AT A GLANCE
IFLR Europe Awards 2026: Historic Triple Win
Papapolitis & Papapolitis achieved a historic milestone at the IFLR Europe Awards 2026, becoming the first Greek law firm to win Best Regional M&A Team of the Year. Additional wins include M&A Deal of the Year for Euronext/Athens Stock Exchange and International M&A Deal of the Year for Intralot/Bally’s Interactive Business.
Firm Recognition
Legal 500 EMEA 2026: Recognized as a Leading Firm in Greece with 9 rankings overall, comprising 4 firm rankings and 7 individual recognitions across Banking, Finance & Capital Markets, Commercial, Corporate & M&A, Real Estate & Construction, and Dispute Resolution.
Chambers Europe 2026: Recognized as Leading Firm in Banking & Finance, Corporate/Commercial, and Real Estate practices, with individual rankings for Despoina Charakopoulou (Employment), Nikolas Katsaros (Banking & Finance, Capital Markets), Nicholas Papapolitis (Banking & Finance, Corporate/Commercial), and Evi Tsilou (Corporate/Commercial).
Consistently recognized as a Top Tier and Leading Law Firm by the Legal 500 EMEA across multiple years (2023-2026), with Leading Firm rankings across Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate & M&A, Dispute Resolution, Real Estate, and Construction.
Ranked as Leading Law Firm by Chambers Europe 2024 Guide. Consistently recognized as Recommended by Chambers Europe & Global Partners.
Highly Recommended Law Firm by the IFLR Guide (ongoing recognition).
Transaction Track Record
Advised on over €20 billion in transactions across Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate & M&A, Dispute Resolution, and Real Estate & Construction.
Advised long-standing client Intralot on its €429 million share capital increase in cash by way of a Combined Offering, and on the simultaneous €1.136 billion share capital increase in kind.
Advised PRODEA on the largest real estate transactions to take place in Greece in 2025, valued at over €1.3 billion.
Advised Aktor Group as Greek counsel on its issuance of €300 million 7.875% senior unsecured notes due 2031.
Advised the Initial Purchasers and the Trustee on matters of Greek law in connection with PeopleCert’s €300 million senior secured bond issuance.
Advised ATHEX-listed Technical Olympic on its €250 million co-funding agreement with Pollen Street Capital.
Advised CrediaBank on the structuring and implementation of the financing transaction that led to the delisting of AKRITAS S.A.
Advised international investment and hospitality management firm Highgate and French real estate portfolio manager ETERNAM on their joint acquisition of the historic Athens Zafolia Hotel.
Individual Recognition
Senior Partners:
Nicholas Papapolitis: Leading partner in Commercial, Corporate and M&A , Notable Practitioner (Chambers Global 2025), Highly Regarded (IFLR 2025), Leading Individual (Legal 500 EMEA 2023-2024), Ranked in Banking & Finance & Corporate/Commercial (Chambers Europe 2026), Top 10 Influential Corporate Lawyers (Business Today 2023), Mononews Law 20 (2024), Mononews 100 List (2023).
John Papapolitis: Leading partner , Legal 500 EMEA 2026, Leading Individual (Legal 500 EMEA 2024).
Partners & Counsels:
Despoina Charakopoulou: Ranked in Employment (Chambers Europe 2026).
George Gravias: Leading partner , Legal 500 EMEA 2026, Leading Individual (Legal 5 00 EMEA 2024).
Nikolas Katsaros: Notable Practitioner (Chambers Global 2025), Highly Regarded (IFLR 2025), Ranked in Banking & Finance & Capital Markets (Chambers Europe 2026).
Evi Tsilou: Notable Practitioner (Chambers Global 2025), Highly Regarded (IFLR 2025), Ranked in Corporate/Commercial (Chambers Europe 2026).
Elmina Chadio: Next Generation Partner, Legal 500 EMEA 2026, Rising Star (IFLR 2025).
Elena Papachristou: Next Generation Partner (Leading Partner Legal 500 EMEA 2026’ Banking, finance and capital markets), Highly Regarded (IFLR 2025).
Amalia Balla: Next Generation Partner , Legal 500 EMEA 2026, Greece’s Construction Law Expert of the Year at the Corporate INTL Global Awards 2026,
Maria Karabella: Notable Practitioner (IFLR 2025).
Panagiotis Papageorgiou: Notable Practitioner (IFLR 2025), Recommended Lawyer (Legal 500 EMEA 2023).
Vicky Koutsopoulou: Recommended Lawyer (Legal 500 EMEA 2023).