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Almost nine years since the onset of the Greek debt crisis, the country’s deep and prolonged recession has led to a substantial decline in ordinary financial activity and has swept away a quarter of Greece’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), an aftermath usually observed in times of war.
Past and recent records of litigation proceedings before first instance courts in Greece reflect an unfortunate reality: severe delays in case trials, most of the times coming as a result of lengthy hearings and an ever-expanding caseload, as well as many consensual or disputed trial adjournments or ex officio adjournments due to fortuitous circumstances (strikes, elections, etc.).
“Vienna is the gate to Eastern Europe” – Niki Lauda
In The Corner Office, we invite Managing Partners at law firms from across the region to share information about their careers, management styles, and strategies. For this issue, we asked them to describe the first major deal or client matter they generated themselves, and how they did it.
Drakopoulos has been providing legal services to businesses since 1992. The firm has grown considerably since formation, offering today centralized, streamlined services across Southeast Europe (SEE) via 4 main offices in Athens, Bucharest, Tirana and Nicosia. A team of highly skilled lawyers provides professional services and legal expertise, responding efficiently to complex legal problems with flexible commercial solutions, helping clients to achieve their business objectives.
Drakopoulos is distinguished for providing quality legal services at the highest international standards. The firm’s “One Instruction, One Invoice” approach aims at offering a uniform service, geared towards having clients with multinational presence avoid dealing with multiple interfaces, legal systems and mentalities; instead, the firm offers one single point of reference, interface and style of service for multiple jurisdictions in the entire Southeast Europe (SEE) region and beyond, anywhere in the world.
The firm is involved in all aspects of corporate life, by providing advice in the fields of Corporate, Mergers and Acquisitions, Commercial, Banking, Finance and Capital Markets, Real Estate, EU and Competition, Public Procurement and PPPs, Industrial and Intellectual Property, Employment, Tax, TMT, Regulatory and Dispute Resolution.
Firm’s website: https://drakopoulos-law.com