Anna joined Karatzas & Partners in 2000 and became partner in 2004. She specializes in corporate and commercial law, competition law and financing.

She has extensive experience and has participated in a series of milestone transactions in the fields of M&A, with particular emphasis in TMT and Pharma, including the first and biggest leveraged buy-out transaction in Greece, corporate financing and acquisition financing, including the biggest corporate debt restructuring to-date, and antitrust, with particular emphasis in merger control clearances, and she has represented numerous clients in transactions in these fields. She leads the antitrust, TMT and Pharma departments of the firm.

Credentials

EDUCATION
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (LL.B.)
King’s College, University of London (MA on Advanced European Legal Studies)
LANGUAGES
Greek, English, French and Italian
ADMISSION
1999, Athens Court of Appeal
MEMBER OF
Athens Bar Association

Ranking & Awards

Top Ranked Lawyer
Chambers & Partners
Top Ranked Lawyer
Chambers & Partners
Highly Regarded
IFLR 1000
Top Ranked Lawyer
Chambers & Partners
Top Ranked Lawyer
Chambers & Partners
Leading Individual
Legal500
Top Ranked Lawyer
Chambers & Partners
Top Ranked Lawyer
Chambers & Partners
Leading Individual
Legal500
Highly Regarded
IFLR 1000
  • "Head of department Anna Manda operates at the forefront of the Greek TMT market. Her outstanding practice covers a plethora of topics, including transactional mandates, regulatory matters and disputes." Chambers & Partners 2023
  • "Central to the law firm's competition practice, Anna Manda is most visible handling merger clearance mandates. She also advises on compliance matters and has experience guiding clients through sector inquiries conducted by the Hellenic Competition Commission." Chambers & Partners 2023
  • "Anna Manda advises on various corporate and commercial transactions ranging from share capital transactions to mergers and acquisitions." Chambers & Partners 2023
  • "She is an excellent lawyer with a profound knowledge of competition law and a sound understanding of the market." Client Testimonial, Competition/European Law, Chambers & Partners
  • "Anna Manda has an in-depth understanding of EU and Greek law." Client Testimonial, Corporate/Commercial, Chambers & Partners
  • "Anna Manda is really bright! She is also a “fixer”. She provides solutions really quickly." Client Testimonial, TMT, Legal 500
  • "Anna Manda is a very capable and experienced competition lawyer. She is very responsive and very cooperative." Client Testimonial, EU & Competition, Legal 500

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