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Machas & Partners Law Firm

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With the ‘exceptional strategic player’ Petros Machas at the helm, Machas & Partners Law Firm has significant expertise in handling breach of trust claims and complex embezzlement proceedings. The team is routinely involved in filing applications before the Supreme Court, as Machas is a specialist in all aspects of cross-border litigation and finance matters, while the ’extremely diligent’ Dimitrios Zanganas predominantly focuses on money laundering and forgery issues.
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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘High technology profile, scientific evidence-based approach, availability and effective collaboration with the clients.’

  • ‘Petros Machas & Dimitris Zaganas- Ethics, integrity, professionalism, experience, knowledge, expertise.’

  • ‘The team is staffed by specialized lawyers trained in combative and advisory law, thus making it capable and worthy to cope with the most difficult expectations of each client.’

  • ‘I think the uniqueness of Machas & Partners is the efficiency and expertise of their lawyers. They work exceptionally well as a team and there is a clear distinction between each lawyer’s primary functions/expertise. This makes them so much more solid than other firms where many lawyers are generalists.'

  • ‘Petros Machas: Exceptional strategic player who always keeps calm and makes the right decisions in the right moments. I have met very few lawyers like Mr Machas that combine soft and hard skills and are always a step ahead of the case.'

  • 'Dimitrios Zanganas: Extremely diligent and methodical. A very good supporting player in white-collar crime cases.’

Key clients

  • Sciens International Investments & Holdings S.A.
  • Vermillion Private Company
  • Beker Trading Limited & Beker Ltd.
  • Okaa S.A.
  • Eurofrigo International
  • Holy Diocese of Zakynthos, the Monastery of Saint Georgios Krimnon and the Anafonitria Monastery

Work highlights

Representing the civil claimants with respect to the felonies of false certification and fraud committed by the defendants causing damage to the Holy Diocese, the legal entity under public law with the name “Monastery of Saint Georgios Krimnon” and the legal entity under public law with the name “Anafonitria Monastery” in the amount of EUR 17.6 M.
Defending a former bank branch manager who faced the charges of felony forgery and felony fraud.
Defending the former Executive Director and the former Marketing Director of the Hellenic Football Federation against allegations concerning the offence of breach of trust involving an amount exceeding the total value of one hundred twenty thousand euros (120,000€) and relating to a contract for the provision of travel services.

Practice head

Petros Machas

Other key lawyers

Dimitrios Zanganas