GREECE Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: John C Dryllerakis, Claire Sergaki and Vasileios Plakoulas Dryllerakis Law Firm Dryllerakis Law Firm was established in Athens in 1971 and numbers more than 35 partners and asso - ciates. The firm has one of the largest dispute resolu - tion practices in Greece, with experience in managing disputes across all industry sectors and in handling high-stakes commercial and investor-state arbitra - tions under the rules and procedures of all the major arbitral institutions. Members of the firm also serve as arbitrators. The arbitration team recently achieved a significant success in a multimillion-euro COVID-
19-related arbitration under the LCIA Rules. Key cli - ents of the firm’s dispute resolution practice include major operators across a diverse range of industries, such as ELAIS-Unilever Hellas S.A., Aegean Airlines, Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator S.A. (HEDNO S.A.), Helleniq Energy Holdings S.A., Mondelez Europe Services GmbH (Greek Branch), Burlington Books, Minoan Lines, Olympic Brewery (CARLSBERG Group), Lampsa S.A., Praktiker Hellas S.A. and Beiersdorf Group.
Authors
John C Dryllerakis is the senior managing partner of Dryllerakis Law Firm and is active in all fields of business law, including specialising in corporate law, M&A, tax, competition law and arbitration. He has served as
Claire Sergaki is a partner at Dryllerakis Law Firm. Claire specialises in international and domestic arbitration. She has advised and represented companies and State-owned entities in arbitrations
arbitrator, party representative and legal expert in numerous institutional and ad hoc arbitrations and has advised and represented companies and state-owned entities in domestic and international arbitrations under the ICC, LCIA, UNCITRAL and Greek arbitration rules. John’s experience includes engineering, energy (electricity and natural gas), construction, mining, commodities, antitrust and state aid and shareholders’ disputes.
under the ICC, UNCITRAL, LCIA, ICSID and Greek arbitration rules. Claire’s track record demonstrates significant experience in disputes arising in the energy, construction, financial and gambling sectors, as well as in disputes relating to concession agreements and defence sector agreements. She also represents clients in arbitration-related court proceedings, including proceedings for the setting aside, recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards. Before joining the Firm, Claire gained experience in international commercial and investment arbitration at leading international law firms in Paris and London.
Vasileios Plakoulas is an associate at Dryllerakis Law Firm. He is primarily active in domestic and international arbitration and has participated in the handling of arbitration cases administered under the ICC, LCIA and
Greek arbitration rules, as well as arbitration-related litigation, such as set-aside and the enforcement of arbitral awards. Vasileios bolstered his energy arbitration experience by working as a seconded lawyer to a rapidly growing start-up company involved in the energy sector.
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