Athan. Papantoniou

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Overview

Athanasia is a graduate of the Law School of the University of Athens, where she obtained her LL.B. She had worked with Kelemenis & Co back in 2005 until 2011 as head of the litigation department. Before first joining Kelemenis & Co in 2005, she had worked as corporate counsel with Athens Olympic Broadcasting SA, the radio & TV services coordinator for the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. She left Kelemenis & Co. to take up a post in the legal department of a large Greek company focusing on the sale and distribution of motor vehicles and returned in late 2018. Her current focus is on general corporate and commercial matters, enforcement and commercial litigation.

Athanasia is authorized to appear before the Supreme Court of Greece.

Practice areas

  • Corporate/Commercial
  • Commercial and Civil Litigation
  • Enforcement

Degrees

LL.B. (University of Athens);

Languages

English, German, Italian, Greek

Professional associations/memberships

Athens Bar Association, Multilaw, First Law International

Indicative Clients & Cases

  • Acting for MyOmegaSystems GmbH, an IT German company, in claims against a Greek Company for outstanding fees in relation to the software and hardware development.
  • Acting for Bournemouth University in claims against a Greek student for outstanding tuition fees .
  • Representing Toyota car dealer Lamda Central in labour claims .
  • Acting for Caspian Impex Group, a transport company located in Georgia, in claims against MCCL, a Greek shipping company

Publications

(with Yannis Kelemenis), “Greece” in ICGL to: Litigation & Dispute Resolution 2010 published by the International Comparative Legal Guide Series (2010)

(with Yannis Kelemenis), “Greece” in ICGL to: Litigation & Dispute Resolution 2009 published by the International Comparative Legal Guide Series (2009)

(with Yannis Kelemenis), “Greece” in ICGL to: Litigation & Dispute Resolution 2008 published by the International Comparative Legal Guide Series (2008)

(with Yannis Kelemenis), “Greece” in PLC Cross-Border Handbook: Dispute Resolution Handbook 2008/09: Vol. 1, published by the Practical Law Company (2008).

(with Ioanna Lazaridou), "Greece" in Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments and Orders, published by the Centre for International Legal Studies (2008) and subsequently in Oxford University Press (2010)

(with Ioanna Lazaridou), "Greece" in Franchising Law, published by the Centre International Legal Studies (2008)

“An outline of Greek Civil Litgation” published electronically with the Legal 500 (2007)