Nicolas Kanellopoulos – Chara Zerva & Associates

Public Law and Public Procurement

Lawyer at the Supreme Court. Senior Counsel

• Lawyer of the Legal Service of the Central Union of Greek Municipalities (KEDE). (1990 until today)
• Special Associate – Legal Support OF SPECIAL SECRETARIAT D.E.K.O. (EGDEKO) on the subject of drafting public procurement notices and legal support for tenders. (2006 – 2009)
• Legal associate of the General Secretariat of Public Property (Ministry of Finance) (2014)
• Legal support of the Institute of Local Government (ITA) (2005 – 2015)
• Legal support of the Municipal Enterprise of Megalopolis for the auction of the project “District Heating of Megalopolis” (1998 – 2006)

• Member of the Working Group of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure and KEDE for the implementation of Law 4412/2016 (on public contracts for projects, studies, supplies, services) in the municipalities.
• Member of the Working Group of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the drafting of “Kallikratis” (2010)
• Member of the Program Contract Monitoring Committee (YPES – KEDKE – EETAA) for Public & Private Law Partnerships.
• Member of the working group for the implementation of the New Code of Local Self-Government in the framework of the program “STATE 21st Century – Local Government of Responsibility”
• Member (as a representative of KEDE) of the Networks “PUBLIC PROCUREMENT” and “EMPLOYERS ‘PLATFORM” of CEMR (Council of Municipalities and Regions of Europe).

Greek, English

Athens Bar Association

• Degree from the Department of Law, School of Law, Political and Economic Sciences of the National Kapodistrian University of Athens

• “Application instructions L.4412 / 2016
• “Supervision & Control of Transactions of Local Authorities”
• “Governance System: Organization – Operation – Responsibilities of Municipal Bodies – Intra-Municipal Decentralization – Contractual Policies”
• “Guide for New Municipal Authorities: Oath – Housing”