Ilias Anagnostopoulos and Jerina Zapanti are the authors of the Bribery and Anti-Corruption chapter on Greece for Lexology. The chapter provides an overview of relevant laws and practice....
In a much noted decision of 28.11.2016 Areios Pagos (Greece's Supreme Court) rejected a Dutch European Arrest Warrant against a well known Greek shipowner and businessman on charges of fraudulent bankruptcy. The businessman is being prosecuted in the Netherlands for forgery, failure to provide information to...
FATF conducts peer reviews of each member on an ongoing basis to assess levels of implementation of the FATF Recommendations, providing an in-depth description and analysis of each country’s system for preventing criminal abuse of the financial system. In the light of the upcoming FATF review...
In Who's Who Legal in Business Crime Defence 2016 Ilias Anagnostopoulos ranks among the most highly regarded individuals. WWL says: Ilias Anagnostopoulos is a “terrific advocate” whose knowledge of insider dealing, money laundering and financial fraud makes him "a real asset" to clients. He is admired by clients...
At the Annual Conference of the International Bar Association in Washington a panel of academics and praticioners examined on September 22, 2016 the criminal laws that migrants encounter, the legal distinctions between migrants, refugees and asylum seekers, and explored whether and when the movement of people...
In a much noted decision of July 12, 2016, the Court of Appeal Athens ruled that foreign defendants in the case of Siemens are entitled to a translated version of the indicting decision of the Judical Council in order to be able to effectively exercise their...
Greek law Digest - The Official Guide to Greek Law is the most systematic and comprehensive guide on the Greek legal and institutional framework. Its objective is to provide reliable information to any foreign natural person or legal entity wishing to know the operating framework of the Greek legal system. In...
The Court of Appeal Athens rejected on May 25, 2016 a EAW issued by Cyprus against a prominent Greek businessman on allegations of bribery and related offences. The Court ruled that jurisdiction on the alleged offences lies with the Greek courts because most of the acts in...
Legal 500 EMEA 2016 says: Anagnostopoulos is ‘the top criminal law firm in Greece’, and is active across a range of high-profile tax, white-collar crime and corporate fraud cases. Department head Ilias Anagnostopoulos has ‘excellent technical skills’ and is ‘a great communicator’....
Every year Who’s Who Legal issues awards to firms that have performed exceptionally well in their research. After an in-depth assessment of their findings they have issued awards to the leading firms in 60 jurisdictions. Anagnostopoulos received the 2016 Country Award for Greece....