Breaking New Ground
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 innerworkings of Serafim Sotiriadis & Associates
Established 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 in legal and business issues. Going into further detail, Serafim begins by going into further detail about the clients the firm serves, and the positive response they have received from those they have worked with.
“Here at Serafim Sotiriadis & Associates, many of 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, provides lawyers and legal firms entrust their clients to S. Sotiriadis & Associates in cases relating to the areas in which we specialize.
“After having represented a variety of clients, among which some of the most important companies of Greece’s entrepreneurship, we enjoy their trust. They have characterized our services as ‘world-class’ and ‘quick’, highlighting our ‘ability to respond promptly to the legal issue’. These testimonials give us the necessary momentum to keep on being consistent and retain our services level in high quality.”
Enabling the firm to deliver these exceptional services, is the experienced, dedicated and hard-working team which forms the backbone of Serafim Sotiriadis & Associates. When discussing the internal 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 continue to deliver their exceptional services which not only meets the requirements set by their clients, but also surpasses their expectations. Bringing the interview to a close, Serafim signs off by revealing the exciting plans which lie in the pipeline for the firm, especially following his recent success in Acquisition Intl.’s Leading Adviser 2019 Awards where he was righteously awarded the accolade Leading Bankruptcy and Business Restructuring Lawyer of the Year, Greece.
“Moving forward, our goal for the future is to preserve the quality of our legal services and continue responding to our clients’ needs. We are now contributing to the immense restructuring of private debt that is now taking place in the country.
“At Serafim Sotiriadis & Associates, our purpose is to promote viable solutions for our clients, with a view to securing that they will not lose their businesses. Not only this, but we also want to bring out investment opportunities and lead our clients to choices of their interest. Greece is now a very interesting investment destination due to large scale of the private debt restructuring, as already said. Investing in distressed businesses and instruments has been a very profitable industry for many investors. Ultimately, our firm purports to facilitate the financial changes that are now being implemented in the country by providing world-class legal advice on the complex issues that arise in Greece’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
