In a much noted judgment of 28.11.2019 the Five-Member Court of Appeal Athens quashed multi-year convictions for embezzlement and money laundering against businessmen from the energy sector totalling 236 million €. After a lengthy trial the Court acquitted five of the eleven defendants and convicted six...
Who's Who Legal Business Crime Defence has launched its 2020 edition. Ilias Anagnostopoulos features among the Global Elite Thought Leaders in this area. WWL says: "Ilias impresses market sources with his profound insights into the business crime space, with a substantial 25 years of experience". ...
Global Legal Group has launched its 10th (2020) edition of the International and Comparative Legal Guide on Business Crime. The publication covers issues of common interest in business crime including criminal law enforcement, oragnisation of courts, corporate criminla liability, statutes of limitations, initiation of investigations, procedures...
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....