Established in 1930, Koutalidis Law Firm is a leading Greek firm. Led by managing partner Nikos Koritsas the firm has a team of lawyers based in Athens who among them have individuals fluent in English, German, French, Spanish and Italian, in addition to Greek. The banking and finance team, led by Ioannis D. Kaptanis assisted by Dimitris Kalyvas, advised Alpha Bank on the financing of the Athens International Airport for its expansion projects under the Airport Development Agreement. The M&A team, led by Chrysanthi Karlou and Effie Papoutsi, advised Deutsche Bank acting as the financial adviser in the voluntary share exchange tender offer by Euronext for the acquisition of all ordinary registered shares of the Athens Stock Exchange. The firm won National Firm of the Year for Greece at the IFLR 2026 Europe Awards. Key clients include HOCHTIEF PPP, Hellenic Gas Transmission System Operator, Piraeus Bank, Waterwheel Capital Management, CrediaBank, Alpha Bank, Hellenic Corporation of Assets and Participations, Capital Clean Energy Carries, Freedom Holding, OPAP, Deutsche Bank, EOS Capital Partners, Sunglight Group Energy Storage Systems Industrial and Commercial, DAMCO – Hellenic Train, Hellas Gold, Tileoptika Ktiria, and Saur.

Testimonials
‘We appreciate the firm’s professionalism, ability to work under strict deadlines, client orientation, and ongoing legal support during the life of the financing.’ (Banking & Finance)
‘Koutalidis Law Firm stands out for its combination of high‑quality Greek law expertise and practical delivery tailored to the client’s operational needs, demonstrated through its ability to handle complex transactional advice and regulatory and GDPR matters. Their responsiveness, alignment with client requirements, and willingness to adapt (including tight timelines and cost considerations) further reinforce their value as a reliable counsel.’ (Banking & Finance)
‘The firm is highly commercial, responsive, and dedicated as well as being technically skilled.’ (Capital Markets: Structured Finance and Securitisation)
‘We appreciate the firm’s accuracy of service, availability, and seniority of the people involved.’ (Financial Restructuring)
‘The firm has great experience in public takeovers in Greece and is constructive in all negotiations.’ (M&A)
‘The firm has a very supportive team, is hard working, and problem solving.’ (M&A)
‘We appreciate the team’s great experience, flexibility, and knowledge of the industry.’ (M&A)
‘The team is agile, exact, and always there to provide the support requested.’ (Project Development)
‘Koutalidis stand out for their pragmatic, transaction focused advice, connections with the wider industry players, the consistency of team and depth of relationship they build through it, and their sheer breadth of expertise and experience of transactions across the jurisdiction as a whole.’ (Project Finance)
‘The firm offers extensive expertise in the field of project finance, is very responsive and customer oriented, and a deep work bench with experts in project finance and all required adjacent fields.’ (Project Finance)
‘We appreciate the firm’s highly experienced and effective teams in several sectors.’ (Project Finance)
‘Effie Papoutsi is a top regulatory and banking & finance expert, a valuable source of knowledge, and very trustworthy.’ (Banking & Finance)
‘DoraKaragiorgou is an expert in labour law matters and also very proactive in suggesting areas of improvement. She is genuinely interested in the client's welfare and offers her invaluable advice irrespective of the existence or not of a formal mandate.’ (Banking & Finance)
‘Chrysanthi Karlou is an expert in her field, very reliable and invaluable source of knowledge. Her solid background and knowledge have provided the Bank over time with the necessary comfort to proceed into the most complex and demanding transactions.’ (Banking & Finance)
‘Nikos Koritsas has substantial experience in Greece and is very commercial.’ (M&A)
‘Loizos Yannis is very diligent and highly professional with business acumen in M&A deals.’ (M&A)
‘Katia Protopapa has great experience in M&A and company transformations, is very diligent and super-responsive.’ (M&A)
‘George Naskaris is easy to approach and keeps up with legal developments.’ (M&A)
‘Evans Courakis has great leadership.’ (Project Development)
‘Vaggelis Tsoumas is a great problem solver.’ (Project Development)
‘Despoina Koutsou has strong communication skills and a deep understanding of civil law.’ (Project Development)
‘Ioannis Kaptanis is extremely user friendly; brings gravitas and unrivalled market experience which helps transactions progress efficiently and effectively; and is an asset on any deal.’ (Project Finance)
‘Nike Konidarishas a calm and measured manner which coupled with market leading technical expertise ensures that projects run smoothly and transactions deliver all commercial objectives.’ (Project Finance)
‘Gerasimos Siokos is an effective and proactive lawyer who provides momentum and essential expertise to any transaction. His gravitas extends beyond his relatively junior standing and is undoubtedly one to watch for the future.’ (Project Finance)
‘Evans Courakis is a highly experienced lawyer in his field with business mind. He is very responsive and professional.’ (Project Finance)