Ms Athina Skolarikou > Zepos & Yannopoulos > Athens, Greece > Lawyer Profile
Zepos & Yannopoulos Offices
280 KIFISSIAS AVE
HALANDRI
152 32 ATHENS
Greece
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Ms Athina Skolarikou
Work Department
Commercial and Consumer Law, Corporate Law & Compliance, M&A and Project Development, Tech, Media & Telecom, Tourism & Leisure
Position
Athina Skolarikou is a partner and heads our Corporate & Commercial practice. She focuses on corporate and commercial law and consumer protection, contracts and M&A transactions. She has extensive experience in general corporate practice, advising multinational corporations on structuring their business in Greece, company formation, general corporate matters, corporate governance as well as regulatory and compliance issues. She regularly advises international and domestic clients on international business transactions and has significant experience in handling complex and sophisticated cross border M&A projects, including joint ventures, corporate restructuring, and mergers and acquisitions. She is also engaged in structuring all kinds of commercial and contractual arrangements, including lease agreements. She has worked with multinational clients active in the IT, technology and telecommunications sector, as well as in the hotel and leisure industry, advising on a wide range of regulatory, corporate, commercial, contractual and compliance issues.
She joined our firm in 1997 and was admitted to the Athens Bar in 1998. Athina is admitted before the Greek Supreme Court.
Languages
Greek, English and French
Education
University of Athens, Faculty of Law (LL.B.) University of Athens, Faculty of Law (LL.M. in EU Law, 1996) University of London, University College London (LL.M. in Banking & Finance Law, 1997)
Lawyer Rankings
Greece > TMT
Headed by the ‘extremely knowledgeable’ Theodore Konstantakopoulos, the TMT group at Zepos & Yannopoulos has extensive experience in data protection and cybersecurity matters, covering EU and Greek regulations. The practice routinely handles ongoing restructurings and acquisitions in the telecoms and gaming sectors, and also displays a growing presence in the AI and e-privacy spheres. Konstantakopoulos consistently acts on behalf of technology multinationals and social media companies, and Athina Skolarikou focuses on the commercial aspects of technology transactions. Antonis Giannakodimos concentrates on competition and antitrust issues, and both Ifigeneia Salvanou and Iliana Papantoni are data protection experts.
Greece > Commercial, corporate and M&A
(Leading individuals)Described as a ‘very detailed and agile’ practice, Zepos & Yannopoulos specialises in advising Greek and global clients on high-profile M&A transactions, as well as regularly handling due diligence matters and drafting shareholders’ agreements. The team demonstrates vast knowledge in the renewable energy and hospitality spheres, often leveraging its expertise in overseeing corporate restructurings and project financing initiatives. In Athens, Stefanos Charaktiniotis and Athina Skolarikou co-head the group, specialising in cross-border corporate transactional work and reverse mergers, whilst Antonis Giannakodimos focuses on market regulation in the retail and wholesale sectors. Danai Falconaki is knowledgeable in bankruptcy law and Mariliza Myrat is also noted.
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Lawyer Rankings
- Commercial, corporate and M&A Greece
- Leading individuals Greece > Commercial, corporate and M&A
- TMT Greece
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking, finance and capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Energy
- EU and competition
- Insurance
- Tax
- TMT