Europe

Mergers & Acquisitions Law Firm of the Year Greece

Firm Profile

Singled out as the only Greek law firm ever listed in Financial Times’ “Most Innovative 50 European Law Firms”(2007-ranked 24th), Elias Paraskevas Attorneys1933

holds true to its

hallmark: the development of innovative legal minds that bring commercial awareness and add value to clients’ transactions, with unwavering integrity. Established in 1933 by the widely referred to as the “Dean of Greek Lawyers” Elias Paraskevas, the firm is run today by Dimitris Paraskevas, a top-rated lawyer with international acclaim and former Secretary for Privatisation, who envisioned and paved the way to its international growth.

Over the past decade our firm has advised more than 50 international banks and financial institutions and over 200 leading corporations, governments, international organisations, state-owned concerns, private foundations and ultra high net-worth individuals in a wide range of M&A, banking, finance, capital markets, corporate, restructuring, litigation, real estate and private client matters, exceeding $100 billion in value.

Faithful to the values of social responsibility, the firm is renowned for its commitment to pro bono work and philanthropic endeavours through the Elias Paraskevas Foundation.

Dimitris Paraskevas

Dimitris Paraskevas is the Managing Partner of the firm and chairman and board member of many companies and charitable foundations.

He has been serving the firm’s

top

clientele leading all major transactions and has acted as advisor to several international

organisations, including the OECD and the Council of Europe. For his service as the Secretary for Privatisation (Ministry of Development, 1993-1999) he was named Super Salesman by the Financial Times (1999). Among other accolades from major international guides (Chambers, IFLR1000), the International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers consistently ranks him one of the two top M&A attorneys in Greece and one of the international M&A leaders worldwide (2005-2012).

Notable Legal Work

Recent notable M&A / banking deals include advising on the acquisition of Alico by MetLife for over $16 billion, advising the European Investment Fund in connection with the deployment of funds amounting to €250 million, and representing two leading financial institutions (US- and Switzerland based) as lead arrangers of a $1.3 billion loan.

Our litigation team has recently represented the Greek importer of leading European car manufacturers in relation to extensive litigation in excess of €500 million, a leading trader in international commodities in complex debt/commodity recovery litigation, a global home-video distributor in proceedings initiated against it by its local

licensee, as well as an established Japanese manufacturer on its claim for damages against a local company.

Recent insolvency/restructuring work boasts our involvement in the largest and most complex ever insolvency case globally, where we advised the European subsidiary of a major US financial institution against several million dollar claims filed by a counterparty bank, as well as our work for a leading US investment firm, noteholder of a major telecommunications company, in the context of one of Europe’s biggest debt restructurings (€3.2 billion) since the credit crunch began.

Lawyer Monthly Legal Awards 2012 Contact:

Elias Paraskevas Attorneys1933 7 Asklepiou Street 106 79 Athens - Greece

Tel: +30 210 36 10 333 Website: www.paraskevaslaw.com

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Areas of Expertise • Banking/Finance • Mergers & Acquisitions • Corporate/Commercial • Capital Markets • Projects & Privatisation • Restructuring & Insolvency • Dispute Resolution • Employment • Energy • Real Estate • TMT • Private Client

The only Greek

law firm ever listed in Financial Times "Most Innovative 50 European Law Firms”