Bernitsas Law is ranked in the Top Tier in The Legal 500 EMEA 2022.
Banking, Finance & Capital Markets
‘A very knowledgeable team, providing fast and practical answers and solutions. Great client management skills.’
‘The team stands out for its innovation, responsiveness, availability, collaboration and responsibility.’
‘Dionysis Flambouras is hardworking, responsive and business oriented. He works well with clients.’
‘Athanasia Tsene is a leader in the field. She is innovative and knowledgeable.’
‘A very knowledgeable and experienced team.’
‘Athanasia Tsene is very technical. She and Nikos Papachristopoulos are a great resource for Greek law matters.’
Commercial, Corporate and M&A
‘A strong M&A, commercial and corporate practice with a deep knowledge of the sector.’
‘Lambros Belessis and Evi Kitsou stand out for their ability to help their clients reach their goals.’
‘Linda Vasaka is careful to pull in experts and to ensure we fully understand any and all local legal risks. Her documentation is always complete and timely. She was readily available when we needed her advice.’
‘A great team of lawyers who always listen and explain legal issues clearly and precisely. They are also always extremely responsive to any questions.’
‘Evi Kitsou and Lambros Belessis are standout partners.’
‘They are service oriented and work well as a team, with excellent knowledge of the local market.’
‘It is an honour to work with Nikos Papachristopoulos and profit from his unique experience and knowledge.’
‘Although the legal framework recently changed, Nikos Papachristopoulos was very well informed and provided us with the best legal advice, meaning we were very well prepared and protected.’
Dispute Resolution
‘Christos Paraskevopoulos and Pelina Leontiadou and their team are excellent lawyers who deal effectively with our cases. We are extremely pleased with their performance and close cooperation with us.’
‘Excellent market knowledge, excellent legal expertise, very responsive and always solution-oriented.’
‘Christos Paraskevopoulos is extremely responsive and pragmatic and provides impeccable legal advice. Evangelos Mamalakis is extremely diligent.’
‘A great team – collaborative, diverse and quick to deploy. They supported us with any ad hoc questions and requests in a professional and efficient manner. Excellent communication skills both in Greek and English.’
‘Dimitris Roussis has very good knowledge of administrative and public procurement law, writes very good legal documents and successfully handles cases in front of the administrative courts. Panayotis Bernitsas is experienced, with very deep legal knowledge, and is also very reliable. Stella Papakosta is also a very professional and reliable lawyer.’
‘They genuinely care for their clients.’
‘Evangelos Mamalakis is one of the best litigators we worked with. He gets the essence of the issues and his analysis get to the core of the problem. Hardworking, efficient, with a passion for detail and clarity.’
‘What makes their firm unique is its deep knowledge and analysis of domestic and international legislation, market insight, professionalism, collaboration and understanding of the client’s needs.’
Energy
‘The Bernitsas Law Firm Energy Team not only possesses an unequivocal know how in the oil and gas sector, especially the upstream sector, but also has a timely, accurate and fully substantiated response in every task assigned to them, no matter its complexity. Compared to other firms in the energy sector that we have collaborated with recently, they stand out for their ability in creating strong bonds of trust among their clientele thus ensuring that their clients are in good and experienced hands.’
‘It should be noted that the partners themselves show a unique interest in every single case the energy team handles while simultaneously maintaining a reasonable billing for the firm.’
‘They know energy regulation and legislation very well, are available at all times and they understand the business practices very well.’
‘Good lawyers who help a lot in the negotiation process, not just from a legal point of view, but also taking into account the local culture which is very important as we are a foreign investor. Available day and night.’
EU and Competition
‘They make a complex issue simpler.’
‘We have been working with Bernitsas Law Firm for many years. Panayotis Bernitsas is an exceptional and experienced lawyer with a great business sense and customer focus. The members of the team are also great lawyers, with an understanding of our business needs, always available to provide high quality legal support.’
‘Exceptional legal team; always to the point of the case.’
‘Individuals have great experience and are always to the point.’
Employment
‘Great team – collaborative, diverse and quick to deploy. They supported us with any ad hoc questions and requests in a professional and efficient manner. Excellent communication skills both in Greek and English.’
‘They are trustworthy and act as a real part of the team.’
‘Evi Kitsou is attentive and always makes sure that every interaction goes according to plan. She is easy to work with and is always present, making things happen.’
‘Katia Papantonopoulou provides the trust needed when dealing with delicate matters. Maria Kloni provides the required legal services in a quick and sustained way.’
‘Professional and efficient. Deep knowledge of the cases they are handling. Highly recommend their services.’
‘The rapport and the guidance was outstanding at all times. They are always available for a quick call, especially on urgent cases. They go the extra mile for their customers.’
‘Katia Papantonopoulou provides outstanding support and has deep knowledge of Greek labour law. Always available to support and provide expert opinions.’
‘Speedy responses are important for our organisation. When we needed the team urgently, they were there.’
Insurance
‘Bernitsas law firm stands out as a firm that has commitment, expertise, dedication and diverse specialist knowledge of the insurance industry and laws in Greece.’
‘All the partners and associates are always available to personally deal with any matter referred to them with diligence and speed.’
Intellectual Property
‘Efficient; hardworking; responsive; accurate.’
‘Aristeidis Papathanasiou is an excellent collaborator and delivers precise and solid work in a timely and efficient manner.’
Projects and Privatisation
‘The team demonstrated in-depth understanding of all legal facets of the privatisation and was able to provide spot-on recommendations to our client.’
‘Yannis Seiradakis and Eleni Stazilova were exemplary in their capacity as Greek legal advisors to our client. They were able to articulate succinctly complex legal matters to an international client, unfamiliar with the local landscape and legal regime. In addition, they always provided an array of possible choices to the client and presented recommendations with appropriate justification.’
‘The Bernitsas Law Firm Projects and Privatisations Team stands out for its multifaceted approach to the assigned cases, covering different law areas, therefore preventing unnecessary fallbacks and providing their clients with complete advice.’
‘Experienced; enthusiastic; efficient; hardworking team.’
‘Yiannis Seiradakis and Stella Papakosta are both seasoned professionals, excellent collaborators that think outside of the box, reduce complexity in transactions and deliver solid results.’
‘The team is very experienced, one of the most experienced teams in Greece in this sector, and have been involved in practically every important related transaction in the country.’
‘Yiannis Seiradakis and Stella Papakosta are valuable collaborators of our company, they are highly efficient and motivated professionals that have helped us successfully in every complicated transaction.’
‘A key element to highlight is their flexibility and understanding of the client needs, since they understood our need and proposed us a tailor-made type of service agreement.’
Restructuring and Insolvency
‘A strong team for restructuring and M&A, with high competence and knowledge in the sector.’
‘Lambros Belessis and Evi Kitsou understand the needs of the client and help the client to reach the goal.’
TMT
‘Very experienced and able to tackle a wide range of legal issues.’
‘We have a long term relationship with this law firm, it has always been a pleasure to cooperate with them.’
‘Team’s strength: Reliability, Responsibility, Punctuality, Accuracy, Business Mindset.’
‘The team was always available in urgent matters and flexible to understand our needs.’
Tax
‘The team consists of high level professionals who are dedicated, available and reliable. The billing is absolutely clear and reasonable.’
‘Even in urgent cases or tasks, as a customer you feel sure that they will do their best to give you a valuable advice, at the soonest possible time.’
‘The team is efficient and hardworking, responsive and very well equipped to meet any legal needs.’
‘Fotodotis Malamas is an excellent lawyer, always up to date with the latest legal developments, gives practical and business-oriented legal solutions to any issue.’
‘Fotodotis Malamas is a very experienced lawyer in tax legislation. He knows his field very well and he is efficient in providing solutions to complex issues.’
‘Experienced and very professional; deep knowledge of tax & legal aspects; business oriented; market driven; available at any time we needed them.’
‘Fotodotis Malamas is undeniably an expert in tax issues, providing practical and business oriented solutions to the client.’
‘We have been working with Bernitsas Law Firm for many years. The Managing Partner, Panayotis Bernitsas is an exceptional and experienced lawyer with a great business sense and customer focus. The members of the team are also great lawyers, with an understanding of our business needs, always available to provide high quality legal support.’
White-Collar Crime
‘We have been working with Bernitsas Law Firm for many years. Managing partner Panayotis Bernitsas is an exceptional and experienced lawyer, with a great business sense and customer focus. The members of the team are also great lawyers, with an understanding of our business needs, always available to provide high quality legal support.’
