Kelemenis & Co. provides a broad range of tax and employment advice. The Tax & Employment Group is in a position to assist clients, indicatively, with advisory services on the overall tax issues and consequences when setting up subsidiaries or branches in Greece; with tax planning guidance in formulating investment strategies; with consulting on direct and indirect tax issues; with advisory services in relation to tax benefits and with planning project financing; and with compliance services relating to obligations arising from intra-group charges. The Group also has a strong capacity in assisting clients with employment matters ranging from drafting employment contracts and compliance with obligatory employment law and national collective agreements to structuring of employee incentives and regulatory obligations and notifications to termination of employment contracts and severances and collective redundancies to secondment agreements, social contribution compliance and arrangements, and employment claims.

The firm’s Regulated Markets Group has built a strong reputation for dealing with the regulation of financial services and capital markets, and with the energy, insurance and pharmaceutical/healthcare industries. The firm’s track record ranges from advising domestic and foreign clients on the acquisition of stakes in Greek public companies and on the provision of financial services (in the area of financial markets) to acting both for insurance undertakings and corporates, and advising on insurance regulation, on launching new insurance products, on portfolio transfers and on winding up proceedings (in the insurance sector) to public procurement and complicated regulatory matters such as rebate and claw-back arrangements (in healthcare/pharmaceuticals). The Group is best known for its energy-related work which is well-versed into both transactional and regulatory matters for all governments in the region (e.g. of Greece, Romania, Moldova, FYR Macedonia) and beyond (e.g. Egypt), for major international institutions (e.g. Energy Community Secretariat, SEE-CAO, EBRD, World Bank), for all key international energy undertakings (e.g. Chevron/Texaco, Veolia, Statkraft, Endesa, General Electric, Sunpower) and for all major Greek institutions [e.g. Greek Power Market Operator (LAGIE), Greek Transmission System Operator (TSO), Public Gas Corporation (DEPA), Centre for Renewable Energy Sources (CRES), and the Greek Regulatory Authority of Energy (RAE)].

The firm has a fully-fledged Litigation & Arbitration Group with a convincing track record. The Group can advise on all contentious aspects of corporate and financial transactions and assists clients with pragmatic and strategic decision-making. The Group works with clients on disputes and claims before all types of Greek courts and tribunals and can cover all types of commercial disputes, including contractual disputes, shareholder litigation, partnership disputes, maritime and international trade, banking and finance, competition, and administrative disputes including public procurement. Given the versatility of the firm’s clientele and practice areas, the lawyers of the group often work with law firms worldwide – in many cases by undertaking a coordinating role – on disputes and claims involving various jurisdictions.