Bahas, Gramatidis & Partners is a leading Greek Law Firm.
Headquartered in the city of Athens, Greece, the Firm has associated Law Firms
in more than 105 countries worldwide through its membership to major legal
networks and organizations.
The scientific
operational potential of Bahas, Gramatidis & Partners includes five
partners, twelve senior lawyers and five junior lawyers, assisted by five
trainee lawyers, a skilled administrative personnel and a well-organized
financial, accounting and tax consultancy department. The team is equipped with
an advanced communications system and fully updated software applications to
support its scientific and administrative operations.
At the core of the Firms practice is the representation of corporations,
government agencies, financial institutions, investment banks, non-profit
entities and individuals in complex financial and corporate transactions and
litigation. The Firm’s corporate and commercial team advises companies and
businesses on a daily basis on all aspects of carrying on business in Greece.
Bahas, Gramatidis
& Partners is specialized in Financial and Corporate Practices (incl. Data
Protection, Whistleblowing, Product Liability, Employment, Commercial
Contracts), Land Acquisitions (45% of market), Licensing, Aircraft Leasing
& Securitization (95% of market).
Moreover, the
firm is heavily involved in the following practices:
AVIATION: The Firm represents the majority of
global leasing companies, as well as banking institutions in aircraft finance,
leasing, acquisitions and operational matters and dealing with all sorts of
issues related to airlines in Greece. BGP has also great and long-term
experience both in general litigation and sectoral regarding air accidents of
any type, having developed unique expertise. BGP has a leading practice and has
been involved in an impressive number of aircraft lease transactions, where we
represented major U.S. and European aircraft and engine leasing companies in
structuring their lease agreements with domestic carriers. We also represent
the leasing companies, major international airlines, financial institutions and
aviation related businesses in aircraft finance, acquisitions and operational
matters. Our services include sale and lease back of new and used equipment and
planning the Greek part of major securitizations, including aircraft, engines
and airline receivables.
COMMERCIAL: The Firm helps clients build their
growth and business future through sophisticated commercial arrangements both
domestically and internationally. We are particularly concerned about our
clients’ business assets as intellectual property, IT, data and codified
commercial practices and recommend and implement privacy and safety protection
measures. We apply our longstanding experience in contract, e-commerce, IP, IT
and competition law to provide solutions to our clients’ needs.
We have a dominant position in aircraft transactions and a particular and sound
expertise in relation to banking & finance, but also to agency,
distribution and franchise agreements, where the response of the business
community in Greece and abroad has been impressive, thus making us a leading
practice in this field.
CORPORATE: Bahas, Gramatidis & Partners'
corporate team advises companies and businesses on a daily basis on all aspects
of carrying business in Greece from corporate regulatory matters to regulatory
compliance. The Firm has a long experience in Mergers & Acquisitions
transactions having represented a long list of Greek and international clients.
We advise on joint ventures between Greek and non-Greek parties, takeover bids
and private equity investments.
COMPETITION: BGP specializes in the field for many
years, with an experienced team handling a variety of relevant issues. Our
long-term practice includes the consulting of known clients before contracting,
numerous legal due diligence cases related to M&As or the listing of
companies shares into stock exchange, court disputes, dawn-raid schemes of
corporate groups and support during the same, legal opinions on a variety of
relevant matters, etc.
CREDIT
FINANCIAL & BANKING:
BGP is considered as one of the leading Law Firms in Greece. Our Senior
Partner, Marios Bahas, has been the legal advisor of major Greek financial
institutions and is considered as one of the most reputable and expertized
attorneys in the field. Over the last 35 years, the Firm has been assisting
high profiled companies and financial institutions in many complex and
demanding cases, such as due diligences relating to the Athens Stock Exchange,
financing of large projects with loans of various types, syndicated loans,
various bond issues and advising banks and NPLs’ managing companies on securitization
projects.
DATA
PROTECTION & PRIVACY/ IT TECHNOLOGY: Bahas, Gramatidis & Partners has an
extensive experience in advising companies, organizations and individuals on
data privacy matters, such as the development of new products and services, the
review/negotiation of data processor agreements, GDPR compliance, international
data transfers, data subject access requests, privacy policies and safety
measures, regulatory enforcement actions, use of cookies and online tracking ,
data breach incidents and litigations before Data Protection Authority/Courts.
BGP frequently involves counseling clients on various aspects of technology
law, including e-commerce and online marketing, focusing particularly on issues
arising from the use of new technologies and business models, general terms of
e-commerce agreements, legal formalities regarding e-transactions and online
marketing such as the e-signature, liability exclusion clauses, opt-in and
opt-out mechanisms, consumer's right of cancellation/withdrawal in e-commerce
transaction etc.
ENERGY: The Firm has a particular expertise
in the sector of Energy having dealt with complex energy projects over the
years. Amongst other energy related projects, the Firm has been involved in the
Revithoussa, Greece natural gas pipeline and other facilities construction; the
North Aegean, Greece oil drillings project; in the acquisition of a controlling
shareholding interest in the company controlling Kavalla Oil S.A. (the sole
Greek petroleum drilling company); in the project of the natural gas
distribution system for the Attica area, Greece; and in the latest DESFA and
DEPA privatization projects as well as in renewable energy projects with
particular emphasis on photovoltaic solar and land wind farm parks. Recently,
we acted as Legal Advisors to the German Company Techem Energy Contracting in a
joint venture with Greek Companies to establish and operate a co-generation
energy plant (natural gas fired) in Northern Greece.
HUMAN
RESOURCES:
By the years we have consolidated our position as a leading employment law
practice, gaining considerable profile on the international stage and acting
for many notable clients in Greece and abroad.
HEALTH
LAW & PHARMACEUTICALS:
Bahas, Gramatidis & Partners is considered as an expert in all fields of
pharmaceutical law such as patent protection, pricing and reimbursement,
product liability, licensing, clinical trials, permitting and licensing,
regulatory, compliance and risk management advising major pharmaceutical
companies and hospitals in the Athens metropolitan area. Our long term practice
includes the consulting of known clients before contracting, numerous legal due
diligence cases related to M&As and medical malpractice litigation. Our
practice covers not only day-to-day aspects concerning the operation of a
pharmaceutical company such as corporate issues and/or regulatory/statutory
obligations etc. but also guidance and advice on all corporate aspects of
business transactions. Our team covers abroad range of expertise of the
healthcare industry and consistently monitors ever-changing laws and
regulations in the pharmaceutical and healthcare sector.
IMMIGRATION
/ GOLDEN VISA:
Bahas, Gramatidis & Partners Law Firm provides highest quality legal
services, including solutions for all legal, financial, tax and technical
issues regarding immigration and especially acquisition of residence permit in
the frame of the “Greek Golden Visa” project. Since 2014, we have helped
approx. 4.500 third country citizens to obtain their residence permits and to enjoy
the Golden Visa's benefits throughout Europe.
INDUSTRY
SECTOR: Bahas,
Gramatidis & Partners enjoys a unique reputation in industry sectors as
Tourism, Travel and Leisure, Local Government, Sports & Entertainment,
Banking, Energy and Privatizations. The Firm represented the Athens 2004
Olympic Games Organizing Committee in negotiating and drafting the hotel
contracts with all the Athens area hotels for the needs of the members of the
Olympic Family.
LITIGATION
& ADR / DISPUTE MANAGEMENT: The Firm has a sound reputation worldwide for
its Dispute Management performance. We are proud of the results we achieved for
clients over the years and of the skills deployed by our Dispute Management
team in producing those results. We have been capable of offering to clients a
full litigation service, court representation and ADR management. Especially
regarding mediation, we fully provide relevant services as a recommended out of
court dispute resolution procedure after the important law change of 2019. Our
Firm’s Partner Dimitris Emvalomenos, after a long term expertise in claims’
negotiation and out of court settlements, has also become an Accredited
Mediator in Greece and the UK, ready to provide his expertise to our clients.
PRODUCT
LIABILITY /SAFETY:
The Firm has a long term history and great expertise in the field. BGP has
successfully dealt with highly demanding cases involving product liability
claims especially in the aviation and automotive industries. BGP assists on
regular basis world known legal groups in product recalls and regulatory issues
and opines on a variety of relevant legal matters. Also, BGP has participated
in periodical EU studies on the status of the P/L Directive. This
specialization of BGP falls within its general knowhow on consumer law matters.
PUBLIC
SECTOR: Bahas,
Gramatidis & Partners has been busy for many years in the Public Sector.
Among other work, we represented significant Greek and international clients on
public procurement matters and we drafted the Code and the official Greek franchise
terminology for the franchise association of Greece. We have also represented
HRADF (Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund) in the State Lottery
privatization and in the privatization of public real estate. Bahas, Gramatidis
& Partners offers a team of preeminent Lawyers for privatization projects
and for the representation of corporations, business associations and public
entities, before the Greek courts and the State Administrative Authorities.
REAL
ESTATE: Bahas,
Gramatidis & Partners is a leader in the Greek real estate market practice.
The Firm represents a diverse client base including opportunity and investment
funds, international and Greek developers, management companies, hotels and
resorts, casinos and private individuals. Our services include structuring,
negotiating and implementing real estate developments, acquisitions, sales,
financing and regulatory compliance and registrations. The Firm has a
particular expertise in hotel leasing, licensing & franchise transactions.
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"I’ve been with Bahas, Gramatidis & Partners LLP (BGP) for more than 33 years [since 1990] and have been involved in various WLG projects since BGP joined the organization! Since I have already built relationships, my addition to BGP’s Key Contact Partners is with a goal to continue assisting members."
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Dimitris Emvalomenos, Lawyer, LL.M. (QMUL), Accredited Mediator of the Greek Ministry of Justice & the Centre of Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR), London, UK, Dep. Managing Partner of Bahas, Gramatidis & Partners (BGP), is the author of Chapter Greece in the "Mediation 2023" Guide, published by Law Business Research Ltd.
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