Yannis Kourniotis

Practice Areas

Project Finance & Development

Banking & Finance

Energy

Utilities

M&A

Career

Yannis Kourniotis heads up our Project Finance & Development practice and is among the leading experts in this field in the Greek market. Working alongside other senior colleagues, Yannis has helped to establish Lambadarios as an Athens powerhouse in Project Finance & Development and Banking & Finance.

He has extensive experience on infrastructure and energy projects, as well as public-private partnerships, advising participants across the entire project lifecycle, from tendering authorities to sponsors, lenders and the contractors who will be on site. As a result, Yannis has been engaged in many of the most significant infrastructure and development projects of recent years in Greece.

Yannis is ranked in all leading publications including Chambers, IFLR and the Legal 500 as a leading individual for Banking & Finance and Energy.

Industry Sector Expertise

Yannis has been engaged on many of the most significant infrastructure and construction projects of recent years in Greece, including airports, roads, energy, water and waste treatment, as well as major hotel and casino developments. He is experienced at working with both domestic and international parties, including international counsel and has in-depth knowledge of the procedural aspects of complex cases involving multiparty stakeholders.

His expertise includes drafting and negotiating concession, partnership, long-term lease, project and financing agreements. Yannis also advises on public tenders and the assignment of public contracts. In particular, he advises on the regulatory requirements for developing projects, public private partnerships and those involving concessions granted by governments to private developers, and on the restructuring of major infrastructure and energy projects. Alongside his expertise in energy and infrastructure, Yannis brings detailed knowledge of the regulatory landscapes in which his clients operate.