Rokas (Athens) actively participated in the 20th Annual Conference “Insurance Law and Practice – Current Trends, Future Challenges” which took place in Belgrade, 12–14 April 2019 and was organised by the Association for Insurance Law of Serbia (AIDA Serbia) and the Association of Serbian Lawyers.Viktoria Chatzara – Senior Associate of the firm delivered a comprehensive...Read More

European Crowdfunding Network’s Conference The Impact of Alternative Finance on Start-up and SME Ecosystem Conference and Exhibition – hosted by RealMarket – took place on 11 April at the Startit Centar, Belgrade, Serbia. Rokas (Belgrade) lead lawyer, attorney-at-law, Mr. Vuk Stankovic moderated the panel discussion titled “Crowdfunding in Serbia: Legal and Regulatory Issues “. The...Read More

Our Partner, Dr. Christina Tarnanidou, has been selected as member in the Investment Management Standing Committee (IMSC) Consultative Working Group (CWG) of ESMA. ESMA’s work relating to the activity of collective investment management covers principally the Directives on Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (UCITS) and Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFMD), as well as...Read More

First joint wind and solar competitive tender procedures in April and May 2019 (Article by Mira Todorovic Symeonides – Partner and Nikoleta Nikolaou – Associate, published in the Energy & Natural Resources Newsletter of the ILO on April 1, 2019) Introduction In April and May 2019 solar and wind renewable energy systems (RES) producers will...Read More

The CJEU rules on insurance premium taxation: a guide for group insurance taxation? (Article by Viktoria Chatzara – Senior Associate and Paraskevi Res – Associate of Rokas Law Firm, published on Lexology Navigator – Insurance & Reinsurance for Greece, 27 March 2019) European Union On 17 January 2019 the Court of Justice of the European...Read More

Natural gas distribution and supply sector is undergoing reform (Article by Mira Todorovic Symeonides – Partner and Anastasia Bolari – Associate, published in the Energy & Natural Resources Newsletter of the ILO on March11, 2019) Introduction The Greek natural gas market is dominated by: the public natural gas company DEPA, which is 65% owned by...Read More

20 years from the enforcement of Law 2735/1999 on international commercial arbitration in Greece The present and the future of Greek arbitration legislation Rokas is delighted to announce that on Tuesday, March 5, 2019, a one-day conference titled “20 years since Law 2735/1999 on international commercial arbitration: Present and Future of the Greek Arbitration Law”...Read More

Greece: Mergers & Acquisitions – 3rd edition (Article/Chapter for Greece written by Paraskevi Res and Chloe Iordanidou – Rokas’ Associates, published in The Legal 500 & The In-House Lawyer Comparative Legal Guide: Mergers & Acquisitions, March 2019)Read More

Energy News – 62nd Issue-ACER Issues Methodologies for Capacities in Intraday and DAH Electricity Markets EU and EnCMarketƒCEER Publishes Report on Regulatory Frameworks for European Energy Networks ElectricityƒACER Issues Methodologies for Capacities in Intraday and DAH Electricity Markets Competition & State AidƒAgitation among the Big Energy Companies in GermanyƒFrench Schemes for Floating Offshore Wind FarmsApproved...Read More

Rokas Law Firm co-organisation with ICC Hellas Rokas Law Firm co-organises with ICC Hellas a one-day conference on Tuesday 5 March 2019 (from 14:30 to 21:00) at Electra Metropolis Hotel (Metropoleos 15, Athens) titled “20 years since Law 2735/1999 on international commercial arbitration: Present and Future of the Greek Arbitration Law”. The conference will endeavour...Read More