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.
- Advising the lenders on secured term loan financings for Navios acquisition.
- Advising Danaos Corporation on a US$450m post-delivery senior secured term loan facility to finance eight newbuild vessels.
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
