We are honored to announce that our firm was named Greece Tax Law Firm of the Year at the 20th annual ITR Tax Awards. The awards, provided by the International Tax Review, assess the world's leading tax firms, profiling the most proficient tax practitioners from a diverse array of disciplines. Maria Zoupa, head of corporate tax advisory and member of our executive committee and Alex Karopoulos, head of tax controversy and indirect tax, received the award on behalf of our firm during the award ceremony.Combining the transactional expertise of a leading, internationally oriented, law firm with our experience in tax and accountancy services, is what sets us apart as we guide our clients in complying, managing tax impact, and understanding the critical tax considerations of innovative transact...

Providers of intermediary services, including mere conduit services, caching services, online search engines and hosting services1 (“Providers”), should, latest by 22 October 2024, register with a new Registry of intermediary service providers maintained by the Hellenic Telecommunications & Post Commission (“EETT”).Above obligation stems as a consequence of the adoption of EU Regulation 2065/2022 (Digital Services Act) and the implementation measures transposed into Greek law by virtue of Law 5099/2024 and particularly its article 15 which gives the authority to EETT to set up and operate a Registry of intermediary service providers.A new EETT RegulationIn compliance with the above authority provided by Law 5099/2024, the EETT recently issued the “Regulation on the operation of the reg...

Zepos & Yannopoulos advised METLEN Energy & Metals, on the execution of a binding agreement for the acquisition of all shares of M.T. ATE by METLEN’s 100% subsidiary, METKA ATE. M.T. ATE is engaged in the undertaking and construction of public and private technical projects, specializing in environmental projects, while also holding a top-tier contractor certificate (4th class) in the special category of the Register of Contractors (MEEP) for "Water cleaning and processing projects for liquid, solid, and gaseous waste".The acquisition forms part of METKA's strategic plan to expand its activities in the environmental projects sector and increase its capacity in the public and private construction sector. With the additional portfolio of environmental projects from M.T. ATE and the r...

Dimitris Andriopoulos, associate of our Dispute Resolution practice, participated as speaker at the International Dispute Resolution Alliance - Unbounded Europe event, focusing on the Greek law on international commercial arbitration.  The virtual event, hosted by the World Law Alliance on September 12, welcomed speakers from across Europe for an engaging panel debate on International Dispute Resolution topics, highlighting the evolving International Dispute Resolution landscape in the region.You can view the panel discussion here: https://bit.ly/4epgriX ...