John Papapetros
Europe Guide 2024
Band 1 : Shipping
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About
Provided by John Papapetros
Practice Areas
John advises major shipping companies, banks and financial institutions and has significant experience in a broad range of work in the shipping sector including banking and financial services, asset and project finance (including shipping and aircraft finance), loan workouts (including arrest and auction of vessels in various jurisdictions and enforcement of other securities worldwide) and restructurings, white collar crimes, shareholders’ disputes, mergers & acquisitions (including acquisitions of shipping companies), IPOS, joint ventures, takeovers and corporate reorganizations, shipbuilding contracts, ships’ sale and purchase contracts and travel & tourism.
Professional Memberships
John has been a member of the Athens Bar Association since 1984.
Publications
John is a co-author of the Greek Chapter of the 2014 and 2015 Ship Finance Edition of Getting the Deal Through and the Chapter on Greece in: “Bank Security and other Credit Enhancement Methods”, Kluwer Law International, 1995. Ha has also written articles for financial and maritime law journals.
Chambers Review
Europe
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.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"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."
"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."