The EU Pay Transparency Directive is set to transform workplace equality, requiring companies to disclose pay structures and address unjustified gender pay gaps. With mandatory reporting and transparency measures on the horizon, businesses must act now to ensure compliance and foster a culture of fairness. What do these changes mean in practice? Our employment law experts break it down.Gender pay discrimination has been a persistent issue across the EU and globally. EU statistics reveal that in 2022, women earned, on average, 13% less than their male counterparts—a figure that has only decreased by 3% since 2014. While Greece stands below the EU average, at 10.4% (based on 2018 data), the need for further action to eliminate pay disparities is clear. The EU Pay Transparency Directive (the ...

Our firm has been recognised once again in the 2025 Chambers Europe Guide for excellence in client service and legal expertise. We are thrilled to be ranked across multiple practices, including: Antitrust & Competition, Banking & Finance, Corporate, Commercial and M&A, Dispute Resolution, Employment, Energy, Real Estate, Tax & Accounting, and TMT.A huge congratulations to our standout leaders and partners who continue to make this success possible: Dimitris Babiniotis, head of Dispute Resolution, Stefanos Charaktiniotis, Head of M&A, Stamatis Drakakakis, head of Antitrust & Competition, Alex Karopoulos, head of Tax Controversy & Litigation, Theodore Konstantakopoulos , head of TMT & Data, Anastasia Makri, head of Energy, Sonia Melegou, head of Real Estate, R...

Addressing key challenges in sustainability and antitrust law, our firm contributed to the "Perspectives on International Antitrust", a publication of the International Antitrust Law Committee of the American Bar Association International Law Section.This edition brings together perspectives from 20 jurisdictions, tackling the complexities of fostering a more sustainable and competitive future.Our team’s insights, provided by Stamatis Drakakakis, head of Antitrust & Competition, Maria Lampadaki, senior associate, and associates Violetta Meli and Fenia Grammatikaki contribute to the ongoing dialogue on sustainability and antitrust law in the constantly evolving antitrust landscape.Read the publication here.  ...

After months of anticipation, the Greek energy sector has reached a pivotal moment with the issuance of Ministerial Decision ΥΠΕΝ/ΓΔΕ/28255/1143 on 14.03.2025 (the “Decision”). This long-awaited Decision establishes the Merchant Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) Priority Regime under Article 11D of Law 4685/2020 (as introduced by virtue of Article 41 of Law 5151/2024), marking a fundamental shift in investment priorities toward merchant BESS, i.e. standalone storage projects operating solely on market revenues.The Merchant BESS Priority Regime is a key component of Greece’s broader strategy to accelerate energy storage deployment, alongside the conversion of conventional power plants into storage units and the integration of storage systems into existing RES projects. By offering to me...