Legal Practices
Merger Control
Merger control refers to the procedure of reviewing mergers and acquisitions under antitrust / competition law. Today, more than 130 countries globally have a merger control system. In most of them, merger control is a way to prevent merging undertakings from...
Cyber Law
Cyber Law - Legal Procedures Cyber law deals with the Internet, cyberspace, and their respective legal issues. Cyber law covers a broad area, encompassing several subtopics including freedom of expression, access to and usage of the Internet, online privacy,...
Patent Registration – Protecting Your Bright Ideas Worldwide
Who invented Television? Corporate America might say RCA. The BBC might claim it was John Logie Baird. Actually, TV was arguably invented by a humble Mormon farmboy named Philo T. Farnsworth, who was born in a Utah log cabin in 1906.Getting to grips with international...
UK Visas & Immigration – Sole Representative of an Overseas Business visa
What We Offer This type of visa grants to a sole representative of an overseas company the right to live in the UK as well as establish and run a UK branch or wholly owned subsidiary. Eligible applicants are those who are either • the sole representative of an...
The EU Settlement Scheme as of January 2021 in the UK following the Brexit agreement
EU SETTLEMENT SCHEME – GENERAL INFORMATION In light of the changes, in the UK immigration rules, as of January 2021, EU citizens will have to secure Settlement Status. Depending on the length of their UK residence to-date they will either be granted a settled or a...
Set up a Company in Serbian Free Zones
What We Offer Free zones are special parts of the territory with special benefits provided by the state. The benefits include tax exemptions on the importation of goods into free zones, their transfer within zones and between two users of different free zones, as well...
Mediation
What is legal mediation? Legal mediation is the attempt to provide assistance to parties that have disputes with a view to resolving them and minimizing any harm arising from such disputes. By law, the legal mediator assists the parties to negotiate a compromise. We...
Non-performing loans (NPLs) in the Greek market
What We Offer When someone needs an advisor for such cases, the best solution is to be assisted by a expertised in such fields lawyer. His expertise needs to be focused mainly in financial and investment issues. Our associates and financial advisors can help you...
Common Announcement shared by Aliens and Immigration Services
Common announcement shared by all relevant and competent Services handling issues relating to Aliens and Immigration and with regards to the scheduling of appointments in order to have residence permits duly renewed: Please be advised that as far as the citizens of...
How to Open a Company in the Netherlands
What We Offer We are Dutch company formation specialists based in Amsterdam. If you are interested in opening a company in the Netherlands, please contact us right away for prices, conditions, and paperwork. We offer you the possibility to be assisted by our...
Electronic application of a Trademark
What We Offer It needs to be underlined that the electronic way of applying for the registration of a trademark is available and the following documents are necessary for such a procedure to be duly concluded: * Documents relating to the existence and well-being of a...
Registering a Trademark in Greece: a quick overview
What's a trademark? The trademark is an asset of the company concerned which is affixed to the products for the purpose of their recognition by their customers. His registration with the relevant services is the only way to protect him. We are future-oriented by...
Accountants
What We Offer The partners of "Oikonomakis Law" with all sorts of Technical Advisors (by showing immense respect to their Scientific Ethics and Independence) in a way that - through an ongoing dialogue with them - we shall be able to deliver to our assignors...
Tax Consultants
What We Offer OIKONOMAKIS CHRISTOS GLOBAL LAW FIRM partners with all sorts of Technical Advisors (by showing immense respect to their Scientific Ethics and Independence) in a way that - through an ongoing dialogue with them - we shall be able to deliver to our...
Investment advisors
What We Offer The partners of "Oikonomakis Law", with all sorts of Technical Advisors (by showing immense respect to their Scientific Ethics and Independence) in a way that - through an ongoing dialogue with them - we are able to deliver to our assignoes conclusive...
Auditors regulating the granting of loans
What We Offer The partners of "OIKONOMAKIS LAW", with all sorts of Technical Advisors (by showing immense respect to their Scientific Ethics and Independence) in a way that - through an ongoing dialogue with them - we shall be able to deliver to our assignors...
Financial analysts
What We Offer In "Oikonomakis Law" we have been striving on a daily basis to do our best in order to respond to your needs and expectations by putting forward not just our expertise but also our practical thinking, our interpersonal skills, our problem solving...
Banking Consultants
What We Offer At "Oikonomakis Law" we are offering strategic advice by answering all questions our assignors have about banking services in relation to their finances. We are future-oriented by setting strategic long-term goals; planning ahead is not just a...
Business Consultants
What We Offer "Oikonomakis Law" constitutes a properly and fully specialized team of lawyers and other experts with regards to law and finance, providing services and suggesting solutions to issues that surface everyday within the framework of corporate environment...
Economists
What We Offer The partners of "Oikonomakis Law", with all sorts of Technical Advisors (by showing immense respect to their Scientific Ethics and Independence) in a way that - through an ongoing dialogue with them - we shall be able to deliver to our assignors...
Insolvency Proceedings Manager in Greece
What We Offer Since January 1, 2017 all responsibilities relating to the Bankruptcy Code, the way the latter is described within the framework and the provisions of Law 3588/2007 which practically point to the direction of the bankruptcy administrator but also to all...
Residence Permit as spouse / partner of a USA citizen
Requirements The First Step Toward an Immigrant Visa: Filing the Petition The first step is to file a Petition for Alien Relative, Form I-130, with the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for your spouse (husband or wife)...
Phone and in general, voice services operating through the Internet Protocol: establishment and operation in Cyprus
What We Offer IP Telephony services cover a wide spectrum of services which practically entail the use of latest/ updated technologies and internet services in order to efficiently operate and manage contact and communication procedures that until recently had been...
Occupational safety and health (OSH)
OIKONOMAKIS CHRISTOS GLOBAL LAW FIRM partners with all sorts of Technical Advisors (by showing immense respect to their Scientific Ethics and Independence) in a way that - through an ongoing dialogue with them - we shall be able to deliver to our assignors conclusive...
Technical Consultants, Scientists, Technical Advisers and Experts
What We Offer OIKONOMAKIS CHRISTOS GLOBAL LAW FIRM provides professional support and advice on any legal case through a wide range of services for issues arisen related to the following areas of expertise, both in court and in counseling.The Company has an extended...
Notaries, acting as associates of Lawyers and Law Firms
The institutional position of a notary within the Greek legal system: description and role according to the latest provisions of the law. Oikonomakis Law partners with all sorts of Technical Advisors (by showing immense respect to their Scientific Ethics and...
GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION
About GDPR Regulation (ΕU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 deals with the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data. It is also known as the General Data...
Debt Collection and Recovery
What We Offer Here at "Oikonomakis Law" we are always doing our best in order to understand and analyze all different aspects of your situation, while we are always putting forward our practical thinking as well as our best skilled practices in order to most...
Acquiring Nationality Due to Marriage to a Cypriot National
What We Offer The spouses of Cypriot nationals are eligible to submit an application – the relevant application form reads “Μ125” – in order to acquire nationality as long as they have fulfilled two necessary preconditions: three years of marriage, and two years...
Acquiring Greek Nationality: distinguishing between EU and non-EU citizens
What We Offer The process of acquiring Greek Nationality gets distinguished so, in terms of the following distinction, i.e. whether someone is a EU citizen already, or not.Having said that, the just below article is about those individuals descending from non-EU...
Having all registrations with regards to National Cadastre properly corrected
What We Offer In order to have all registrations with regards to National Cadastre properly corrected, the following have to be taken into consideration, as per article 6 par. 8 of law 2664-1998: a. without prejudice to all provisions pf article 20 of the...
Formation of Companies in Greece
What We Offer In terms of a Private Company and even of a Limited Liability one, a certain legal entity may as well be the single partner of a new company, even if it is a foreign one. In any case, though, the new company needs a Greek tax number. At the same time, it...
COMPARATIVE TABLE REGARDING FORMATION OF BUSINESS ENTITIES, namely PRIVATE COMPANY (“IKE”), SA (“AE”), Ltd.. (“EPE”), General Partnership (“OE’), Limited Partnership (“EE”), SINGLE-PERSON Business , THEIR ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTAGES
CRITERIA Private Company ("IKE") LTD. («EPE») SOCIETE ANONYME («AE») GENERAL PARTNESHIP («OE») LIMITED PARTNESHIP («EE») ONE-PERSON BUSINESS («ATOMIKI») BUSINESS TYPE CAPITAL ENTITY CAPITAL ENTITY CAPITAL ENTITY PERSONAL ENTITY PERSONALENTITY PERSONAL ENTITY Α...
Domain Names: features and operation
What We Offer Domain Names constitute a modern type of communication and advertisement on a global scale. They have this certain unique operational advantage of identifying electronic transactions in a customary manner. The competent authority dealing with domain...
Estonian Offshore Company
Breathing life into an Estonian Offshore Company: advantages and benefits of such an endeavor The title is far from deceptive given that establishing an Estonian offshore company is indeed about enjoying advantages and benefits especially for citizens of EU...
Migration: Greece both as sender, as well as a host country
What We Offer Too often is to be noted that both scientific research as such, as well as tangible, plain legal reality get misplaced and overlooked even though law constitutes probably the most necessary tool in terms of extracting useful practices and conclusions,...
Real Estate Investment Companies in Greece (REICs)
What We Offer REICs were first introduced in Greece by Law 2778/1999. The promising real estate market in Greece, as well as the major restructure in all sectors create very attractive incentives for global investors. The Real Estate Investment Companies could be a...
Disagreement between parents regarding name of a minor child in Greece
What We Offer A person’s name constitutes an incremental element of that person’s identity, while it also reflects its civic status; this is one of those features that escorts and characterizes someone throughout the whole of that person’s public life and practically...
RESIDENCE PERMIT INTENDED ESPECIALLY FOR MEMBERS OF BoDs, SHAREHOLDERS, MANAGERS, LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES as well as SENIOR MANAGING employees OF GREEK COMPANIES and/ or even SUBSIDIARIES AND BRANCHES OF FOREIGN COMPANIES
Who is allowed to apply? Members of boards of directors, shareholders, managers, legal representatives senior executives of Greek corporations, as well as of subsidiaries and branches of foreign companies. All of the aforementioned may as well be accompanied by...
Types of Marital Separation in Greece
What We Offer According to article 1438 of the Greek Civil Code: “A marriage could be terminated by a divorce, which is to be decided by an irreversible Court ruling or due to an agreement to that end between the spouses, as per the provisions of article...
Challenging a child’s fatherhood according to Greek Law: Capacity to stand before Court and initiate proceedings regarding the relevant lawsuit to be filed and the related deadlines to be met
What We Offer It is of common knowledge that in principle a woman carries her child-to-be born in her belly for a period of nine (9) months; it is also of common knowledge that a woman who is married to a husband carries in principle her husband’s child, thus the...
Registering a Patent on an International Level
What We Offer Despite the fact that there is no such thing as an international patent, there is however a consensus of the sort dealing with the issue, an agreement which is coined as Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) which provides for a commonly accepted procedure...
Patent Registration Procedures in Germany
1) Overall necessary procedure – Documents needed This has to be a process concise, thorough but still easy to follow by anyone who is keen on actually completing it properly. Thus it is not only a matter of just filling in an application form, but rather more pieces...
Attorney Paymaster and Escrow Lawyer International Services
What We Offer Should you have funds in trust for potential transactions or transfers, then you may need a trustworthy neutral third party to hold such funds and disburse these as advised the time you wish so. Attorneys are considered to represent and safeguard your...
Intellectual Property Rights – IP Tax Planning
What We Offer Intellectual property (IP) and its effective operation are very important drivers for entities worldwide. International corporate structures persuade multinational corporations (MNCs) to address their valuable IP rights in low-tax locations aiming to...
Buying and Selling Real Estate Property in Greece: legal framework and relevant arrangements
What We Offer A lawyer’s work is not restricted to the appearance before Courts of Law, State Committees, Authorities etc., or the preparation of lawsuits, extrajudicial statements, penal claims etc, but it is also about other, sometimes even more demanding...
Studying in Romania: an overview
What We Offer Your initial move once you decide to study in Romania is to register yourself with the university/ institution where you intend to follow you studies, and where apparently you have been accepted to do so.As soon as you get registered, you must...
Law 4605/2019: safeguarding the First (Main) Residence in Greece
Final time - extension: applications to be submitted until April 30, 2020 According to Greek Law 4638/2019 (Official Gazette181 Α΄/18-11-2019) - and in particular article 6 - the debtor of a bank retains the option to appoint a Lawyer with a mandate to prepare an...
Getting a divorce in Cyprus: separate paths, same destination
What We Offer The divorce procedure in Cyprus is quite unique in terms of a western-oriented society in the sense that, up until this very moment this short note is prepared, no alternative is offered for those couples who have followed the religious ceremony in order...
Business Entities in Romania: Their formation, our expertise
What We Offer Before elaborating any further, one can say that forming a company in Romania is most probably a quite standardized process according to which certain criteria have to be met, however none of them can definitely be considered as extraordinary and...
