Firm Description

General description: Andreas Lionis & Associates is an Athens-based law firm offering a comprehensive range of legal services to private and business clients. In addition to its well-established litigation and private client advice, the firm maintains a strong commercial focus and has acquired substantive expertise in handling complex corporate and commercial transactions, both domestic and international. To that effect, the firm has developed strong overseas connections and extensive links, especially within Europe and the US.

Banking Law Expertise: Our firm advises on such matters as commercial lending, project finance, asset finance and leasing, trade finance and capital markets work. We also advise corporate clients on a range of general strategic issues such as regulatory compliance, risk management, restructuring debt portfolios and avoiding insolvency crises and new financial instruments.

Environmental & Energy Law Expertise: The firm combines specialist legal and technical environmental expertise with litigation and alternative dispute resolution skills. It offers legal advice on all aspects of environmental law, statutory and regulatory consents for development, process authorizations, as well as the project risks associated with such matters and the avenues of judicial review. The firm has also been increasingly active in assisting energy companies and potential investors deal with the legal and regulatory issues related to energy transactions. Particular emphasis is given to the establishment of renewable energy projects (i.e. hydropower, wind power, photovoltaics, biomass etc.) within the new framework of European Union and Greek law.