Panos Katsambas 
Partner
Reed Smith LLP

Panos serves as global co-lead of Reed Smith's Financial Industry Group. Currently based in Reed Smith’s London office, Panos has a diverse practice advising U.S. and European-based clients in the entire lifecycle of alternative investment vehicles, including with respect to the establishment of new hedge funds and private equity funds, the structuring, negotiation and execution of underlying investments, corporate governance matters, strategic advice concerning relationships with investors, counterparties, and/or regulators, and the restructuring or liquidation of alternative investment vehicles or related investments.

In addition, as a Greek national who initially received his legal education in Greece, Panos has a significant Greek-interests practice, focused on advising international clients with respect to investments or privatizations opportunities in Greece or Greek-based clients with respect to their international transactions and other legal needs. Panos was among the partners leading our firm’s Eurozone crisis advisory team, focusing also on issues arising out of the restructuring of Greece’s sovereign debt.

Panos has been at the forefront of investments by private equity and hedge fund clients in the shipping industry, having advised alternative investors in high profile transactions involving joint ventures with shipping groups, acquiring nonperforming shipping loan portfolios from financial institutions and other type of investments concerning private placements, restructurings and debt-related instruments.