Leading Adviser 2019
Acquisition International - Leading Adviser 2019 85 Mar19048 6 Acquisition International - Issue 6 2019 Mar19239 Serafim Sotiriadis & Associates has the all-round knowledge of the law required to offer solutions for both legal and business issues in the spheres of bankruptcy and business restructuring law, commercial, civil, corporate and criminal law. Following his success in AI’s Leading Adviser 2019 Awards, we caught up with Serafim Sotiriadis, who provided us with a glimpse into the inner workings of Serafim Sotiriadis & Associates. stablished in 2008, Serafim Sotiriadis & Associates was one of the first law firms in Greece to successfully submit and ratify a “rehabilitation agreement” - a document that has served as a reference point for all those that followed. Over the years, Serafim Sotiriadis & Associates has operated as an organic whole, with each section and department collaborating harmoniously with one another. Equipped with an all-round knowledge of the law, the firm’s experts offer sound integrated solutions and advice on legal and business issues. Serafim begins by going into greater detail about the firm’s clients and their positive responses to the services they receive. “Here at Serafim Sotiriadis & Associates, our clients include major banks, leading construction and commercial concerns, energy companies, clothing and furniture manufacturers, shipbuilders, investment groups, craft businesses, and a number of investors and funds with a Greek presence. Due to the unique nature of our expertise, a number of lawyers and legal firms entrust their clients to S. Sotiriadis & Associates in cases relating to the areas in which we specialize. “We enjoy the trust of the wide-ranging clientele we represent, which includes some of Greece’s most prominent and successful entrepreneurial concerns. Characterizing our services as “world class” and “quick”, our clients often highlight our “ability to respond promptly to the legal issues at hand”. The positive feedback we receive gives us the momentum we require to maintain a consistently excellent level of services.” Enabling the firm to deliver these exceptional services is the experienced, dedicated and hard-working team which forms the backbone of Serafim Sotiriadis & Associates. As we discuss the firm’s in-house culture, Serafim is keen to highlight the significant role the team play in the overall success of the firm. “Our firm operates as an organic whole, with each section and department collaborating harmoniously with every other. Additionally, our people are extremely well-qualified and experienced lawyers, finance experts and business consultants with a profound and comprehensive knowledge of their respective fields.” Looking ahead to what the future holds, the team at Serafim Sotiriadis & Associates will strive to continue to deliver exceptional services which meet our clients’ requirements and surpass their expectations. Bringing the interview to a close, Serafim reveals exciting plans which are now in the pipeline in the wake of his recent triumph at the Acquisition International Leading Adviser Awards, at which he was named Greece’s Leading Bankruptcy and Business Restructuring Lawyer of the Year 2019. Breaking New Ground E “Moving forward, our goal for the future is to preserve the quality of our legal services and to continue responding to our clients’ needs while contributing to the immense restructuring of private debt that is now taking place in the country. “Our goal at Serafim Sotiriadis & Associates is to promote viable solutions for our clients, while ensuring they do not lose their businesses. At the same time, we seek to highlight investment opportunities and help our clients avail themselves of the opportunities that are currently available. The scale of the private debt restructuring currently underway makes Greece a very interesting investment destination, and investing in distressed businesses and instruments has proved to be extremely profitable for many investors. Ultimately, our firm is playing a key role in facilitating the financial changes currently underway here in Greece by providing world-class legal advice on complex issues arising from the country’s legal regime.” Contact: Serafim Sotiriadis Company: Serafim Sotiriadis & Associates Address: Lykavittou 4, Athens, 10671, Greece Telephone: +30 210 338 8822 Web Address: www.ssotiriadis.com Leading Bankruptcy and Business Restructuring Lawyer of the Year, Greece
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