Haris Kazantzis
Senior Associate Athens
Haris is a senior Associate in the Assets & Structured Finance Group.
Haris specialises in ship finance, advising international banks, financial institutions and ship owning groups in financing, re-financing and restructuring transactions as well as on the applicable security and corporate requirements.
Additionally, he has experience acting for shipping companies on non-contentious matters related to the sale and purchase of second-hand tonnage and newbuildings.
Haris joined the firm in 2021 having previously worked for law firms in Greece, Malta and Frankfurt am Main.
He is a dual-qualified lawyer entitled to practise law both in Greece and England & Wales. Having registered as an EU legal professional in Malta, he also advises on Maltese law.
- Advising Attica Holdings S.A. on the negotiation of bareboat charter documentation with Stena Bulk International S.Afor two E-Flexer vessels being built by Stena at the China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai) Co., Ltd with a purchase option; a landmark in the Greek ferry industry with engines designed to optimise fuel consumption and will result to the reduction of Attica’s overall environmental footprint through fleet renewal by cutting GH emissions per transport work by 60% compared to existing vessels.
- Advising the lenders on secured term loan financings for Navios acquisition.
Education
2019-2020 – LL.M. Finance | Institute for Law and Finance, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main
2014-2015 – LL.M. International Maritime Law | IMO International Maritime Law Institute
2011-2014 – LL.B. Law | Swansea University
memberships & associations
2019 – Solicitor | Law Society of England and Wales
2018 – Advocate| Malta Chamber of Advocates
2017 – Lawyer | Athens Bar Association