GREECE Law and Practice Contributed by: Anastasia Dritsa, Elisabeth Eleftheriades, Vicky Kriketou, Irene Kyriakides, Ioanna Kyriazi, Victoria Mertikopoulou, Claire Pavlou and Panagiotis Pothos, Kyriakides Georgopoulos Law Firm
Ioanna Kyriazi is a leading employment law expert and the Head of the Employment Practice at Kyriakides Georgopoulos Law Firm. She is renowned for providing strategic and effective legal advice to
Claire Pavlou is a partner at Kyriakides Georgopoulos Law Firm with extensive experience in M&A, corporate and commercial law. She advises on private M&A transactions, group restructurings and joint
clients across various industries. With a client- centric approach, Ioanna helps employers navigate the complexities of managing their workforce, ensuring compliance, and mitigating risks. As an active litigator, Ioanna has a proven track record in representing employers in high-stakes litigation, arbitration, and mediation procedures, as well as representing and advising companies in collective bargaining negotiations, large-scale redundancy projects. mergers and acquisitions, and business reorganisations. Ioanna has been consistently ranked in leading legal directories such as Chambers and Partners, with clients highlighting her in-depth knowledge, strategic thinking, and commitment to client service.
ventures, both domestic and cross-border. Her practice spans the full transaction life cycle, from legal due diligence and strategic advice to drafting and negotiating complex transaction documents. Claire has acted on significant acquisitions across a wide range of sectors, including pharmaceuticals, medical devices, telecommunications, aviation, food, cosmetics, mining and construction materials. She also has considerable experience in franchising, aircraft financing and leasing, advising Greek and international clients on complex commercial transactions.
Panagiotis Pothos heads the Tax Department at Kyriakides Georgopoulos Law Firm and is a member of its Private Wealth practice. He advises multinational groups, listed and private companies, high net
Victoria Mertikopoulou is competition law partner at Kyriakides Georgopoulos Law Firm with over 25 years’ experience in competition/ antitrust law, and served as a board member (Commissioner – Rapporteur)
worth individuals and family offices on corporate and M&A taxation, international tax, VAT, indirect taxation, real estate, shipping and private wealth structuring. He regularly assists clients with cross- border investments and complex corporate and financial transactions and represents them before the tax authorities and administrative courts. Panagiotis is a member of the Taxation Committee of the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce, a frequent speaker at tax conferences and a contributor to leading tax publications.
of the Hellenic Competition Commission (HCC) until 2019. She represents international and Greek clients before the European Commission, the HCC and other competent authorities and courts in antitrust cases, investigations and cross-border and domestic mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures. Her practice focuses on all types of antitrust and competition procedures, including leniency, settlement, commitments, merger control and dawn raids. She also advises clients under the foreign direct investment (FDI) screening regime and Digital Services Act (DSA). She is consistently ranked in leading legal directories.
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