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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.

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Athina Xinopoulou
Koutalidis Law Firm sponsored the 17th Panhellenic Conference of Lawyers

Koutalidis Law Firm was proud to sponsor the 17th Panhellenic Conference of Lawyers for Legal Services, where our Counsel Athina Xinopoulou demonstrated exceptional thought leadership!→

Chambers & Partners - Best Law Firm of the Year

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).

ABO Energy, HELLENiQ ENERGY
Koutalidis Law Firm has advised ABO Energy GmbH & Co.
04/07/2025

Koutalidis Law Firm is proud to have advised ABO Energy GmbH & Co. KGaA on the successful completion of the sale of ABO Hellas S.A (along with six affiliated entites), including its renewable energy portfolio of 1.5 GW to HELLENiQ Renewables, wholly owned subsidiary of HELLENiQ ENERGY. This transaction marks→

Project Finance Awards 2024
Best Road Deal in CEE at the EMEA Finance
03/07/2025

A proud moment for the Project Finance team of our Banking & Finance Department at Koutalidis Law Firm! We’re delighted to share that the Aegean Motorway S.A. (AMSA) Refinancing has been recognized as Best Road Deal in CEE at the EMEA Finance – Achievement and Project Finance Awards 2024! Koutalidis→

Koutalidis Law Firm has advised Alpha Bank S.A.
Koutalidis Law Firm is proud to have advised Alpha Bank S.A.
02/07/2025

Koutalidis Law Firm has advised Alpha Bank S.A. on the successful completion of its landmark reverse merger by absorption of its parent entity, Alpha Services and Holdings S.A., and the subsequent listing of Alpha Bank’s new shares on the Main Market of the Athens Exchange (AthEx).   The transaction was→

M&A Summit II Yiannis Loizos
Koutalidis Law Firm sponsored and participated in the second M&A Summit in Athens
26/06/2025

As sponsors of this excellent event hosted by Moneyreview, Koutalidis Law Firm was delighted to support yesterday’s summit, which brought together industry leaders to explore the forces shaping the future the Greek M&A landscape. From fostering ethical decision-making and addressing SME succession challenges, to leveraging technology as a growth enabler→

Foreign direct investment
Greece’s New FDI Law 5202/2025: Foreign Investment Screening in Critical Sectors Explained
27/05/2025

In a rapidly changing geopolitical landscape, the need for robust screening of investments in sensitive sectors like energy, transport, defence, infrastructure, cybersecurity, health, and data centers has become ever more important. Against this backdrop, Greece‘s enactment of Law 5202/2025 regarding the screening of certain Foreign Direct Investments in critical sectors→

Green Bond Framework
Koutalidis Law Firm advised Alpha Bank S.A. on the establishment of its new Green Bond Framework
16/05/2025

Koutalidis Law Firm advised Alpha Bank S.A. on the establishment of its new Green Bond Framework, marking a significant step in the Bank’s ongoing commitment to sustainability and responsible finance. The Green Bond Framework has been developed in alignment with the Green Bond Principles of the ICMA – International Capital→

Koutalidis Law Firm Advises 4finance Holding
Koutalidis Law Firm Advises 4finance Holding
02/05/2025

We are pleased to announce that Koutalidis Law Firm advised 4finance Holding S.A., one of Europe’s leading digital consumer lending groups, on the sale of TBI Bank EAD, via its subsidiary TBI Financial Services Limited B.V., to Advent International. Our Μ&Α team led by Partner Katia Protopapa worked alongside White→

Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services
Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services
16/04/2025

We’re delighted to share our law firm’s recent appearance in the special supplemental edition of Kathimerini, one of Greece’s most prestigious Sunday newspapers. Our Partner and Head of Digital Law Practice, Apostolos Vorras, contributed an insightful article titled “Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services.” Apostolos explored the dynamic regulatory landscape evolving→

Foreign Direct Investments (FDI), a critical development for non-EU investors
Foreign Direct Investments (FDI), a critical development for non-EU investors
16/04/2025

Greece is moving towards the adoption of a national framework for screening Foreign Direct Investments (FDI), a critical development for non-EU investors targeting strategic sectors. In alignment with Regulation (EU) 2019/452, the proposed framework provides for the screening (on grounds of security or public order) of foreign investments that exceed→

ABO Energy, HELLENiQ ENERGY
Koutalidis Law Firm has advised ABO Energy GmbH & Co.
04/07/2025

Koutalidis Law Firm is proud to have advised ABO Energy GmbH & Co. KGaA on the successful completion of the sale of ABO Hellas S.A (along with six affiliated entites), including its renewable energy portfolio of 1.5 GW to HELLENiQ Renewables, wholly owned subsidiary of HELLENiQ ENERGY. This transaction marks→

Project Finance Awards 2024
Best Road Deal in CEE at the EMEA Finance
03/07/2025

A proud moment for the Project Finance team of our Banking & Finance Department at Koutalidis Law Firm! We’re delighted to share that the Aegean Motorway S.A. (AMSA) Refinancing has been recognized as Best Road Deal in CEE at the EMEA Finance – Achievement and Project Finance Awards 2024! Koutalidis→

Koutalidis Law Firm has advised Alpha Bank S.A.
Koutalidis Law Firm is proud to have advised Alpha Bank S.A.
02/07/2025

Koutalidis Law Firm has advised Alpha Bank S.A. on the successful completion of its landmark reverse merger by absorption of its parent entity, Alpha Services and Holdings S.A., and the subsequent listing of Alpha Bank’s new shares on the Main Market of the Athens Exchange (AthEx).   The transaction was→

M&A Summit II Yiannis Loizos
Koutalidis Law Firm sponsored and participated in the second M&A Summit in Athens
26/06/2025

As sponsors of this excellent event hosted by Moneyreview, Koutalidis Law Firm was delighted to support yesterday’s summit, which brought together industry leaders to explore the forces shaping the future the Greek M&A landscape. From fostering ethical decision-making and addressing SME succession challenges, to leveraging technology as a growth enabler→

Foreign direct investment
Greece’s New FDI Law 5202/2025: Foreign Investment Screening in Critical Sectors Explained
27/05/2025

In a rapidly changing geopolitical landscape, the need for robust screening of investments in sensitive sectors like energy, transport, defence, infrastructure, cybersecurity, health, and data centers has become ever more important. Against this backdrop, Greece‘s enactment of Law 5202/2025 regarding the screening of certain Foreign Direct Investments in critical sectors→

Green Bond Framework
Koutalidis Law Firm advised Alpha Bank S.A. on the establishment of its new Green Bond Framework
16/05/2025

Koutalidis Law Firm advised Alpha Bank S.A. on the establishment of its new Green Bond Framework, marking a significant step in the Bank’s ongoing commitment to sustainability and responsible finance. The Green Bond Framework has been developed in alignment with the Green Bond Principles of the ICMA – International Capital→

Koutalidis Law Firm Advises 4finance Holding
Koutalidis Law Firm Advises 4finance Holding
02/05/2025

We are pleased to announce that Koutalidis Law Firm advised 4finance Holding S.A., one of Europe’s leading digital consumer lending groups, on the sale of TBI Bank EAD, via its subsidiary TBI Financial Services Limited B.V., to Advent International. Our Μ&Α team led by Partner Katia Protopapa worked alongside White→

Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services
Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services
16/04/2025

We’re delighted to share our law firm’s recent appearance in the special supplemental edition of Kathimerini, one of Greece’s most prestigious Sunday newspapers. Our Partner and Head of Digital Law Practice, Apostolos Vorras, contributed an insightful article titled “Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services.” Apostolos explored the dynamic regulatory landscape evolving→

Foreign Direct Investments (FDI), a critical development for non-EU investors
Foreign Direct Investments (FDI), a critical development for non-EU investors
16/04/2025

Greece is moving towards the adoption of a national framework for screening Foreign Direct Investments (FDI), a critical development for non-EU investors targeting strategic sectors. In alignment with Regulation (EU) 2019/452, the proposed framework provides for the screening (on grounds of security or public order) of foreign investments that exceed→

Athina Xinopoulou
Koutalidis Law Firm sponsored the 17th Panhellenic Conference of Lawyers
08/07/2025

Koutalidis Law Firm was proud to sponsor the 17th Panhellenic Conference of Lawyers for Legal→

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ABO Energy, HELLENiQ ENERGY
Koutalidis Law Firm has advised ABO Energy GmbH & Co.
04/07/2025

Koutalidis Law Firm is proud to have advised ABO Energy GmbH & Co. KGaA on→

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Project Finance Awards 2024
Best Road Deal in CEE at the EMEA Finance
03/07/2025

A proud moment for the Project Finance team of our Banking & Finance Department at→

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Koutalidis Law Firm has advised Alpha Bank S.A.
Koutalidis Law Firm is proud to have advised Alpha Bank S.A.
02/07/2025

Koutalidis Law Firm has advised Alpha Bank S.A. on the successful completion of its landmark→

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M&A Summit II Yiannis Loizos
Koutalidis Law Firm sponsored and participated in the second M&A Summit in Athens
26/06/2025

As sponsors of this excellent event hosted by Moneyreview, Koutalidis Law Firm was delighted to→

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Foreign direct investment
Greece’s New FDI Law 5202/2025: Foreign Investment Screening in Critical Sectors Explained
27/05/2025

In a rapidly changing geopolitical landscape, the need for robust screening of investments in sensitive→

Read More
Green Bond Framework
Koutalidis Law Firm advised Alpha Bank S.A. on the establishment of its new Green Bond Framework
16/05/2025

Koutalidis Law Firm advised Alpha Bank S.A. on the establishment of its new Green Bond→

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Koutalidis Law Firm Advises 4finance Holding
Koutalidis Law Firm Advises 4finance Holding
02/05/2025

We are pleased to announce that Koutalidis Law Firm advised 4finance Holding S.A., one of→

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Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services
Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services
16/04/2025

We’re delighted to share our law firm’s recent appearance in the special supplemental edition of→

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Chambers Global 2024
chambers europe 2024
Koutalidis Law Firm of the Year
Koutalidis Law FIrm Chamber 2025 Global Top Tier
Koutalidis Law Firm of the Year

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