Areas of Expertise: Commercial Law, Business Law, Investment Law, Bank Law and Companies Law, Establishment in Greece of subsidiaries of foreign companies in the form of Sociétés Anonymes and Limited Liability Companies, Establishment in Greece of Branch Offices of foreign companies, Commercial Agency Agreements, Distribution Agreements, Franchising Agreements, Technical Assistance Agreements, General Civil Law, Property Law, Collection of transborder claims by Court Proceedings or by Alternative Dispute Resolution Methods (mediation, negotiations, compromise, arbitration etc.), processes regarding transborder disputes such as the recognition and enforcement in Greece of foreign judgments.
Mediation Experience: Founding Member of the Greek Mediation and Arbitration Center and the Hellenic Union of Mediators, which she chairs as of its formation in 2010 up to now. Member of the Central Commission of Mediators of the Ministry of Justice and of its sub – Committees regarding: Legal Matters, Supervision of Mediation Training Centers, Exams of candidate Mediators and Registry of Mediators.
Intensive activity seeking the promotion of Mediation by organizing one day and two days Seminars inside and outside Attica, 41 on line Lectures ,the first one delivered by her in the presence of the Minister of Justice, while the 40 others were delivered by international fame Mediators,University Professors etc.
Participation in International Congresses and Seminars for further education in Mediation, setting up of Seminars, Lectures and Workshops of mock mediation and preparation of the relevant scenarios. Setting up of a Mediation Portal at the Town Hall of Kifissia.
Education: Diploma of the Law School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Diploma of the Section of International Law and Political Sciences of the Law School of the above University.
Trained as Mediator by the Center of International Arbitrators of London, in the first team of Mediators trained in Greece. Accreditation as a Mediator by the Ministry of Justice. Trained as a Trainer of Mediators by Toolkit Company and the Piraeus Mediation Center.
Languages: Greek, French, English (working languages), Spanish, Italian (communication languages)
Professional Experience: Practicing as a lawyer –and more particularly– as a consulting lawyer- ,in French for eight years as a member of the Bar Association of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. Associate Member of two of the most important law offices of this town, having International clientele (companies, banks).Practicing of the profession of lawyer in Athens, as a member of the Athens Bar Association, for thirty two years, initially as associate member of the law office ZEPOS& ZEPOS and thereafter as founder and head of a law office set up by her when she acquired a large International clientele due to her active participation in International Lawyers Associations such as – among others – the INTERNATIONAL UNION OF LAWYERS- UIA, where twice per year at least she used to present Reports on Greek Legislation regarding the topics of various Commissions of said Unions, especially of the International Business Law Commission, having written and published numerous articles in French and English.