Petros Char. Machas Managing Partner Athens Bar Association 1998 School (LL.B. 1995), Julius Maximilians Universität Würzburg (LL.M. 1996 hons) Petros Machas is a multi-jurisdictional qualified lawyer and an expert in litigation, crisis management and negotiations (Harvard Law School PIL on Negotiations June 1999, fall 2003). He is the founder and Managing Partner of the firm. Mr. Machas has a significant amount of experience in complex litigation, as well as in domestic and international arbitration proceedings and mediation. He is admitted to practice before the first degree, appellate courts and the Supreme Court of Greece. Throughout the years Mr. Machas has been involved in all aspects of strategic litigation planning in multiple cases and he has won victories for clients in all stages of pre-trial litigation, as well as after litigation has commenced. He also has extensive experience in effective crisis handling. Parallel to his solid litigation practice, Mr. Machas has acted as counsel for many Greek and International companies in designing, negotiating and executing strategic contracts and transactions. He is also active in major real estate and investment projects in Greece. In his career Mr. Machas has successfully handled several high-profile cases, acquiring a nationwide reputation. He is a frequent speaker in international forums on cross-border investment matters. EMAIL: pmachas@machas-partners.com Nikolaos Koulocheris Deputy Managing Partner Athens Bar Association 1998 School (LL.B. 1995), Universität Erlangen (LL.M. 1996) Nikolaos Koulocheris is the Deputy Managing Partner of Machas & Partners Law Firm and specializes in civil, commercial and labor law matters. He has extensive experience representing complex civil and commercial cases before Greek courts, as well as in OMED and ICC arbitrations. Mr. Koulocheris has been involved in public procurement and PPP projects, representing private companies, as well as in restructuring labor-relations matters as legal counsel to the Greek Public Entity Manpower Employment Organisation and several major Greek and international companies. He is admitted to practice before the first degree and appellate courts of Athens, and the Supreme Court of Greece. Mr. Koulocheris is a member of the Hellenic Association of Labor Law and he represents Greece at the International Labor Office in Geneva. Currently, Mr. Koulocheris is a member of the permanent European Committee of Experts on insolvency law matters based in Brussels and an accredited expert at the International Labor Office for the structuring of the new legal framework on temporary employment contracts. EMAIL: nkoulocheris@machas-partners.com
Diana Vougessis Partner Athens Bar Association 2000 Athens Law School (LL.B. 1998), King's College London University of London (LL.M. 1999) Diana Vougessis is a Partner of the firm, specializing in corporate and commercial matters. She has extensive experience in infrastructure project development and finance. For several years, Ms. Vougessis worked as legal counsel for a major concession company in Greece, where she handled a number of key concession and PPP projects, working closely with reputable international law firms and banks and undertaking strenuous negotiations on project finance and complex construction and operation contracts. She has deep knowledge of the public procurement regulation and tender procedure issues. Ms. Vougessis has represented a wide variety of clients in cross-border mergers and acquisition transactions and she has been involved in numerous IPOs in the Athens Stock Exchange. She has counselled companies on securities law and corporate governance matters. Ms. Vougessis is admitted to practice before the first degree and appellate courts of Athens. She is a member of the King's College Alumni and the Hellenic Association of Commercial Lawyers. EMAIL: dvougessis@machas-partners.com Christos Georgantzos Attorney -at- Law, D.E.A. Athens Bar Association 2003 Université Nancy II (Licence en Droit 1997), Université Paris I, Panthéon-Sorbonne (Maîtrise en Droit 1998), Université Paris I, PanthéonSorbonne (D.E.A. Droit International Public et Organisations Internationales 1999) Christos Georgantzos specializes in administrative, public, civil and intellectual property law. He has experience in supporting clients in their participation in public tenders for procurement, as well as in handling cases relating to administrative fines/sanctions, administrative permits and approvals and execution of public contracts. Mr. Georgantzos has acted as an advisor to the Technical Chamber of Greece, and served as legal advisor to the Greek Minister of Tourism and the Greek Minister of National Education on public and European law issues. He has drafting experience in European criminal law matters. He is admitted to practice before the first degree and appellate courts of Athens. EMAIL: chgeorgantzos@machas-partners.com
Maria Papavasiliou Athens Bar Association 2006 School (LL.B. 2004), School (LL.M. 2007) Maria Papavasiliou specializes in civil, corporate and commercial law. She has extensive experience in tax and tax planning, as well as in competition law matters. Ms. Papavasiliou has acted for numerous Greek and foreign legal entities with regard to various corporate transactions (franchising, leasing, software licensing), as well as corporate restructuring, off shore companies, trademarks and enforcement. She has wide drafting experience in civil law matters. She is admitted to practice before the first degree and appellate courts of Athens. EMAIL: mpapavasiliou@machas-partners.com Maria Koulogianni Attorney -at- Law Athens Bar Association 2006 University of Thessaloniki (LL.B. 2003) Maria Koulogianni specializes in civil and criminal litigation. She has extensive experience in corporate law matters. She has dealt with numerous complex litigation cases, including criminal cases for breaches of the telecommunication legislation and many criminal and civil cases on banking and financial products. Ms. Koulogianni has acted in court or in mediation for numerous Greek and foreign clients and has wide drafting experience in civil and criminal law matters. She is admitted to practice before the first degree and appellate courts of Athens. EMAIL: mkoulogianni@machas-partners.com
Evangelos Zervas Of Counsel Athens Bar Association 1997 Athens Law School (LL.B. 1995), University of Bristol (LL.M. 1996) Evangelos Zervas is a highly recognized specialist with more than 15 years of extensive experience in a wide range of areas of business, corporate and media law, as well as in commercial and administrative litigation. Mr. Zervas is admitted to practice before the first degree and appellate courts of Athens, and the Supreme Court of Greece. In 2005, Mr. Zervas was elected President of the Board of Directors of A.E.M.A.R., a company with main shareholders: E.I.I.R.A. (the Association of Owners of Athens Private Radio Stations) and E.D.E.E. (the Association of Greek Advertising Companies), which operates as a joint committee, responsible for the procurement of private bids for the audio measurement of radio stations. He is Legal Counsel and Executive Secretary of the Board of Directors of E.I.I.R.A., a position he has held since 2001. Mr. Zervas, is also an active member of the Executive Committee of the Association Européenne des Radios, which is based in Brussels, and carries out lobbying for EU Organizations in favor of European Private Radio Stations. He is a member of the Appeals Committee of S.E.E. (The Counsel for Communication Compliance), a self-regulatory body, which rules on the compliance of commercial advertisements under Consumer Protection Rights Law. Since 2010, Mr. Zervas has acted the Legal Advisor for Corinth Pipeworks S.A., a company listed on the Athens Stock Exchange. Corinth Pipeworks, is a world leading steel pipe manufacturer for the oil and gas industry and a major hollow sections' supplier for the construction sector. EMAIL: ezervas@machas-partners.com Maria Antoniadou Attorney -at- Law Of Counsel Athens Bar Association 2000 School (LL.B. 1997) Maria Antoniadou specializes in civil and labor and employment law. She has been Legal Counsel for the General Union of Workers of Greece since 1999. From 2004 2008 she worked as special counsel for the Organization of Promotion of the Hellenic Heritage, where she dealt mainly with the management of employment issues, the negotiation of a business collective agreement and the restructuring of the operational sectors of the business. Ms. Antoniadou has extensive experience in labor and employment litigation, as well as in business restructuring with main focus the drafting of collective agreements, the renegotiation of employment contracts and reorganization of employment relationships. She is admitted to practice before the first degree and appellate courts of Athens. EMAIL: mantoniadou@machas-partners.com
Michalis Bitzios Athens Bar Association 2010 Democritus University of Thrace (LL.B. 2007), Kapodistrian University of Athens (LL.M. 2011) Michalis Bitzios specializes in criminal and private international law. He has experience in handling cross-border cases, as well as in resolving matters relating to conflict of laws. Mr. Bitzios is specialized in ADR procedures (Harvard Law School PON, 2010), giving him the ability to advise clients regarding complicated negotiations, both of deal design and implementation. He is admitted to practice before the first degree courts of Athens. He is an active member of Harvard Law School Alumni and the European Lawyers Association (E.L.A.). EMAIL: mbitzios@machas-partners.com Antonios Kondylis Antonios Kondylis specializes in criminal and civil law. Mr. Kondylis has attended various criminal cases before all courts of Athens. He has also experience of the criminal procedure and the penal system in Germany. He has drafting experience in criminal as well as civil law matters. He is admitted to practice before the first degree courts of Athens. Athens Bar Association 2011 School (LL.B. 2009 - LL.M. 2010), University of Tübigen (LL.M. 2011) EMAIL: akondylis@machas-partners.com Vlassis Drosopoulos Vlassis Drosopoulos specializes in corporate and civil law. He has experience in drafting civil law pleadings, as well as various types of contracts. He has experience in trademarks and copyright law matters. He is admitted to practice before the first degree courts of Athens. Attorney -at- Law Athens Bar Association 2011 School (LL.B. 2009) EMAIL: vdrosopoulos@machas-partners.com
Ioanna Mavropoulou Athens Bar Association 2009 School (LL.B. 2007) Ioanna Mavropoulou specializes in civil and commercial law. She has experience in drafting civil law pleadings and contracts and has attended numerous civil cases before all courts of Athens. Ms Mavropoulou has dealt with numerous real estate matters, including land registry issues. She also has experience in compulsory execution. She is admitted to practice before the first degree courts of Athens. EMAIL: imavropoulou@machas-partners.com Sissy Nakachtsi Sissy Nakachtsi specializes in civil and European law. She has experience in civil law and related practice areas before the courts of Athens. She also has experience in trademarks and copyright law matters. She speaks English and German fluently. EMAIL: snakachtsi@machas-partners.com Trainee Lawyer Athens Bar Association 2011 School (LL.B. 2011)
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