Europe
Shipping & Maritime Law Firm of the Year Greece
Firm Profile
G. C. Economou and Associates Law Firm provides a comprehensive specialist range of legal, financial, fiduciary, para-legal and secretarial services to local and international selected clients.
We have been dealing with issues relating to shipping, ship and aircraft registration, ship-finance, property, construction, oil and gas, international tax planning, corporate and commercial activities, litigation and arbitration for over forty years, having practiced in Cyprus, London, Piraeus and Athens.
George Economou
George Economou is a lawyer with over 45 years’ practice experience.
George is an English barrister (a tenant of Quadrant Chambers, London) and an advocate of the Supreme Court of Greece. Until recently, he was also an advocate of the Supreme Court of Cyprus.
George has extensive experience of all aspects of shipping and ship finance, construction and engineering and is involved in arbitration in England, Greece and Cyprus. His expertise in international company law, tax planning, corporate
restructuring, wealth management and trusts is second-to-none.
George is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, a Chartered Arbitrator and on the panel of arbitrators and experts of a large number of arbitral and ADR bodies; also a qualified dispute resolver and a member of the Academy of Experts.
George is a contributor to international publications on shipping, tax planning, dispute resolution, international investments and finance and a speaker at international gatherings.
Notable Legal Work
• Arranging for a successful listing of a major shipping group on NASDAQ.
• Sale of a very large, by Greek standards, real property in Crete for the construction of a major hotel unit and approx. 700 holiday houses.
• Presiding arbitrator in ten high profile arbitrations concerning major road constructions between the Greek State and Concessionaire.
• Advising major shipowners and banks on shipping and ship finance.
• Acquisition of a major Hotel chain in Rhodes and Crete.
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• Arranging for a real estate Fund with activities in Greece, Cyprus and Romania to be listed on AIM.
• Preparing due diligence for the acquisition of the University of Nicosia.
• Legal due diligence on behalf of Buyers for the purchase of a major electricity provided in Greece.
• Legal due diligence for the Greek branch of Marfin Egnatia Bank on behalf of strategic investor in the Bank (increase of capital).
Over the years we have acted for a great number of leading financial institutions, banks and major companies and we keep long established relationships with many of them.
We have the expertise and the ability to provide practical, creative and cost-effective advice and services which combine with a professionalism and dedication to the interest of the clients which is second to none.
Our knowledge, experience and advice on matters relating to trusts, foundations, offshore jurisdictions and generally on international tax planning is unrivalled in Greece.
Areas of Expertise • Shipping and ship finance • Commercial and company law
• Banking, finance and capital matters
• Mergers and acquisitions • Project finance
• International tax planning, corporate structuring and trusts
• EU internal market, competition, e-trade
• International trade • Clean tech energy projects • Oil and Gas • Real estate and property funds
• Construction and construction disputes, turnkey projects, PPP
• Litigation and arbitration
• Insurance and professional negligence
• Gaming law • Intellectual property • Telecommunications
• Employment, pensions and benefits
• Money laundering and anti-corruption
Contact:
G. C. Economou & Associates 11 Kanari Street, Athens 10671, Greece
Tel: +30 210 36 40 030 Fax: + 30 210 36 40 082
Email:
economou@gce-associates.gr Website:
www.gce-associates.gr
Lawyer Monthly Legal Awards 2012
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