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 four sectors (Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, M&A, Dispute Resolution, Real Estate & Construction) in 2023 and 2024.
Advised on 1 of the 5 largest M&A transactions of 2023, serving as Arranger, Bondholder Agent, Subscriber, and Bondholder (PwC Greece 2023).
Advised the issuer on Greece’s largest share capital increase transaction of 2023 (PwC Greece 2023).
Advised the sponsor and shareholder on Greece’s largest energy sector corporate finance transaction of 2023.
Individual Recognition
Senior Partners:
Nicholas Papapolitis: 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 Individual (Legal 500 EMEA 2024).
Partners:
Despoina Charakopoulou: Ranked in Employment (Chambers Europe 2026).
George Gravias: Leading Individual (Legal 500 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 2024), Rising Star (IFLR 2025).
Elena Papachristou: New Generation Partner (Legal 500 EMEA 2024), Highly Regarded (IFLR 2025).
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).