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Dryllerakis Law Firm

Greece

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Key contacts
Managing Senior Partner: John Dryllerakis
Quick facts
Number of partners

18

Number of advisors

24

Network memberships

TERRALEX

Languages

Greek, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish

Key practice areas
General corporate tax
Indirect tax
Tax
Tax controversy
Transactional tax
Transfer pricing
Firm overview

Dryllerakis Law Firm, for more than 40 years, offers its clients the optimum and most comprehensive legal advice in all fields of business Law and provides them with the best and most effective litigation strategy.

The firm has organized special, dedicated teams covering the core areas of Corporate Law and M&As,
Tax Law and Competition Law, offering a boutique operation. There is a strong litigation and arbitration team, with a long-standing experience before all Greek courts (including the Supreme Courts), as well as with an extensive involvement in local and international arbitrations. The clientele consists mainly of international clients.

The firm has a strong knowledge of the corporate world and industry sectors and a solid understanding of the surrounding business environment and of its clients' needs.
The fact that most of the firm's senior partners participate in the Board of Directors of several leading Greek companies (mostly affiliates of multinationals), is a clear evidence of its clients’ trust and an important asset for the optimum combination of legal and business aspects.

Client feedback

"Immediate response, consistency, full knowledge of the tax subject, balancing commercial interest with legal advocacy. The Dryllerakis & Associates tax department team consists of highly qualified, dynamic, determined and passionate lawyers.”

“They are great professionals.”

“Technical expertise, responsiveness, pricing.”

“High professionalism, deep knowledge, critical initiatives and personal care.”

Key practice areas

Corporate Tax Matters

  • Cross-border project management
  • Restructuring
  • APAs
  • Transactions
  • M&A
  • Environmental
  • Financial services
  • Corporate taxes
  • Cryptocurrency

Dispute Resolution

  • Dispute resolution
  • Competition/anti-trust cases
  • Pre-litigation
  • Litigation
  • Arbitration
  • Controversy management
  • State aid
  • Audit defence
  • Audit support
  • MAPs/ADRs

Tax Advisory

  • Tax consulting
  • International tax advisory

Indirect Tax

  • VAT
  • Customs

Transfer Pricing

  • International Tax Planning
  • TP Policy Design
  • Business Restructuring
  • Audit Defence
  • Audit Support
  • TP Risk Management
  • Competition / Anti-Trust Cases
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Litigation
  • Arbitration
  • Controversy Management

Compliance Management

  • Business model optimisation
  • Economic modelling
  • IP management

Banking, Finance, and Capital Markets

Sector expertise
  • Accounting
  • Aviation
  • Banking
  • Construction and materials
  • Consumer goods and services
  • Energy
  • Financial services
  • Food and beverage
  • Gaming
  • Healthcare
  • Industrials
  • Media
  • Natural resources
  • Pharma and life sciences
  • Oil and gas
  • Real estate
  • Shipping
  • Tech and telecoms
  • Tourism
  • Transport
  • Utilities
Address:
5, Chatzigianni Mexi str.
Athens, GR-115 28
Greece
Tel:+302110003456 Email:Contact Us Web Address:https://www.dryllerakis.gr
2027 Edition
General corporate tax
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Overview

DRYLLERAKIS LAW FIRM's Tax Department, led by Senior Managing Partner John Dryllerakis, offers comprehensive legal services in tax and public law. It covers tax advising, planning, litigation (including at the Conseil d’état), accounting law, transfer pricing, and white-collar crime such as tax evasion and anti-money laundering. 

During the research phase, the firm advised Cosco shipping Group on concerns a tax audit of 2017–2019 focusing on Transfer Pricing issues, particularly whether the pricing of a floating dock and its transportation procured via a public tender from Cosco Group affiliates—complies with the arm’s length principle, amid concerns of overpricing by the Tax Authority. In addition, the team was involved in defending Transfer Pricing Methodology in a complex tax audit for a banking group. 

Client Feedback 

"Tax advice and troubleshooting on tax and commercial legislation. Judicial presence in tax courts to resolve issues." 

"Their deep understanding of transfer pricing and strategic application of GAAR provisions truly set them apart." 

Linked Reviews
Tax

Dryllerakis & Associates presents a tax department that is entirely dedicated to tax and public law services, beginning with consultation and counselling and progressing to litigation in all types of courts, including the Conseil d'Etat, the Supreme Administrative Court. The department is led by John Dryllerakis, senior managing partner. It provides full-service, high-quality legal representation in all areas of the practise, including tax advising, tax planning, litigation, accounting law, transfer pricing, and white-collar criminal law including tax evasion, anti-money laundering, and outstanding debts to the Greek state.

During the research phase, the firm assisted the Piraeus Port Authority with a tax audit. The team also aided Eurobank with tax audits and reporting obligations.

Client feedback

“Immediate response, consistency, full knowledge of the tax subject, balancing commercial interest with legal advocacy. The Dryllerakis & Associates tax department team consists of highly qualified, dynamic, determined and passionate lawyers.”

“They are great professionals.”

“Technical expertise, responsiveness, pricing.”

“High professionalism, deep knowledge, critical initiatives and personal care.”

Firms are starkly divided on the benefits of specialist tax litigation teams over generalist practices, ITR’s analysis also finds
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