Competition/European Law
Europe Guide 2024 : Greece
Band 2
Email address
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+30 211 000 3456About
Provided by Dryllerakis & Associates
- Specialization in competition. Five-member well-experienced team headed by Emmanuel Dryllerakis, offering a boutique operation.
- Leading involvement in most top-tier cases for alleged concerted and abusive practices as well as merger control cases.
- Antitrust compliance programs, training and auditing for multinational clients.
- Involvement in state-aid cases before EU bodies and Courts as well as Greek Courts (private enforcement).
- Legal opinions, discount policies, vertical schemes structuring etc.
- John Dryllerakis has been a regular member of the Competition Committee (1990-1995).
- Extensive academic activity.
Chambers Review
Dryllerakis & Associates has a competition practice representing well-established domestic clients in proceedings before the Hellenic Competition Commission (HCC) and in appeals against HCC decisions. The department regularly acts for clients in investigations and cases relating to abuse of dominance, resale price maintenance and vertical restraints. The team also assists clients with state aid issues and is well equipped to assist clients with obtaining competition law clearance for proposed transactions.
Work Highlights
- Dryllerakis & Associates represented Elais-Unilever in an appeal against a fine imposed by the HCC for alleged abuse of dominance.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Dryllerakis & Associates are well versed in all aspects of competition law and have a solid team altogether for competition law cases."
"Dryllerakis & Associates performed outstandingly in terms of technical knowledge, business approach and responsiveness."
"The lawyers are on top of economic developments and political realities in Greece and can advise strategically on the approach to a case."
"All team members have profound knowledge and extensive experience in competition law matters."
"The team has a very strong ability in complex matters."
"Dryllerakis & Associates are well versed in all aspects of competition law and have a solid team altogether for competition law cases."
"Dryllerakis & Associates performed outstandingly in terms of technical knowledge, business approach and responsiveness."
"The lawyers are on top of economic developments and political realities in Greece and can advise strategically on the approach to a case."
"All team members have profound knowledge and extensive experience in competition law matters."
"The team has a very strong ability in complex matters."
Notable Practitioners
John Dryllerakis is a highly respected and much sought-after authority on competition law. He regularly represents clients before Greek and European courts in unlawful state aid cases and appeals against HCC fines.
"John Dryllerakis has been a leader in competition law in Greece for the last four decades."
"John Dryllerakis is one of the top lawyers in Greece."
Cleomenis Yannikas regularly represents clients in investigations into anti-competitive behaviour before the HCC and in appeals against HCC decisions before the administrative courts. His broad expertise also covers merger control filings and competition compliance, including assisting with commercial agreement and distribution network issues.
"Cleomenis Yannikas demonstrates great partner availability and client care, and is always efficient in providing comprehensive legal support."
"He has excellent knowledge of the most complicated aspects of competition law and is a safe pair of hands."
"He has excellent knowledge and a customer-oriented profile."
Emmanuel Dryllerakis's practice covers contentious and non-contentious mandates, including representing clients in behavioural investigations and appeals against HCC decisions in investigations, as well as advising on merger filings. He also assists clients with sector inquiries.
"Emmanuel Dryllerakis has great business acumen and is a strategic thinker with clear expertise in competition law."
"He is a top lawyer with a business approach."
Ranked Lawyers at
Dryllerakis & Associates
Greece
Members
Provided by Dryllerakis & Associates
Elisavet Rellou
Head of Department
Leonidas Kastrinakis
Themelis Zamparas
Clients
Provided by Dryllerakis & Associates
Attica Bank
Barilla Hellas S.A.
Beiersdorf Hellas S.A.
ELAIS-Unilever Hellas S.A.
GlaxoSmithKline Hellas S.A.
Helleniq Energy Holdings S.A.
Mondelez Hellas S.A.
Olympic Brewery (Carlsberg Group)
Regency Entertainment S.A.
Resoul Hellas S.A.