Energy Law

Work Highlights

• Represented multinational renewable energy developers on the acquisition, development and disposal of photovoltaic portfolios exceeding 12,000 MW and wind energy portfolios exceeding 2,000 MW across Greece and Southeast Europe.
• Advised multinational energy companies on the structuring, acquisition and development of battery energy storage systems (BESS) exceeding 6,500 MW in Greece and Germany, providing integrated legal support across project finance, regulatory licensing and M&A.
• Acted as legal counsel to the Greek Ministry of Environment & Energy on the Halki Green Island initiative, one of Europe's pioneering renewable energy transition projects, converting the island to solar-powered energy supply and achieving measurable CO2 reductions.
• Negotiated and concluded a series of interstate oil and gas transportation agreements, including the INOGATE Umbrella Agreement, a multilateral energy cooperation framework ratified by 22 countries across Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia.
• Structured the legal, regulatory and financial arrangements for the Black Sea Submarine Cable Project (CESI), a World Bank-funded cross-border subsea electricity and fibre optic infrastructure connecting Azerbaijan, Georgia, Romania and Hungary.
• Led legal workstreams for the Caspian Sea Green Energy Corridor Project (CESI), an Asian Development Bank-funded cross-border renewable energy infrastructure initiative spanning Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan.
• Supported multinational energy investors on the development and financing of Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) power generation projects in Greece and internationally, with aggregate installed capacity of 4,080 MW.
• Provided legal and regulatory counsel to DEPA S.A. in connection with the FSRU Alexandroupolis project, a strategically significant floating storage and regasification unit enhancing Greece's LNG import infrastructure and national energy security.
• Counselled clients on M&A transactions and project structuring for biomass and biogas renewable energy projects across Greece, with aggregate installed capacity of more than 40 MW.
• Drafted and amended secondary legislations across Greece's electricity, heating, oil, gas, and renewable energy sectors, advising government bodies on regulatory compliance with EU energy standards.
• Conducted comprehensive conformity assessments of national energy legislation against EU Acquis standards across oil, gas, electricity, and renewable energy sectors in EU candidate member states.
• Reviewed EU Member States' oil stock reporting legislation and developed legal frameworks for the construction and operation of underground gas storage facilities in compliance with EU energy security requirements.
• Developed the legal and contractual framework for a Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) oil terminal project in Moldova, advising on project structuring, regulatory compliance and operational agreements across the full project lifecycle.
• Advised the Cyprus Energy Regulatory Authority (CERA) on EU energy law and the functional unbundling of natural gas activities, supporting the development of regulatory guidelines for DEFA/CyGas within Cyprus's emerging natural gas market framework.
• Advised CESI on stakeholders mapping and pre-requisites for permitting on seabed study in the Black Sea (Romania, Bulgaria, Türkiye), including application and issuance of permits in the three countries (World Bank project).