The Ince Group plc, an international law firm, has increased its presence in Greece with seven new hires in its Piraeus Office.

Led by an increased volume of business, Ince has said that its office expansion will see growth of its shipping litigation and ship finance teams.

The expansion follows the appointment of partners Konstantinos (Dinos) Mexias and Aris Moschopoulos in 2021, which, coupled with Ince’s clients in the region, has created the need to bolster the team and attract more talent to the firm, Ince said.
 
Associates Ioanna Gavriiloglou and Henry Stockley, as well as trainee Christos Palimeris, will join the shipping litigation team, the firm added. Gavriiloglou brings six years of experience in litigation matters involving arbitration and High Court proceedings. Palimeris, who is qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales, has eight years of experience in the shipping industry. 

Anthi Kekatou, who will join the ship finance team as a managing associate, has experience in advising international banks and finance institutions on a range of matters, the firm said. Kekatou will be joined by associate Georgia Papadimitriou who brings four years of ship finance experience, acting for banks, borrowers, and private equity firms. She will also assist Mexias in his Marshall Islands and Liberia practice. Domniki Symeonoglou will joins the ship finance team as a paralegal, the firm added.
 
In addition, Michel Farach will join the firm as a marine manager, making Ince the only firm to have two permanently based mariners in the region. Farach is a senior-level ship operations officer with four years of sea experience in oil and gas ships, the firm said.
 
Welcoming them to the firm, Julian Clark, global senior partner at Ince, said: “The expansion of the Piraeus office is fantastic news for the team in Greece but also for the wider firm. Attracting, retaining, and developing great talent remains a key priority for us, and we are delighted that so many brilliant practitioners have joined our growing maritime practice to continue our path to success in Piraeus and beyond.”