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Christina Vlachtsis

Christina has been with the Firm since 1996, where she is currently an associate. Her energy practice includes advising clients including credit institutions and project developers on a wide range of energy regulatory and project development related issues, including licensing, incentives and financial capacity considerations. Christina represents international conventional energy producers on the development of innovative electricity generation projects in Greece and the trade in electricity on the wholesale market and obtaining licenses. She has also been extensively involved in drafting secondary legislation and standard form contracts. On the environmental side, she advises on the regulations in place governing electrical and electronic waste and the transportation of dangerous goods. Christina has considerable experience in the area of labour law, in particular advising on the regulatory and legislative framework governing employment and the employment law issues arising in all types of corporate transaction. She undertakes company formation and ongoing corporate governance, assisting clients in issues arising in the conduct of their day-to-day business. Christina also advises on data protection compliance issues and undertakes notifications to the Data Protection Authority. 

Education

Diplôme d'Etudes Européennes, the Université de Lille

LLB, King's College, London

Maîtrise en droit privé at the Université de Paris I, Panthéon-Sorbonne

 

Admissions 

Athens Bar, 1999

Athens Court of Appeals, 2004

Supreme Court of Greece, 2009

Solicitor, England and Wales, 2004

 

Areas of Practice

Company & Commercial

Labour

Energy, Natural Resources & Environmental

 

Publications

Greek Gas Regulation: An Analysis from a Market Perspective, The Comparative Law Yearbook of International Business, Kluwer, 2009

Legal Review of Electricity Regulation, Utilities Law Review, Lawtext Publishing, 2009 

Emissions Trading and Energy Policy from a Greek Perspective, European Business Law Review, Bloomberg, 2008 

Doing Business, Employing Workers in Greece Survey, published by the World Bank and IFC, 2008

Getting the Deal Through, Product Liability, Greek Chapter, co-author of the Greek Chapter with George Atie, 2008

International Comparative Legal Guide to Product Liability, co-author of the Greek Chapter with George Atie, published by the Global Legal Group, 2007

Comparative Law Yearbook of International Business on Employment Law, Special 2006 Issue, Chapter on Greece, published by Kluwer, 2006

Setting up a Business in Greece, American Hellenic Chamber of Commerce Directory, 1999-2005 editions


E-Mail: christina.vlachtsis@bernitsaslawoffices.gr


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