John Papadakis

John specializes in national and European tax law, as well as public and administrative law. He has extensive experience in resolving tax disputes, representing both legal entities and individuals before tax authorities and administrative courts at all levels. He provides tax advice covering the full spectrum of tax law, including income tax, VAT, and Double Tax Treaties. He has significant experience in international tax law, including dealing with transfer pricing and corporate transformations (at both national and international levels).

His academic contributions include participation in collective works in the field of tax law. He regularly attends and is a speaker in numerous Greek and inter-national conferences and seminars, particularly in the field of tax law.

- Representing Piraeus Port Authority (the largest port operator in Greece and the third largest in the Mediterranean) before Greek courts following a tax audit for the company's post-privatization fiscal years.
- Establishing Fluor Canada's presence in Greece for the Skouries Project.
- Challenging the imposition with retroactive effect of Stamp Duties to Minoan Lines on grounds of constitutionality.
- Defending VAT Exemption for Services on Commercial Vessels on behalf of Siemens Hellas.
- Assisting Reden Solar Greece to expand its operational capacity and project portfolio, bolstering its presence in the Greek energy market.

• Corporate tax matters: Financial services
• Corporate tax matters: Transactions
• Corporate tax matters: Cryptocurrency
• Dispute resolution: Controversy management
• Transfer pricing: Audit Defence
• Tax advisory: International tax advisory
• Transfer pricing: Business Restructuring
• Corporate tax matters: Corporate taxes
• Transfer pricing: Litigation
• Dispute resolution: Litigation
• Dispute resolution: Pre-litigation
• Indirect tax: VAT
• Dispute resolution: Audit defence
• Corporate tax matters: Environmental
• Corporate tax matters: Restructuring
• Dispute resolution: Audit support
• Tax advisory: Tax consulting
• Corporate tax matters: M&A
• Transfer pricing: Dispute Resolution
• Dispute resolution: Arbitration
• Dispute resolution: Dispute resolution
• Dispute resolution: MAPs/ADRs
• Transfer pricing: International Tax Planning
• Corporate tax matters: APAs
• Indirect tax: Customs
• Transfer pricing: Audit Support
• Transfer pricing: Controversy Management
• Transfer pricing: Arbitration

• Banking
• Energy
• Food and beverage
• Real estate
• Transport

• Athens Bar Association (2014)

• Member of International Fiscal Association.
• Member of the Greek Association of Tax Law & Public Finance Studies

• LL.M. in Commercial Law, Democritus University of Thrace Department of Law (2014)
• LL.B. Democritus University of Thrace Department of Law (2012)