Gerassimou & Partners
Law Firm
A Boutique Law Firm in Greece operating its offices under international standards, providing its Greek and foreign clientele with the highest quality legal services and expertise.
Gerassimou & Partners Law Firm is one of the leading boutique business and commercial law firms in Greece, situated in the heart of shipping and business industry, Piraeus, Greece. We are dedicated to providing a professional, responsive, personalized, attentive and cost-effective range of services to our clients in the ever-changing business environment in Greece and abroad.
Close business long-term relationships have been developed with a large number of the world’s leading international law firms, institutions and academics endeavoring to be always internationally updated, scientifically reliable and professionally effective.
The Firm’s Lawyers
Our Firm’s Lawyers are internationally trained, speak more than one language, have obtained post-graduate degrees from international universities, working on a “team work” spirit, attitude and philosophy with an upgraded status of professionalism, expertise and efficiency striving to satisfy the national and international clients’ business needs and interests. Our Firm’s Lawyers are closely cooperating with our clients to identify and explore practical, innovative and cost-effective resolutions towards hard and complex everyday business problems and difficulties.
Our Firm’s Lawyers in addition to their specialization in various fields of law, are fluent in a considerable number of languages including Greek, English, French, Italian, Spanish, Turkish and Russian. Our Law Firm has traditionally maintained close relationships with almost all European countries, the Balkans, Russia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kurdistan, Turkey, Israel, Canada, Australia, Singapore, China, Ivory Coast, Senegal, Egypt and others. All our Firm’s Lawyers are members of the Athens or Piraeus Bar Associations.
Areas of Expertise
Boutique legal representation across 10 specialized disciplines, operating in full accordance with Greek, EU, and international maritime frameworks.
Shipping & Maritime Law
The cornerstone of our practice. Vessel arrests, casualties, collisions, salvage, charterparties, S&P transactions, flagging and Law 89/67.
Corporate & Commercial
Comprehensive advisory for Greek and international corporations, joint ventures, governance, and commercial agreements.
Aviation Law
Aircraft acquisition, lease financing, operating contracts, regulatory compliance, and international aviation dispute resolution.
Energy & Environment
Counsel on offshore wind farms, renewable energy licensing, environmental litigation, and transboundary oil pollution liability.
Foreign Investment
Cross-border investment structuring in Greece under development incentives, Golden Visa programs, and bilateral trade treaties.
Labour Law
Employment contracts, executive compensation, seafarers' maritime labor agreements, and industrial disputes.
Litigation & Arbitration
Advocates before the Supreme Court (Areios Pagos) and London maritime arbitrations (LMAA, ICC, Greek Maritime Arbitrators).
Private Public Partnerships (PPP)
Structuring concession contracts, infrastructure procurement, port concessions, and state development partnerships.
Real Estate & Private Islands
High-value prime real estate transactions, private Greek island acquisitions, zoning permits, and luxury hospitality ventures.
Transportation Law
Multimodal logistics, road, sea, and rail freight carriage claims, CMR convention disputes, and freight forwarding advisory.
Recent Publications & Commentaries
Ship arrest and global economics: changes in ship arrest as an indicator of global financial well-being and environmental consequences
The New Code of Private Maritime Law (Comments and Practical Interpretations)
The Institutional Framework of Greek Shipping – Foreign Capital and Foreign Companies in Connection with the Parallel Registry
Verba volant, scripta manent
Awards & Rankings
Acknowledged by leading legal publications and directories for high-tier maritime representation and energy counsel.
