Regularly representing Greek and international clients in major claims relating to securities, antitrust and insurance law, the Politis & Partners team has vast experience before the First Instance Court and Supreme Court. Based out of Athens, Vangelis Politis advises financial institutions and equity issuers, frequently managing litigation and arbitration proceedings, while Nikolaos Anastopoulos is described as ‘committed’, with ’hands-on experience’. Emmanouil Savoidakis is knowledgeable in ADR, and Dimitrios Theodoropoulos is also cited as a key contact.
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Profile
Position
Managing Partner
Career
Vangelis practices in the areas of Commercial and Corporate Law, M&A, Banking & Finance and Litigation & Arbitration. He has acted as counsel and lead counsel in some of the largest privatization projects in Greece. He works closely with corporate and finance clients and his capital markets experience covers advising financial institutions and debt and equity issuers in numerous IPOs of Greek companies covering most industry and financial sectors.
He has represented buyers, sellers and financial institutions in various investment projects and all types of acquisitions and dispositions, including energy development projects, health care related companies, e-commerce and communications related businesses, IT services and products companies, and many types of companies on industrial and financial services.
His over 25 years trial and litigation experience covers a wide range of areas, including complex commercial lawsuits, banking, securities and insurance litigation and intellectual property and employment disputes. Vangelis has represented many clients on multi-million international arbitrations and at the Greek Supreme Court.
He has served as outside general counsel to a number of publicly-held entities and has extensive experience in corporate counselling as to disclosure matters, restructurings and a wide variety of business-related legal matters.
Vangelis Politis has been invited as speaker in corporate and securities laws conferences and is the author of the book “Public Disclosure: An obligation of companies with listed shares”, a book published by Sakkoulas Publications (2002). He has been also a contributing author on “Sociétés Anonymes”, published by Sakkoulas Publications (editions 2013 & 2020), as well as of many articles in the field of corporate and securities law published in Greek and foreign law reviews.
Languages
Greek, English and French
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Testimonials
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‘A small team of dedicated professionals that provide a more focused approach to legal issues. Attentive and readily available to discuss any issues that come up.’
‘Vangelis Politis is a professional lawyer with huge experience. He is very approachable. He gives careful consideration to all issues involved before providing his advice.'
- 'Nikos Anastopoulos is a committed lawyer with hands-on experience. He is results-driven and strives to provide the best possible outcome for his clients.’
‘The team has deep specialization in different fields of law (e.g., corporate law, intellectual property, litigation, regulatory, etc.). They provide innovative solutions to complex legal issues. The Team focuses on understanding clients’ business needs and tailoring legal strategies accordingly. This goes beyond providing legal advice to offering practical, commercially viable solutions. The team works closely with clients, becoming partners in their success rather than just service providers. Available when needed, respond promptly, and offer consistent communication.’
‘Track record of success—whether through wins in court or settlements demonstrates their capability and reliability. Dedication and commitment to Client service. Creative Problem Solving. Deep understanding of the business. Vangelis Politis- Managing Partner. Of course, apart from the vast knowledge and deep expertise he has, he invests in building long term meaningful relationship with the client. He is accessible and easy to communicate with. Nikos Anastopoulos. Partner. Nikos has deep understanding and knowledge in litigations matters covering different areas of the law. He is very responsive with great communication skills.’
‘Thorough Knowledge, strong business acumen, thirst for knowledge and understanding of the issues at hand, character, resourceful, solutions oriented, talented individuals.’
'They have extensive knowledge of business law in general and provide a variety of services.'
'Vangelis Politis is a pragmatic professional. He leads an independent law firm, and this is a very important criterion for us. We know that we can get an immediate reaction in case we have a question in Greek law.’
Key clients
- European Commission
- SPI Energy Co. Ltd (SPI)
- Heliex Power Ltd.
- Bausch Health
- Technolas Perfect Vision GmbH
- Abbott Laboratories Hellas S.A.
- Bosch Rexroth Automation Systems S.A.
- Sun Chemical Publications Hellas S.A.
- Eurobank S.A.
- ES Broadcast Hire Ltd
Work highlights
Represents the European Commission in litigation cases against beneficiaries of European Framework subsidy programmes.
Representing SPI Energy in a multi-layered, multi-party, complex litigation involving parallel arbitration proceedings in Malta.
Advises Bausch Health Hellas on a number of arbitration and litigation proceedings with former distributors, suppliers and employees.