Papapolitis & Papapolitis

Banking, Finance & Capital Markets, Corporate and M&A, Funds

Partner – Co-Head of Capital Markets and Financial Services

Elena Co-Heads our Capital Markets and Financial Services regulation practice. She has acted for international and domestic corporate and financial institutions on large-scale equity and debt capital market transactions, including initial and secondary public offerings, private placements and takeover bids of companies listed on the Athens Exchange.

Elena has more than 20 years’ experience in banking and capital markets regulation, funds and corporate governance. She regularly advises international financial institutions and funds houses in relation to foreign funds and, in general, the provision of banking, investment and payment services and the trading of derivatives and off-exchange transactions.

Elena has been shortlisted as “Lawyer of the Year” for the IFLR Women in Business Law EMEA Awards 2025, being the only Greek lawyer nominee in the Equity Capital Markets category. She has been recognized by international legal directories, ranked as a “Leading Partner” by The Legal 500 2025 and as a “Highly Regarded Lawyer” by the IFLR1000 2025 Guide. She has authored numerous publications on banking, capital markets, and corporate governance topics.

Prior to joining the firm, Elena was a finance and capital markets partner in another major Greek law firm, and she has made numerous publications on relevant banking, capital markets and corporate governance topics.

Partner

Papapolitis & Papapolitis

May 2024 - Present · 1 yr 11 mos

Athens, Attiki, Greece · On-site

Zepos & Yannopoulos

16 yrs 7 mos

Partner

Mar 2019 - May 2024 · 5 yrs 3 mos

Solid Professional Standards, Cross-border M&A and +16 skills

Senior Associate

Nov 2007 - Mar 2019 · 11 yrs 5 mos

Halandri, Greece

Solid Professional Standards, Cross-border M&A and +8 skills

Supreme Court

Athens Bar

University College London (LL.M. in Banking and Finance Law)

University of Athens, Faculty of Law (LL.B.)