Litigation and Dispute Resolution
KBA team has wide experience in representing corporate clients and individuals in court proceedings
KBA has a focused, integrated and efficient legal team that can address all important aspects of clients’ disputes and handle commercial and civil litigation cases. Our team works closely with our clients to identify the key legal and factual issues that are likely to drive the final outcome of the litigation process.
We specialise in matters that require effectiveness, high-level attention and a high degree of expertise. We handle litigation at all stages, from pre-suit counseling and investigations to trials before the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court. Our people are committed to resolving disputes in the most efficient way and offering solutions that are practical and tailored to the clients’ needs.
In the course of the last few years, our lawyers have also handled numerous medical malpractice liability cases. In these cases, we collaborate with high-qualified experts and reputable professors to represent our clients in the most appropriate manner and achieve the best results.
Related work highlights
successful case studies
KBA law firm successfully represented the BoD members of a Greek bank
KBA law firm successfully represented all the members of the Board of Directors of a Greek bank before the Court of First Instance and the Court of Appeal. The Court of First Instance and the Court of Appeal rejected the lawsuit and the appeal respectively, which were filed by one of the bank's stake-holders against the BoD members, finding that the plaintiff’s arguments were totally unfounded and that the conditions for BoD’s liability were not met.
RATIFICATION OF €47 M. DEBT RESTRUCTURING
Our team achieved the ratification of a restructuring agreement in relation to the financial debt of our client, amounting to €47 million, thus saving our client more than €6 million (incl. reduction of 2-year payable interest towards the Greek State and Social Security Funds). The Multi-Member Court of First Instance ratified the agreement as proposed, whereas the creditors’ claims were dismissed in full. Following the ratification, our law firm is mandated to advise the client on the implementation of the restructuring agreement.
€68 m. debt restructuring of a hotel company including creditors’ haircut up to 80%
Our firm successfully represented a Greek hotel company owning two 5* hotels before the Multi-Member Court of First Instance in relation to a debt restructuring of approximately €68 million. Among the key benefits of the restructuring agreement ratified by the court, is remarkable deleveraging, including unsecured creditors’ haircut up to 80%, improved liquidity for our client with a supplementary amount of €11 million to fund its business needs as well as restructuring-related expenses, reduction in interest cost and extension of the maturity of the company’s existing indebtedness for more than 10 years. Following the ratification, our team regularly provides legal support to our client in connection with the implementation of the terms of the restructuring agreement.
€47 m. debt restructuring of a hotel company
Our team advised a Greek hotel company owning a 5* hotel with respect to a €47 million debt restructuring, via a pre-packaged plan (implementation of art. 106b of Greek Insolvency Code).
€14.5 m. debt restructuring of a hotel company
Our team advised a Greek hotel company on a €14.5 million debt restructuring, via a pre-packaged plan (implementation of art. 106b of Greek Insolvency Code).
€81 m. debt restructuring of a leading hotel group
Our firm advised a leading hotel group on the restructuring of its debt valued at approximately €81 million. Specifically, our team played prime role in the negotiations with the main companies’ creditors and successfully represented the three companies of the group before the Multi-Member Court of First Instance, achieving the ratification of the restructuring agreements. Our team also advises the companies of the group on the implementation of the restructuring agreements.
Advising a Greek banking corporation on proceedings before the Council of State
Our team acted as lead legal advisor to a Greek banking corporation in its case at the Greek Council of State against the Greek State, to help reinstate the client as a fully licensed financial institution.