Yerassimos C. Yannopoulos

Yerassimos Yannopoulos is a partner and tax attorney with Zepos & Yannopoulos. He was admitted to the Athens Bar Association (Court of Appeals) in 1991. Yerassimos is a lecturer on international tax law for the postgraduate public law program at the University of Athens, Faculty of Law.

Yerassimos holds an LLB from the University of Thessaloniki, Faculty of Law (1988), as well as a DEA (diplôme d’études approfondies) in public finance and taxation from the University of Paris 2, Faculty of Law (1990). His contributions to several publications include “Interpretation of International Tax Conventions,” Public and Administrative Law Review, 1995; “Tax Treatment of Inter-company Charges within a Multinational Group of Companies,” Accountant’s Review, 1996; “Tax Treatment of Emerging Financial Instruments,” Accountant’s Review, 1996; “Contradictions in Greek Tax Legislation Regarding Silent Partnerships,” Company Law Survey, 1996; and “Taxation of Principal and Accessory Contracts,” Athens Bar Law Review (Nomiko Vima), 1997. Yerassimos is also co-author of the section on Greece in the “International Guide to Mergers and Acquisitions” published by the International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation.

Yerassimos is a member of the International Bar Association (Tax Committee) and the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce, and is an executive committee member with the International Fiscal Association. He speaks Greek, English and French.

Established in 1893, Zepos & Yannopoulos is one of the leading and largest law firms in Greece, as well as the number one tax practice in the country according to Chambers, European Legal 500 and the Tax Directors Handbook. Our firm provides comprehensive legal and tax advice, including corporate tax advisory and compliance, tax litigation and diagnostic, and due diligence reviews, to companies conducting business in Greece. We have two offices, in Athens and Thessaloniki, and serve multinational companies from many countries, including the European Union, the United States, Canada, Japan, South Africa and Australia. We combine a unique tradition in legal practice with a dynamic professional team well known for acting proactively and creating efficient, innovative and practical solutions for clients. We deliver comprehensive, practical tax advice, and help our international clients to navigate the intricacies of the Greek business environment. Our approach is direct and client driven, supported by in-depth and wide ranging expertise in a variety of industries, including advertising, automotive, aviation, defence, energy, food and beverage, gaming and betting, insurance, information technology, e-commerce, media and entertainment, mining, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and medical, real estate and telecommunications. Taxand member firms share, and are committed to, a common approach for clients.