PUBLIC PROCUREMENT LAW
Our law firm provides legal services related to the award and performance of public contracts, covering all relevant procedural stages. Our support is directed both to economic operators participating in public tenders and to contracting authorities during the preparation, award, and implementation.
- Legal support to contracting authorities during the preparation, award, and performance of public contracts:
- Legal guidance, preparation, and drafting of procurement documents (tender notices, draft contracts, etc.)
- Legal guidance in responding to clarification questions submitted by interested parties
- Legal guidance on issues arising during the evaluation of tenders
- Legal guidance on matters related to the minutes of advisory committees involved in the tender procedure and of the relevant approval decisions issued by the competent administrative bodies of the contracting authority.
- Handling of any pre-contractual appeals filed by candidates before the Hellenic Single Public Procurement Authority (EADHSY) and/or legal actions before the courts.
- Legal guidance on issues arising during the monitoring of contract performance, the acceptance of deliverables, and the completion of the contract.
- Legal support to participants (economic operators) in tender procedures:
- Legal guidance regarding the terms of the tender notice and legal support in submitting clarification questions to the relevant contracting authority
- Legal guidance in the preparation of tenders and the documents and declarations accompanying them
- Legal guidance and review of the required agreements, such as subcontracting agreements, experience lending contracts, joint venture or consortium agreements, etc.
REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION
- Land title Surveys & Cadastre-related matters
- We advise on:
- real estate transactions in Greece, including in areas with special regime such as Cyclades and Dodecanese
- force majeure in construction agreements
- short term lease in “sharing economy”/online intermediation services
- real estate lease
- modification of contracts/termination of contracts due to force majeure
- File preparation and submission to the competent authorities for the issuance of administrative authorizations (environmental, urban planning etc.)
- Agreements:
- Real estate sale
- Agreement for the provision of architectural/design services
- Short-term lease agreement
- Contract of work
- Lease agreement
- Lease of profitable assets (e.g. hotel)
- Agreement for the provision of architectural, building, and environmental acoustic services
- Agreement for the provision of garden architectural/maintenance services
- Agreement for the provision of firefighting systems/maintenance of firefighting systems
- Agreement for the provision of elevator maintenance
- Time – Sharing agreement
WORK HIGHLIGHTS
- Drafting of agreements for the provision of architectural/design services on behalf of a multinational company of architects/designers
DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS
- Abusive exploitation of economic dependence (especially in distribution/franchising/agency agreements):
- sudden termination of an agreement
- discrimination
- nοn-renewal of an agreement/refusal to supply
- Arbitration clauses, foreign jurisdiction, foreign applicable law
- Consumer law issues in online networks/e-shops/e-platforms
- Contract localization
- Networks/sub-networks of exclusive/selective distributorship, agency, and franchising (automotive sector, food and beverage sector, consumer goods, fashion, luxury products, supermarkets)
- Online networks
- Parallel trade
- Supplier’s use of trademark during and after the termination of the agreement with distributor
- Termination of agreements and parties’ obligations following the termination
- Agreements:
- Agency Agreement
- Exclusive/Non-Exclusive Distributorship Agreement
- Franchising Agreement (product/services) (indicatively: food and beverage, furniture, fashion, luxury products, tech products)
- General Import Agreement
- Selective Distributorship Agreement
WORK HIGHLIGHTS
- Provision of consultancy services in the creation of franchising network of frozen yoghurt stores and drafting of all related contracts (master franchising & franchising)
- Provision of consultancy services concerning the creation of a selective distribution network of electric mobility scooters and drafting of all related contracts
- Advising on antitrust compliance of contractual practices of a selective distribution network
ENERGY
- Renewable and mainstream energy markets
- Due diligence in connection with:
- energy projects
- licensing procedures
- drafting and negotiating project agreements
- Advising on energy regulatory matters/energy trading such as the registration with various power exchanges
WORK HIGHLIGHTS
- Acting as legal advisor to RES company regarding the conduct of due diligence, including the legal framework of renewable energy sources, environment, zoning, and planning conditions for the purchase of photovoltaic power stations through a share purchase agreement.
- Advising an Energy Trading company in establishing subsidiaries abroad and obtaining local energy trading licenses and entering local power exchanges.
- Conducting due diligence in relation to the license status of renewable energy plants.
LUXURY & FASHION
- Abusive exploitation of economic dependence (especially in distribution/franchising/agency agreements):
- sudden termination of an agreement
- discrimination
- nοn-renewal of an agreement/Refusal to supply
- Fashion blogs
- Counterfeiting
- Network/sub-network & online network/sub-network of exclusive/selective distribution, agency and franchising of luxury products
- Online advertisement & personal data
- Contract localization
- Aggressive, misleading and comparative advertisement
- Applications
- Online platforms
- Arbitration clauses, foreign jurisdiction, foreign applicable law
- Consumer law issues in online networks/e-shops/e-platforms
- Contract localization
- E-Commerce
- E-shop establishment
- Terms of Use/Privacy Policy/ Trackers Policy
- Compliance of networks with antitrust law
- Compliance with consumer protection legislation (General Terms & Conditions, Right of Withdrawal etc.)
- Supplier’s use of trademark during and after the termination of the agreement with distributor
- Termination of agreements and parties’ obligations following the termination
- Agreements:
- Distributorship agreement, exclusive/non-exclusive (clothes, shoes, accessories)
- Agency agreement (clothes, shoes, accessories)
- Franchising agreement (clothes, shoes, accessories)
- Agreement for the provision of design services (clothes, shoes and accessories)
- Non-disclosure/Non-compete agreements
- Sale and purchase agreement
- General import agreement
- Shop in shop/corner agreement
- Sponsorship agreement
- Advertisement agreement
- Trademark/product promotion via brand ambassadors
- Provision of services/work agreement (event, fashion show)
- Trademark/ non-registered trademark licensing agreement (exclusive/non-exclusive)
- Trademark/non-registered trademark assignment agreement
- Design/utility model licensing/assignment agreement
- Raw material supply agreements
WORK HIGHLIGHTS
- Drafting/reviewing of agreements of a multinational luxury goods company
- Contract localization of agreements of a multinational clothing/shoe company
- Drafting/reviewing of distribution, agency and distribution agreement for a Greek clothing/shoe/accessories company
FOOD & BEVERAGE
- Advertising
- Food supplements
- General & Nutrition Declaration
- Hellenic Food Authority
- Labelling/Packaging
- Protected Designation of Origin
- Rules for the trading of products and rendering of services & Codex Alimentarius
- Specific Legislation (honey, olive oil, water, fruit juices etc.)
- Agreements:
- Agency
- Distributorship (exclusive/non-exclusive)
- Franchising
- Provision of services (preservation, storage, transportation, packaging, food processing etc.)
- Sale
- Supply
WORK HIGHLIGHTS
- Package clearance on numerous products on behalf of a major food and beverage company
- Nutrition declaration clearance on behalf of a major food and beverage company
- Advertisements’ clearance on behalf of several companies
- Localization/Review/Drafting of numerous supply and distributorship contracts for several Greek and foreign companies
LOGISTICS
- Storage & Distribution Centres
- Business/Industrial/Technology Parks with nation-wide supply chains
- Carriers liability
- Agreements:
- Storage and Inventory Management Agreement
- Reverse Logistics Agreement
- Supply Chain Agreements
- Collection, Loading, Transhipment, Unloading and Delivery of Goods Agreement
- Packaging, Repackaging, Labelling and Quality Control Agreement