Yerassimos Yannopoulos
Hall of fameZepos & Yannopoulos1
Tax
Being experts in managing income tax adjustment claims before the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal, the team at Zepos & Yannopoulos is praised for its ‘professional attitude’ and ’timely responses’. The practice has in-depth experience in the renewable energy, financial services, and maritime sectors. Operating out of Athens, Yerassimos Yannopoulos heads the tax offering, mainly focusing on tax structuring for domestic and international business owners; Maria Zoupa is knowledgeable of tax advisory and compliance measures; while Elina Filippou specialises in international tax matters. Alex Karopoulos is a tax litigation expert, Marina Allamani is a real estate specialist, and Daphne Cozonis is also highlighted as key.
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Testimonials
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‘People are highly knowledgeable, and collaboration is embedded in their nature.’
‘Yerassimos Yannopoulos is a very knowledgeable, resourceful and effective lawyer with a wonderful personality. His availability and response time are outstanding. Marina Allamani is also very knowledgeable in her area of law and provides effective solutions to difficult matters.’
‘I dealt with Maria Zoupa and Ioanna Tapeinou and was confident in both cases that their advice was sound and that their drafting suggestions were appropriate.’
‘They have great expertise in the pharmaceutical industry and approach every issue from all aspects that may create potential implications, such as legal, tax and accounting. This approach provides added value as they highlight issues and implications that may have escaped our attention.'
‘Each one of the individuals that we have cooperated with (Marie Zoupa and Alex Karopoulos) is an expert in their field and provide high-quality work.'
‘Alex Karopoulos and his team provide excellent service in tax litigation with an astonishing success rate. He is very experienced and provides business-oriented advice which is always to the point.’
‘Professional attitude, expertise & timely responses.’
‘Reachable, professional & knowledgeable.’
Key clients
- Amadeus
- BIC
- Deutsche Telecom
- Gagosian Gallery
- Stavros Niarchos Foundation
- Trafigura
- Zoia
- Ecoener Group
Work highlights
- Advised the Lloyd’s Register (LR) Maritime Decarbonisation Hub, which accelerates sustainable decarbonisation of the maritime industry, in relation to establishing a not-for-profit Athens-based global Maritime Emissions Reduction Centre.
- Advised Italgas, the Italian gas distributor, on the corporate simplification process related to its operational presence in Greece.
- Advised a Greek bank on tax issues for a merger with another Greek bank.
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Practice head
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Yerassimos Yannopoulos, Maria Zoupa, Alex Karopoulos, Elina Filippou