GREECE Law and Practice Contributed by: John Kyriakides, Vicky Kriketou, Angeliki Stryftou and Konstantinos Lygkonis, Kyriakides Georgopoulos Law Firm
Kyriakides Georgopoulos Law Firm is a leading full- service law firm in Greece, with well over 100 law- yers, dating back to the 1930s. Its client base has traditionally been both domestic and international, underscoring the breadth and depth of its techni- cal expertise and understanding of local and foreign practice and culture. The firm’s partners and lawyers are active participants in major international law or- ganisations and networks, including the International Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the Antitrust Alliance and the Employment Law Alliance,
among others. Kyriakides Georgopoulos has best- friends relations with all major law firms and inter- national law alliances, and is a founding member of the South East Europe Legal Group (SEE Legal), a regional alliance of major law firms from 12 countries in South-Eastern Europe established in 2003 with a combined manpower of over 450 lawyers. Kyriakides Georgopoulos’ performance is consistently ranked highly by Chambers and Partners Global and Cham- bers and Partners Europe.
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John Kyriakides serves as the managing partner of Kyriakides Georgopoulos, is head of dispute resolution, and is admitted before the Greek Supreme Court. He handles civil and criminal litigation,
Angeliki Stryftou is part of the civil and criminal litigation and arbitration practice group at Kyriakides Georgopoulos, where she provides support handling a variety of judicial cases for domestic and international
representing corporates in commercial disputes and white-collar cases, including internal audits and investigations. He leads the firm’s gaming and betting practice on regulatory, compliance and corporate issues. Since 2009, he has served on AmCham Greece’s Board (Executive Committee since 2019) and chairs the Legislative Reforms Committee. He is active in ICC-Hellas (Arbitration Commission), IBA and the Hellenic Society of Criminal Law. John is ranked in the top band for Europe/Global by Chambers and Partners.
clients. She counsels on dispute resolution matters as well as in criminal cases, with a focus on white- collar crimes. Angeliki also assists the litigation team by drafting key documents, contracts, and agreements, and by conducting detailed research to support ongoing cases. She holds an LL.B. from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and an MSc from the University of Piraeus. Angeliki is admitted to practice before the Court of Appeal. and a member of the litigation and arbitration team. He supports the team in various judicial cases related to civil and commercial law, acting for both domestic and international clients. He studied Law at Democritus University of Thrace and completed his postgraduate studies at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in Civil Law. His practice focuses on civil law and civil procedure law issues. Konstantinos is admitted to practice before the Court of Appeal. Konstantinos Lygkonis is an associate at Kyriakides Georgopoulos
Vicky Kriketou is a partner within the dispute resolution department at Kyriakides Georgopoulos and is guest lecturer in pharmaceutical law at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. As an attorney at the Supreme Court,
she specialises in disputes related to defective pharmaceutical products, product liability, torts, and commercial matters, such as distribution, agency, and antitrust law. She also consults on these issues and negotiates commercial agreements. Vicky has authored legal works, including a book on medicinal product liability, and contributed to the Greek edition of Oxford University Press’s Vertical Agreements in Competition Law. She regularly publishes academic articles and is a member of Hellenic Civil Law Association.
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