Practice Areas
Compliance, Risk Management & ESG
Overview
Compliance and risk have moved decisively into the boardroom. For Greek and international companies, the decisions that follow are now legal, operational and reputational at the same time.
We advise on the design, implementation and day-to-day operation of compliance frameworks that reflect the client’s regulatory environment, governance structure and exposure to investors, counterparties and supervisory authorities. Our work covers anti-bribery and anti-corruption, anti-money laundering, sanctions, KYC and customer due diligence, whistleblowing, corporate governance, internal reporting, investigations support and risk-sensitive contractual arrangements.
On ESG, we advise boards and management teams on sustainability reporting, governance, disclosure risk and supply-chain due diligence under Greek and EU frameworks. This includes CSRD-related obligations as implemented in Greece, sustainability-linked financings, ESG terms in transactions and the contractual frameworks through which companies document and monitor sustainability, human-rights and responsible-business commitments.
Our approach is precise, practical and risk-sensitive. We help clients identify the obligations that apply to them, translate those obligations into workable governance and control frameworks, and manage the legal, regulatory and reputational consequences of compliance failures. Where matters involve suspected misconduct, bribery, fraud, sanctions exposure or financial crime, we work closely with our white-collar crime and investigations team to coordinate internal review, authority engagement, remediation and defence strategy.
Services
We design and review compliance frameworks, codes of conduct, internal policies, approval procedures and board-level governance arrangements for Greek and international groups. Our work includes allocation of responsibilities between boards, management, compliance functions and operating teams, with an emphasis on controls that are clear, usable and proportionate.
We advise on anti-bribery, anti-corruption, anti-money laundering, sanctions and financial-crime compliance under Greek law and applicable international standards. Our work includes KYC and customer due diligence frameworks, third-party due diligence, gifts and hospitality policies, transaction risk assessments, reporting obligations, training and interaction with competent authorities.
We advise on whistleblowing systems under Law 4990/2022, including channel design, confidentiality, employee communication, data protection, report handling and escalation procedures. We also support clients on internal investigations and remediation steps where reports raise fraud, corruption, harassment, governance or compliance concerns.
We advise companies on ESG governance, sustainability reporting and disclosure obligations, including CSRD-related requirements as implemented in Greece. Our work covers board oversight, policy architecture, disclosure controls, sustainability statements, investor-facing information and the management of legal and reputational risk around ESG claims.
We support clients on supply-chain and human-rights due diligence, responsible-business commitments and contractual ESG frameworks. This includes reviewing supplier and counterparty obligations, drafting ESG clauses, advising on risk allocation in transactions and commercial contracts, and preparing governance structures for emerging EU sustainability due diligence requirements.
We advise on ESG issues in M&A, financings, investments and commercial arrangements, including ESG due diligence, sustainability-linked financings, green or social commitments, warranty and indemnity allocation, disclosure risk and post-closing compliance integration.
Featured Work
- Advised Toyota Hellas S.A. on a GDPR compliance framework, including data-protection policies, processor agreements, international data transfers and data-breach incident management.
- Advised Accenture S.A. on employee privacy and HR data-protection compliance, including frameworks for employee data processing, monitoring and cross-border data flows.
- Advised automotive importers and distributors on compliance frameworks covering data privacy in connected-vehicle products, processor agreements, data-subject requests and regulatory engagement.
- Advised clients on whistleblowing, internal reporting and employee-facing compliance requirements under Greek law.
- Advised companies on internal policies, governance controls and compliance procedures relating to anti-bribery, anti-money laundering, sanctions and third-party risk.
- Advised clients on ESG-related contractual provisions, sustainability commitments and supply-chain compliance clauses in commercial and transactional arrangements.