Stefas – Tasiopoulos & Associates provides comprehensive legal services across a wide spectrum of banking and finance matters, with particular emphasis on shipping finance. The Firm is actively involved in transactions involving both secured and unsecured lending, representing and advising banks as well as shipowners throughout the negotiation and financing process.

Its practice covers a range of day-to-day banking matters, including bank licensing, account opening procedures, preparation and review of corporate documentation, issuance of bank guarantees and letters of credit, fund transfers, and other banking-related operations.

In the area of finance, the Firm advises on all stages of lending transactions, including reviewing and negotiating term sheets and commitment letters, drafting loan and security documentation, and preparing guarantees, mortgages, assignments, and pledges. Our team also examines borrowers’ corporate authorisations, reviews insurance arrangements, and manages the closing process to ensure smooth transaction execution.

The Firm’s litigation team assists financial institutions and other creditors in the recovery and enforcement of claims, including the enforcement of ship and real estate mortgages, as well as the arrest or registration of security interests over assets. These services are provided both in Greece and internationally through coordination with local counsel in relevant jurisdictions.