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 2024, which identifies an elite group of white-collar crime lawyers in Greece, 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 2024 notes:
‘With expertise spanning across the energy, shipping, and pharmaceuticals industries, the Anagnostopoulos white-collar crime practice is heavily praised for handling corporate fraud, money laundering, and tax offence issues. The Athens-based multilingual team is led by Ilias Anagnostopoulos, who has 30 years’ experience in dealing with business and financial fraud matters’.
The GIR/ Who’s Who Legal 2024 counts Ilias among the Thought Leaders in investigations and business crime defence; GIR/WWL 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.