About Ilias
Education/PositionIlias G. Anagnostopoulos, born 1956 in Piraeus, graduated from the School of Law, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, in 1978. In 1982, he received a Doctor Juris degree from the J.W. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main, Germany, with a book on pre-trial detention (“Haftgründe der Tatschwere und der Wiederholungsgefahr”, Frankfurt a.M. etc., Lang, 1984). He is a Professor emeritus in Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure, School of Law, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Practice AreasIlias Anagnostopoulos was called to the Athens Bar in 1982 and heads Athens-based law firm Anagnostopoulos focusing on all aspects of business crime and criminal and regulatory risk management. He has appeared as lead counsel in prominent cases involving bank, tax, customs, securities and EU fraud, money laundering, corrupt and anti-competitive practices, product and corporate criminal liability, environmental offences, anti-terrorism, extradition and alternatives, and mutual assistance. In Lexology / GIR Thought Leaders 2025 he ranks amongst the most highly regarded individuals in business crime defence, investigations and asset recovery, and in Chambers Europe 2025 he is described as an outstanding lawyer in white-collar crime. Legal 500 EMEA ranks Ilias, a Hall of Fame inductee, among the 'top-notch' white-collar crime lawyers. From 2007 to 2013 Ilias chaired the Criminal Law Committee of the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE), Brussels, and since 2013 he chairs the Hellenic Criminal Bar Association, Greece. From 2015 to 2019 he was a member of the Law Commission on the new Greek Criminal Code which entered into force in July 2019. He is a member of he High-Legal Council with the Bank of Greece and a Fellow of the International Academy of Financial Crime Litigators.PublicationsIlias is a member of the editorial board of the leading criminal law journal in Greece “Poinika Chronika”. He is a regular commentator of cases and offers expert opinions in domestic and cross-border proceedings. His numerous publications in Greek, English and German cover most aspects of business crimes, international and European criminal law, reform of criminal procedure, human rights and crime policy. Some of his publications are: -"Criminal Law in Greece”(with K. Magliveras), Kluwer Law International, 2nd ed, 2023, 288 pp;Proportionality issues in European arrest warrant proceedings", in E Billis et al (eds), 'Proportionality in crime control and criminal justice', Oxford Hart Publishing 2021; “One Act, Multiple Prosecutions Unlimited Sanctions?”American Bar Association, 31st National Institute on White Collar Crime, 2017, U11-15; "Criminal justice cooperation in the EU after the first few 'steps': A defence view", ERAForum 1/2014, 9-24; "The right of access to a lawyer in Europe: A long road ahead?", European Criminal Law Review 1/2014, pp. 3-18; “Ne bis in idem in der Europäischen Union: Offene Fragen”, FS W. Hassemer, CF Müller, Heidelberg 2010, 1121-1140; A list of Ilias's publications is available at https://iag.gr/publications-by-iag-law-firmMembershipsExperts Committee of the Hellenic Ministry of Justice; High-Legal Council of the Bank of Greece; European Criminal Bar Association (founder member), European Criminal Law Academic Network, European Law Institute (fellow), International Academy of Financial Crime Litigators (fellow), International Bar Association, International Association of Penal Law, International Society for the Reform of Criminal Law, American Bar Association (associate), National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (international).
Education/PositionIlias G. Anagnostopoulos, born 1956 in Piraeus, graduated from the School of Law, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, in 1978. In 1982, he received a Doctor Juris degree from the J.W. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main, Germany, with a book on pre-trial detention (“Haftgründe der Tatschwere und der Wiederholungsgefahr”, Frankfurt a.M. etc., Lang, 1984). He is a Professor emeritus in Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure, School of Law, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Practice AreasIlias Anagnostopoulos was called to the Athens Bar in 1982 and heads Athens-based law firm Anagnostopoulos focusing on all aspects of business crime and criminal and regulatory risk management. He has appeared as lead counsel in prominent cases involving bank, tax, customs, securities and EU fraud, money laundering, corrupt and anti-competitive practices, product and corporate criminal liability, environmental offences, anti-terrorism, extradition and alternatives, and mutual assistance. In Lexology / GIR Thought Leaders 2025 he ranks amongst the most highly regarded individuals in business crime defence, investigations and asset recovery, and in Chambers Europe 2025 he is described as an outstanding lawyer in white-collar crime. Legal 500 EMEA ranks Ilias, a Hall of Fame inductee, among the 'top-notch' white-collar crime lawyers. From 2007 to 2013 Ilias chaired the Criminal Law Committee of the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE), Brussels, and since 2013 he chairs the Hellenic Criminal Bar Association, Greece. From 2015 to 2019 he was a member of the Law Commission on the new Greek Criminal Code which entered into force in July 2019. He is a member of he High-Legal Council with the Bank of Greece and a Fellow of the International Academy of Financial Crime Litigators.PublicationsIlias is a member of the editorial board of the leading criminal law journal in Greece “Poinika Chronika”. He is a regular commentator of cases and offers expert opinions in domestic and cross-border proceedings. His numerous publications in Greek, English and German cover most aspects of business crimes, international and European criminal law, reform of criminal procedure, human rights and crime policy. Some of his publications are: -"Criminal Law in Greece”(with K. Magliveras), Kluwer Law International, 2nd ed, 2023, 288 pp;Proportionality issues in European arrest warrant proceedings", in E Billis et al (eds), 'Proportionality in crime control and criminal justice', Oxford Hart Publishing 2021; “One Act, Multiple Prosecutions Unlimited Sanctions?”American Bar Association, 31st National Institute on White Collar Crime, 2017, U11-15; "Criminal justice cooperation in the EU after the first few 'steps': A defence view", ERAForum 1/2014, 9-24; "The right of access to a lawyer in Europe: A long road ahead?", European Criminal Law Review 1/2014, pp. 3-18; “Ne bis in idem in der Europäischen Union: Offene Fragen”, FS W. Hassemer, CF Müller, Heidelberg 2010, 1121-1140; A list of Ilias's publications is available at https://iag.gr/publications-by-iag-law-firmMembershipsExperts Committee of the Hellenic Ministry of Justice; High-Legal Council of the Bank of Greece; European Criminal Bar Association (founder member), European Criminal Law Academic Network, European Law Institute (fellow), International Academy of Financial Crime Litigators (fellow), International Bar Association, International Association of Penal Law, International Society for the Reform of Criminal Law, American Bar Association (associate), National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (international).
Education/PositionIlias G. Anagnostopoulos, born 1956 in Piraeus, graduated from the School of Law, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, in 1978. In 1982, he received a Doctor Juris degree from the J.W. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main, Germany, with a book on pre-trial detention (“Haftgründe der Tatschwere und der Wiederholungsgefahr”, Frankfurt a.M. etc., Lang, 1984). He is a Professor emeritus in Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure, School of Law, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Practice AreasIlias Anagnostopoulos was called to the Athens Bar in 1982 and heads Athens-based law firm Anagnostopoulos focusing on all aspects of business crime and criminal and regulatory risk management. He has appeared as lead counsel in prominent cases involving bank, tax, customs, securities and EU fraud, money laundering, corrupt and anti-competitive practices, product and corporate criminal liability, environmental offences, anti-terrorism, extradition and alternatives, and mutual assistance. In Lexology / GIR Thought Leaders 2025 he ranks amongst the most highly regarded individuals in business crime defence, investigations and asset recovery, and in Chambers Europe 2025 he is described as an outstanding lawyer in white-collar crime. Legal 500 EMEA ranks Ilias, a Hall of Fame inductee, among the 'top-notch' white-collar crime lawyers. From 2007 to 2013 Ilias chaired the Criminal Law Committee of the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE), Brussels, and since 2013 he chairs the Hellenic Criminal Bar Association, Greece. From 2015 to 2019 he was a member of the Law Commission on the new Greek Criminal Code which entered into force in July 2019. He is a member of he High-Legal Council with the Bank of Greece and a Fellow of the International Academy of Financial Crime Litigators.PublicationsIlias is a member of the editorial board of the leading criminal law journal in Greece “Poinika Chronika”. He is a regular commentator of cases and offers expert opinions in domestic and cross-border proceedings. His numerous publications in Greek, English and German cover most aspects of business crimes, international and European criminal law, reform of criminal procedure, human rights and crime policy. Some of his publications are: -
"Criminal Law in Greece”(with K. Magliveras), Kluwer Law International, 2nd ed, 2023, 288 pp;Proportionality issues in European arrest warrant proceedings", in E Billis et al (eds), 'Proportionality in crime control and criminal justice', Oxford Hart Publishing 2021; “One Act, Multiple Prosecutions Unlimited Sanctions?”American Bar Association, 31st National Institute on White Collar Crime, 2017, U11-15; "Criminal justice cooperation in the EU after the first few 'steps': A defence view", ERAForum 1/2014, 9-24; "The right of access to a lawyer in Europe: A long road ahead?", European Criminal Law Review 1/2014, pp. 3-18; “Ne bis in idem in der Europäischen Union: Offene Fragen”, FS W. Hassemer, CF Müller, Heidelberg 2010, 1121-1140;
A list of Ilias's publications is available at https://iag.gr/publications-by-iag-law-firm
MembershipsExperts Committee of the Hellenic Ministry of Justice; High-Legal Council of the Bank of Greece; European Criminal Bar Association (founder member), European Criminal Law Academic Network, European Law Institute (fellow), International Academy of Financial Crime Litigators (fellow), International Bar Association, International Association of Penal Law, International Society for the Reform of Criminal Law, American Bar Association (associate), National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (international).
