Ms Rania Papakonstantinou > Zepos & Yannopoulos > Athens, Greece > Lawyer Profile

Zepos & Yannopoulos
280 KIFISSIAS AVE
HALANDRI
152 32 ATHENS
Greece
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Work Department

Employment & Labour

Position

Rania Papakonstantinou is a partner and head of our employment & labour practice.

Rania has extensive experience in advising international and domestic clients on employment and labour matters. She regularly advises on work-force reductions, hiring and separation of executive employees, transfers of undertakings, employee benefits and collective redundancies. She also handles the employment aspects of various international business transactions, including corporate restructurings, privatizations, close-downs, and mergers and acquisitions. Rania is recognized by many international legal publications as a leading practitioner in her field in Greece.

She was admitted to the Athens Bar in 2000 and joined our firm in 2001.

Rania is admitted before the Court of Appeals.

Languages

Greek, English and Spanish

Education

University of Thrace, Faculty of Law (LL.B., 1997) University of Manchester (LL.M. in International Business Law, 1998) University of London, Queen Mary and Westfield College (LL.M. in Banking and Finance Law, 1999)

Lawyer Rankings

Greece > Employment

(Leading partners)

Rania PapakonstantinouZepos & Yannopoulos

Practical advice’ and ‘excellent client service’ are the cornerstones of Zepos & Yannopoulos‘ employment practice, which is highly praised for its legal advice regarding immigration, social security, and employment matters. The team is regularly involved in major M&A and group restructurings, focusing specifically on collective redundancies and TUPE issues. Rania Papakonstantinou heads the group, specialising in workforce reductions and dismissals of executive employees, whilst Manolis Zacharakis is an expert on pregnancy protection and employee handbook issues. Tasos Chrysochoou is skilled in employment litigation, and Matina Andrikopoulou concentrates on social security affairs.