ILIAS G. ANAGNOSTOPOULOS, born in Piraeus, Greece, (1956), was admitted to Bar in 1981 (Athens). He received his education at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Law (1978) and the University of Frankfurt am Main, Germany (Dr. juris, 1982). He was awarded the Tsirimokos Prize by the Hellenic Criminal Bar Association (1987).
Ilias has appeared as lead counsel in most significant criminal law cases in Greece during the past 30 years and has extensive experience in all types of business crime, financial fraud, insurance fraud, healthcare fraud, tax and customs fraud, insider dealing and market abuse, medical malpractice, product criminal liability, environmental liability, art crimes, money laundering, corrupt practices, anti-competitive practices and cartel offences, corporate criminal liability, anti-terrorism, European criminal law, extradition and mutual assistance.
The International Who’s Who Legal 2022 counts Ilias among the Thought Leaders in business crime defence; WWL says:
‘Ilias Anagnostopoulos is one of the stars of the Greek business crime space, and comes highly recommended by market commentators for his expertise with the full range of white-collar crime matters’.
Chambers Europe 2022, which identifies an elite group of white-collar crime lawyers in Greece, says:
‘Ilias Anagnostopoulos of ANAGNOSTOPOULOS is described by clients as a “brilliant lawyer.” Sources praise him for offering “good strategic advice” and for his “excellent communication skills.” He offers standout experience in a plethora of white-collar crime topics, including bribery and money laundering cases’.
Ilias chairs the Hellenic Criminal Bar Association (July 2013-) and is a Professor of criminal law and criminal procedure at the School of Law, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He has been a member of the Law Commission on the new Greek Criminal Code (2015-2019) which entered into force in July 2019.
Memberships: Criminal Law Experts Commission (Hellenic Ministry of Justice); High-Legal Council with the Bank of Greece (2013-); European Criminal Bar Association (founder member); European Criminal Law Academic Network; European Law Institute (Fellow); FraudNet – Commercial Crime Services Division, International Chamber of Commerce; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (International); American Bar Association (Associate); International Bar Association; Association Internationale de Droit Pénal; International Society for the Reform of Criminal Law.
He has published extensively in Greek, English and German on matters of Hellenic, European and international criminal law, business and financial crimes, reform of criminal procedure and human rights.
He is fluent in Greek, English, German and French.
PERSA E. LAMPROPOULOU, born in Kalamata, Greece, (1966), was admitted to Bar in 1994 (Athens).
She received her education at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (JD, 1990) and the University of London, QMWC (M.Sc. in Public Policy, 1993).
She is Legal Advisor to the National Council for Radio and Television; contributor to Media Law (by Prof. I. Karakostas), 1998.
She is a member of the International Bar Association, Hellenic Commercial Lawyers Association.
She specializes in Media Law, Copyrights, Computers and Software, Tort, Advertising Law, Telecommunications, Trademarks, Intellectual Property, Repatriation of Cultural Property.
According to LEGAL 500 EMEA, Persa ‘has the ability to handle difficult and sensitive cases successfully‘.
She is fluent in Greek, English and French.
GERASIMOULA D. ZAPANTI, born in Athens, Greece, (1975), was admitted to Bar in 2001 (Athens).
She received her education at the University of Thrace (1998). She is a member of the Athens Bar Association and the Hellenic Criminal Bar Association.
She specializes in Financial Fraud, Cyber Crime, Business Crimes, Professional Negligence, Corporate Compliance, Securities Fraud, Anti-Corruption and Anti-Money Laundering Practices, Asset Tracing and Recovery, Extradition, Surrender, and Mutual Assistance Procedures.
LEGAL 500 EMEA describes Gerasimoula as an ‘excellent lawyer and linguist who is personable and client focused‘.
She is fluent in Greek, English and German.
ALEXANDROS TSAGKALIDIS, born in Rhodes, Greece, (1984), was admitted to Bar in 2009 (Athens).
He received his education at the School of Law, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (2007), and completed his post-graduate studies at the same School in criminal law and criminal procedure (LL.M., 2011).
In 2022 he acquired a doctor juris degree by the same University with a book on freezing of assets in the EU.
He is experienced in money laundering and asset recovery, business crime, corruption practices, fraud, bribery, extradition and mutual assistance.
LEGAL 500 EMEA counts Alexandros among the ‘key lawyers’ of the firm.
He is a member of the Legal Experts Advisory Panel of Fair Trials International and of the Hellenic Criminal Bar Association.
Alexandros has published in Greek and English on matters of Asset Recovery, Investigation Procedures, Business Crimes and Defence Rights in the EU.
He is fluent in Greek, English and French.
IOANNIS TSAKALIS, born in Athens, Greece, (1986), was admitted to Bar in 2011 (Athens).
He received his education at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Law (2009, LL.M., 2011) and Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich (Dr. juris, 2020) on a scholarship from the Onassis Foundation.
His dissertation on the relation between tax evasion and money laundering was awarded the 2020 Prize of the LMU Faculty of Law and was published by Nomos Verlag.
LEGAL 500 EMEA counts Ioannis among the ‘key lawyers’ of the firm.
Ioannis is a member of the Hellenic Criminal Bar Association, the Hellenic Criminal Law Society and the Compliance Association of Greece (SEKASE).
He specializes in Anti- Money Laundering, Anti-Corruption, Compliance Procedures, Tax Offences, Corporate Criminal Law, Internal Investigations, Fraud and Business Crimes.
Since 2010 he publishes regularly on matters of criminal procedure, European criminal law, money laundering and tax offences.
He is fluent in Greek, German, English and Italian.
GARYFALIA GIANNI, born in Agrinio, Greece, (1992), was admitted to Bar in 2019 (Athens).
She received her education at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Law (JD, 2016).
She specializes in Business Crime, Financial Fraud, Healthcare Fraud, Subsidies Fraud, Anti-Money Laundering, Corporate Criminal Liability and Anti-Corruption.
She is fluent in Greek and English.
PADELIS BRATIS, born in Athens, Greece, (1995), was admitted to Bar in 2020 (Athens). He received his education from the Democritus University of Thrace, School of Law (JD, 2017) and completed his post-graduate studies in Criminal Law & Criminal Procedure at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Law (LL.M., 2019).
Padelis specializes in Business Crime, Fraud, Corporate Criminal Liability, Competition and Market Abuse offences, Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Corruption, Extradition and Mutual Assistance, European and International Criminal Law.
He is fluent in Greek, English, German and he also speaks French.
ALEXANDROS MEZARI, born in Berlin, Germany, (1992), was admitted to Bar in 2017 (Athens). He received his education at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Law (2014) and the Humboldt University of Berlin (LL.M. in 2015, Dr. juris in 2021) on a scholarship from the Onassis Foundation and the DAAD. His dissertation on the criminal liability of board members with supervisory powers was awarded the Humboldt Prize of the Humboldt University of Berlin (2022) and was published by Nomos Verlag.
Alexandros specializes in white-collar criminal law, European criminal law, extradition and mutual assistance. He is a member of the Hellenic Criminal Bar Association. Prior to joining the firm, he worked at a leading law firm in Germany.
Alexandros has published on matters of criminal law, especially on business and financial crimes.
He is fluent in Greek, German and English.
IOANNA ANASTASOPOULOU, born in Athens, Greece, (1972), was admitted to Bar in 1997 (Athens).
She received her education at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (JD, 1995) and Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich (LL.M, 1999; Dr.jur., 2003). She is a member of the Hellenic Criminal Bar Association and the European Criminal Bar Association.
She teaches Criminal Law at the School of Law, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and publishes regularly on aspects of criminal law theory, law of evidence, corporate criminal liability, corrupt practices.
She specializes in Business Crime, Corporate Criminal Law, Tax Offences, Financial Fraud, Insurance Fraud, Anti- Corruption, Anti-Money Laundering, Product Criminal Liability.
She is fluent in Greek, German and English.
IOANNIS TOLAKIS, born in Athens, Greece, (1981), was admitted to Bar in 2008 (Piraeus).
He received his education at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (JD, 2005) and Friedrich – Alexander Universität Erlangen – Nürnberg (LL.M, 2008).
He is a member of the Hellenic Criminal Bar Association.
He specializes in Fraud, Anti-Corruption, Anti-Money Laundering, Cartel Offences, European Criminal Law, Extradition, Surrender and Mutual Assistance Procedures.
He is fluent in Greek, English, German, French.