Zepos & Yannopoulos presents its Annual Report for 2025
2025 was a year of momentum for our firm. In a world marked by geopolitical realignment, technological acceleration and regulatory complexity, we delivered a 10% growth in turnover, our strongest in recent years, driven by a significant expansion of our dispute resolution practice, the breadth of our advisory work and the continued trust of an international client base, alongside Greece’s leading companies.A defining feature of the year was the considerable increase in our litigation and arbitration practice, with 10 arbitration cases and arbitration-related litigation matters involving aggregate claims of €640 million. At the same time, we expanded into new areas of strategic importance: defence, education and foreign direct investment screening, each reflecting broader shifts in the Gree...
Zepos & Yannopoulos recognised at the Lexology Index Client Choice Awards 2026
Paris Tzoumas, head of Finance, has been recognised with the Banking Lawyer in Greece award at the Lexology Index Client Choice Awards 2026. The Client Choice Awards distinguish legal professionals worldwide for delivering exceptional client service and consistently adding real and substantial value to clients — based entirely on client feedback. The award ceremony took place earlier this month in London, bringing together leading practitioners from across the global legal market. ...
31 MARCH 2026
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Greece reforms inheritance law
Greece is overhauling its inheritance law. After several months of work, the Ministry of Justice has published a Draft Law entitled "Reform of Inheritance Law and Related Provisions", which modernises the succession law framework and aligns it with contemporary economic and social realities. The reform replaces the Fifth Book of the Greek Civil Code — the core body of Greek inheritance law — and is expected to be enacted within the coming months.The Draft Law introduces far-reaching amendments. Most notably, it creates inheritance contracts, enabling advance waivers of future inheritance rights - overhauls intestate succession, and fundamentally revises forced heirship provisions.We are currently conducting a thorough analysis of the Draft Law and will follow up with a comprehensive public...
At today’s Litigation & Arbitration Breakfast, held at our offices, we explored how arbitration clauses, strategy, and decision-making shape outcomes in practice—often in ways that are not immediately obvious.Asc. Professor Dimitris Babiniotis, head of Litigation & Arbitration, and George Martsekis and Emmanouil Mavrantonakis, senior associates, addressed a range of timely and practical issues in arbitration, including:The arbitration clause and the risks of “simple” solutionsThe interplay between arbitration clauses and choice of governing lawThe relationship between arbitration and state courtsThe selection of arbitrators and what experience really teaches usEvidentiary issues in arbitral proceedingsA key takeaway from the discussion was that, in arbitration, issues that may init...
2 APRIL 2026
Zepos & Yannopoulos presents its Annual Report for 2025...
2025 was a year of momentum for our firm. In a world marked by geopolitical realignment, technological acceleration...
20 MARCH 2026
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Zepos & Yannopoulos honoured at the 2026 Chambers Europ...
The 2026 Chambers Europe Guide has been released, and we are proud to see Zepos & Yannopoulos once again recogn...