We are proud to announce that Machas & Partners Law Firm successfully represented and defended the Board of Directors of an Athens listed Greek steel mill in criminal proceedings arising from a serious workplace accident.

Our Criminal Law and White-Collar Crime team secured the full acquittal of all members of the Board of Directors, establishing before the Court that our clients had fully complied with all applicable safety obligations and that the incident could not, in any way, be attributed to negligence or omission on their part.

This decision carries significant legal weight beyond the outcome itself: the Court expressly acknowledged that there is no automatic, ex officio criminal liability attaching to executive or non-executive board members of a company by virtue of their office alone. Criminal responsibility may only arise where personal negligence is specifically proven — a principle of fundamental importance for corporate governance and the protection of directors acting in good faith.

This outcome reflects our Firm’s commitment to strategic criminal defense, meticulous legal analysis, and the effective protection of our clients’ rights in complex corporate criminal cases.