"PHILOTHEIDIS, ROGAS & PARTNERS" advises on all operations related to the financial strategy of companies, including restructuring and regrouping (joint ventures, mergers and similar operations), acquisitions, take-over bids, public offers of exchange, securities issues, stock exchange listings and other equity transactions. Our Office also handles the most complex company law or stock exchange problems, which may be encountered by either public or private companies. Moreover we deal with difficult cases related to employment issues. The following constitute an indicative list of cases, which we have handled during the last six years:

• Legal counseling to companies listed in the Athens Stock Exchange.
• Acquisitions of industries and establishment of companies in the Balkans and Eastern European countries (Bulgaria, Serbia, Poland, Romania, Czech Republic and Russia)
• Shares acquisition agreement concerning the shares of two major greek football teams.
• Shares acquisition of companies representing joint ventures.
• Conclusion of co-operative loan facility of the amount of 36,000,000 euros.

We provide general advice and litigation concerning distribution networks in various areas of business, including clothing, fashion products, standardized food, pharmaceuticals, home ware, table and decorative ware, etc. We also draft franchise agreements, commercial agency agreements, royalties' agreements, licenses, technology assignments, etc. We are experts in setting up and helping the financing of foreign companies that wish to establish a presence in Greece, providing advise and support of the processes of the BoD and the General Assembly, informing the shareholders on every-day and on crucial legal matters and uphold all the legal strategy and structure of complex commercial issues. We are also experienced in Arbitration both before national bodies and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).

“PHILOTHEIDIS & PARTNERS” is highly reputable as an expert office that can offer an entire range of services required by the new technology-boosted era, including negotiating and drafting agreements where technology plays a key role, dealing with electronic commerce and electronic banking issues, domain names disputes, digital signatures issues, transactions via the Internet, electronic crime, ASP outsourcing agreements, e-procurement and other computer and Internet-related issues. Some of the projects we have recently worked on include:

• Drafting of the Standard Electronic Banking Agreement signed by PIRAEUS BANK (Winbank) and the end users of the service.
• Formation of start up companies with innovative technologies
• Participation in major national projects held by the Greek Government on the digitalisation of the public sector such as projects related to the electronic recipes systems, the National Framework for the provision of e-government services and the setting up of interoperability rules, the Fiber to the Home (FTTH) policy, the public procurement policy etc
• Participation to the project for the Design of a PKI solution for the Hellenic Banking Association
• Participation in major EU projects such as the Study on the single market for an information society, the evaluation of the Effort Project, the evaluation of the Lektor Project
• Legal drafting of the Internet Security Policy Project of COMMERCIAL BANK of GREECE on technical and legal issues.
• Extensive study regarding the legal framework for electronic business in Greece under the auspices of the Greek Ministry of Development.
• Consultation on the legal issues of retaining and preserving telecommunication data pursuant to Greek and EU laws for big international mobile telecommunication providers.
• Legal consultancy to major greek and multinational e-commerce and e-auctions websites.

Nowadays, intellectual property occupies a leading role in the world economy, and in business life in general. Trademarks, patents, copyrights, designs, utility models, etc are fundamental to any company and can be extremely profit maximizing, if managed well, following the specialized advice that we can offer.

We offer sound advice from filing applications for national, community or international registrations to managing them (licensing, technology transfer, franchising) and defending these rights in cases of infringement, piracy, counterfeiting or parallel importation. We have created and managed successfully the trademark portfolio of major greek and multinational companies in more than 30 countries.

Further, our lawyers provide advice on agreements that deal either exclusively with intellectual property rights or intellectual property rights in the wider context of larger commercial transactions, such as joint ventures..

The office has developed a long term expertise and acknowledged skills in advising on all areas of shipping law, including sale and purchase and shipping finance, shipping registration, management contracts and structure, charterparty and bill of lading disputes, arbitration, marine insurance, marine insurance litigation, claims enforcement and arrest, crew claims, personal injury and third party claims, transportation issues, logistics, forwarding etc. Our clientele includes shipping companies that operate in all the fields of shipping business and participate in diverse international agreements and commercial endeavours.

The practicing Lawyers of our Office have got considerable experience in supporting or defending any criminal case connected to the above fields of law (e.g. fraud cases, tax evasion, customs rules breach, unlawful competition, bankruptcy, insolvency, money laundering prosecution, personal injury, stock exchange, etc) before any competent criminal court of law in Greece.

We provide general advice and litigation in matters concerning anti-competitive practices, anti-competitive agreements, abuse of a dominant position, state aid, dumping, state monopolies and public procurement. Also, advice and representation before the general courts in matters of restrictive trade practices, including invoicing, sales at a loss, discriminatory practices, terms and conditions of sale, unfair competition, etc.

PHILOTHEIDIS, ROGAS & PARTNERS has developed finely tuned expertise and acknowledged skills in advising on all areas of real estate law, including office, commercial, industrial and residential matters. Our Law Office handles all stages of real estate transactions, including structuring and financing, the purchase of real property assets, real estate companies and related litigation. We have a thorough understanding of all aspects of such transactions, including taxation and the relevant town and country planning regulations. One of our most important projects recently has been the conclusion of construction Agreements with GENKO S.A. for the erection of plant facilities in Bulgaria.

Our Lawyers have got considerable experience in providing assistance to dept collection issues, both through the courts or out-of-court settlements; structuring and enforcing employment contracts, as well as lease agreements.