Acting on behalf of global insurance companies and leading independent brokers, Zepos & Yannopoulos has broad expertise in all aspects of local insurance and regulatory compliance measures. The team’s lawyers collaborate closely with the firm's M&A, dispute resolution and tax departments to provide comprehensive advice on life and non-life insurance and reinsurance matters. Anastasia Makri heads the group, frequently representing international and domestic reinsurers and intermediaries, and senior associate Smaragda Spyrou focuses on M&A and corporate matters. Senior associate Georgia Tsiaoussi is experienced in the shipping, tourism and pharma sectors, while associate Katerina Vogiatzi concentrates on insurance regulation.

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  • 'Thorough knowledge in a broad range of sectors. Competent and friendly partners and associates, with whom it is a pleasure to work. Very well organised, reliable, deliver on time. As far as I can judge the practice is very advanced in computer and technologies used.'

  • 'Anastasia Makri, Georgia Tsiaoussi and Danai Mini have very good knowledge on their subjects, are competent, reliable, friendly, and respond in a timely manner. I have also worked with other professionals within Zepos & Yannopoulos, always with very good results.

  • ‘Very knowledgeable professionals always available to support also on short notice.'

  • ‘Multidisciplinary firm with good mix of expertise.’

Key clients

  • Societa Reale Mutua di Assicurazioni
  • HelleniQ Energy
  • Octium Holding
  • Zurich Insurance Company Ltd
  • China Taiping Insurance Group
  • Ardonagh Group
  • Brisa
  • AXA
  • Triglav Group

Work highlights

  • Advised Reale Group on the acquisition of an 80% majority stake in Ydrogios Insurance and Reinsurance, a Greek non-life insurance company.
  • Advised the majority shareholders, including EBRD, on the sale of a 72% stake in the Greek insurance company European Reliance to Allianz SE.
  • Acted as Greek legal counsel to Ardonagh Group in the acquisition of a UK-based group of companies and the indirect acquisition of two Greek subsidiaries.

Lawyers

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Anastasia Makri
Zepos & Yannopoulos
Anastasia Makri is head of our Energy and Insurance practice groups. Her areas of practice are M&A and project development, with a focus on energy and infrastructure. She has worked on large-scale projects involving private entities and state agencies and has extensive experience in transactions involving complex commercial contracts and negotiations. From 2009 to 2017 she led the firm’s legal team that successfully supported the implementation of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, one of the largest and most complex construction projects in Greece hosting the new venues of the Greek National Library and the Greek National Opera. She regularly advises clients on various energy, privatization and infrastructure projects. Anastasia’s expertise covers insurance and regularly advises international and local insurers, reinsurers and intermediaries on insurance transactions, insurance regulatory, and contractual matters. Prior to joining the firm she held in-house counsel position for a major credit insurance company. Anastasia was admitted to the Piraeus Bar in 2000 and joined our firm in 2007. Anastasia is admitted before the Court of Appeal.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Anastasia Makri

Other key lawyers

Smaragda Spyrou, Georgia Tsiaoussi, Katerina Vogiatzi, Danai Mini