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Banking, Finance & Capital Markets
'Professionalism, dedication, good knowledge, commitment.’ ‘Bernitsas has the in-house competence to professionally handle practically all types of transactions relating to financing (Banks, Capital Markets), Equity Markets (IPO, Capital raising, listing, redomiciling) Corporate Finance (M&A,restructuring,etc). Can work on both Greek law and English law based deals.’ ‘Knowledgable professionals, committed, hands-on, timely delivery, well connected in local market.’ ‘An absolutely to- ranking firm. The firm’s capital market practice is a market leader in Greece. They have deep knowledge of the business and the transaction structure and they are very helpful in solving the problematic issues. Their attitude to clients is also remarkably positive. The team is excellent at all times. The service you get from Bernitsas on these transactions is top class. What differentiates them from their competitors is that they have a strong technical competence and work really hard. They also care passionately about developing relationships with their clients.’ ‘Nikos Papachristopoulos, the Joint Head of the Banking, Finance & Capital Markets and Corporate and M&A groups at Bernitsas law firm, is the primary attorney that we have worked with. Nikos has huge expertise in these areas of law. He is also extremely commercial; he gets to the bottom line and has a good sense of what is viable to a counterparty. You can also call him at any time and get an opinion. Apart from being always on top of the case he is handling, he is also very good in mediating internal dialogues. In my opinion, he is one of the best in the Greek market at what he does, a good negotiator that you would like to have on your side.’
Commercial, Corporate and M&A
Dispute Resolution
Strong team with huge experience.’ ‘Expertise in many fields. Exceptional responsiveness. Flexibility. Long term experience of our company.’ ‘Top-notch, efficient advice.’ ‘Christos Paraskevopoulos stands out with his deep experience and skill in finding pragmatic solutions.’ ‘Dimitris Roussis has very good legal knowledge of Administrative/ Public Procurement Law, writes very good legal documents and handles successfully cases in front of Administrative Courts. He is also reliable regarding times of execution of a task and is cooperative. Panayotis Bernitsas is the chief of the law firm and Professor, he is experienced with very deep legal knowledge and very reliable. Stella Papakosta is also a very professional and reliable lawyer especially on litigation relevant to Administrative Law.’ ‘Very professional and capable of getting quickly into the depth of the topic.’ ‘Both partners and associates we cooperate with are respected attorneys and we always know our matters are in good hands. Excellent in legal disputes in their country with really solid score in terms of defending our interests.’ ‘They provide us with a global view of all the possible outcomes and try to minimise the exposure of clients. They have a lot of experience in the field and a team that can support any case.’ ‘Strong commitment in their objective, respect time limits and capable of supporting you in all levels of the dispute.’ ‘Professionalism, value for money, deep knowledge of sector, engagement efficiency.’EU and Competition
Employment
Insurance
Intellectual Property
Projects and Privatisation
Restructuring and Insolvency
‘Athanasia Tsene and Fanis Krystallis are top of their business. Always close to their clients providing timely and informed advice taking into account also the business aspect of any issue.’TMT
‘Bernitsas Law Firm is a perfect choice for every telecommunication sector based company seeking for fast help, accurate insights and comprehensive explanations. We have been working with Bernitsas for approximately 5 years, which showed that this law firm is a very trustable partner.‘ ‘One of their main advantages compared with the other law firms is that they always accomplish their tasks in a timely manner (regardless of any situations), so we can be sure, that we will not have to wait and that we will always make our submissions to the respective authorities on time.‘ ‘It should be also noted, that this law firm is always ready to help when some kind of unexpected difficulties are faced, they are very operative with every single request that we have. What is more, Bernitsas Law Firm tends to remind us our annual obligations in advance (if any), so we wouldn’t miss anything and so we could plan our mutual co-operation filling and managing the documentations and tasks more efficiently. We definitely recommend this firm.‘ ‘We would like to mention Tania Patsalia as her dedication, punctuality, accuracy and willingness to solve any kind of issue in any kind of situation makes her an outstanding professional. Her deep knowledge in the areas of EU and telecommunications law let us always feel safe and confident.‘Tax
White-Collar Crime
‘Solid and strong experience. Deep knowledge of law and court decisions. Strong court representation due to long experience. Strong and big team.‘![the legal 500 emea 2020](/sites/default/files/styles/wide/public/2021-10/emea-leading-firm-2020.jpg?itok=dRaNSe_J)