Greece

Firm overview

We are in the top of Greece’s legal practice, with a 160+ member team comprising of 15 partners, 80+ associates, 20+ trainees and specialized business services professionals. We deliver a seamless blend of individual expertise with the strength of a collective powerhouse, our biggest asset.

Recognized as a leader across all practice areas, we are celebrated for our commercial insight and dedication to client relationships. Our lawyers are known for their quality, innovation and determination, earning trust through a deep understanding of each case, business integrity, and a focus on tailored solutions.

We uphold the highest professional and ethical standards. We value collaboration and respect, and a deep and unwavering belief in equal opportunity drives our culture. Further, our commitment to the community is unwavering. Pro bono efforts span immigration, education, cultural heritage, environmental protection and democracy promotion, with the aim of dedicating 2% of our chargeable hours to these causes.

As one of Greece’s leading law firms, we are consistently ranked among the top by all major legal directories, including Chambers, Legal 500, and IFLR1000. We have been named Greece’s Law Firm of the Year by IFLR in 2025 and have received the same distinction from Chambers on six occasions (2012, 2014, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2025). At POTAMITISVEKRIS, we see beyond and deliver impact.

Firm overview

Established over a century ago, Dr. Helen G. Papaconstantinou and Partners ("HP&P") stands as a cornerstone in the intellectual property (IP) law sector of the country. Renowned internationally for its high quality services, HP&P offers comprehensive legal and business solutions throughout the entire IP lifecycle. From advising on and prosecuting IP portfolios to managing and maximizing the value of intellectual property in commercial and licensing transactions, the firm excels in out-of-court negotiations, settlement, IP litigation, and enforcement strategies. HP&P seamlessly blends its global perspective with an in-depth understanding of the Greek legal and business landscape.

Setting itself apart through its vast experience and expertise across the spectrum of IP services, HP&P is committed to problem-solving and achieving tangible results. Pioneering in its field, HP&P was the first law firm of its kind to implement a quality control system (ISO 9001/2015).

The firm's leadership comprises three distinguished partners: Eva Yazitzoglou as the Managing Partner, alongside Miranda Theodoridou and Maria Athanassiadou.

HP&P boasts a team of 12 fully qualified lawyers, each possessing extensive experience in all IP matters acquired over years of dedicated practice. Two attorneys are European patent attorneys, one is trained and certified by the EUIPO (first edition), while all members of the firm are part of the Athens Bar Association. Additionally, the firm benefits from the invaluable expertise of a highly specialized academic serving as Counsel, as well as a knowledgeable and experienced legal consultant. Supported by 20 proficient paralegals and supporting staff, HP&P delivers excellent legal and administrative services and collaborates closely with 40 technical counselors covering all technical fields. These counselors, equipped with accredited degrees and significant research experience, also serve as competent translators for English, French, and German, offering consulting services of the highest quality in patent matters.

HP&P serves its diverse clientele in Greek, English, French, German, Spanish, and Italian, maintaining registration with the Athens Bar Association and membership in the Greek Association of Law Firms.

Actively engaged in promoting IP matters both domestically and internationally, HP&P attorneys hold 
memberships in various esteemed international associations, including EPI, FICPI, ECTA, AIPPI, INTA, PTMG, and MARQUES. Notably, Managing Partner Eva Yazitzoglou has served as a Council Member of EPI from 2008 to 2026, while Maria Athanassiadou represents the Greek National Group of FICPI as a Delegate since 2022. Miranda Theodoridou served as a Council Member of ECTA from 2014 to 2022.

The contributions of HP&P attorneys to significant and globally recognized IP resources, such as the World Trademark Review, IAM, Wolters Kluwer Manual IP, Katzarov's Manual on Industrial Property, and various INTA and ECTA resources, further underscore the firm's eminence in the field.

Finally, HP&P is constantly ranked among the top IP law firms in Greece by international legal directories and associations, indicatively mentioning: IP STARS – Trademarks and Patents, Legal 500, Corporate INTL, WIPR Leaders, WTR1000 – Recommended Firm and Recommended Individual, IAM Patent 1000 – Recommended Firm, The Trademark Lawyer, The Patent Lawyer, Global Law Experts (GLE) and Global Advisory Experts (GAE) and others and have received various awards in the IP field.

Members of the firm have also been endorsed as the exclusive Patent Law Expert, Copyright law expert and Anticounterfeiting law expert for Global Law Experts (GLE) and Global Advisory Experts (GAE) and have received related awards.

Despite its top ranking, HP&P is continuously striving to further improve the quality and reliability of its services and enhance its strongly actively inclusive working ethos that encourages collaboration as the main driving force behind effective leadership and successful results. Our vision is to keep on incorporating new practice areas and opportunities so that we can continue to adapt to the growing and ever-changing needs of our clients and the legal industry.

Firm overview

A. & K. Metaxopoulos and Partners is widely recognized as one of Greece’s leading law firms in the fields of Intellectual Property, TMT, Dispute Resolution, Patents, Advertising, and White-Collar Crime. With more than 70 years of experience, the firm has handled a broad spectrum of complex matters across multiple industry sectors, representing prominent international and domestic clients.

Managing Partner Kriton Metaxopoulos has established a strong international reputation through his 
representation of major U.S. film studios, record companies, and the Motion Picture Association of America, while also serving for more than 20 years as a member of the Board of Directors of Warner Music. He regularly advises and represents Greek and foreign clients in complex litigation and advisory matters involving corporate, intellectual property, patent, and trademark law.

The firm is the exclusive Greek member of the International Lawyers Network (ILN) and the Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA), an international network of law firms specializing in advertising and media law. Through its participation in GALA, major multinational corporations regularly instruct the firm to review advertising campaigns and provide legal clearance for commercials and promotional activities directed to the Greek market.The firm offers a full range of legal services tailored to the needs of businesses, including corporate formation and structuring, drafting and negotiation of commercial agreements, intellectual and industrial property protection, competition law, data protection and privacy, e-commerce, employment and tax law, consumer protection, and white-collar crime matters.

A. & K. Metaxopoulos and Partners is regarded as a pioneer in the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights in Greece and has received international recognition for its work in the field. The firm maintains longstanding experience in copyright, industrial property law, including trademarks, distinctive signs, patents, and unfair competition matters, as well as extensive expertise in media, entertainment, and advertising law.In addition, the firm has significant experience in real estate and investment-related matters, advising on property acquisitions and transfers, inheritances, leases, and investment residency/Golden Visa programs.The firm is also highly experienced in drafting and negotiating sophisticated agreements across a wide range of commercial and regulatory sectors.

Firm overview

Patrinos & Kilimiris, is the oldest law firm in Greece practicing exclusively in IP. It was established in 1919 by Dr. E. Patrinos and has become one of the leading law firms,with a team of more than 20 associates, including 7 attorneys.

The firm provides comprehensive services in patent, trade mark and design counselling, filing, and prosecution; copyright protection; transfer of technology; plant varieties; licensing; negotiations and arbitration. It represents clients before the Greek Patent and Trademark office, the European Patent Office and the Office of Harmonization in the Internal Market.

We employ a select number of high-qualified attorneys combining specialist knowledge and experience with flexibility, in order to serve the client in the most efficient and cost effective way possible and collaborate with more than 15 technical assistants with a superior level of expertise, covering the principal fields of science, in order to guarantee the highest quality in technical translations and offer expert opinions in patent related court proceedings.

The exceptional level of the firm’s services and our clients’ appreciation is reflected in our continuous ranking, over the years, among the top positions of Greek patent and trademark firms in the World IP Survey conducted by the Managing Intellectual Property Magazine.

Network memberships : INTA, ECTA, AIPPI, FICPI, MARQUES, UNION, EPLAW

Last Updated 31st May 2016