White Collar Crime

The firm has an excellent reputation in dealing with the civil (but occasionally penal too) aspects of white collar crime and corporate fraud cases.

Kriton Metaxopoulos represented and still represents in many jurisdictions (Italy, UK, Greece, France, Lebanon, Romania and former CIS countries) a UK based high net worth individual, who was involved in a multimillion (more than 80 million) Euro fraud, bankruptcy and white collar crime, in Italy and elsewhere.  The case involved the representation of the client and his defense in civil and penal proceeding in Italy, France, Romania, Lebanon, ex CIS countries, but also in the UK where the client has filed an action against his former lawyers. The case in the UK was settled out of Court with excellent results for the clients.

Members:

Kriton Metaxopoulos, Managing Partner

Asterios Syssilas, Salaried Partner

Achilleas Christodoulou, Senior Associate

Representative Cases:

INTERCOMPANY DISPUTE
We represent the client, Managing Director of a large company, in her dispute with the real owners and decision makers of this company in a complex penal and civil dispute.

ENERGY LAW DISPUTE
We represented the companies of the ENERGA GROUP (name confidential) in most of their disputes related to the famous case widely known as the “ENERGA Scandal” involving complex legal issues of civil and criminal laws.

PONZI SCHEME
Our firm successfully represented a Turkish national who is accused along with many known Greek businessmen and investing consultants/ traders for forming a criminal organization in a well-known Greek criminal case of an alleged multimillion (allegedly over 100,000,000€) investment/ financial fraud/ Ponzi scheme relating to foreign exchange markets and money laundering.

INVESTEMENT FRAUD
Our firm represents a private Greek client/investor in a dispute where an alleged “guru” of financial investments sold bonds of shell companies to investors and he seems to owe to the investors, on the basis of the existing information around 50.000.000€ (Our client’s claim is about 200.000€). We participated in the drafting of a penal action against the alleged “guru” for fraud.

INTERNATIONAL FRAUD LITIGATION
We represent in many jurisdictions (Italy, UK, Greece, France, Lebanon, Romania and former CIS countries) a UK national of Lebanese origin who was the victim of a multimillion Euro fraud, bankruptcy and white collar crime committed, without his knowledge.

TERMINATION OF DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENTS – FRAUD
We represent Αdidas and its Greek subsidiary (Αdidas Hellas) in their dispute related in principle to the termination by Adidas of its franchise agreement with their principal local franchisee Hellenic Flame (now Graocracy) and the recovery of sums due to Adidas by the local franchisee, total value 23 million Euro plus interest. The case involves criminal fraud and defrauding of creditors.

LUXURY HOTEL – CORPORATE FRAUD
We represent our client, owner of one of the most famous and prestigious luxury Hotels in Greece, in litigation against its former CEO and its former CFO. We have drafted and filed two corporate actions on behalf of the client against the above mentioned former officers. Approximate value 5.5 million Euro. The case concerns serious misconduct and breach of managers’ duties.