# Kanellos Legal

> Business & real estate lawyers in Greece


## Posts

- [What Does Circular 1/2026 Mean for the Greek Golden Visa?](https://kanelloslegal.com/greek-golden-visa-circular-1-2026-explained/): For more than two years, investors, developers, lawyers and one-stop service officers have been navigating the new Greek Golden Visa framework under Article 100 of Law 5038/2023 (as amended by Law 5100/2024) with more questions than answers.
- [Foreign Wills and Greek Property: The New Rules](https://kanelloslegal.com/foreign-will-greek-inheritance-law/): April 14th, 2026.
- [The European Payment Order: A Practical Guide to Cross-Border Debt Recovery in Greece](https://kanelloslegal.com/european-payment-order-cross-border-debt-recovery-greece/): March 7th, 2026.
- [Trusts and Greek Real Estate: How to Avoid the 15% Special Real Estate Tax](https://kanelloslegal.com/trusts-and-greek-real-estate-how-to-avoid-the-15-percent-sret/): If you hold Greek property through a corporate structure that includes a trust, you face a 15% annual tax on the property's value - unless you qualify for an exemption.
- [EU SME Fund 2026: Reimbursement for IP Protection Now Open](https://kanelloslegal.com/sme-fund-2026/): February 8th, 2026.
- [Buying real estate in Greece – Individual versus company ownership](https://kanelloslegal.com/real-estate-greece-individual-versus-company-ownership/): February 3rd, 2026.
- [Residence permit for financially independent persons in Greece](https://kanelloslegal.com/residence-permit-for-financially-independent-persons-in-greece/): Greece offers a residence pathway for individuals who can demonstrate financial self-sufficiency.
- [Greece's Tax Incentive Programs in 2026](https://kanelloslegal.com/greece-tax-incentives/): January 6th, 2026.

## Pages

- [EU AI Act Compliance for Greek businesses](https://kanelloslegal.com/eu-ai-act-compliance-greece/): The EU AI Act is the world's first comprehensive legal framework for artificial intelligence.
- [Cookie Policy](https://kanelloslegal.com/cookie-policy-2/): This Cookie Policy was last updated on January 21, 2026 and applies to citizens and legal permanent residents of the European Economic Area and Switzerland.
- [Insights](https://kanelloslegal.com/insights/)
- [ABAC](https://kanelloslegal.com/abac-greece/): Greece's anti-corruption framework changed fundamentally in February 2024.
- [Maritime Company for Pleasure Yachts in Greece](https://kanelloslegal.com/nepa-greece/): The NEPA structure offers substantial benefits for yacht owners.
- [Branch of foreign company in Greece](https://kanelloslegal.com/branch-greece/): A branch is not a separate company.
- [General Partnership (OE) in Greece](https://kanelloslegal.com/greece-general-partnership-oe/): The General Partnership - Ομόρρυθμη Εταιρεία (O.E.) - is the simplest business structure in Greece.
- [Limited Partnership (EE) in Greece](https://kanelloslegal.com/greece-limited-partnership/): The Limited Partnership - Ετερόρρυθμη Εταιρεία (E.E.) - is not the structure most foreign clients ask about first.
- [Societe Anonyme (SA) in Greece](https://kanelloslegal.com/greece-sa/): Not every business in Greece fits into an IKE.
- [Private Company (PC) in Greece](https://kanelloslegal.com/greece-private-company/): The IKE (Ιδιωτική Κεφαλαιουχική Εταιρεία - Private Capital Company) was introduced in 2012 and has since become the most widely used corporate form in Greece.
- [Debt recovery](https://kanelloslegal.com/debt-recovery-in-greece/): If someone owes you money in Greece and isn't paying, you need a clear path from demand to collection.
- [Privacy notice](https://kanelloslegal.com/privacy-notice/): This privacy notice explains how Orestis Kanellos, Attorney-at-Law ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, stores, and protects your personal information when you visit our website or engage our legal services.
- [Terms and conditions](https://kanelloslegal.com/terms-and-conditions/): These terms govern your use of this website. By accessing or using the site, you accept these terms in full.
- [ESG](https://kanelloslegal.com/esg-greece/): ESG regulation in Greece is no longer aspirational - it's mandatory, and the framework that governs it has shifted significantly in the past year.
- [Litigation](https://kanelloslegal.com/litigation-in-greece/): Disputes happen. A supplier doesn't deliver. A business partner walks away from an agreement. A landlord refuses to return a deposit.
- [GDPR](https://kanelloslegal.com/gdpr-compliance-greece/): The GDPR applies directly in Greece, as in every EU member state.
- [Commercial agreements](https://kanelloslegal.com/commercial-agreements-greece/): Every business relationship in Greece rests on a contract - whether written, oral, or implied.
- [Trademarks](https://kanelloslegal.com/trademarks-in-greece/): Your brand is one of your most valuable assets - and in Greece, protecting it means registering it.
- [Inheritance](https://kanelloslegal.com/inheritance-probate-greece/): Whether you've inherited a family home on a Greek island, purchased property through a Golden Visa, or are simply planning ahead, Greek inheritance law will affect you.
- [Real Estate](https://kanelloslegal.com/real-estate-lawyer-in-greece/): Greece is attracting more foreign property buyers than at any point in its recent history.
- [Citizenship by descent](https://kanelloslegal.com/greece-citizenship-by-descent/): Greek nationality law follows the principle of jus sanguinis: citizenship passes through bloodline, automatically, at birth. There is no generational cutoff.
- [Company formation](https://kanelloslegal.com/greece-company-formation/): Starting a business in Greece is easy if you choose the right partner to handle formalities for you.
- [About us](https://kanelloslegal.com/about-us/): Kanellos & Associates (Kanellos Legal) is a boutique law office headquartered in Athens.
- [Home](https://kanelloslegal.com/): For more than 30 years, our law office has stood beside businesses, families, and individuals, delivering results with unwavering dedication.
- [Contact](https://kanelloslegal.com/contact/): Office hours: Monday to Friday 10am - 7pm. Please note that can accommodate visits only with prior appointment.
- [Golden Visa](https://kanelloslegal.com/greece-golden-visa/): Greece's Golden Visa grants non-EU nationals a renewable five-year residence permit in exchange for a qualifying investment - most commonly in real estate.

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