Law, Legal & Notary Advisory

Services & Consultations of Legal Department:

• Legal support  and full assistance for investment projects
• Real Estate Law (transaction,  legal support and etc)
• Business immigration to Greece
• Residence permit and permanent residency on the territory of Greece
• Customs Law
• Commercial Law
• Tax Law
• Family Law
• Inheritance Law
• Protection of property
• Land disputes
• Cancelling expulsions
• Official translations
• Copyright and Patent Law
• Notaries
• Documents legalization (Apostle and etc)
• Appeal to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR)
• Solving out business disputes and arbitration disputes
• Financial crimes
• Tax disputes
• Allegations for actions of state bodies, public organizations and official the rights and freedom of citizens
• Criminal Cases
• Insurance disputes
• Administrative procedures

Corporate Law Advisory

HELLAS EBPCS  experienced legal advisors in Greece are ready to provide a full range of services in the field of corporate law, ranging from initial professional support with the incorporation, to comprehensive provision of all business transactions and changes during the company’s lifetime.

Legal services in corporate law cover:

• Incorporation and sale of readymade companies (including provision of registered office and secretarial services)
• Full range administration support and company liquidation
• Provision of changes in company’s legal status at the respective authorities
• Company’s Shared Capital distribution, increase and reduction
• Agreements governing the relationships between related parties, shareholder agreements
• Provision of legal support by the negotiation with trading partners and preparation of corresponding legal documentation
• Preparation of Annual General Meetings and other executive meetings
• Corporate governance and management rules 

Real Estate & Development Legal Services

Because the Real Estate industry is extremely complex and fluctuant, all transactions in this area must be carefully handled with the support of an experienced tax and legal team. We can support you with business and industrial real estate matters, as well as tax and legal advisory related to lease of residential and non residential premises.

Under our due diligence services performed for real estate projects we offer professional pre-transaction analysis, which helps detecting the risks that might occur during a purchase or a sale of property in your country and in foreign countries.

In addition, our team of real estate attorneys is also offering support in case of construction litigations and out of court negotiations, as well as with the representation before the state authorities, when it is the case.

Our main legal services in this field include:

• Real estate transactions
• Due diligence of the real estate projects
• Security instruments relating to real estate transactions
• Development and construction
• Lease of residential and non residential premises, business and industrial real estate
• Construction litigations and out of court negotiations
• Purchase and sale of the real estate located in foreign countries
• Representation in the communication with the state authorities 

Banking & Finance Legal Services

Keeping up with the Banking and Finance industry’s challenges is not an easy task, mainly because of the high legal risks involved. Still, we perceive banking and finance as the key areas of our clients’ interest, and we have developed a wide range of legal services for these particular fields, including:

• Real estate, project and business financing
• Drafting and negotiating the financial documentation
• Loan agreements and syndicated loans
• Security instruments and other forms of guarantee
• Legal review of financial documentation
• Consumer loans and trade financing 

Litigations Legal Services

The litigation process begins when a certain dispute is taken to court and due to its complexity and length it cannot be solved successfully without a legal representative. A litigator will come not only with the necessary knowledge of law, but he will also have the ability to represent you in front of the court or in negotiations and ensures the compliance of all paperwork required.

Our team of lawyers can provide full litigation support and services that occur in areas such as: real estate, labour law, commercial law or other complex business-related disputes.

We will offer full administrative legal support, legal advisory and representation of the parties in front of the Administrative Court, Civil Court or financial authorities. Moreover, we can also assist you in the out of the court negotiations.

The litigation process begins when a certain dispute is taken to court and due to its complexity and length it cannot be solved successfully without a legal representative. A litigator will come not only with the necessary knowledge of law, but he will also have the ability to represent you in front of the court or in negotiations and ensures the compliance of all paperwork required.

Our team of lawyers can provide full litigation support and services that occur in areas such as: real estate, labour law, commercial law or other complex business-related disputes.

We will offer full administrative legal support, legal advisory and representation of the parties in front of the Administrative Court, Civil Court or financial authorities. Moreover, we can also assist you in the out of the court negotiations.

Intellectual Property Law Services

In order to protect creative work and encourage innovation, intellectual property rights such as copyrights, trademarks or patents have been defined and strictly implemented within the international and local legislations. Nevertheless, intellectual property law is an unpredictable and complex field, with both local and global implications which cannot be handled without a deep understanding of all related regulations and procedures.

The main legal services provided by our experts in Intellectual Property Law are:

• Representing the clients before the local competent authorities
• Drafting and negotiating the contracts regulating intellectual property law issues
• Legal matters concerning copyrights, trademarks, patents and other intangible property rights
• Legal advisory services related to the software development and provision
• Representing the clients at the court hearings and out-of-court negotiations 

Insolvency, Restructuring & Bankruptcy

If your company is no longer able to pay its debts, you will need to go through a lengthy and complex insolvency procedure and at the same time try to recover your business and establish its normal course. If dealt with in time and with the right legal advisors, you will be able to find the best solutions for your company and also to prevent entering insolvency again, or even worse: bankruptcy.

In case you are dealing with insolvency litigations, our experienced lawyers are qualified to support you in various matters, mitigate potential risks and provide most effective solutions for your special case.

Our legal advisors will guide you through the whole insolvency litigation procedure and represent you at administrative, civil and insolvency courts and out of the court negotiations. We will provide all required professional assistance to you by pre-insolvency negations. We are ready to investigate and design solutions for insolvency restructuring taking into consideration your special conditions and possibilities. Moreover, we can also provide complex support and assistance by the enforcement proceedings and debt recovery proceedings.

Due Diligence & Specific Transaction Advisory

We have an extensive experience in transaction advisory including acquisition and sale of companies, corporate restructuring, and other similar transactions. Our advantage is the unique mix of financial, legal, tax and accounting expertise under one roof, which enables us to identify all potential risks and propose an optimal structure of the suggested transaction.

Preparation and planning of the transaction

We are able to help you with the whole process of the proposed transaction. Our services in particular include advisory services during the acquisition process and during the sale and restructuring of a group of companies. As part of our services we identify potential risks and propose a realization of the transaction (if appropriate more scenarios are proposed). Having as purpose the concrete implementation of all recommended activities, we also prepare a clear “step plan”.

Preparation of documentation and processes set-up

We can prepare for you documents related to sale of a company and / or teaser for potential buyers. We are able to assist you during the whole sales process, including organization of data room and ensuring its operation. Our services may also include recommendation on sales price range. We are able to ensure the entire sales process from a project, financial and legal point of view.

Financial, legal and tax due diligence

As a result of our financial due diligence, we provide you with an objective analysis of the economic situation of target company / companies and ensure that you understand their main financial indicators. We prepare the analysis of financial statements, analysis of revenues and expenses, including structure of receivables and liabilities and overview of relevant transactions with related parties. We are ready to adjust our services according to your specific needs and the field of business.

As part of our legal due diligence service, we identify potential and existing legal defects, prepare and review key contractual documents, review ongoing legal disputes, register intellectual and industrial property rights, review validity of certificates and licenses, and also review agreements with suppliers and key business partners, including review of labour contracts and other documents related to employees.

During the tax due diligence we focus on general tax issues, including a way of accounting and tax payments. We will further provide you with an analysis and comments on decisions of Tax Administrator, analysis of corporate income tax, including transactions with related parties, and identify potential risks arising from these transactions. We will review transactions underlying VAT, review potential tax liabilities and estimate a potential debt to respective authorities. 

Legal and tax realization of the transaction

We are able to ensure realization of the transaction from a legal and tax point of view. We prepare sales documentation, assist in negotiations about price and other conditions of the transaction. We arrange all types of M&A transactions including their legal and tax aspects.

Post-transaction services

Following the transaction realization, it is necessary to incorporate a new investment into the existing group of companies. In this respect financial, tax and legal aspects should be taken into account on top of business point of view of the transaction.

As part of post-transaction services, we provide our clients with services of planning and implementation of inter-company changes. Further, we are ready to discuss appropriate ways of initial funding of a new company and future profits’ distribution.

We offer both ongoing tax and legal advisory services and implementation of the transaction.

Labour Law Consultancy

Employment Law has always been a matter of balancing the rights and obligations that employers and employees have towards each other.

Still, regardless of your location and despite the effort of international organizations and local institutions to reach this balance via continuously improving legislation, local Labour Legislation will remain a sensitive subject, open to various interpretations. As a consequence, without expert advice you might find yourself involved in different conflicts with current or former employees, or even worse, with the local institutions.

Accace offers you all necessary support in order to solve any employment-related matter before it is too late and therefore avoid exposure to any financial or legal damages.

Based on your country’s Labour Law characteristics, we may offer services that include but are not limited to:

• Assistance with preparing documentation for employees (e.g.: employment contracts, amendments, job descriptions, documentation on termination of employment, etc.)
• Assistance with preparing specific internal documentation for employers (e.g.: internal mandatory regulations, employees’ evaluation procedures, organizational chart, etc.)
• Providing support in litigations and negotiations with employees
• Assistance with the employment of foreigners, including solving relocation matters
• Labour Law advisory on specific cases related to employee’s vs. employer’s rights (e.g.: the right to vacation, medical care, daily or weekly rest, minimum working conditions, maximum and minimum working hours per week, etc.)