Criminal Law

If you or a loved one is under investigation, facing criminal charges, or the victim of a crime, it is essential to be represented by an experienced and dedicated criminal attorney. Our law office provides not only deep experience in criminal law but, when necessary, assembles a robust team of experts and associate attorneys to support your case comprehensively.

Above all, we are committed to providing you with the dignity, attention, and high-quality legal representation you deserve during what is often a challenging and stressful time.

Our contribution in criminal matters includes, but is not limited to:

  • Legal guidance and representation at every stage of the criminal process

  • Preparation and submission of criminal complaints and indictments

  • Drafting of memoranda and procedural documents

  • Strategic case preparation

  • Full representation before all criminal courts

The complexity and diversity of the criminal cases we have successfully handled — from minor misdemeanors to major felony trials — reflect our ability to meet the demands of each case with knowledge, integrity, and determination.

Our firm has been entrusted with high-profile cases that have drawn significant public attention, both as defense counsel and as attorneys representing victims (civil claimants). In addition, we have extensive experience in cross-border criminal matters, including proceedings related to the European Arrest Warrant (EAW).

We are ready to stand by your side and defend your rights with professionalism and discretion.

Experience in criminal (penal) matters:

Crimes Against Life and Physical Integrity

  • Representation of the mother of a British teenager fatally stabbed while on holiday in Malia, Crete, throughout all stages of the criminal investigation and court proceedings.

  • Representation of the mother of a British young man, severely injured in a pedestrian accident and who later died from complications, during criminal proceedings for manslaughter against the responsible driver.

  • Consultancy to an Irish family following the drowning of their daughter in a hotel swimming pool in Stalis, regarding criminal proceedings against the hotel owner for manslaughter due to health and safety violations.

  • Representation of a Greek family of a painter who died from electric shock while working on a construction site, during criminal proceedings against the building owner and supervising civil engineer charged with manslaughter.

  • Representation of an American tourist who suffered bodily harm (fractured wrist) due to safety violations by hotel staff in Crete.

  • Representation of an English woman whose partner died in a hospital in Agios Nikolaos, Crete, with the case focusing on hospital care and after-death procedures.

  • Consultancy to a Dutch national, victim of an unprovoked violent attack in Hersonissos, in cooperation with a Dutch law firm.
  • Representation of two Dutch tourists who suffered near-fatal injuries at the Loutra Thermal Spa in Chalkidiki, against the facility owners.
  • Representation of a Moroccan woman, falsely accused of violating domestic violence provisions, before the Penal Court.
  • Representation of a British man accused of exposing another British man to danger, following his drowning in a swimming pool during a hotel party in Malia.

Sexual Offences 

  • Representation of a British woman, victim of rape while on holiday in Hersonissos, Crete.

  • Representation of a British woman, victim of sexual assault during her stay in Rethymno, Crete.

  • Representation of two British citizens falsely accused of joint sexual abuse of an incapacitated person and unlawful recording of private acts, released on bail after intervention during pre-trial stage.

  • Representation of a British man falsely accused of rape on the island of Santorini

Road Traffic Offences 

  • Representation of a British citizen victim of a hit-and-run by a motorcade in Stalis, Heraklion, during his holiday in Crete.

  • Representing a Romanian citizen before the penal court, who was the victim of a serious road traffic accident while on holiday in Chania, Crete, when a vehicle emerging from a secondary road, in violation of the priority rules, struck the rear wheel of his motorcycle. As a result of the collision, the client was violently thrown to the ground and sustained multiple severe injuries.

Driving Under Influence 

  • Representation in multiple cases of British tourists charged with Driving Under the Influence (DUI)

Drug Law Cases

  •  Representation in numerous cases of drug possession, involving British nationals in Crete.

International Criminal Cooperation & Extradition

  • Legal opinion submitted to the UK Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), used before Westminster Magistrates’ Court in an extradition hearing involving a conviction for intentional homicide in Greece.

  • Representation of a Russian citizen, arrested in the United States under a Greek and European Arrest Warrant (EAW) for money laundering, in collaboration with a New York law firm.

  • Representation of two Belgian citizens, arrested under a Greek EAW following an in absentia false conviction for drug trafficking.

  • Representation of a Norwegian national, wrongly convicted as an accomplice to child abduction.

  • Representation of a Belgian citizen, arrested in Spain under a Greek EAW, successfully filing a motion to reopen his in absentia conviction.

  • Representation of a Polish citizen, convicted in absentia by a Greek court, during a successful late appeal procedure after proving lack of prior notification.

  • Consultancy to a Japanese citizen, previously convicted for shoplifting in another EU country, regarding safe travel and EAW implications in Greece.

Fraud, Embezzlement, and Financial Crime

  • Representation of a British man accused of grievous bodily harm during a violent altercation in Malia.

  • Representation of a Bulgarian man, falsely accused of robbery, who was acquitted.

  • Representation of a Greek car trading company in a case of employee embezzlement.

  • Representation of a Greek public servant, falsely accused of issuing fraudulent certificates to a foreigner, who was acquitted.

  • Representation of two Greek entrepreneurs in criminal proceedings against the buyer of a football club charged with fraudulent cheques.

  • Representation of a Greek entrepreneur, falsely accused of forgery, who was later acquitted.

  • Representation of a Belgian investor, fraudulently deprived of funds intended for customs clearance of his vehicle, in proceedings against a Greek entrepreneur.

  • Representation of a Polish e-commerce company, in filing a criminal complaint before the Athens Prosecutor’s Office for intellectual property theft, fraudulent impersonation, and domain name infringement.

  • Representation of a British expatriate in Crete, seeking redress for a vehicle never delivered by a Heraklion-based dealer.

Unexplained Deaths and Missing Persons

  • Consultancy to the sons of a British woman who went missing in Crete and was later found dead near the Heraklion harbour, under unclear circumstances.

  • Consultancy to an English mother, whose son was found deceased in an Athens apartment, during police investigation into the cause of death.

  • Representation of the family of a missing British student, whose remains were found years later in a well in Malia, in close cooperation with the British Police.