Ilias Anagnostopoulos heads Athens-based law firm Anagnostopoulos, focusing on criminal and regulatory risk management and all aspects of business crime defence. He has appeared as lead counsel in most significant cases in Greece during the past 30 years including business and financial fraud, healthcare fraud, tax and customs fraud, money laundering, anticompetitive practices, corrupt practices, corporate criminal liability and compliance procedures, anti-terrorism, sanctions, product criminal liability, environmental offences, illegal gaming, medical malpractice, art crimes, mutual assistance, extradition and surrender procedures. He advises leading multinational and domestic corporations, sovereign entities, government organisations and selected individuals from the energy, defence, aviation, shipping, automotive, insurance, construction, financial services, raw materials, pharmaceuticals, food, healthcare, tobacco, telecommunications, gaming, travel and leisure, and media sectors. As a legal expert, he regularly offers opinions in Greek and foreign jurisdictions.
Ilias studied at the School of Law, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (1978); and the University of Frankfurt am Main, Germany (Dr juris, 1982). He is a professor emeritus in criminal law and criminal procedure at the School of Law, National University of Athens, and has published extensively...
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Ilias Anagnostopoulos ranks highly for his notable practice acting on complex business crime cases, earning him the praise of commentators who describe him as "the guru of Greek white-collar crime".