WWL ASSET RECOVERY 2019
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....
03 October, 2019
COURT OF APPEAL ATHENS TURNS DOWN EXTRADITION REQUEST FROM THE UK
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...
30 September, 2019
ABA Section Business Law Annual Meeting
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....
29 September, 2019
GIR EXTRADITION KNOW-HOW 2019
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...
16 September, 2019
THOUGHT LEADERS: GIR 2019
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...
04 September, 2019
BRIBERY OFFENCES IN GREECE
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....
14 August, 2019
THE BUZZ IN GREECE
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....
30 July, 2019
COURT IN ATHENS CLEARS PROMINENT BUSINESSMAN FROM BRIBERY CHARGES
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...
30 July, 2019
BRIBERY & CORRUPTION COMPARATIVE GUIDE 2019
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...
17 June, 2019
ICLG Business Crime 2019
The 2019 edition of the International Comparative Legal Guide to Business Crime has been launched. The Guide covers common issues in business crime – including criminal law enforcement, organisation of courts, corporate criminal liability, statutes of limitations, initiation of investigations, procedures of gathering information – in...
17 June, 2019