Delivering excellence /
Empowering growth
Delivering excellence /
Empowering growth
Our Profile
We are an awarded top tier law firm based in Athens, Greece. With a legacy originating back to 1930, we take pride in our local and international clientele, which includes leading Greek and international corporations, major investment and commercial banks and financiaI institutions.
We have had the privilege to assume ground breaking and high-profile cases and projects and have built strong expertise among others in M&A, Capital Markets, Public Procurement, Privatisations, Concessions and Public Private Partnerships, Corporate & Commercial Law, Retail, Energy, Aviation, EU, Antitrust/Competition and State Αid, Tax, Banking & Finance, Employment & Immigration, Project Finance, Arbitration, Litigation and Mediation, Real Estate.
A team with international recognition
Our team consists of more than 80 innovative thinking legal professionals with outstanding academic education, diverse skills, awarded professional performance and a unique sense of client need understanding. Our work has been consistently recognised by the International Financial Law Review (IFLR), Chambers and Partners, Legal 500, Global Competition Review (GCR).
A team with international recognition
Our team consists of more than 50 innovative thinking legal professionals with outstanding academic education, diverse skills, awarded professional performance and a unique sense of client need understanding. Our work has been consistently recognised by the International Financial Law Review (IFLR), Chambers and Partners, Legal 500, Global Competition Review (GCR).
A team with international recognition
Our team consists of 50 innovative thinking legal professionals with outstanding academic education, diverse skills, awarded professional performance and a unique sense of client need understanding. Our work has been consistently recognised by the International Financial Law Review (IFLR), Chambers and Partners, Legal 500, Global Competition Review (GCR).
Recent News
Dealmakers Dialogues in Athens
27/05/2026
Last week, our partner Yannis Loizos joined Datasite‘s Dealmakers Dialogues in Athens — a focused gathering of M&A practitioners from across the Greek market. Yannis was on a panel alongside Dimitris Tsatsanis (OTE Group), Peggy Diakoumi (Theon International), and Michael Kamparakis (Deloitte), moderated by Angelos Kansiz from Datasite. The discussion→
6th Energy Law Conference
13/05/2026
At the 6th Energy Law Conference of NOMIKI BIBLIOTHIKI — one of Greece’s leading annual forums for energy law and policy — our Partner and Head of Energy & Infrastructure, Evans (Evangelos) Courakis, also serving as Secretary General of the Foreign Investors Council, spoke on the evolving role of data→
Koutalidis Law Firm advised Alpha Bank
11/05/2026
Koutalidis Law Firm is proud to have advised Alpha Bank in relation to the issuance of €600,000,000 Fixed Rate Reset Green Senior Preferred Notes due 2032 under its €15,000,000,000 Euro Medium Term Note Programme, which are listed and admitted to trading on the Euro MTF market of the Luxembourg Stock→
Koutalidis Law Firm advised ContourGlobal
27/04/2026
Koutalidis Law Firm is pleased to announce that it advised ContourGlobal, a KKR company, and its four wholly owned special purpose vehicles, on the successful completion of its inaugural financing in Greece. The transaction included four secured bond loans fully subscribed by Eurobank S.A., of an aggregate amount of €43.8→
Koutalidis Law Firm has been shortlisted at the IFLR Europe Awards 2026
22/04/2026
We are proud to share that Koutalidis Law Firm has been shortlisted at the IFLR Europe Awards 2026, one of the most prestigious recognitions of legal innovation across Europe. This year, our firm is recognised among leading international practices in “Deals of the Year”, for our involvement in: ▪ M&A→
Koutalidis Law Firm advised Alpha Bank
17/04/2026
Koutalidis Law Firm is pleased to announce that it advised Alpha Bank in connection with the execution of binding share purchase agreements for the acquisition of a 69.61% stake in Alpha Trust Holdings and the launch of a voluntary tender offer for the remaining outstanding shares. The closing of the transaction→
Greece is Calling: A New Era for Global Talent & innovation
08/04/2026
The landscape for Greek entrepreneurship just received a major upgrade. With the recent enactment of Law 5275/2026, Greece is positioning itself as a premier European hub for highly skilled professionals and innovative businesses. At Koutalidis Law Firm, our Global Mobility Department is closely tracking these landmark changes to the Greek→
Koutalidis Law Firm has been honoured as “Legal Adviser of the Year, Greece”
01/04/2026
We are proud to announce that Koutalidis Law Firm has been honoured as “Legal Adviser of the Year, Greece” at the IJGlobal Annual Awards 2025! This award reflects our continued commitment to complex, large-scale projects across infrastructure, finance and energy, always striving to deliver innovative and efficient legal solutions. The→
Legal500 Rankings – Strong performance and continued growth
27/03/2026
We are proud to share our latest rankings in the Legal 500 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲, 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁 & 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, reflecting another year of strong performance and continued growth. 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲: 𝟲 Top-Tier practice areas (Tier 1) 𝟮𝟵 total firm rankings (up from 28 in 2025) 𝟭𝟮 firm rankings→
Recent News
Dealmakers Dialogues in Athens
27/05/2026
Last week, our partner Yannis Loizos joined Datasite‘s Dealmakers Dialogues in Athens — a focused gathering of M&A practitioners from across the Greek market. Yannis was on a panel alongside Dimitris Tsatsanis (OTE Group), Peggy Diakoumi (Theon International), and Michael Kamparakis (Deloitte), moderated by Angelos Kansiz from Datasite. The discussion→
6th Energy Law Conference
13/05/2026
At the 6th Energy Law Conference of NOMIKI BIBLIOTHIKI — one of Greece’s leading annual forums for energy law and policy — our Partner and Head of Energy & Infrastructure, Evans (Evangelos) Courakis, also serving as Secretary General of the Foreign Investors Council, spoke on the evolving role of data→
Koutalidis Law Firm advised Alpha Bank
11/05/2026
Koutalidis Law Firm is proud to have advised Alpha Bank in relation to the issuance of €600,000,000 Fixed Rate Reset Green Senior Preferred Notes due 2032 under its €15,000,000,000 Euro Medium Term Note Programme, which are listed and admitted to trading on the Euro MTF market of the Luxembourg Stock→
Koutalidis Law Firm advised ContourGlobal
27/04/2026
Koutalidis Law Firm is pleased to announce that it advised ContourGlobal, a KKR company, and its four wholly owned special purpose vehicles, on the successful completion of its inaugural financing in Greece. The transaction included four secured bond loans fully subscribed by Eurobank S.A., of an aggregate amount of €43.8→
Koutalidis Law Firm has been shortlisted at the IFLR Europe Awards 2026
22/04/2026
We are proud to share that Koutalidis Law Firm has been shortlisted at the IFLR Europe Awards 2026, one of the most prestigious recognitions of legal innovation across Europe. This year, our firm is recognised among leading international practices in “Deals of the Year”, for our involvement in: ▪ M&A→
Koutalidis Law Firm advised Alpha Bank
17/04/2026
Koutalidis Law Firm is pleased to announce that it advised Alpha Bank in connection with the execution of binding share purchase agreements for the acquisition of a 69.61% stake in Alpha Trust Holdings and the launch of a voluntary tender offer for the remaining outstanding shares. The closing of the transaction→
Greece is Calling: A New Era for Global Talent & innovation
08/04/2026
The landscape for Greek entrepreneurship just received a major upgrade. With the recent enactment of Law 5275/2026, Greece is positioning itself as a premier European hub for highly skilled professionals and innovative businesses. At Koutalidis Law Firm, our Global Mobility Department is closely tracking these landmark changes to the Greek→
Koutalidis Law Firm has been honoured as “Legal Adviser of the Year, Greece”
01/04/2026
We are proud to announce that Koutalidis Law Firm has been honoured as “Legal Adviser of the Year, Greece” at the IJGlobal Annual Awards 2025! This award reflects our continued commitment to complex, large-scale projects across infrastructure, finance and energy, always striving to deliver innovative and efficient legal solutions. The→
Legal500 Rankings – Strong performance and continued growth
27/03/2026
We are proud to share our latest rankings in the Legal 500 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲, 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁 & 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, reflecting another year of strong performance and continued growth. 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲: 𝟲 Top-Tier practice areas (Tier 1) 𝟮𝟵 total firm rankings (up from 28 in 2025) 𝟭𝟮 firm rankings→
Koutalidis Law Firm advised adapa group
05/06/2026
Koutalidis Law Firm is pleased to have advised adapa group in the multi-jurisdictional restructuring and→
Read MoreDealmakers Dialogues in Athens
27/05/2026
Last week, our partner Yannis Loizos joined Datasite‘s Dealmakers Dialogues in Athens — a focused→
Read More6th Energy Law Conference
13/05/2026
At the 6th Energy Law Conference of NOMIKI BIBLIOTHIKI — one of Greece’s leading annual→
Read MoreKoutalidis Law Firm advised Alpha Bank
11/05/2026
Koutalidis Law Firm is proud to have advised Alpha Bank in relation to the issuance→
Read MoreKoutalidis Law Firm advised ContourGlobal
27/04/2026
Koutalidis Law Firm is pleased to announce that it advised ContourGlobal, a KKR company, and→
Read MoreKoutalidis Law Firm has been shortlisted at the IFLR Europe Awards 2026
22/04/2026
We are proud to share that Koutalidis Law Firm has been shortlisted at the IFLR→
Read MoreKoutalidis Law Firm advised Alpha Bank
17/04/2026
Koutalidis Law Firm is pleased to announce that it advised Alpha Bank in connection with→
Read MoreGreece is Calling: A New Era for Global Talent & innovation
08/04/2026
The landscape for Greek entrepreneurship just received a major upgrade. With the recent enactment of→
Read MoreKoutalidis Law Firm has been honoured as “Legal Adviser of the Year, Greece”
01/04/2026
We are proud to announce that Koutalidis Law Firm has been honoured as “Legal Adviser→
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