Metaxas and Associates Law Firm has also been ranked again as Top-Tier Law Firm in Energy and EU & Competition Law
Following Metaxas & Associates Law Firm’s new consecutive ranking as Leading Law Firm by the reputable “Chambers and Partners” in their Chambers Europe 2023 Guide, we are pleased to announce that our Law Firm has also been ranked again as Top-Tier Law Firm in Energy and EU & Competition Law by The Legal 500 (Legalease) EMEA 2023 edition.
Our Firm has been ranked for a sixth consecutive year in the top position of the prestigious Legal 500 Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) rankings, which was announced on April 12, 2023.
Managing Partner, Prof. Dr. Antonis Metaxas, is once again ranked as “Leading Individual in Energy and EU/Competition, Partner Stathis Kakounis is once again ranked as “Next Generation Partner” in Energy Law.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank our clients and peers for their continuous support and contribution to research conducted by Legal 500 legal directory as well as our Team members for their ongoing dedication and performance!
You can access our full Legal 500 Profile and read our Testimonials here.
Metaxas & Associates currently advising on a pipeline of RES projects with a capacity exceeding 5GW
Metaxas & Associates Law Firm being the leading law firm in Greece with a strong focus on energy law and regulation, is currently advising on a pipeline of RES projects with a capacity exceeding 5GW.
Having traditionally a strong renewable energy sector focus within its energy practice, Metaxas & Associates is active in important renewable energy transactions and project developments including solar, onshore and offshore wind parks. It is also advising clients on innovative green technologies, including energy storage and the deployment of hydrogen infrastructures.
Being regarded as the undisputed market leader in Greece in expert energy litigation and preferred legal counsel in the most scientifically demanding energy litigation cases M&A is currently representing a number of major RES investors before the Hellenic Council of State in complex licensing disputes in the framework of development of large res projects.
"Over-expansion of Regulatory Authorities scope of competences and the effectiveness of their supervisory role: the case of R.A.Ε.”
Today's front page article drafted by Prof. Dr. Antonis Metaxas published in Syntagmawatch and in Energypress, regarding the legal assessment of the new Law 5037/2023 (Government Gazette A 78/28.03.2023) entitled "Renaming of the Regulatory Authority for Energy to a Regulatory Authority for Waste, Energy and Water and expansion of its scope with responsibilities for water services and municipal waste management” - Evaluation of the over-expansion of its competences and the effectiveness of its supervisory role.
Read the whole article on Syntagmawatch here and on Energypress here.
"Renewable Greece 2023 Conference"
Renewable Greece 2023 Conference is coming up this week in Athens. The conference will take place in Divani Caravel Hotel, Athens, 6-7 April 2023.
Metaxas & Associates Law Firm is glad to support this successful event as knowledge partner.
Prof. Dr. Antonis Metaxas, Managing Partner, Metaxas & Associates Law Firm, Chairman, Hellenic Energy Regulation Institute, is invited to chair the first session titled “Decarbonised Greece - achieving the 80% energy from renewables target by 2030 with 28 GW".
Learn more via the official conference website.
"The critical legal parameters for Energy Communities, energy offsetting, wind offshore and other provisions of the new law"
Today's front-page article published on Energypress, edited by the Law Firm "Metaxas & Associates", on the legal assessment of the multi-law plan of the Ministry of Environment and Energy, titled "Renaming of the Regulatory Authority for Energy to a Regulatory Authority for Waste, Energy and Water and expansion of its scope with responsibilities for water services and municipal waste management, strengthening water policy – Modernisation of legislation on the use and production of electricity from renewable energy sources through the incorporation of EU Directives 2018/2001 and 2019/944 – More specific provisions on renewable energy sources and environmental protection", which was voted on 21. 03. 2023 by the Plenary Session of the Parliament.
Read the whole article here.
Τhe upcoming 4th "Power & Gas Forum"
Metaxas & Associates Law Firm is glad to officially support and participate in the upcoming 4th "Power & Gas Forum" hosted by energypress.gr, that will take place on March 22nd & 23rd, 2023 at the Wyndham Grand Athens hotel.
The Conference that gathers all major players and institutional stakeholders of the Greek Energy Market will focus on the ongoing energy price crisis, its repercussions in the national and international energy market as well as on the prospects and challenges of the Energy Market.
Prof. Dr. Antonis Metaxas, Managing Partner of Metaxas & Associates Law Firm and Chairman of the Hellenic Energy Regulation Institute is invited to act as chair of the Conference session on the EU electricity market design reformation. Among the panel speakers are Mr. Athanasios Dagoumas, President of the Regulatory Authority for Energy (RAE), Prof. Pantelis Kapros, Prof. Georgios Stathakis, former Minister of Energy and Mr. Jérôme Le Page, European Federation of Energy Traders (EFET).
The conference will be broadcasted live both in English and Greek.
To register please visit the official event's website.
"European Law and the Greek Judicial System: An imperative dialogue"
The National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, the Association of Scientists of European Studies and all Greek Judicial Associations co-organized on Wednesday March 15th, a scientific event under the title “”.
The President of the Judicial Association of Greek Judges and Prosecutors, Mrs. Margarita Stenioti, the President of the Judicial Association of the Council of State, Mr. Panagiotis Tsoukas, the President of the Administrative Judges Association, Mr. Panagiotis Danias and the President of the Association of Scientists of European Studies, Mr. Asterios Pliakos held the introductory speeches.
Prof. Dr. Antonis Metaxas, General Secretary of the Hellenic Association of Scientists of European Studies, was among the distinguished speakers. His presentation focused on the role of the preliminary reference procedure in achieving a uniform interpretation of EU Law by the national courts of Member States.
“Legal assessment of the new Law 5027/2023 on the special levy imposed on electricity producers and suppliers and the exclusion of certain PPAs from the cap”
Frontpage article published on energypress.gr, drafted by Metaxas & Associates Law Firm, regarding the legal assessment of the new Law 5027/2023. The legal update focuses on critical legislative changes in the energy market, such as the calculation of the special levy imposed on conventional gas-fired electricity producers, the imposition of the special levy on the excess revenues of electricity suppliers and the exclusion of certain PPA contracts from the cap applicable to the Day-Ahead Market.
Read the whole article here.
The critical parameters of the Ministry's of Environment and Energy latest multi-bill on energy provisions regarding energy communities and the net metering and self-consumption mechanisms - A legal assessment
Frontpage article published on energypress.gr, edited by Metaxas & Associates Law Firm, regarding all the critical legal parameters of the new multi- bill. The legal update focuses on the provisions regarding energy communities, net metering and self consumption, while raising awareness on the main market concerns.
Read the whole article here
Capacity Mechanisms in the EU Energy Markets: Law, Policy and Economics
A brand new leading international publication titled “Capacity Mechanisms in the EU Energy Markets: Law, Policy and Economics” is now published by Oxford University Press. This constitutes the second, updated Volume of the first publication (2016), including all the latest developments in the energy markets.
The present publication includes Prof. Dr. Antonis Metaxas' (Managing Partner, Metaxas & Associates Law Firm, Chairman, Hellenic Energy Regulation Institute) contribution regarding the Greek Energy Market. Among the authors are leading academics and practitioners in the fields of EU and Energy Law in Europe.