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Europe Guide 2024 : Greece
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PPT Legal advises on ship finance transactions that involve the repayment or discharge of mortgages over vessels, as well as the amendment and restructuring of shipping loans. The group handles other forms of corporate and contractual work, such as acquisitions of vessels and sale and leaseback transactions. It further assists with a variety of contentious mandates, including disputes over vessel arrests. PPT Legal regularly acts for banks, ship owners and brokers.
Work Highlights
- PPT Legal represented Aegean Baltic Bank, as lender, agent, arranger and security trustee, in a USD21 million financing to two ship-owning companies.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"PPT Legal has demonstrated the ability to successfully work on sophisticated and complex matters, providing key insights into the cases."
"They are an excellent team who are able to respond to their clients' requirements in a timely manner."
"PPT offer an excellent service. Their advice is always efficient."
"PPT Legal has demonstrated the ability to successfully work on sophisticated and complex matters, providing key insights into the cases."
"They are an excellent team who are able to respond to their clients' requirements in a timely manner."
"PPT offer an excellent service. Their advice is always efficient."
Notable Practitioners
John Papapetros is an acclaimed lawyer who continues to garner exceptionally strong market acclaim. He handles a broad range of topics, including shipping finance mandates such as loan restructurings and agreements, as well as ship acquisition financing.
"John Papapetros offers an invaluable commercial approach and a holistic view of complex issues."
"He is a very senior partner who, besides being very knowledgeable and experienced, is also very commercially aware and always available."
Milto Papangelis offers a broad shipping practice encompassing contentious and transactional mandates.
"Milto Papangelis has very wide connections in the industry, works tirelessly and is well respected by his clients."
Alexandra Tatagia continues to act for ship owners, ship builders and financiers on regulatory and compliance matters, as well as on ship finance and shipbuilding contracts.
Up-and-coming partner Dimitrios Manolopoulos continues to receive recognition for his practice advising prominent maritime clients on debt and shipping loan restructurings, as well as shipping litigation.
"Dimitrios Manolopoulos is a very thorough and diligent lawyer with strong analytical capabilities."
Ranked Lawyers at
PPT Legal
Greece