Our firm is a leading, full-service business law firm, with a determinedly forward-looking and results oriented mindset.
Our firm is a leading, full-service business law firm, with a determinedly forward-looking and results oriented mindset.
We are very pleased to see that our latest contribution to the Legal Technology Practice Guide - Getting the Deal Through 2023, published by Lexology, is now in print!
On 17 April 2023 the European Commission (the “EC”) published Regulation (EU) 2023/822 extending the duration of Motor Vehicle Block Exemption Regulation (EU) No 2010/461 (MVBER) for a further five ye
Mediation isn’t recent: trade has established mediation norms from ancient times. Modern trade and business mediate technical disputes before they evolve into complex legal issues. Expert Arbitration
Οn January 20, 2022 the Greek Parliament passed a Bill, (Law 4886/2022 Gov. Gazette A’ , No. 12/24.1.2022) amending Law 3959/2011 on “Protection of Free Competition” (the Greek Competition Act) intro
George Ballas, Senior & Managing Partner, and Nikolaos Papadopoulos, Associate, discuss the current legal framework concerning Artificial Intelligence in Greece with a contribution to Lexing’s latest
Law 5053/2023 of the Ministry of Labour, effective as of 26 September 2023, transposes Directive 2019/1152/EU “On permanent and predictable working conditions”, which originally set a deadline of 1 Au
Sakkoulas-online has just published an article by Gregory Pelecanos, Senior Partner, on product prices and competition law.
Pursuant to Law 5038/2023 (the "Immigration Code"), significant changes were brought to legislation concerning the codification and amendment of existing provisions, as well as the introduction of new
The European Parliament committees IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) and LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice, and Home Affairs) have made significant strides by voting on the proposed Artifici
In accordance with Article 96 of recently enacted Law No. 5043/2023, Article 232 of the Individual Labour Code (Decree 80/2022, A' 222) and corresponding Article 40 of Law No. 4808/2021 (A' 101) conce
For years, the discussion on the introduction of autonomous vehicles remained unresolved. At the end of March 2023, however, the Greek Government attempted to take relevant action, through certain ame
Ballas, Pelecanos & Associates L.P.C. is an active member of Lexing, the first international network of lawyers dedicated to digital and technology law. Our Associate, Nikolaos Papadopoulos, was recen
Pursuant to a recent press release of the Director of the Labour Inspectorate, the framework for an employee's exposure to their employer's digital social media is further clarified: it is now made cl
According to the recent joint announcement of the Prime Minister of Greece and the Minister of Labour and Social Security, from 1 April 2023 onwards, the statutory minimum wage and the statutory minim
Our Senior Partner, Gregory Pelecanos, spoke about public interest and contractors’ protection through the applicable provisions of the Civil Code in the context of the 1st Panhellenic Public Contract
Gregory Pelecanos, Senior Partner, gave a talk on the application of Good Corporate Governance principles in the public sector, by utilizing lessons from the private sector