Chevron/Texaco, General Electric, Metaxa, Absolut Vodka, Cargill, Caterpillar, AON, Colliers International, Haagen Dazs, Nokia, Logitech, Shelman, Adecco, Arch Insurance Europe, Μύλοι Σόγιας, Navteq, Baring Private Equity Fund, FTI Touristik GmbH.

Clients praise Ioanna Lazaridou for her proactivity, efficiency and practical mindset. She heads the practice and focuses on M&A in particular.

This dynamic firm continues to impress clients with its responsiveness, flexibility and commercial astuteness. The firm is a leader in the energy sector and frequently undertakes regulatory work and project financing, with an increasingly visible footprint in corporate and M&A.

Glowing praise for its dynamic team of “seasoned individuals” helps this firm climb in the rankings this year. The lawyers’ strong commercial understanding, responsiveness and availability are distinctive strengths, say clients. The firm advises Chevron on all work relating to its lubricants subsidiary in Greece. Managing partner Yannis Kelemenis is the main contact for clients, who appreciate that they can “always get in touch with him when needed.”

Kelemenis & Co. exhibits “considerable depth and quality” in core specialisms in the hospitality and energy sectors. “Cross-border transactional expert” Tom Kyriakopoulos has been advising Chevron on all legal aspects of its Greek lubricants subsidiary.

Kelemenis & Co. has an international focus to its corporate practice. The firm has recently acted for Barclays, as majority shareholders in Greek subsidiary Youtravel.com, on an acquisition bid for the company by Western & Oriental. The energy sector is also a strong focus. Partners Yannis Kelemenis and Tom Kyriakopoulos come highly recommended for their “high professionalism and versatility”.