Consulting on startups and investment projects and appropriate structures and vehicles
Legal advice and general information on:
eligible legal structures and financing methods
relevant regulatory or legal concerns
subsidies and incentives
other material aspects of the Greek market and business environment (employment, licenses and permits, data privacy etc.)
Comprehensive legal advice and support throughout the investment, from design through implementation to full operation and divestment/exit
Drafting and negotiating all relevant agreements and transactional and corporate documents, including securities and collateral for investment protection
Advice and support on applications and procedures before Enterprise Greece (foreign investments), Elevate Greece (startups) and other state-sponsored investment promotion and support platforms and agencies
Providing comprehensive legal support to the project/investment, including:
Business establishment and setting up
Contracts and procurement
Data protection and privacy
Daily operations
Employment and Labor
Financing
Intellectual Property licenses and protection
Legal due diligence
Litigation and dispute resolution
Real-estate
Regulatory & Compliance
Shareholders’ and investors’ relations
Comprehensive advice and support on establishing a corporation, joint venture, or startup, including:
choosing the appropriate business structure
undertaking the whole establishment procedure
liaising with all competent authorities and bodies for completing the establishment procedure
negotiating and drafting the corporation’s articles of association and any related shareholders’ agreement
planning and implementing a roadmap to getting the corporation up and running
Comprehensive advice and support on a company’s regular operation and daily needs, including:
drafting resolutions, minutes, and any other corporate document,
translating all corporate documents and agreements into English for foreign shareholders or stakeholders,
assistance in drafting, updating, and implementing corporate policies, codes of conduct, or procedures in compliance with all applicable law
drafting and reviewing all types of contracts with suppliers, lessors, employees, contractors, and customers, including drafting standardized contract templates for mass use and sophisticated, tailor-made contracts on any of our areas of expertise
drafting and amending the corporation’s articles of association and any other constitution document required to address any new needs or activities
changing business structure
Comprehensive advice and support on investments and financing, including:
assisting our clients in legally shaping their concept or design, choosing from a wide range of traditional or innovative private investment models, whether direct or indirect
matching our client’s design to an appropriate and effective transactional structure or vehicle
planning a roadmap and seeing it through
negotiating and agreeing on the investment plan
negotiating and drafting all necessary agreements and legal documents
assisting in implementation of the investment, including all necessary filings and procedures with competent authorities and bodies
legal support on monitoring and auditing the performance of the investment
legal support on divestment and exit
Legal support on negotiating and closing any kind of agreement or arrangement, including legal due diligence
Drafting all customary documents during negotiations (NDAs, non-binding MoUs, letters of intent, term sheets/heads of terms etc.)
Legal due diligence services and reports (for transactions, investments, M&As etc.)
Legal opinions and advice on all matters regarding applicable corporate law and regulation
Consulting on regulatory compliance based on the corporation’s activities, operations and needs
Collaborating with international law firms on cross-border transactions and investments, providing local legal support and coordination and advising on other local key points of interest and/or concern.
Negotiating, drafting, and reviewing a wide array of contracts and agreements, tailoring them to suit our clients’ needs, including:
Leases
Hotel lease or management
Sale and purchase agreements for real-estate assets, shares and other financial instruments
Loan and debt restructuring
NPL servicing agreements
Shareholders’ and joint venture agreements
NDAs, MoUs, letters of intent, heads of terms
Intellectual Property (IP) licensing
technology supply and transfer
construction and project development
tender dossiers and specifications
works, procurement and contractor agreements
services and service level agreements
labor and employment
agency and distribution
insurance policies
Usufruct establishment and transfer
Land contribution (antiparochi system)
Proxies and power-of-attorneys
Collateral, security, side or other ancillary agreements to any of the forthgoing
Legal advice and comprehensive support on designing, structuring, and implementing real estate acquisitions and investments, including through special purpose vehicles, all the way up to (and including) divestment
Ownership due diligence, including land registry and cadaster archive search
Negotiating the terms and reviewing all agreements and notarial acts for the sale and purchase, from initial (verbal/private) agreement through preliminary agreement (prosimfono) up to the final sale and purchase agreement
Legal advice and support on real estate financing
Drafting tailor-made proxies and power-of-attorneys, to facilitate remote execution by foreign sellers/buyers
Liaising with notaries public, civil engineers, land registries and cadaster offices
Legal advice on:
zoning and land use,
building permits/planning permissions,
urban planning, forest, archaeology, environmental, or other restrictions,
special legislative frameworks for protected & conservation areas
other regulatory issues
Hotel lease or management agreements
Residential leases and subleases
Construction and works agreements
Representation before administrative authorities and litigation before any court for:
challenging or correcting cadastral or forest maps
challenging acts of municipal or zoning and planning authorities
building permit rejections
property regularization
zoning and planning sanctions and fines
Consulting on and advising on relevant transaction structures for:
corporate and project finance, including asset-based and,
mergers & acquisitions of private companies
joint ventures
startup financing
bond loans
security agreements
Advice on eligible legal and financial structures and on relevant supervisory or legal concerns
Drafting and negotiating all relevant agreements and documents, including securities and collateral
Advice and support every step of the way, from planning and structuring through negotiating and closing, up to implementation and monitoring
Consulting on servicing of NPL/NPE portfolios, whether securitized or not, including:
drafting, reviewing, and negotiating servicing agreement and all related or side agreements,
transactional and portfolio due diligence,
managing and liquidating collaterals, real-estate assets, and securities of the NPL/NPE portfolio by the servicer,
legal advice and support on servicer’s compliance with all applicable legislative and regulatory framework for NPL/NPE portfolios, whether securitized or not,
legal opinions on all relevant legal or regulatory issues, including handling relations with debtors, complaints, and personal data issues,
handling debtor litigation and disputes
Litigating for and defending banking and financial institutions in high profile, high value, and/or legally complex cases against clients and/or obligors, including damages claims relating to mutual funds, PSI and foreign currency loans
Assistance to banking and financial institutions on foreign or international cases with a local (Greek) element
Legal opinions to banking and financial institution on applicable legislative and regulatory framework on customer relation management, complaint handling, personal data, and consumer protection.
Comprehensive advice and support on construction projects
Drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and closing all necessary contracts and other project documentation, including agreements on:
tender dossiers and specifications
joint venture arrangements
contractors and subcontractors
operation and maintenance
waste disposal and management
land contribution (antiparochi system)
securities or collaterals
license and technology transfer or supply agreements,
other side or ancillary agreements
Consulting on specialized commercial and industrial construction
Negotiating, settling, and litigating disputes with clients, contractors, suppliers
Advice and support with urban planning and environmental legislative and regulatory framework, including assistance with all relevant permit and license procedures and handling administrative proceedings
Advice and support on project design, development, and finance during all stages of the project, from acquisition or agreement to construction, completion, and operation.
Legal opinions and advice on GDPR compliance
Advice on adoption and implementation of sound privacy and personal data protection policies, including appropriate technical and organizational measures for data processing and appropriate safeguards for data transfers
Due diligence for GDPR compliance in M&As or NPL portfolio purchases
Advice and support on GDPR and confidentiality compliance during the due diligence and overall pre-transaction phase of any transaction, including VDRs and document and data redaction
Drafting and reviewing non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) and data processing and transfer agreements
Assistance in managing and responding to data subjects’ requests and exercise of their rights
Representation in proceedings before the Hellenic Data Protection Authority or any court for defending against data subject complaints or contesting sanctions imposed by the DPA
Advice on privacy and confidentiality aspects of external investigations and audits, whether from a competent authority or a transactional counterparty (e.g. an investor)
Legal advice on project structuring and implementation
Comprehensive legal assistance and support on:
Choosing the appropriate business structure
Negotiating, drafting, and closing joint venture and/or shareholders’ agreements, including all relevant side or ancillary agreements (NDAs, MoUs, heads of terms etc.)
Establishing the corporate entity/special purpose vehicle and getting it up and running
License and technology supply and transfer agreements
Negotiating a land lease or acquisition and reviewing the relevant notarial acts, including due diligence
EPC and construction contracts
Grid connection and PPAs
Legal advice and support on regulatory licenses and licensing procedures before the competent authorities and bodies
Support with project financing, security and collaterals, including:
advice on eligible corporate finance solutions and legal and financial transaction structures
asset-based and structured finance
mergers & acquisitions
joint ventures
startup financing
collateral and security agreements
negotiating and drafting or reviewing all relevant agreements and documents
Continued legal support through implementation and during normal operation
Handling high profile, high value, and/or legally complex arbitration and litigation on Commercial, Corporate, Banking and Finance, Insurance, Civil, Administrative, and Criminal Law
Expertise in representation before Greek Supreme Courts (in civil, criminal, and administrative cases)
Representation before the Hellenic Competition Committee, the Hellenic Data Protection Authority, and other administrative, independent, or quasi-judicial authorities and bodies
Collaborating with international law firms both for local representation and for consulting on Greek law for use in foreign or international proceedings
Collaborating with criminal law specialists in representation before Greek criminal courts for financial, corporate, tax, or other white-collar crimes
Representation in settlement negotiations, whether formal or amicable, and dispute resolution proceedings, including mediation and arbitration before all competent bodies
Advice and support during pre-litigation stage of a dispute
Advice on litigation strategy planning
Handling pre-litigation, service, and filing procedures
Recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments and decisions
Drafting and negotiating all kinds of employment or engagement contracts, including:
standardized employment contract templates for mass use
independent contractor agreements
project-based contracts
works contracts
consultancy and services agreements
tailor-made complex contracts for directors and executives
Consulting on compliance with labor law and on adoption and implementation of relevant workplace-related policies (health and safety, data protection, employee remuneration, promotion, and benefits etc.)
Advice and support on termination of employment contracts, including negotiation, settlement, and litigation on severance, wrongful termination, or other relevant disputes
Representation and legal support of our clients in enforcing their rights or claiming damages, including in case of breach of non-compete obligations by a former employee
Permitting, License, Filing, & Compliance for restricted or regulated activities
Urban Planning & Environmental law & regulation à permitted uses, building permits/planning permissions, property regularization, special legislative frameworks for protected & conservation areas
Public contracts & procurement (supplies, works, services, leases, concessions)
Other administrative processes à roadmap and support every step of the way
Transactional due diligence
Legal opinions on current applicable legislative and regulatory framework
Representation before administrative, tax, or other governmental authorities (appeals against rejection of applications, contesting fines, tax appeals)
Representation in administrative litigation before Greek courts
Legal opinions and advice on national and EU Intellectual Property (IP) law
Negotiating, drafting, and reviewing IP rights acquisition, licensing, and transfer agreements, whether stand-alone or as clauses/addenda to broader agreements (e.g. employment contracts, joint ventures etc.), on:
IP and source code licenses (tailor-made or for mass use)
Research and development
Technology supply and transfer
Legal advice and support on patent, trademark or other IP rights filing, update, extension, and protection procedures in Greece
Due diligence and pre-filing trademark searches
Opposition and challenges to trademark applications and registrations before the competent Greek authorities
IP infringement and protection litigation
Consulting on setting-up, transferring, or acquiring an agent or distribution network in Greece
Handling relations and disputes with local agents or distributors, including settlement and litigation
Advice and support on termination of agents or distributors
Drafting and negotiating agency and distribution agreements
Advice on compliance with applicable legislation and regulation
Collaborating with international law firms on managing their local (Greek) network
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