Medical & Pharmaceutical Law

Our Medical & Pharmaceutical Law Services

Our firm specializes in the following key operational pillars of health and pharmaceutical law:

1. Medical Liability (Malpractice) & Professional Risk Insurance

We defend healthcare entities and medical practitioners against liabilities while actively representing patients in medical negligence claims:

• Multi-Tiered Medical Liability: Comprehensive legal management of medical malpractice claims across civil, criminal, and disciplinary jurisdictions—addressing both tortious liability (negligence, diagnostic failures, surgical errors) and contractual liability.

• Professional Risk Insurance: Expert legal advisory regarding professional risk insurance policies for healthcare workers and the assertive settlement of coverage disputes with insurance companies.

• Medical Confidentiality & Privacy: Ensuring absolute compliance with medical confidentiality guidelines and safeguarding sensitive personal health data under domestic laws and the GDPR framework.

2. Professional & Administrative Law for Healthcare Personnel

We provide full-scope legal representation regarding the employment, operational, and administrative status of medical and paramedical staff:

• Civil Service Status & Corporate Governance: Formulating legal strategies and administrative appeals concerning promotions, transfers (metatheseis), inter-service relocations (metataxeis), and secondments (apospaseis) within the National Health System (ESY) or private medical groups.

• Financial Claims & Allowances: Courtroom and administrative litigation regarding special public salary scales, the precise calculation and payout of on-call shifts (efimeries), leaves, monthly compensations, specialized allowances, and overtime pay.

• Disciplinary Tribunals: Defending physicians and nurses before the Disciplinary Councils of Medical Associations and institutional hospital boards.

3. Pharmaceutical Law & Pharmacy Enterprise Management

We cover the complete spectrum of legal requirements for pharmacists, distributors, and pharmaceutical businesses:

• Licensing & Establishment: Executing all necessary administrative and legal processes for the procurement of pharmacy establishment and operational licenses, as well as managing pharmacy transfers or co-location structures.

• Commercial Leases for Pharmacies: Drafting and auditing specialized commercial lease agreements for pharmacy premises, legally securing business stability.

• Sales Authorizations & Product Liability: Legal support concerning sales permits for pharmaceutical and parapharmaceutical products, alongside civil product liability management stemming from the distribution of goods (defective products, dispensing errors).

• Disciplinary Defense for Pharmacists: Representing and defending pharmacists before the disciplinary boards of Pharmaceutical Associations against alleged breaches of professional ethics and regulations.

4. Cross-Border Healthcare & Overseas Medical Coverage Claims

We stand firmly by patients who require highly specialized medical care outside domestic borders:

• Insurance Fund Claims: Providing robust legal support and representation to secure full coverage of medical expenditures and pharmaceutical care from Greek public social security funds (e.g., EOPYY).

• Overseas Hospitalization & Treatment: Managing administrative approval and reimbursement pipelines for patients undergoing treatment or hospitalization in public hospitals or contracted private clinics abroad, especially when the necessary medical methodology cannot be performed within Greece.