Papatriantafyllou & Thanasenari featured in The Legal Side of Business, the special supplement of To Vima
Papatriantafyllou & Thanasenari was featured in the special supplement “The Legal Side of Business”, published with To Vima Sunday edition on December 2025, as part of a broader feature on the strategic role of lawyers in business growth and decision-making.
Our presentation focuses on the firm’s core practice in business and corporate disputes (business litigation)—an area in which the firm has developed strong expertise in recent years. The feature highlights our approach to litigation not merely as a dispute-resolution mechanism, but as a strategic tool of added value for businesses operating in complex and rapidly evolving economic environments.
Article by Elli Thanasenari: Business Litigation and Business Strategy
The same issue also includes an article by our partner Elli Thanasenari, titled “Business Litigation and Business Strategy.”
The article examines how litigation experience translates into a critical competitive advantage for businesses—not only in resolving disputes, but also in:
- anticipating and mitigating legal risks,
- shaping corporate decision-making, and
- navigating complex corporate restructurings and transactions.
Particular emphasis is placed on matters involving parallel proceedings (civil litigation, arbitration, interim relief, and criminal actions), where increased complexity requires a unified and carefully coordinated legal strategy.
Through real-life examples, the article illustrates how seemingly straightforward commercial transactions—such as the transfer of a business through an asset deal—can quickly evolve into highly complex matters when legal risks are overlooked or the potential evolution of a business relationship has not been adequately anticipated.
This analysis directly reflects our firm’s identity as a boutique litigation firm, with a focus on high-stakes, high-complexity disputes of strategic importance.
Business Litigation as a strategic advantage
A central thesis of the article is that litigation should not be viewed merely as a reactive phase in times of crisis. Instead, it serves as a valuable source of insight into:
- the structure and limits of business partnerships,
- the actual balance of power between shareholders, and
- the risks embedded in transactions, corporate governance, and cross-border commercial activity.
This perspective underpins our practice. Managing complex disputes requires coordination, methodological rigor, and continuous strategic reassessment, within a landscape where legal and business considerations evolve simultaneously.
Recognition of our presence in business litigation
Our participation in The Legal Side of Business constitutes an important recognition of the firm’s role in business litigation and the strategic resolution of commercial disputes. It reflects our consistent presence in this field and reinforces our position as strategic legal partners for businesses facing complex challenges, both in judicial and out-of-court proceedings.
At the same time, it aligns with our broader objective of highlighting the role of the modern litigation lawyer as a strategic advisor to businesses, at a time when legal and commercial challenges are becoming increasingly interconnected and sophisticated.