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Drakopoulos partner Michalis Kosmopoulos and paralegal Georgia Kalakou attended React’s Annual General Meeting in Amsterdam, on 20-21 April, representing the firm as the exclusive partner of React for Greece, Cyprus and Albania. The meeting brought together members, partners and other stakeholders in the anti-counterfeiting practice. Several plenary sessions were organised, covering inter-alia topics such as […]

DRAKOPOULOS is happy to announce that the firm maintained its longstanding Top Tier ranking in the Legal 500 2023 edition. Partner Michalis Kosmopoulos, “known for his deep experience in anti-counterfeiting in addition to the protection and enforcement of IP assets” is listed in the elite “Leading lawyers” group, while Managing Partner Panagiotis Drakopoulos, Partners Sophia […]

Drakopoulos Partner Michalis Kosmopoulos has been invited to join the Country Selection Committee for the 2022 CEE Deals of the Year Awards — the prestigious peer-selected awards for the legal industry in Central and Eastern Europe. The CEE Deal of the Year Awards have been granted by CEE Legal Matters to celebrate the transactions, financings, IPOs, […]

Drakopoulos advised Procaffé S.p.A. (“Procaffé”), one of the leading players in the Italian and EU espresso market, on the acquisition of a local distribution network and the establishment of a Greek subsidiary. Procaffé is the owner of a number of prestigious, long-standing and extremely well-established brands, such as Bristot founded in 1919, Deorsola founded in  […]

DRAKOPOULOS, always showing ongoing commitment to promoting corporate social responsibility, participated in the Upfront Initiative conference, held in Athens on March 23rd. The initiative is aiming to tackle exclusion, bias and discrimination in the workplace related to race, gender, ability, sexual orientation and all other forms of human diversity. It also provides a platform for […]

Drakopoulos advised Ricardo PLC (“Ricardo”), a British publicly listed company, on the acquisition of 93% of the share capital of E3-Modelling S.A., a company engaged in the research studies of mathematical models in the fields of energy, economy and environment. Ricardo is a global strategic, environmental and engineering consultancy at the nexus of transport, energy […]

DRAKOPOULOS advised the shareholders of ORPHEE BEINOGLOU INTERNATIONAL FORWARDERS (“ORPHEE BEINOGLOU”), Greece’s largest logistics group, on the sale of their majority stake in ORPHEE BEINOGLOU to H.I.G. CAPITAL (“H.I.G.”), a leading global alternative asset investment firm. ORPHEE BEINOGLOU is the leading freight forwarder and logistics provider in Greece, with subsidiaries in the Balkans and the […]

Managing Partner Panagiotis Drakopoulos, shares with CEELM what was DRAKOPOULOS‘ biggest positive surprise in 2022.   Please read the article here.  

DRAKOPOULOS Athens team gathered and celebrated by sharing the tradition of Vasilopita (St. Basil’s cake).

We are proud to announce that DRAKOPOULOS has been top-ranked in the 2023 edition of WTR 1000 for yet another consecutive year. WTR 1000, the leading IP legal directory, has highlighted DRAKOPOULOS’ strong presence across South-East Europe by reporting that “Drakopoulos is a premier destination for those seeking commercially attuned brand services. Proficient in all […]