EMM. J. STEPHANAKIS  &  ASSOCIATES


      Law  Offices

Ελληνικά

Areas of Practice

Agency, Distribution and Franchising 

- Negotiating and drafting agency, distribution and franchise agreements for products, brands and services.

-Βringing and defending indemnification and compensation claims arising out of disputes thereof before any competent court and/or arbitral tribunal.

Aviation Law

Purchase and sale of aircrafts, as well as private and commercial aircraft leasing, aircraft casualties, personal injury  

Banking & Finance, Capital & Stock Markets

Banking, loans, debt trading agreements and corporate / acquisition / real estate financing packages, stock exchange regulations, international and domestic, derivative products and securities, convertible / exchangeable bonds and other equity-linked products 

Corporate Law

Formation of any type of companies in allavailable jurisdictions worldwide for all kind of business and commercial activities– shipping, yachting, holding, investment, insurance, trading, etc. Conduct of due diligence and providing comprehensive solutions forclients business needs and objectives  

Crew, Employment, Social Security, Data Protection 

Employment related issues, including:

- All social security requirements and implications, terminations, non compete covenants, HR policies, restructuring, redundancies, individual or collective,

- Consultation with the employees’ representatives, representation of the employer before the public authorities, as well as voluntary exit plans, employee benefits / executive remuneration, pension plans,

 - Litigation before all Greek courts and degrees of all types of employment related cases, including individual or class, civil, criminal and administrative, trade union and works councils’ issues, collective bargaining agreements, immigration matters on visas and residence permits for expatriate employees, data protection law advice and support on personal data, e.t.c.  

EU Laws

EU and Greek competition and anti-trust laws, right of establishment, free movement of labour  

Industrial and Intellectual Property Law 

Advising on the eligibility of registering a trademark and patent, preparation and filing of applications for new trademarks and patents, both locally and overseas,  undertaking the filing of Oppositions, Cancellations and Recourses and representing our clients before the Trademarks Administrative Committee and the Administrative Courts. Assisting  on matters of copyright, trade secrets and confidentiality issues,  drafting of agreements relating thereto as well as with the assignment and licensing of all intellectual property rights, advising on the eligibility of registering domain names  and protecting  the infringement of our clients’ domain names by third parties, e.t.c. 

Internet and e-Trade

Advising in the fields of EU and Greek legislation on electronic signatures, e-procurement and e-invoicing, on-line contracting, consumer issues, internet gambling, data protection in general, including advice on companies’ obligations when processing personal data 

Litigation  & Arbitration 

Bringing and defending indemnification and compensation claims arising out of disputes, in all areas of our practice, before any competent court and/or arbitral tribunal worldwide  

Maritime Law & Marine Insurance 

Providing legal assistance to Greek and foreign shipyards and shipowing companies, financial institutions, P & I Clubs, underwriters and Classification Societies, in all matters related to the construction, acquisition, financing, operation, maintenance, insurance and chartering of vessels and the resolution of disputes by mediation, arbitration or litigation 

Mergers  &  Acquisitions 

Domestic and cross-border, private and public M & A transactions,  designing and implementing strategies for our clients   

Property & Wealth Protection 

Providing integrated legal advice on real estate assets, retail and hotels,  focusing to preserve and grow our private clients’ wealth and to suggest the appropriate overall strategy for the protection of financial and non-financial assets, businesses and foundations and other types of luxury property (including yachts, art, collectibles, antique cars and other types of personal property property),  providing services in the area of inheritance law, including international families,  (design of wills and other succession contracts involving establishment of foundations and trusts) and family law contracts (gifts and family assets transfer agreements) as well as general corporate law (used also for family planning through the establishment of partnerships and companies) 

Taxation  

Supporting client needs on any kind of transactions, in their tax aspects of acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, on tax litigation of all administrative levels and proactively providing corporate clients with intelligence on the continuous and sudden changes in taxation, advising high net worth individuals particularly on real estate and personal tax planning issues 

Yachting 

Advising and consulting on new buildings, sale and purchase, charter or management and/or repair contracts of yachts, locally and worldwide   


LAW  OFFICE

117, Alkiviadou Street,  185 32 Piraeus, Greece

Phone (+30 210) 4172734 - 4171806 - 4226158 Fax (+30 210) 4170164

Cell Phone: (+30) 6944 964151

Email: law@stephanakis.eu