times, strong business acumen and industry knowledge, sound and appropriate advice, a deeply skilled team and excellent value for money.'
- ‘Potamitisvekris is the best law firm in Corporate Law and M&A transactions in Greece. The team (partners and associates) are always available to assist you and provide accurate and solid advice.'
- ‘Konstantinos Rachianiotis and Vassilis Stergiou form one of the best legal teams in my experience. Both are very accurate and responsive, while they remain calm in even difficult negotiations with counterparties. They are very persistent in trying to reach their ultimate goal to secure their client's best interests and of course the execution of the deal.’
- ‘POTAMITISVEKRIS has a highly responsive and knowledgeable team, which provides business-oriented and cost-effective advice. They have vast and broad experience in Corporate and Commercial Law and M&A. I feel that the deal is in good hands and that any legal risks are minimised or immediately brought to my attention when I have POTAMITISVEKRIS as a legal advisor.’
- ‘Alexandros Kortesis stands out for his contribution in Healthcare projects. He has superior legal knowledge, he is highly specialised in a demanding industry, and has managed tough communications with the sellers in our M&A discussions. He is the definition of a trusted advisor for our company as we have collaborated on very challenging projects and he has come up with innovative solutions to our problems.'
- 'Eleana Baya and Konstantina Kyriakopoulou go above and beyond - their response times are timely and they offer a very high calibre of client service. We have also worked with George Bersis, a partner who has an amazing depth and breadth of legal knowledge, with superior communication skills, and is instrumental in assisting our team in difficult situations.’
Key clients
- EOS Capital
- ELLAKTOR
- Lafarge Holcim
- Piraeus Bank
- DIORASIS
- DECA
- Alpha Bank
- Oaktree Capital Management
- Fairfax Financial Holdings
- Sony
- Matrix Pack Group
- ACI Worldwide
Work highlights
Advised GEK TERNA S.A., a leading Greek conglomerate listed on the Athens Exchange, on the sale of its majority stake in TERNA ENERGY, the largest renewables investor in Greece, to Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC – Masdar, the UAE’s clean energy leader.
Advised a consortium consisting of DIMAND S.A. and Premia Properties, two of Greece's largest development and real estate investors, along with EBRD, on their successful participation in the competitive tender process initiated by ALPHA BANK S.A.
Acted as legal counsel in the signing of the Share Purchase Agreement (SPA) for the sale of ELLAKTOR’s 100% stake in its subsidiary AKTOR CONCESSIONS S.A. to Aktor S.A.
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Practice head
George Bersis; Stathis Potamitis; Alexander Metallinos; Alexandros Kortesis; Theologos Mintzas; Maria Perifanou; Vassilis Stergiou
Other key lawyers
Spyros Roussakis; Eleana Baya; Elena Theocharakou; Konstantinos Rachianiotis; Konstantina Kyriakopoulou