Alexandros Lykourezos Pays Tribute to Alexis Kougiás: ‘An Impressive Litigator’

Two giants of advocacy, whose names have resonated in every difficult and demanding case, left their mark on the legal world. On March 4, 2025, Alexandros Lykourezos was present at the farewell ceremony for Alexis Kougiás, offering warm and moving words. Lykourezos described his colleague as an ‘impressively combative peer’ and stated that ‘we are here today to bid him farewell. May he have a good journey to the neighborhood of angels.’ The renowned criminologist Alexis Kougiás passed away last Friday, February 28, 2025, at the age of 74, after being hospitalized in the ICU of a private hospital. He had been transferred to the hospital about two weeks prior due to a high fever, but his health condition deteriorated, leading to his intubation.