Mr Alex Karopoulos > Zepos & Yannopoulos > Athens, Greece > Lawyer Profile

Zepos & Yannopoulos
280 KIFISSIAS AVE
HALANDRI
152 32 ATHENS
Greece

Email firm Visit website 30 210 696 7000 30 210 699 4640

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+30 210 6967000 a.karopoulos@zeya.com

Work Department

Tax & Accounting, Business tax advisory & compliance, Tax Controversy & Litigation, VAT & Indirect tax, Transport, Logistics & Aviation

Position

Alex Karopoulos is a partner of our tax practice and heads our Tax Controversy group.

As a leader of our tax controversy & litigation practice Alex has extensive experience in advising multinational companies on all stages of tax controversy. He represents clients before the tax authorities in the context of tax audits and all court instances, including the Supreme Administrative Court. He currently litigates some of the biggest tax assessments ever made in Greece and has won multi-million tax disputes concerning income tax and VAT. Alex has also successfully challenged before the courts the legality of taxes, leading to their abolishment.

Alex also specialises in VAT and other indirect taxes (including stamp duty and insurance premium tax) and has extensive experience in advising on the indirect tax treatment of a broad range of cross-border and local transactions carried out by multinational companies. He regularly advises on the indirect tax aspects of corporate reorganisations, mergers and acquisitions. Alex works with multinational clients across most industries, including financial and insurance services, real estate, public procurement, energy, IT, aviation, pharma, travel and retail.

Alex teaches VAT in the Advanced Diploma in International Taxation courses, as well as shipping taxation in the Athens University of Economics and Business.

He was admitted to the Athens Bar in 1999 and joined our firm in 2001.

Languages

Greek and English

Education

University of Athens, Faculty of Law (LL.B 1996) Law School of Bristol University (LL.M in European Law 1997) Athens University of Economics and Business (PG Cert. Tax Law 2001)

Lawyer Rankings

Greece > Tax

A cornerstone of the Zepos & Yannopoulos tax practice is its business tax advisory and compliance service offering, combined with extensive experience of handling complex claims in the Greek Supreme Court. The team represents a diverse array of clients, including global telecommunication companies, asset management firms, and investment banks, frequently overseeing VAT assessments and conducting tax due diligence. From Athens, Yerassimos Yannopoulos heads the outfit, being an expert in tax planning and structuring, whilst Maria Zoupa focuses on tax matters relating to corporate restructurings. Elina Filippou specialises in transfer pricing affairs, and Alex Karopoulos acts on behalf of the tax authorities in the context of tax audits.