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We are proud to share that our firm has been shortlisted for the Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Awards Europe 2025 for our work with Inspired Education Group on its entry in the Greek education market.
A multi-disciplinary team from Zepos & Yannopoulos, drawing from a vast array of expertise, considered all the legal and business considerations, offering M&A, real estate, employment, regulatory, data protection, intellectual property, and tax support. This nomination highlights how collaboration across practices can deliver thoughtful, innovative solutions with real impact.
The FT Innovative Lawyers Awards hightlight how the legal profession is evolving, recognising those who bring new ideas, collaborate effectively, and help clients achieve meaningful outcomes.
The team was led by Stefanos Charaktiniotis, head of M&A, assisted by Stathis Orfanoudakis, partner, Nadia Axioti, senior associate, and Rania Koliouli, associate. On the real estate front, the team was supported by Sonia Melegou, head of Real Estate, and Anastasia Veneti-Pagoni, senior associate. On employment matters, Rania Papakonstantinou, head of Employment & Labour, Matina Andrikopoulou, senior associate, Dorita Bezati, associate and Ilia Tsigkri, associate, contributed to the team’s efforts. On regulatory matters, Sofia Chatzigiannidou, head of Public Procurement, Nasia Gkouma, partner, and Dimitris Machaliotis, associate, contributed to the team. On data protection, Theodore Konstantakopoulos, head of TMT & Data, and Yolanda Antoniou-Rapti, senior associate, also contributed. On intellectual property, Natalia Kapsi, senior associate, provided relevant advice. Finally, Elina Filippou, head of Private Clients, and Elina Belouli, senior associate, offered tax advice.