GREECE Law and Practice Contributed by: Paris Tzoumas, Vivian Efthymiou and Dimitrios Mekakas, Zepos & Yannopoulos
Zepos & Yannopoulos is one of the longest- established law firms in Greece. With more than 132 lawyers and 73 business professionals, it is also one of the largest law firms in the country and the only one offering comprehensive legal and tax and accounting services. Its finance and capital markets team has rapidly grown into one of the largest finance-only desks in the market. It has established a well-founded reputation for ground-breaking, “first-of-a-kind” transactions with a steady emphasis on financial institu -
tions and cross-border deals. Its work, whether transactional or regulatory, covers all reaches of financial actuality, from debt and equity capital markets to general bank lending (corporate, in - frastructure, real estate, restructuring and ex - port), and from distressed debt investments to asset management. It is renowned for its struc - tured finance practice, and its lawyers have an impressive track record in securitisation and covered bond transactions in terms of volume, asset class diversity and structural innovation.
Authors
Paris Tzoumas is head of Zepos & Yannopoulos’ finance team. He has extensive experience in advising both lenders and sponsors in project finance and PPP, with a primary focus on the
Vivian Efthymiou is an associate within Zepos & Yannopoulos’ finance and capital markets group. She has worked abroad with one of the most prominent international law firms on
Transport, Energy & Infrastructure sectors. His experience also extends to advising lenders and sponsors in connection with real estate/ hotel finance, syndicated corporate financings and leveraged acquisition finance deals. Paris regularly advises originators, investors, servicers or other administrative parties in connection with the securitisation of commercial and financial receivables, including transactions involving distressed banking debt and trade-originated debt from the automotive and utilities sectors. He was admitted to the Athens Bar in 2013 and is ranked “up and coming” by Chambers Europe.
regulatory financial law and still focuses on regulatory matters pertaining to financial institutions and capital markets. Vivian is also involved in transactional work.
Dimitrios Mekakas is a member of Zepos & Yannopoulos’ finance and capital markets practice, and is involved in both transactional and regulatory matters.
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