Where? Thessaloniki, the second largest city in Greece with a population of 1,100,000 people, is one of the oldest cities in Europe. It stretches over twelve kilometers in a bowl formed by low hills facing a bay that opens into the Gulf of Thermaikos. It was founded in 315 B.C., on a site of old prehistoric settlements going back to 2300 B.C., by Cassander, King of Macedonia, and was named after his wife, Thessaloniki, sister of Alexander the Great. Since then, Thessaloniki has become the chief city of Macedonia and its most important commercial port. In Roman times it was visited by Saint Paul, who preached the new religion, and who later addressed his two well-known epistoles (the oldest written documents of Christian literature) to the Christians of Thessaloniki. Today Thessaloniki is a thriving city and one of the most important trade and communications centers in the Mediterranean. This is evident from its financial and commercial activities, its port with its special Free Zone, which provides facilities to the other Balkan countries, its international airport, its important industrial complex, its annual International Trade Fair, etc.   Who? Argyriadis & Associates is a leading law firm in Greece, employing 10 lawyers of various specializations, providing a full range of legal services. Its goal is to provide integrated legal services, especially business oriented legal advice to companies aiming to invest in Greece, the Balkans, the Black Sea region and South Eastern Europe, using the firm's unrivalled knowledge of the regional business environment. Senior Partners are: Athanasios Argyriadis, Lawyer at the Supreme Court - Financer, who is being practicing law, since 1974, and Argyrios Argyriadis, qualified Solicitor in England and Wales and lawyer in Greece. He worked as legal adviser to the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs (2001 - 2004) and holds two LL.M's (Commercial and Economical Law at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and Banking and Finance Law at the University of London (Queen Mary - Centre of Commercial Law Studies). He also holds a Diploma in Hellenic Taxation Law (Athens University of Economics and Business)