By a unanimous judgment the Court of Appeal Athens sitting as a first instance court acquitted on 9.10.2019 the members of the Board and high ranking executives of Alpha Bank (one of the largest banks in Greece) from charges of breach of trust in relation...
Who's Who Legal has issued its 2019 Directory on Asset Recovery including 538 lawyers from 84 jurisdictions. Ilias Anagnostopoulos and Jerina Zapanti are listed as leaders in the field for Greece....
In a much noted decision of 6.9.2019 the Court of Appeal Athens sitting as a first instance court rejected a UK European Arrest Warrant against a well-known Greek businessman on charges of fraud against Barclays and false financial statements in relation to companies traded in...
The Section Business Law of the American Bar Association held its Annual Meeting in Washington DC on September 12-14. Ilias Anagnostopoulos joined a panel of the Business Crime and Investigations Committee on "Multi-National Investigations - Tips, trends and traps" moderated by the Committe's Chair A.J. Bosco....
Extradition has grown in importance as people are increasingly mobile and able to carry out activity in countries without being physically present. This Guide allows practitioners to understand the extradition framework in different jurisdictions and ask for more detailed and fact-specific advice where this is...
WWL Thought Leaders: GIR 2019 brings together the insight, expertise and wisdom of some of the world’s foremost asset recovery, business crime defence and investigations lawyers and experts. Through thousands of votes and nominations, the market has identified that these practitioners are among the very...
In a recent article for the Global Investigations Review (GIR) Ilias Anagnostopoulos discusses the bribery provisions of the new Criminal Code in Greece and argues that these comply with the country's obligations under both the UN Convention and the CoE Criminal law Convention against bribery....
CEE Legal Matters published an interview with Ilias Anagnostopoulos on the new Criminal Code and expectations in Greece after the snap parliamentary election of July 7, 2019....
One of the most prominent businessmen in Greece with global presence was cleared earlier this month by the Court of Appeal, Athens, sitting as a first instance court. The defendant was charged with bribing a former executive of an electricity public company in relation to a...
The Legal 500 Bribery & Corruption 2nd Edition Country Comparative Guide has been launched. The aim of the Guide is to provide its readers with a pragmatic overview of the bribery & corruption law across a variety of jurisdictions. Each chapter provides information about the current issues...