Environmental Law | Urban Planning
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, ZONING AND URBAN PLANNING, BESIDES BEING A CRUCIAL PARAMETER OF CONTEMPORARY QUALITY OF LIFE, HAVE BECOME A CRITICAL FACTOR IN A RANGE OF BUSINESS ACTIVITIES.
Our team of specialists provides legal advice on every aspect of environmental, zoning as well as urban-planning law.
WE PROVIDE
Legal support for the preparation of environmental impact studies pertaining to industrial, construction, quarrying or touristic activities. We provide legal advice on environmental matters related to real estate development programs. We act as legal advisors regarding the development of public properties in accordance with the zoning and urban planning regulations, i.e. pursuant to zoning plans, general urban plans, town plans and protected areas etc. We provide legal advice in relation to the issuance of construction licenses as well the legalization of unauthorised constructions according to Law 3843/2010, Law 4014/2011 and Law 4178/2013.
We act for individuals as well as for legal entities of public and private sector with regard to objections and appeals against environmental regulations as well as town plans, general urban plans, acts for the implementation of town plans, acts of adjudication and allocation of compensation, building permits, as well compensation claims deriving from expropriation for the construction of roads.
EXPERIENCE
ZONING AND URBAN PLANNING | ENVIRONMENT
ZONING AND URBAN PLANNING | ENVIRONMENT
- Acting for individuals, residents of Athens, regarding the annulment of the approval of environmental terms of the reformation of Panepistimiou Street (“Rethink Athens”)
- Acting as legal advisor to a renowned resort management company regarding the implementation of a touristic Strategic Investment (drawing up of the Strategic Study of Environmental Terms (SMPE) as well as of the Special Plan for Spatial Development (ESCHASE)
- Acting as legal advisor to PPC Renewables S.A. in relation to the due diligence control of 5 wind farms in the island of Andros (legal framework of renewable energy sources – RES, environmental, zoning and planning conditions, licensing procedure) and the purchase of said wind farms through a share purchase agreement
- Acting as legal advisor to a RES company in relation to the conduct of due diligence (legal framework of renewable energy sources, environmental and planning conditions of specific properties, licensing procedure) and the purchase of four (4) wind farms through a share purchase agreement
- Acting as legal advisor to RES companies regarding the licensing procedure and the environmental, zoning and planning conditions for the development of photovoltaic power stations
- Acting as legal advisor to the preferred bidder – investor at the negotiations with Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) and the National Bank of Greece for the elaboration of a draft Presidential Decree – Special Plan for the Spatial Development of Public Real Estate (ESCHADA) for ASTIR agglomerate in Vouliagmeni (Attica)
- Acting as legal advisor to the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) concerning zoning and urban planning issues of public properties development
- Acting as legal advisor to the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) regarding the amendment of Law 3986/2011 in relation to zoning and urban planning issues of public properties development
- Acting as legal advisor to the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) regarding the development of ports as well as tourist ports from the perspective of master planning and arrangement of upland areas
- Legal advice to a foreign investment vehicle in the context of legal due diligence for the acquisition of a hotel services company (planning, building and environmental commitments of the property, issues regarding building permits)
- Acting as legal advisor to a well-known pharmaceutical industry regarding planning commitments for the exploitation of a real estate property within the protected area (ZOE) of Lavreotiki
- Acting as legal advisor to a UK-based real estate investment fund regarding environmental and planning issues of the business park/commercial center at Yialou (Eastern Attica), the leisure center “Escape” at Ilion (Western Attica) as well as the commercial center Vaso Mare (Patras)
- Acting for the Municipality of Karpenisi regarding the administrative and the court challenge of the General Urban Plan of Karpenisi
- Acting as legal advisor to a major steel industry concerning the elaboration of a town plan and the act of the implementation thereof in an Industrial Zone (VIPE) in the region of Attica
- Acting as legal advisor to a major steel industry in relation to the process of elaboration of a town plan and the act of the implementation thereof in an Industrial Park (VIPA – VIOPA) in the region of Attica
- Acting as legal advisor to a well-established packaging company in the process of drawing up the local General Urban Plan
- Acting as legal advisor to a well-known company regarding issues of planning of an industrial/commercial center in the region of Attica
- Acting as legal advisor to an environmental NGO in relation to the site planning and the determination of special building terms of a Center for the Protection of Wild Life in the protected area (ZOE) of Lavreotiki
- Acting as legal advisor to individuals in relation to lifting of expropriations for the construction of roads or other expropriations as well as the determination of compensation for expropriation
- Acting as legal advisor to individuals and legal entities regarding the imposition of fines for illegal constructions and the process of legalization of such constructions provided by law 3843/2010, law 4014/2011 and law 4178/2013
- Acting as legal advisor to a private investor regarding coast-related issues
- Acting for individuals, residents of Mytilene (Lesvos), for the annulation of acts related to the planning of a ring-road
- Acting as legal advisor to a well-known quarrying and concrete production company pertaining to the attaining of approval for environmental terms for the exploitation of quarries and the operation of concrete units
- Acting for a leading cement production company in litigations concerning sanctions for the violation of the environmental legislation
- Acting for a well-known quarrying and concrete production company before the Supreme Administrative Court in litigations concerning approval for environmental terms for the operation of quarries or concrete units
- Acting as legal advisor to a leading cement production company regarding licensing issues, forestry legislation issues, zoning issues, issues regarding fines, expropriation and urban development issues
- Acting for a leading mining company before the Supreme Administrative Court regarding the annulment of the approval of environmental terms for its activities
- Acting for individuals before the Supreme Administrative Court in litigations concerning licenses for mobile telephony installations
- Acting as legal advisor to the Hellenic Republic (Ministry of Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works/YPECHODE) in relation to environmental law issues pertaining to the construction of the National Road Patras – Thessaloniki
- Acting as legal advisor to a leading airport construction, operation and management company in relation to environmental law issues
- Legal advice to important local banks regarding environmental and planning issues pertaining to a commercial (The Mall Athens) and residential complex
