Ms Sofia Chatzigiannidou > Zepos & Yannopoulos > Athens, Greece > Lawyer Profile
Zepos & Yannopoulos Offices
280 KIFISSIAS AVE
HALANDRI
152 32 ATHENS
Greece
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Ms Sofia Chatzigiannidou
Work Department
M&A and Project Development, Public Procurement & Concessions, Real Estate, Energy, Non Profit & Education
Position
Sofia heads our Public Procurement and Concessions practice advising on a wide array of regulatory and administrative law matters pertaining to the relevant procedures. She has a strong track record in representing clients in procurement and privatisation procedures in a wide array of industries including energy, defense and pharmaceuticals, her work includes all areas of tender related matters from responding to call for tenders to tender related dispute procedures in and out of court. She has acted in many large-scale procurement and privatisation projects including marinas, motorways, casino licenses and multimillion framework agreements tendered by the Health Procurement Committee.
Sofia also advises on the full spectrum of energy related issues including compliance, electricity, natural gas and hydrocarbons’ regulation, financing and licensing requirements of Renewable Energy Projects and relevant transactional work. She has acted for leading energy companies in the renewables, oil and gas sectors and has been heavily involved in various energy and infrastructure projects presenting complex regulatory aspects.
Sofia was admitted to the Athens Bar in 2005 and is admitted before the Supreme Court. She joined our firm in 2006.
Languages
Greek, English and French
Education
University of Athens, Faculty of Law (LL.B., 2002) Université Robert Schuman, Strasbourg (International, European and Comparative Law Certificate, 2001) Institute of European Studies, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) (LL.M. in European Law, 2004)
Lawyer Rankings
Greece > Projects and privatisation
Providing tailored advice to domestic and international corporations in relation to major renewable energy initiatives, and public procurement procedures, the Zepos & Yannopoulos team is highly praised. The practice has broad expertise, acting on behalf of companies in the defence, energy, and IT sectors, and the Athens-based co-heads Anastasia Makri and Sofia Chatzigiannidou bringing vast experience of dealing with judicial tender related disputes and large-scale projects to the group. Nasia Gkouma focuses on administrative law, and Smaragda Spyrou is also highlighted.
Greece > Energy
The multidisciplinary energy team at Zepos & Yannopoulos represents international and domestic entities, and is well equipped to handle high-profile M&A transactions and renewable energy projects. The practice has in-depth experience of acting on behalf of clients before Greece’s Supreme Administrative Court, particularly in disputes concerning environmental permits. Overseeing the ‘expedient and efficient’ team in Athens is Anastasia Makri, who focuses on transactions involving commercial contracts and negotiations. Sofia Chatzigiannidou specialises in an array of regulatory and administrative law matters, while Smaragda Spyrou is knowledgeable in the area of electric power. Both Georgia Tsiaoussi and Nikos Koukos are also highlighted.
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