ILIAS G. ANAGNOSTOPOULOS, was admitted to Bar in 1981 (Athens). He received his education at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Law (JD, 1978) and the Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main, Germany (Dr. juris, 1982). He was awarded the Tsirimokos Prize by the Hellenic Criminal Bar Association (1987).
Ilias has appeared as lead counsel in prominent criminal cases in Greece during the past 30 years and has extensive experience in all types of business crime, financial fraud, insurance fraud, healthcare fraud, procurement fraud, tax and customs fraud, insider dealing and market abuse, medical malpractice, product criminal liability, environmental liability, art crimes, money laundering, corrupt practices, anti-
competitive practices and cartel offences, corporate criminal liability, anti-terrorism, breach of sanctions, European criminal law, extradition, mutual assistance and alternatives.
Chambers Europe 2025, which identifies an elite group of white-collar crime lawyers in Greece (Band 1), says: ‘Ilias Anagnostopoulos of ANAGNOSTOPOULOS offers standout experience in a
plethora of white-collar crime topics, including bribery, fraud and money laundering
cases’.
Legal 500 EMEA 2025, which ranks ANAGNOSTOPOULOS as a tier 1 firm in white-collar crime, notes:
‘Counting multinationals and domestic corporations from across the energy, automotive, and construction industries amongst its clientele, the ‘top-notch criminal lawyers’ at Anagnostopoulos have vast expertise in fraud and money laundering claims. The practice has extensive cross-border capabilities ….’Excellent’ team head Ilias Anagnostopoulos is highly knowledgeable in bribery and corruption matters …’
Lexology Index / GIR 2025 counts Ilias among the Thought Leaders in business crime defence, investigations and asset tracing. It says:
‘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’.
Ilias chairs the Hellenic Criminal Bar Association (July 2013-) and is a professor emeritus of criminal law and criminal procedure at the School of Law, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He has been a member of the Law Commission on the new Greek Criminal Code (2015-2019) which entered into force in July 2019.
Memberships include: Criminal Law Experts Commission (Hellenic Ministry of Justice); High-Legal Council with the Bank of Greece (2013-); European Criminal Bar Association (founder member); The International Academy of Financial Crime Litigators (Fellow); European Criminal Law Academic Network; European Law
Institute (Fellow); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (International); American Bar Association (Associate); International Bar Association; Association Internationale de Droit Pénal; International Society for the Reform of Criminal Law.
Ilias has published extensively in Greek, English and German on matters of Hellenic, European and international criminal law, business and financial crimes, reform of criminal procedure and human rights. A non-exhausting list of his publications can be found at https://iag.gr/publications-by-iag-law-firm/