Ms Elina Filippou > Zepos & Yannopoulos > Athens, Greece > Lawyer Profile
Zepos & Yannopoulos Offices
280 KIFISSIAS AVE
HALANDRI
152 32 ATHENS
Greece
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Ms Elina Filippou
Work Department
Tax & Accounting, International Tax & M&A, Transfer Pricing
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Elina heads the firm’s private client practice. She brings in years of experience in international tax matters and the way they impact the structuring of wealth and the performance of investment activity. She has been working with multijurisdictional family offices, asset managers and family-owned businesses on wealth structuring and estate planning, multi-generational governance and estate planning matters. She is active in the start-up ecosystem, working with start-ups and their investors, on tax aspects over the life of the activity from set up to exit, with a particular focus on compensation mechanisms for founders and executives.
Elina is acknowledged as a highly regarded tax practitioner in Greece by a number of professional directories, such the International Tax Review (ITR), Legal 500, Who is Who Legal and Global Elite. She has been with Zepos & Yannopoulos since 2004 and is a member of the firm’s executive committee.
Languages
Greek, English and French
Education
University of Athens, Faculty of Law (LL.B.) Athens University of Economics and Business (PG Cert, Tax Law, 2006)
Lawyer Rankings
Greece > Tax
(Leading partners)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.
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